Sparta High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Sparta, IL)

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Mary’ River Covered Bridge near Chester. Charter Oak eight-sided school near Walsh.

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The Best of Old Traditions Have a Way of Coming Back DAR Monument Revolutionary War dead from Randolph County are listed on the monument in front of Sparta High School. Pre- sented in 1934 by the Daughters of the Ameri- can Revolution, the pla- que remembers the men who received little rec- ognition for giving all of America its freedom. The Liberty Bell of the West Eleven years older than the Liberty Bell, the Liberty Bell of the West was cast in 1741 at La Rochelle, France. The bell, brought across the Atlantic Ocean to New Orleans, was placed on a barge and pulled by men walking along the shore to Old Kaskaskia. On its arrival two years later Louis S. Buate, a friend of King Louis XV, presented the bell to the Church of the Imma- culate Conception as a gift in the King’s name. The bell hung in the church until 1890. While moving the bell to its new shrine in 1948, a crack, until this time undetected, was discovered. In the flood of 1973 the Bell, perhaps symbolic of America's stead- fastness, remained unmoved in its shrine.

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Anisi Roscoe Misselhorn. Renowned Sparta Artist Roscoe Misselhorn Sketches Midwest's Historical Past Decide early in life what you want to do and stick with it. Roscoe Misselhorn has followed this advice through- out his life and advises young people to do the same. Having lived in Sparta for many years, he went to Sparta High, 1916-1918, and later attended the St. Louis School of Fine Arts for two and a half years. Mr. Misselhorn decided to become an artist in third grade; and even though he confronted many obstacles while pursuing his dream, he nevertheless persevered and became an expen artist. With his unique style of pencil sketching, he has drawn many places of interest in Illinois and Missouri. The renowned Spana Anist has had several books of his prints published. Indeed, by using his talent and perfecting it through the years, he has made a monu- mental contribution to an. Underground Railway Station located in Eden.