Rising Sun High School - Sol Orien Yearbook (Rising Sun, IN)

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' . A a u if V Y K: A . - r s ri FEES .. -N15-2:.,,,,.' X Af- i A rv- -- ,.-V ' :---X. , SCHOOL HISTORY-Continued After eleven years of efficient service Mr. Stultz tendered his resignation which was reluctantly accepted. The school had reached a condition of pros- perity and efficiency that made it justly the pride of the community. Mr. Stultz was followed by Mr. Overholt, who remained three years, and was assisted by his wife, a lady of rare gifts and attainments. ln 1885 Mr. E. E. Stevenson suc- ceeded Mr. Overholt, and for seven years most successfully and acceptably carried forward the work. It was during his stay that the high school received its first commission. The school had so increased in size that it was necessary to increase its quarters, so the assembly room was furnished and put into use- Mr. Stevenson was followed by Mr. Evans, who served three years, and he in turn by Mr. Rowe, whose term of service extended over four years. ln i900 Mr Thiebaud accepted the chief place, being promoted from the principalship of the high school. Always gentle and kindly, his rule was a rule of love that never wavered during the years of his incumbency. On December I4, l898, an ordinance was passed by the common council of the city of Rising Sun to establish the Mahlon Brown Library in the public schools as the best interpretation of the will of Mahlon Brown dated January IZ, IB49, bequeathing a portion of his estate to be used For the education of poor and indigent children within the limits of Rising Sun. joshua M. Spencer, at that time mayor of the city, was the greatest promotor of this enterprise and the chief instrument in carrying it to a successful completion. His time and best efforts were donated in the most important work of selecting the books. He was especially fitted for the task, being a man well read in the world's best lit- erature and a literary critic of the highest order. The Mahlon Brown Library is known as one of the best selected libraries in the state, and is a memorial, not only to the one who gave it, but also to the one who gave so richly of himself in its compilation. The amount of the fund was seventeen hundred, seventy-six dollars fSI,776J, and the original purchase numbered thirteen hundred, twenty-six volumes. This number has been increased to seventeen hundred, thirty-one volumes by various donations. On September 5, l903, it was opened for use to the teachers and pupils of the school. ln I904, the many friends of Mr. Stultz were pleased to hear that he had consented to take up the work again. The greater part of the school was made up of children of his former pupils, more than a generation had elapsed since his first coming. R' S.IIIIIIIIIIlllllllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIOIIIIIII H. S.

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x 1 X l Q 'V -D Q . -- -'E-s Ea.: t - W aSi!4'1', - srl- li .N ' '. 1+ .. . ,K . History of Rising Sun High School On the afternoon of February 2, l872, a boy who had just left the old Ris- ing Sun school building discovered that it was on fire. Hastily he gave the alarm, but it was too late to stay the flames, and all that could be done was to save those within. No doubt small boys were there who enjoyed the spectac- ular event, as well as the thought that freedom from irksome tasks and restraint was at hand. But this fire was a loss to Rising Sun, made greater from the fact that extensive repairs upon the old building were only just completed. As soon as possible rooms were rented, and there was opened in these temporary quart- ers an institution of learning that became known as Tinshop College. Scarcely were the embers of the old building cool when steps were taken to replace it with a more modern and commodious one. The contract was awarded to Mr. J. M. Rister, a resident of Rising Sun, who agreed to fulfill all specifications for the sum of seventeen thousand, five hundred dollars Q51 7,500.1 This was the price paid but it proved to be very disastrous financially to Mr. Rister. Much of the work was sub-let, and no small part of it fell to Mr. james Harris, who among other things, erected the cupola which still adorns the build- ing. The work was pushed forward as rapidly as possible, and on the first Monday in january of the following year, just eleven months after the burning of the old school house, the new one, though far from being completed, was opened for use. The assembly room on the third floor was not finished, nor was it used for many years. The only room on the third floor that was used was No. 9. Here Supt. Stultz heard the classes recite and here offenders from all over the building were sent when the misdemeanor was too serious to be dealt with by the teacher, There was no library at that time, and the present library room was used as high school, the one adjoining the library was known as No. 7, and corresponded to the grade now called No. S. One of the most serious tasks of Mr. Stultz was the grading of the new school. Heretofore it was like nothing so much as an overgrown country school, the pupils choosing the teacher they preferred, and taking up such studies as appealed to them most.. As a direct result of the new system, in I875 was the first class to complete the school. Since that time each year has added its quoto to the alumni. Mr. Stultz was aided in his work by a very efficient corps of teachers, whose earnest efforts in the trying time of reorganization earned the love and commend- ed the respect of all. Among these, Mrs. Jennie Downey, primary teacherg Miss Alma Wilbur, Miss Lottie Latham, Miss Eliza McKnight, Miss Minerva Romans and Mr. E.. C. Bickmore will never be forgotten by the youth of thirty years ago. R. S.IIIIllllIIIIIHIllllIlIllllllIIIIIIIIIIIlllIII!IIlHIlIIIIllllIllllIlllllllllllllllllll1925IIIlllIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllIIIIIHIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIllllllllllllllllllllHI S.

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4' y I x N . ' , xp S ,. ,. .- 1 , -g.g5gqff,g .. .K at -Q - ' i --r--- 7 . -. ii N - --.A-T.. - - 1 , E - Q l ? .W ,..,...,,Cr,g., ,,-- -- gm ' 'Svx I A SCHOOL HISTORY--Continued Three years later Mr. Zenos Scott took charge and served two years acceptably, as did Mr. L. Driver, for the same length of time. During l9I I-I2 Supt. A. Hypes was incharge. Mr. Hypes was succeeded by Miss Ada Paine, who efficiently superintended the school for eight years, being succeeded by E. H. Bell in September, l920. After two years of service, Mr. Bell accepted a similar position at Liberty, lnd., and was followed by Supt. E. Payne of Brownstown, lndiana. ln September l923 G. Turner of Gibson county lndiana took charge. The overcrowded condition made re-seating and other adjusting necessary. The City Council granted the sale of bonds in January l924, and on April 28, Theo- dore Snyder of Nlilhausen, lndiana, coutracted to erect the new high school building. lt is not entirely finished at this time but a few recitation rooms and the auditorium have been initiated into use. Much equipment has been pur- chased and the entire curriculum standarized. Next school year will open with many unusual opportunities. All together NOW for a long pull and a strong pull. iF' 453 . I' qi K W 'X I , -Q1 ' . X I 1 R' S'IHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IlllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllll lllllllllllIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllH. S.