Roosevelt Lincoln Middle School - Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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THE RA IL-SPLI TTER 1 1 HISTORICAL The beginning of our present modern junior high school were made in 1910,when all the seventh and eighth grade pupils were brought together into the old high school building located on the southeast corner of the Central school block and now known as the Franklin school. .In 1914 the school was moved into the old Central building. Some new opportunities were offered pupils at this time. Teachers were required to teach not more than two subjects. Music, freehand drawing, and mechanicial drawing as well as penmanship and spelling weretaught by special teachers. No general chapel exercises were held but a Home Room plan was worked out that proved to be very successful. . The Lincoln building, modern and up-to-date in every re- spect, was completed and ready for occupancy in February of 1916. On the second of February the seventh and eighth grade pupils together with about fifty freshmen moved into this new building. YVith this new building came new oppor- tunities to perfect an oraganizatiou that would in every sense be a junior high school. Some electives were offered, the school was entirely departmentalized, a period for chapel exercises and meetings of the Home Room groups was provided, and a plan of supervised study was begun. The enrolment in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades grew rapidly and it was found necessary to build another building. The new Roosevelt building was completed and occupied by the entire seventh grade in the fall of 1921. This arrangement permitted the housing of the entire eighth and ninth grades in the Lincoln building. The enrolment for this year is 816.

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SPLI TTER NELL NINCEHELSER History, Civics Kansas State Normal School HELEN STILWELL History Kansas State Normal School G. HERMAN OAKES Penmanship Kansas State Normal School ADA PRESHAW History A. B. Kansas University FLORENCE TILTON Drawing ' A. B. University of S. Dakota FLORENCE D. I-IEALY Latin, Civics A. B. Kansas University GRACIA A. COOK Algebra. Pd. M. Colorado State Teachers' College GROVER SIMPSON Science, Coml. Arithmetic Kansas Agricultural College JACK EDGAR MERCER Mascot junior High School Faculty

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12 THE RAIL-EQLITTER , DOMESTIC ART ROOM Lincoln Building DOMESTIC ART ROOM Roosevelt Building