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W. C. S. POSTWAR BUILDING 1 11 .- lU-Jt CSfllMl. £ W u. jnu’iiuuii. ► r •. M BGABD CT EDUCATION PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER SECRETARY FRANK G. RIGBY MILES B. KENYON ROBERT E. CLARK HAROLD VAN DYKE H. N. RICHMOND ARCHIE FOSTER JOHN COLEMAN
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RCEERT I . UCH'E, PRINCIPAL There has been a rapid transition in the school life at Whitesville Central in the four years since centralization. The change is not yet seen from the exterior but may be felt from the interior. Students, teachers, and commun ty have now laid much of the found- ation of what is yet to be. This book, an increased curriculum, more services, and a new spirit or lease on life cannot be seen by the visitor looking at the o'd school. Within this book are gathered many of the records of milestones along the path, the lit le side trips and refreshing pauses that are so vital a part of school life. This is an excellant in dium to help preserve those friendships and to keep alight the spark of that spirit which surely characterizes the best times of our lives. In departing, like the ren’ors, it Is my hope ?nd expectation that in many of the things wo fell short of doing those who come after us will succeed in doing, and that many many of our hopes and expectations for Whitesville Central arill come to pass.
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cuccl msTccy Early School Days in Whitesville (The following was written approximately 16 years ago by Mrs. Carrie E. Howe of Wellsville, New York. At one time she was a much beloved teacher in Wbitesville. She is now 93 years of age. Many of our Alumni regard her with fond memories of their classes under her kind tutelage. For that reason wj respectfully include this writing in our Yearbook.) ” Fifty-one years ago the school privileges of Whitesville were confined to two small district schools. District No. 1 school building was in the extreme eastern portion of the village and district No. 2 build- ing was in the extreme western end of the village. In 1897 the inhabitants of district No. 1 agitated the subject of a Union Free School. A that time two trustees controlled the school. They were Charles C. Allen and George W. Rose. Oa Juno 12 th of that year a meeting of the voters was called and the ballot cast showed 32 ayes and 29 noes for and against the establishment of a Union Free School. The number of trustees was then increas- ed to five. Charles C. Allen, Charles Wildman, M. S. Chase, Manville Forsythe, and Benjamin F. Wood were duly elected. An effort was made to unite dis- tricts No. 1 and No. 2 and erect a new building near the center of the town but the effort failed. In October of the same year land was purchased of Alvnh Wood, and in the summer of 1880 a two-story building now known as the ‘old school house’ was» e- rected thereon. The school had already outgrown the ‘little district schoolhousc ’ and the primaries had been occupying the ‘Old Bartlett Shoe Shop’. The inhabit- ants were very proud of the new commodious build- ing. (Ed-This building after serving as a cheese fac- tory and for ear storage, burned several years ago and on the site the present C. C. Folts home was built.) The number of teachers was increased, but the school continued ungraded until September 1884 when A. D. Howe as principal and Miss Franc Henderson as assistant organized a system of nine grades. Later, a tenth grade was included and higher studies intro- duced. Non-resident students began to enter for grade work. More assistant teachers were employed and in 1887 the tenth grade having completed the entire course of grade studies was graduated. Each member of the class had passed the examination with honor, and all Whitesville was proud of the first graduating class of the ‘Union Free School’. A. D. Howe continued as principal of the school until June, 1895 having grad- uated six classes during his eleven-year stay in th? school. Miss Henderson continued her work for ten years, having charge of primary, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Pupils already had been going to Wellsville to take Regents examinations until in 1895 our school was admitted to the University of the State of New York. Mainly through the efforts of Dr. M. B. Titus and Prof. Fred C. White rapid strides of advance- ment marked the years of 1895-96. Our village has al- ways been noted for its good schools, even before the establishment of the Union Free School. Taxpayers of the district had supported the school with great liberality and the introduction of the state Regents’ work seemed to be a crowning glory to her well-earned reputation for good educational advan- tages. The number of pupils increased rapidly until it was necessary to either build an addition to the ‘old build- ing’ or erect a new one. Our progressive community, being aware of future requirements, voted to erect a building that would bo the pride of any similar Re- gents’ school in the state. District No. 2 was united with district No. 1 and a fine brick building was o- rectod on the corner of Park Street and Commercial Avenue.(Ed.-The author refers to the half of the pre- sent building toward the Borden plant.) The untiring labor of J. M. Reed, principal for five years and C. R. Miller, principal for six years raised the standard of our school until now it holds an enviable position among Regents’ schools.”
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