Shelby High School - Scarlet S Yearbook (Shelby, OH)

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+- --N - 0 s1lllQQQa?1QQSfi'ls-' - -Q--S - Shelhgls 1 huratinnal Girusahe HELBY'S lirst school housc, built of logs, was erected in 1821, three years after the first settlement was made. It was built on the site of the present Brickley Block at the corner of Gamble and Main Street. Shortly after this it was burned to the ground but a new building was speedily built in its place. Deborah Moyer was the lirst teacher employed at a salary of nine shillings per month and board herself. The sec- ong building also burned. There is no record to show the place of the next school building but for several years the only disbursements of money in the village was in connection with maintenance of schools. By 1840 there were two school buildings at the corner of Smiley and Gamble Streets, one in lrishtown, which afterward was moved to Marvin Avenue for a Catholic Chapel, and one on North Second Street, called the Junction School. This is used today as a dwelling house 'on Second near Flint Street. The present Grant School displaced a former two-story frame building occupying the same site. On Church Street there was also a two-story frame building occupying the lot ,on which the Reformed Church parsonage now stands. The first Grammar and High School Building was of the same type as these East and West side build- ings. It was built on Central School lot back of a residence fronting on Main Street. At the same time that Grant School was con- structed, Hayes School was built on Sharon Street. Two schools of St. Mary's in the same block com- plete the list 'of elementary school buildings for the city. From time to time during boom years, however, rooms have been fitted out for temporary school rooms, in various parts of the city. Old Wilson Hall, on the -site of Sutter-Higgins block housed several such schools as did the second-story of the Engine House, and the oldest Central build- ing, now on Main Strect was also uscd several times. As early as 1855 a Select School was maintained in the basement of the United Breth- ren Church. The history of Shelby High School dates back to 1869, when the first class took upon themselves High School duties. This class, consisting of three members was graduated in 1874. The October following this event, marked the beginning of work on the building which now stands to the rear of the building which until recently was occupied by our High School. This structure was completed about January first. 1876. From here classes were graduated every year except 1881 and 1891 until 1901. when it was again found necessary to seek larger quarters. Work was begun on this new structure in the spring of 1900, under the supervision of the fol- lowing Board: Mr. W. S. Lynch, Superintendent, Mr. W. W. Skiles, President of the Board of Edu- cation, which consisted of Mr. John Hughes, Clerkg Mrs. George Scott, Mr. Frank Brucker and Dr. Hyde. This building was designed to ac- commodate a High School of one hundred and twenty members. From this school a class was graduated every year until 1925 when the size of the class had increased to sixty-five, and the number of High Schol Students from fifty to three hundred and fifty in the fifty odd years of its ex- istance. ' Due to the cramped quarters, Mr. Lewis and Board of Education were forced to ask for a new and better equipped building. In the spring of 1924 work was begun on the present Shelby High School, a building designed to accomodate a stu- dent body of appr'oxi.ma,tely four hundred, with the necessary laboratory and library facilities. The building was completed and ready for use in September, 1925, and has justly become the pride of every loyal student of S. H. S. la --t-aa--.1