Trumbull County Public Schools - Annual Yearbook (Trumbull County, OH)

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Liberty 3 E ? Q E E 5 LIBERTY FOOTBALL TEAM The success of Liberty's football season can-- not be determined by the games won by our team. Coach Lerch issued a call for candidates and only four letter men were available. Although not a strong team compared with several others in Trumbull county, our boys must be classed as plucky', players. It was the first year of football for some of our boys. All are agreed that the thorough training given by Coach Lerch has been very beneficial. As our season progressed the team improved and climaxed the season by holding the strong Lowellville eleven to a scoreless tie. 'The de- fense Work in this game was a big improve- ment over the former games. Both teams battled hard for a score but both presented stubborn defenses. NVith most of the men back for the next season Liberty should place a much stronger team on the gridiron and should give a good account of themselves in the T. I. A. League. Games were played with the following teams: ' Newton Falls at Liberty, Brookfield at Lib- ertyg Liberty at Struthersg Libe ty at Canfield, Liberty at Leavittsburgg McDonald at Liberty, Liberty at Mineral Ridge, Liberty at Cortland, Liberty at Hubbard, Liberty at Lowellville. Boys, Basketball Scores Liberty 19, Champion 385 Liberty 21, Mc- Donald 22g Liberty 30, Braceville 155 Liberty 35, Kinsman 165 Liberty 20, Lordstown 15, Liberty 32, Vienna 255 Liberty 14, Mineral Ridge 3, Liberty 11, Girard 465 Liberty 21, Brookfield 26g Liberty 16, Hubbard 19. Q Girls' Basketball Scores When the call was given last fall for can- didates for Girls' basketball about 18 girls re- sponded. Many of these girls had not played basketball before. A good spirit was manifested throughout the season although not many games were won. Games were played with McDonald, Brook- Held, Cortland, Fowler, Girard, Hartford, Bloomfield, and Sebring. One of the best games during the season was the Girard-Liberty game played at Liberty. A large crowd witnessed this game. Liberty won this game, the score being 20-40.

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lLoir stown History of School The first school districts in Lordstown Township were laid out in 1828, but the first school was not opened until six years later. This first school was a small log building located at the center. The teacher received the princely salary of four dollars per month, three dollars to be paid in cash and one to be paid in farm products. 4 In 1840 a new frame building replacfed the log structure, and Prev. King was secured to teach a select school. From this time u11t.il the present Lordstown has been exceedingly blessed with preacher teachers. With a few exceptions all the teachers and later principals and superintendents were ministers, or became such later. In 1838 the old Eden Academy was organized by the Rev. Samual Deford. This institution continued until 1870 during which period some of the foremost educators of the state were turned out. In 1870 the building was sold and the school discontinued. In In 1875 the Lordstown Education Society was formed. This organization purposed to engage teachers for a graded school, and to pay them, from its own t-reasurery, the amount necessary to employ competent teachers, in addition to the amount allowed by the township, This was the beginning of the present highschool at Lordstown. ' - In 1905 the school was chartered as a third grade high school, and in 1913 a second grade charter was obtained. Three years later, the new building was completed, which, at the time was the finest in the county- A first grade charter was obtained in 1919. Since centralization of the schools, the following superintendents have served at Lordstown. A. L. Bascom, Rev. Partz, B. R. Jones, and W. E. Melvin. Mr. Melvin is now serving his third year in the position.