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, J, Lasher Superintendent Principal The School Board mwm
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History of Shields High School N looking back over the early history of Seymour we find that the foundation was then laid for a city of beautiful homes and better schools. Approxi- mately sixty years ago a distinguished and worthy citizen, Meedy W. Shields, saw for the youth of Seymour, the need of higher education and gave ths land where our own High School now stands. Only a lew of our oldest residents can remember the small two-story Irame structure where they strove to acquire, as we do now, a better educa- lion. We can readily see how jjroud the people of Seymour were of their first school and how grateful they must have been to the donor. As Seymour gr. ' w, tlie little two-story structure proved to be too small, and crowded conditions called for a bigger and better building. The second one, of red brick, was erected on the site of the piTsent building. The grounds were surrounded at this time by an old fashioned board fence. The school continued to grow and later an addition was made on the south side. In 1910 the building was condemned, torn down, and in its place arose a completely equipped modern building. This took care of Seymour ' s children until 1923, when an extensive building program was again under- taken and an addition, including six grade rooms and a gymnasiuiu which is also used for an auditorium, was built. In 1927 the grades were moved to the new Emerson school leaving this building for the Senior and Junior High School. Every citizen is proud of this structure as it stands today. Few schools can boast of as many varieties of shrubbery as that of the Shields High School lawn. We are greatly indebted to Mr. T. A. Mott, former Superin- tendent of Seymour Schools, for the beautiful landscaping. It speaks not only of money well spent, Ijut of tim? and civic pride as well. r6 ?
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