Reynolds Community High School - Yearbook (Reynolds, IL)

Page 11 text:

The History of Reynolds High School Many, many years ago the Reynolds High School was organ- ized. The first directors, Thomas McEntire, Charles Walker, and B. R. Olmstoad, were elected October 15, 1877. The large maple trees which are found to the south of the little red schoolhouse were planted in 1877 by Thomas J. McEntire and sons, William, Celland, and Samuel. The little red schoolhouse when completed in the fall of 1878, was ready for occupancy and cost 35400. In March of 1879 an exhibition was held to defray the expense for a bell whieh was bought to swing in the schoolhouse belfry. S. W. Mhmey was the first principal of Reynolds High School. It was a two year high school. This is the old- est record that we have. The first graduating class was the Class of 1890. This was composed of four members, three boys and one girl. The smallest graduating class ever known in the history of Reynolds High School was in 1892. There was one graduate. The largest class to be graduated is the Class of 1941 with its forty members. In 1905-O4 another year was added to the Reynolds High ' School making it a three year school. There were two students, Mrs. Jennie MeConnel Wait and Mrs. Clara MeConnel McEntire. They paid for their own diplomas. In l92O an election was held and it was voted to make Reynolds a community high school. The third year was added in the fall of 1921. This curriculum was replaced by a full four

Page 10 text:

K fi

Page 12 text:

59 53' it ,A M 1' ' 0 M