Wellsville High School - Eagle Yearbook (Wellsville, KS)

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- - - .r - 1. ' A ' ' LQJZ 13-Q - 11 44-akrd. . I ' fC51-.9:i!'i:'! 4'EE :2i '1H'f5 ':E3!3:Yi'57:'J3'!?29 5'F 1'5 l1'4 'P!'?E'r?! 'JP-19:-'x'-?.: Ziff: O bjbQlQ?, Q QPQ Qlill QlQ i0l0Q0i0l1ilQ0l7Qli i0l0C.o-u-nl- 3. f.OQOD0l0lPl HISTORY OF WELLS VILLE SCHOOLS ' QContinuedJ being left unfinished. For a number of years this hall was used as a meeting place for lodges and for holding entertain-ments. In 1884 the school board was in- structed to finish the second floor for the use of the schools and in 1890 2 plastered partition was puft in. About 1901 the need for more room became apparent, and a sinking fund Was voted to provide funds for the building of an addition to the school houses A two- room addition was ordered at the annual meeting in 1904. This addition was built at a cost of about S2,100. In 1887 a course of study was -prep-ared, for eleven grades, including a high s-chool course. In 1901 a graded system had been adopted. In 191014 a four-year high school course was added and in' 1907 six teachers were employed. With the addition of the Domestic Science and Normal departments in 1911 the building became so crowded: that it wasnecessary to purchase a small building which was moved to the school site and used for the Domestic Science department, On June 26, 1912 a special election was held to select a new school site, which was known as the Shawen site. The site comprised 656 acres and lies just outside the city limits, at the west end of' 'Sixth street. It has a frontage of 420 feetl and a depth of 660. In 1914 and '15 there were nine teachers employed. In the next year Mrs. Perkins of Gardner was engaged to teach music. She was the first music teach- er who was employed for Wellsville High School. In 1918 William Coughlin and Charles A. .Smith were elected to the school board. Mr. Coughlin has been on the school 'board ever since then-. Mr. .Smith has served on it since then with the ex- ception of one year. In the spring of 1918 considerable remodeling was done on the 'Ventilating system ini the school hou.se. In the summer of, 1923 a vocational agriculture course was established. Mr, Harder of Bennington, Kansas was employed as the agriculture instructor, This addition placed the faculty number to- twelve members. Also in, this year J. G. McLain willed funds to the school district to purchase a flag pole and some works of art. In 1927 the water service was ,put in the school house. The next year an of- fice safe and a radio set were purchased for the school. A year later typewriters were puchased. In. 1934 the building was worked over, the library room arranged and the books catalogued. Two years later the new vocational agriculture building was built. ' In May 1938 the flood lighting was constructed on- the football field, Then the music room was made sound proof. A new sound film machine was purchased and many community shows have been given, After the beginning of school new gas stoves for the Home Economics room were installed, Also new china and silverware were purchased. In April 1939 the high school grounds were beauti- fi-ed with evergreen- trees. This concludes the first fifty years of the existence of Wellsville school. Due to the wide interest of the Wellsville people it has been possible for improvement to be carried out. OQ 10l0l0i0i01l i illlliill i101 iflililfiltlilll 1 i0Q1 l0Q0l0QOQ010 i i ! ! ! C l a 2 i i

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