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

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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.

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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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Katie x xnicff' a EiE hwlkl- ,V MNH -4 Li' ,xl 1-,ef ' Alumni Membership 1875 Fannie Rabb fGreenJ --- ........ .... R ising Sun, Ind- Lillie 'Smith lRabbJ --- ..... ..... D enver, C010- Lou Espey fMarbleJ --- Jeffersonville, Ind. Jones J. Seward ........ ....... .......... D e ceased- Maggie Matson fRyleJ .............. Hattie 1876 Gary Uacksonj ............. - H. Steward Espey ....... Mary Parker fCoxJ ..... Ella Latham QGrandyJ --- Geo. E. Downey ........ Julia Latham fTalbottJ ............. -, Covington, Ky -- Coronada, Cal. ---- Rising Sun, Ind. --lSherman, Texas - - - - - - Sterling, Kans Washington, D. C - - - A Q - -.T ..... Osiris, Okla 1877 Mattie Waldo 1Rockafel1arj ......... --- Rising Sun, Ind Julia Rabb fFergerj .............. ...... D eceased Cassie Sebree f'Shermanj .... -- Deceased 1878 Haines Espey --- ......... ..... C olorado Robert Ruter .................... ....,. A labama James 'C. Bryant ................. --- Irvington, Ind Nettie Van Ness CMcConnellJ ..... .... R ising Sun, Ind Emma Buchanan ................... ........ D eceased 1879 Harry Fisher ....... .... R ising Sun, Ind Piatt Botorff .... R. S.unuu Fannie Todd fAbbottJ -- Mills Seward ........ - --- Charleston, Ind --- Englewood, Kan - -L .... Deceased Carrie James fNaceJ .... ......... - --- Deceased Charles Jones ........ .... - --- .... Deceased. 1881 John R. Espey ................... --- Trinidad, Col. Maggie McClure CTurnerJ --- ...... Deceased. Francis Cope fGibsonJ ...... ..... D eceased. M. S. Gibson ........ ..... - -, Deceased. F. A. Withers ....... -........ --,-, D e ceased. 1882 Rachel Hall fGroberJ .... ..... - - -Covington, Ky. Etta Williams fWycoffJ --- ...... Deceased. Eugene B. Clore ....... ..,. D eceased. Io Waldo fEgglestonJ ..... --- Deceased. Nettie Calvert fSalleeJ --- .... -- Deceased. Nettie Miller fSpencerl --- ......... ...,. D eceased. W. E. Bennett ......... -- Lillie Gary fMillerJ ....... Jessie Stephens fWilsonJ' -- Susie Cope CMillerJ ....... 1883 ------ --- Detroit, Mich. ---- Holden, Mo. --- Grant, Ky. --- Deceased. llllIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIII 1 5 ilflllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllIlllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllll H S