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Ne v Name for School In the fall of 1913, Mr. Sparks met with several people who asked him whether this school was one of a chain of schools then in existence in this part of the country. He said, No. He decided he was paying for someone else ' s advertising, and came back and put the matter up to the school. They changed the name of the school from Shelby Business College to Sparks Business College. Later on the word Business was dropped out, not because it isn ' t a business college, but because the work done in the school is as high grade as the four-year-college work in the same subjects. School Building Built Along toward the end of the sixth year, the Chamber of Commerce suggested that the school should have a home of its own. There was a big hole in the ground back of the Syndicate Building. The lots and parts of lots in this hole were owned by a woman who had a conservator. A group of forward-looking friendly people in Shelbyville bought the lots with the idea of some day erecting a building for the school. A building committee was comprised of Mr. William Beem, Mr. Charles H. Beetle, Mr. C. E. Bolinger, Mr. Ed N. Herron, Mr. W. J. fUchardson, and Mr. George B. Rhoads, Mr. H. L. Ruff, who was a teacher in the school, acted as secretary for this board. Of the men on the board, only one is now living, Mr. C. E. Bolinger, who lives in Los Angeles, California. These men raised about $11,000 , for which donors were given interest-bearing Building Certificates. The school taught out a good many of these certificates. All of the others were canceled, and the property deeded to Mr. Sparks. Right here the president of this school wants to acknowledge humbly his great thankfulness to these wise, far-seeing men who built even better than they knew. Thanks to all who helped in any way. MR. C. E. BOLINGER !«,ji Hill rin Ri ntn % jii ' ' ' 1 11 a |!m kn i 4a£ ' W u V ■ t» w ' it ' 1 M g bnm 5i w vi ' Vflr I —r On the fifteenth day of May, 1915, Sparks College moved into the present quarters. When this building was built, it had one of the best gymnasiums in this part of the country. In fact, several high school tournaments were played in it. The accompanying photograph was taken during the final game of one of these tournaments, Mr. C. P. Lantz of Charleston Teachers College, officiating.
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First Commencement Coming up to the end of the first year with the idea of high-school commencement in mind, Mr. arks thought it would be wise to have a baccalaureate sermon preached, and to hold commencement exercises. The first baccalaureate sermon was preached by the Presbyterian Minister, Reverend John A. Tracy. The members of this first graduating class were. Bookkeeping: Mr. Raymond Kingston, Mr. Benjamin M. Parish, Mr. Harry Pauschert, Mr. Harmon L. Ruff, Mr. Clair I. Storm, and Mr. Leslie R. Tallman; Shorthand: Mr. George A. Bowman, Miss EvaE. Fought, Miss Alta Harriette Jenkins, Miss Edna Marguerite South, Miss Grace Eleanor Thorn, and Miss Martha E. Ulmer. The commencement exercises were held in the Methodist Church. ssar UPPER ROW: A. J. Steidley, Benjamin M. Parish, Martha E. Ulmer, Mae Lewis, Harry Pauschert, Clair I. Storm, Grace Thom, Eva E. Fought, H. D. Sparks. LOWER ROW: Marguerite South, Harmon L. Ruff, Alta Jenkins, George Bowman, Raymond Kingston.
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