Spencer High School - Spencerian Yearbook (Spencer, IN)

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LENA BOYD. History and Botany. The Faculty S. F. N'l'l'lVV.X R'l'. SLl1JU1'i1ltUlld911t. ALICE MILLIGA N. Latin. ELIZA lJE'l'll BR .XYTUN English C. L. OOLEXV. XXV. S. COFFEY. Principal- Music and Drawing. .1 G

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The Spencer High School. The fall of 1872 saw the beginning of a high school in Spencer, in the present old brick structure which was then in an unfinished condition. The high school was held on the second floor, now occupied by the gradesg the third story, barnlike and without partitions, was used only for com- mencement exercises. The first teachers in charge were Mr. Wilson and Mrs. Hunt. Mrs. Hunt was a woman of untiring zeal, and later, as super- intendent, inspired the students with the spirit of progress. It was she who began the work of planting trees around the building and, helped by the boys and girls, decorated the front yard with flower beds. Only one plant, a little japonica, struggling up beside the cement walk, remains as a memorial of her ceaseless eEorts to make the grounds attractive. Mr. Harwood later did much for the school. He was noted for his stern government and his efficient teaching. The school continued to grow, gaining each year in attendance, and sending out large graduating classes. Following Mr. Harwood were such efficient men as Robert J. Aley and Fred L. Pochin. In 1890 the old method of allowing students to choose between a scientific and a classical course was abandoned, and Latin became compulsory. The whole high school course was altered and made more systematic under Mr. A. L. Whitmer. The remainder of the third iioor was completed, thus giving more room. But only a few years S