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St ivers Past and Present TIVERS has so short a history that her present students can remember when she was organized in the Ruskin building, as East High School. Until 1906 Steele was the only high school in Dayton, but the building had become overcrowded and Superintendent Carr and the Board of Education decided that the time was ripe for founding a new school. The result of their plans was that on the morning of September 4, 1906, two hundred and fifty-seven Freshmen and Sophomores reluctantly turned their steps toward the Ruskin School on Henry Street instead of toward Steele, which had been the object of their hopes. The building was still to house the elementary schools of the district, so only the second floor was devoted to the uses of the then obscure high school. The Principal, Mr. Buck, and his corps of eight teachers realized that it was their duty to make some compensation to the pupils for their loss in not attending a well-equipped school like Steele, so they tried to create a friendly, happy spirit, such as exists best when people are in relatively small groups. Such a feeling was soon aroused and fostered, not only by the pleasant activities of each day, but by a glowing vision of the future. Often, Mr. Carr and members of the Board paid visits to tell of dreams they had had, and one happy day the Superintendent brought a great picture of the High School of his dreams During the first year in the Ruskin building four literary societies were organized and various clubs came into being, fostered by the spirit of intimacy which had sprung up. These were the Photography Club, the Mathematics Club, and the Fox and Hound Club. Only two years and a half were spent at Buskin, for soon Mr. Carr’s dreams began to come true. The site on East Fifth Street, where the old Lincoln School was standing, was chosen for the new building. On January 3, 1908, ground was broken. Each teacher shouldered a pick and had at least a nominal share in starting the great work. In one year’s time the west wing of the dream building was completed and more than three hundred and fifty pupils and their teachers moved in. At this transfer of residence “Old East High” changed her name to “Stivers Manual High School.” This name was chosen to do honor to Captain Stivers, one of Dayton’s foremost educators and most beloved citizens.
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