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

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Gustavus l Gustavus Faculty The Superintendent of the Gustavus school, Ernest C. Gray, is a native of the township in which he is serving his thirteenth year as Superintendent. Mr. Gray was a student at one of the most celebrated schools of northern Ohio, in its day, New Lyme Institute. Dr. Jacob Tuckerman was the beloved president of this Institute for many years .. Mr. Gray graduated from this Institute in 1925 with the degree of B. S. He later continued his studies at Western Reserve University and also at Wooster University Mr. Gray is probably the oldest teacher in point of service in the County System. He taught his first term of school in the Spring of 1890, in the township of Trumbull, Ashtabula County. With this exception and two and one half years spent in Geauga County all of his teaching has been in his home county. Mr. Gray is a member of Gustavus Lodge No. 442 F. St. A. M. and of Kinsman Chapter No. 212 B. A. M. . . Herbert I-1. Hadley, the Principal, has charge of Mathematics and Science and is the athletic Coach.

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Gustavus GU ST!-XV U 5 Ernest C.Gray Sup Gustavus Building and School Board Gustavus township was centralized in 1897 and the school building, a wooden structure for this township, the first centralized township in the state of Ohio, was built in 1898. This building was replaced in 1928 by a fire-proof brick structure. The new building has twelve home and recitations rooms, two rest rooms, library room, Office rooms, a large stage and Auditorium with a seating capacity of five hundred. The building has all modern conven- iences and we may rightly say Gustavus is proud of her School Building. A brass tablet in the corridor bears the following inscription: GUSTAVUS CENTRALIZED SCHOOL ERECTED 1928 BOARD OF EDUCATION C. J. SHIPMAN, PRESIDENT H. H. HEIDELBERG, V. PRES. I T. I. PARTRIDGE, C. D. HARTMAN G.. C. HALL ' HINE THOMPSON, CLERK. ZENK Sz CAMPBELL, ASSOCIATE ARCHITECTS DE MASI St MADDOX, GENERAL CONTRACTORS THE FIRST CENTRALIZED TOWNSHIP SCHOOL IN OHIO

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Gustavus Mr. Hadley completed his grade and H. S. work in Cortland schools and then attended Hiram College for,two years. After teaching at Leavittsburg for one year he ret.urned to Hiram and graduated with a B. A. degree in 1925. He was Athletic Coach at Struthers for one year since which time he has been a member of the Gustavus Faculty. GNON9 Gladys M. Gray teaches Latin, English, and Home Economics. Miss Gray comes to us from Marietta, O. She completed the grade and H. S. work in the Marietta City Schools after which she graduated in 1928 from Marietta College with the degree of B. A. OAD g Miss Mildred Taylor was born in Delaware, Ohio, but her parennts moved t.o Gustavus and she ent.ered the fifth grade and completed both her grade and H. S. work here. Miss Taylor had one year's normal work at Athens and completed the course at Kent. She taught two years at Andover, O. and this is her sixth year in her present. position, the Fifth and GYO Miss Lucile Battrick is a graduate of Wayne H. S. Miss Battrick has spent two years College and six weeks at Kent. She has taught three years in Ashtabula County, two years in Carroll County, and this is her second year in the seventh and eight grade at Gustavus. 060 Miss Iva Gibbs is a Gustavus girl and received her grade and H. S. work in this town- ship. She attended Hiram College for two years and has spent 'two summers at Kent Normal This is Miss Gibbs second year in her present position, Third and Fourth Grades. GVO Miss Genevieve McClelland is a product ofthe Wayne township schools. Miss Mc- Clelland completed the Normal Course at Kent College and this is her sixth year with us in her present posit.ion, the First and Second Grades. OK9 Mrs. Elsie Milne has Charge of Vocal Music and also gives one half day each week to art work in the grades. Mrs. Milne is also a graduate of Gustavus and this is her sixth year of service with us. Mrs. Milne attended Ohio Wesleyan College. Sixth Grades. 6500 Mr. Lawrence E. Rice is well know to the boys and girls of Trumbull County. Mr. Rice is a graduate of Dana's Musical Institute and this is the fourth year that he has had Charge of the school band and orchestra in Gustavus. W