O'Fallon Township High School - Panther Yearbook (O'Fallon, IL)

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■MEM I N 1- School History Before the city of O’Fallon was laid out the small frame house in which the White family now reside, was used for a school. The teacher was Mary Woolard. It was only a one- room building at that time; since then additions have been built. The first school building' erected after the town was laid out was built in 1861. It had two rooms, the upper being used for a lodge room. It stood on the lot adjoining the Tom Grein- er residence. This was so long ago that all those who attended their first years in that building have long since ceased to live. Some of their teachers were J. I. Whaley and E. J. Washing- ton. The latter was a relative of Pres. George Washington. Since that time various churches held services in the building. The school grew until in 1875 two rooms were added to the building. Besides this a small house near the present Mathias Schwartz residence was used. The present grade building was constructed in 1901. W. R. Dorris was the Superintendent of schools at the time. In the year 1912 the High School building that we now occupy was built. As the school became a Township High in 1920 the oversupply of students made it necessary to add one more building to the list which is now being constructed, the O’Fallon Township High School. ■HRf Eight 1 !) 2 5..................

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MKM IN 1 THE BOARD Jo the faithful Board of Education who have c==w==) worked unceasingly to direct and promote the welfare of the school, and who have placed their ut- most effort in securing for the community a new high school building, we, the Memini Staff, dedicate this page.