Sparta High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sparta, IL)

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Ilnstructnrs of ilaigh bchunl. N ignorauif person might perlmps mistake on this face for a Freshinan, but such is not i the ease, This is the likeness of our Principal, Prof. li. J. SEXTON, instructor m Civil Government and Matlieinatifzs. M 1-. Sexton camo to This position in the fall of 1898, and since that time has filled it in si way that is safisfaetory to all. VVhen he is provoked to iigghteous indigna- tion his Voice is stern, but l1llClt'1'01'lll1lH1'y t'll'0U1ll- struices it is :is Uilillll as any one could wish. Since

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HIGHY-fSiCHOQL..-Continued. The school has had a brilliant past, but still there is room for important educational advant- ages which should be inc-reased and extended in this region. How can this be done? Why, by the establishment of a township high school. The bordering of four townships here offers an opportunity for a saving combine in this matter unequaled in the State. In different parts of the State the plan has been tried by combinations of two townships and has been found to be highly successful, so there is no reason Why it should not Sllt'f'Ut'll here also. A At a slight inc-rease of taxation these townships could establish and maintain a High School Which, equipped with every possible adventage forhigher instruction, would in all probability draw enough patrons from outside to be self-supporting. Education is the crying need of the hour, and although you may not be directly beneiitted by this plan, give the boys and girls a chance and industry, prosperity, better citizenship and better men and women, both physically and morally- all results of an education-Will ,certainly be re- ward enough. 1-A- I e l

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1Ns'rRUC'roRs 'ro HIGH sceooiigllllilggu. 4-oining here Mr. Sexton has done mm-h to unite the school and help to plzwe It in the position lt now hohls. HE next two nuinbers in our picture gallery are more than nu-re blots intended to fill up space. Thisone is the image of our? l first assistant, MISS MARY TNIAXWELL, in- structor in the lan- guages. As the mis- tress of room No. 13 Miss MaXwe11's, voice has sent at chill of ter- ror to the heart of many at culprit, but her wrath was only for a moment. Before coin- ing here Miss Maxwell was employed in Mur- physhoro High School. l The picture is very T true amd will make any one familiar with her think she is giving one of those well-known class tzulks :ms at tezwller in elzxssies. Miss Maxwell is seeonfl to none.