Plymouth High School - Mayflower Yearbook (Plymouth, IN)

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In 18 2 a lav» was passed laying the foundation for our present system of free schools supported by public taxation. It was declared unconstitutional in 1856 by the Supreme Court In 1965 another teat was made and another court re-instated the law as constitutional. Our first public school in Plymouth was the Washington school built an a lot the town had purchased for 1100 in 1854 The Garden Courts apartment complex (or senior cituens now occupes the site In 1874 a brick building was built far children of grades 1 through 12. A second school, the South Ward school, on the site where the Webster school now stands, was built in 1868 Grades 1 through S attended there The new Webster school built in 1897 contained • rooms and an auditorium Students attended there until 1923 when 7th and 8th grades were transferred to Washington St. Michael's Academy was established in 1870 as a Catholic institution of learning The building was of brick costing $12.000 and was under the direction of the Sisters of the Holy Cross from St Mary's of SI Joseph County. Lincoln High School was built in 1923-24 and used for grades 9 through 12 In 1950 more rooms were added and ail 7th and 8th grades were transferred to Washington school In 19(0 a new school was built far the high school students leaving Lincoln for the junior high pupils including the Cth graders from all schools, thus becoming Lincoln Junior High School The Centennial Auditorium was built in 1937-38 and used for inf comforts weoe few hut the will was strong you MIGHT CONSIDER THIS OUR FIRST LIBRARY OR RCAOING ROOM physical education and athletic programs It was also used as a facility for community functions Jefferson School was constructed in 1960 at the eastern edge of Centennial Park, containing 6 rooms In 1962 six more rooms and a multi purpose room were added Frank!in School was a township school, formerly known as the Bright ide school'‘and built in 1932 It was later sold to Dr PR Irey for an office The school system purchased it in 1964 where it housed students in grades I through 5 until 1982 when moat of the pupib transferred to Jefferson school. Inwood school became a part of Plymouth schools in 1964 after consolida bon w ith Center Twp The high school students had been transferred to Plymouth high school for many years. In 1980 all students were sent to Plymouth. West Twp built ui 1901 and remodeled in 1922and 1909, was both a grade school and a high school and incorporated many of the one room schools existing at the turn of the century In 1964 Went Twp schools were consolidated with Plymouth Community Schools The high school students were transferred m 1966 and grades 7 and 8 were transferred m September 1966 At the present time Wat Twp. consists of only the elementary gradrs BRICK SCHOOL ONE OK THE EARLY ONE ROOM SCHOOLS. MOST WERE FRAME THIS WAS A WEST TOWNSHIP SCHOOL WEST OR PLYMOUTH WILDERNESS SCHOOL - CENTER TOWNSHIP NOTES—SCHOOLS The following notice appro red in an issue of the Plymoutl Banner in 18S3 ‘ Education Knowledge is Power The sub vrnbrr takes this method of informing thr citizens of Plymoutl and vicinity that he will open a school house on Monday, th twenty fifth of JuJ . 1863 Terms Common English branches, pe quarter. 12 50. Natural Philosophy, Algebra and Geometry, $3 00 Languages • Greek. Latin and French. 15 00 “Jasper Packard Since then C.en Packard lived a lifrtimc, had been a member t congress, a general in the war of the Rebellion, a new spa pe editor many years, and at the time of his death a few years age when acting as governor of the Indiana Sokfcert Home « I aFayette. had lived to see the greut free school system of I( (tana firmly established with a permanent school fund $12,000,000 Free school for term of 3 months commences next Monday December 9. HU (Plymouth Republican The public schools opened in this place on Monday, last wee and will continue 12 weeks . 140 scholars Number expected t increase to 200 (April 10,1862 newspaper Mr Morrical. a gentleman who comes to thr place highl recommended as a teacher, opens a writing school at th Seminary His terms — tuition for a course of 13 lessons will be gentlemen 100 and ladles 75c. July 10.1862 Republican Newspaper PHS 1876-1971

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■ hi ' 1 “ '« hi l«« ID 1 15 «u id ms to ms «» ID IMS «« id ms m id ms 9u to ms RESEARCH Many people were im'dvcd in this project and without their time and effort the annual would haw been impossible How can you thank people so willing to offer their services? The Committee congratulates them and thanks them for a )ob HI done, Chairman Lanai Liaison Public Halation» Finance Trtawra Research group leaser Wetter h group leader Wettercn group leedtr Special Writing Special Writing Special Writing Special Writing Special Research Special Research Typing ’tiofogr aph» ‘holography Photography Pub» Pub i ROVERTD TANNER CLIFFORD GOODRICH HELEN HARMAN. JACK HARMAN LORA WALKER SUC COLLINS EDIT GRISWOLD JANELLE PARRETT. Gal Sport» ARTHUR THOMAS. Soy Sports ROBERT TANNCR. Scnjol Hi»tory KATHCRINC GARN MARTHA JOHNSON MAE MURGATROYO FISHER MARJORIE CAROTHCR BETTY SAOOR MARY OURNAN VIRGINIA TANNER. JOAN WOLFF GREG YOUST HOWARD BORVIG TOWN a COUNTRY PR«SS PILOT NEWS WTCA HISTORY RESEARCH MARY OURNAN LEE LANPHIER ityuc u a, I. JULIA OR IE WANK. HATTIE PIFER BETTY HElSER ALBERTA OVERMYeR. DOROTHY MOORE PEG VANCZA. BETTY KUHN BILL TANNER HELEN NELSON. GOROON NELSON MARY RUTH GIRTEN GIRLS SPORTS i ICH MR U peciel Wr l«ng ♦w to ms rj 10 ms vi» to ms •n to ms as to ms ■ JANELLE PARRETT DOROTHY MATHER SUZ'I (PESCH) YOUNG FLORENCE ICLOUGH) UNDERWOOD JOANNE (KUBLEVI Robertson HELEN IMYERSI PRITSCH DEDE GIRTEN) BROWN SUZANNE (ALBRIGHT) PALMER BOVS SPORTS (CM OUP Ll Spec w Writing ■B to ms e» ms to ms to IMS r ms io i «as to ms «ia «M 9 MS «se «aa ART THOMAS art Thomas ROBERT D TANNER MARSHALL KIZER OMER BiXEL WALTER GLAUB LOWELL KUNE BILL NIXON FRED MORROW In addition several people have provided special photographs Material used wax gathered from the following publications [lass Annuals 19U8 to 1971 McDonald's History 1906 lead Light Marthall County Farmer Special material was provided from the files of the Marshall ounty Historical Canter F ilot New Xher now discontinued newspapers PMS 1076-1976 THE BEGINNING If we start at the beginning we must start with log cabins Children lived in them and attended school in them Education had to he — it couldn't stop - and how glad we are now that the courage was there to see it through. HISTORY OF EARLY PLYMOUTH SCHOOLS By Martha • Tharp» John ton About a dor.cn white families lived in Marshall County in 1833 but by July 20.1836 when the county was organized formali) there were estimated to be 600 Two years later between 1137 and 1838 the first attempt at organizing schools was considered—one in Plymouth, another on Michigan Road near the Taber Houghton neighborhood, and yet another near Maxinkuckee Lake taught by the father of Dan McDonald The first proba bte known school was located on farmland owned by Vincent Brownlee It had a 'puncheon floor' , clapboard roof, a chimney of ntggerheads and oak slats daubed with mud for walls; door latches were wooden laced with leather string. Since glass far windows was to expensive the openings were covered with newspapers which were then greased so as to make them as transparent as possible. By 1907 there were 110 one-room schools in Marshall County Approximately 20 of them were in Center Twp. and 11 in West Twp The first school within the boundary of Plymouth City was taught by Oscar F. Norton in the winter of 1837 The next school of which an account is written was taught by a Mrs. Erekine in 1840 By 1840 leading men of Indiana recognized the failure of the existing school system in that the House Committee on Education made known their findings on a school education system which • does not know the amount or condition of its schools, the number of schools or scholars to be taught . It was a body without a head

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West Township A t N. 1. BECHTEL 2. BRICK 3. BUTTS 4. DONALDSON 5. FERTIG 6. SLIGO 7. SNYDER 8. STRING TOWN 9. STRINGER 10. THOMPSON 11. TWIN LAKES 12. WEST PHS 1876-1976 —7—