m library ubrary OF THE UNIVERSITY Of lainoss V Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015 h tt ps ://a rc h i ve . o rg/d et a i I s/h i sto ry of was h b u r 0 0 i re I HISTORY OF WASHBURN SCHOOLS (The following- article, which will be printed serially in The Leader ,was written by Mr. Frank N. Jxeland by request, for the Illinois Centennial Commission, and constitutes all that the author has been able to find by diligent search of such records as re- main, of the Hittry of Public Schools in our village. The article will con- tinue for several weeks and will occu- py this location and uniform space in order that the paper may be clipped in regularly spaced sections for preser- vation by anyone interested in our school history. Mr. Ireland has given this assignment a great amount of time and gone to no little trouble in efforts to substantially verify all his facts — many of which are from va- grant memory and the Commission was fortunate in deailing this task with its large amount of routine to one of his patience, interest and ability. jWhile these installments may not all ibe of interest to our average reader, ;} there are certain to be many facts dis- Srlosed which will amply repay any- one for the time spent in reading the series. — The Editor.) ^ Seventy-two years of time previous to the Illinois Centennial year, goes _ back to a time when the memory of man runneth not — I know of but one ^ man, who lived in this vicity in 1846, \Siaiid who still lives— Phillip H. Jenkins, who built the two first buildings of the -f Washburn Schols— 1846, and 1857. He Ofstill lives feebly at 97 years of age, A n waiting the time of passage to his g£ elected said School Doctors". Record- described as follows. Beginning at Id in Bo a o k 4, at page 242 by Sheldon the South-West corner of School lot Arnold, Recorder f Marshall county. ^^84 ^thence North Another purchase f land was made £ ^%^SST^S "on record J the' County Seat of "of Ma "shall, and State f Illinois, of Marshall county, but the deed .tself "the first part, and Trustees of Town- is lost or misplaced. ^ ^Z%::^£T^CIt The fourth addition to the Washburn "C« f Wodfo/d and Marshall and :St, s ^esi.frat tttid-s ^^rfZ^-z "^by aLw.edged, have granted ^^^^X - Woot :rm g erand SO by Xle^—l "^ and Marshall and State of Il.i- nrmea, dim u * ** , nn „ "nois the following described real es- "grant, bargain, sell, convey and con- «o», the ^ low ■ g "firm unto said party of the second » groud, occu- "part and their ^Z^ Tiot S and used for school purposes by "certain tract f land described as ^ ^ fa Township "lows, viz: Ranee 2, West of the 3rd b?= 2£S£3Lt M— county, "Illinois, running- thence due North "about 156 feet to a point directly "East of the North End of Block 9, in "Echols First Addition to the Village H Washburn, Marshall county, Illi- nois, thence East ta the Section line "between Sections 35 and 36, in Town- ship 29 aforesaid, thence South about "156 feet to the North-East corner of "School ground above; thence West to "the place of beginning, said described "real estate being situated in the S.E. il % of the S.E. 14 of the S.E.% of Sec. "35, in Township 29 aforesaid, and "containing 1.35 acres more or less." "Dated this 7th day of July, A.D., "1914. Signed, R. W. Vaughan. (Seal) So that the Washburn Grade school has, all told, about 2.85 acres of land upon which its school building is sit- uated and play-ground located. On the 14th day f July, A. D. 1890, the directors of this School District purchased for $500., the old M. E. Church property, "Fifty feet wide and the entire length off the South side of "lot No. 5, in Block 1, in the Original "town, now Village of Washburn," and «sed it for a Primary school until 1916, upon the building of the Washburn Township High School when the Pri- mary school was moved to the Grade school building and on June 22, 1916, petitioners of the District to the num- ber of 155, filed a petition to sell the Primary school building and property, and after compliance with all legal re- tirements, it was sold in front of the Washburn Bank by W. T. Wallace, auctioneer, on Sept. 2, 1916 for $421.' to the Lutheran church people who made it a private church school. * * * m 1888 the great Santa Fe Railroad Co., built their line from Kansas City into Chicago, passing ov3r the north mi of Union District No. 4 and 5, and later erected a depot on Sec. 27, of said district. In 1906 The Prairie Pipe Lme Co. laid its pipes along the right- of-way, of said Santa Fe railroad and established reservoirs and a pumping station on said Sec. 27, and soon there sprang up a little hamlet of some twenty houses, and the inhabitants of these houses proffered a site and ask- ed for a school house which the direc- tors granted, and it was built the next year by Fitschen Bros., contractors at a cost of $970. The deed runs thus: "The grantors, Nathan H. Owen and "Anna B. Owen, his wife, of the Town Sf Richland, County of Marshall and "State of Illinois, for and in consider., Ration of One Dollar, in hand paid, con- "vey and warrant to the Trustees of "Schools of Richland Township, Mar- shall County, Illinois and the Trus- tees of Schools of Cazenovia Town- Ship, Woodford County, Illinois, for "the use of Union School District No. "120, located in both of said Town- Ships, and Counties, for and during "the time hereinafter described land "is used for school purposes only, the "following described real estate to-wit: "Beginning one hundred and fifty ^"(150) feet West of a point that is Seven and forty-nine one hundredths "(7.49) chains North, seventy-two de- crees West of a stne Five (5) chains "North of the South-East corner of "of the South- West Quarted (S. W. 1 ^) "of the North-East Quarter (N.E.%) "of Section 27 (27) in Township 29 "(29) North Range 2, West of the "3rd P. M,, in Marshall county Illinois, thence West Seventy-five (75) feet] "thence South One hundred and twen- ty-four (124) feet; thence East Sev- "enty-five (75) feet, tnence North One "Hundred and twenty_four (124) feet "to the place of beginning. Dated this "—day of July, A.D. 1907." The third pkee of permanent School property in Washburn is the Washburn Township High School: "The grant- "ors, Robert Peachcy and Clara Peach- "ey, his wife, of the Village of Wash- burn, in the County of Woodford "and State of Illinois, for and in con- sideration of Four Thousand and "Five Hundred Dollars in hand paid, convey and warrant to Trustees of "and 2 >n Peachey s Second Addition "Schools of Township Twenty-Eight "to the Village of Washburn, situated 4t North Range Two (2) West, of "in the County of Wodford and State "the Third P. M„ of the Town of Caz- "of Ilinois, hereby released waiv- "enovTa County of Woodford, and "ing all rights under and by virtue of "State of IUtaoL for the uso of Dis- "the Homestead Exemption lews of "trTct No 125, a Township High "this State. Dated this 25th day of "School Districi, the following des- August, A. D. 1915. Signed, Robert "cribed real estate to-wlt: Blocks 1, "Peachey, Clara Peacnoy. ARTICLE II The first period of the Washburn ed its mission in a pub Ik w^was Schools was the life of the first, pushed out east, into the edge of the fiUle old one room School house, street, to make way for a new, and abort eleven years, in time, 1846 to larger schoolhouse; and January 2 1857-its records, if it ever had any, 1858 Thomas H. Snell bot it, moved rt have no been preserved, beyond the onto Lot 9, Block 9, Echols add.tion deed for the Scnool mte, which is on and sold it. Wm. B. Carson who so d record and it recites, in its preamble, it to Frederick Benecke who sold it to ftat a Scnool district has already been Benjamin Schultz, who died the next formed and t hat Tilton Howard, Wil- year, and his widow retained the pro- Uam Maxwell, and J. W. Newcomb, perity 22 years, built the house over ha'been Tuly elected directors, and added to it, painted it and set the lot the foregoing, would seem to say, that with firuit Trees, and Sept. 16, 1898 fie hous was immediately built, and sold it to Elizabeth Anna Graber who !u . u„i „ h„«v life as schools of still owns and occupies it. So the ta perfod go; lb out four months, little old schoolhouse of 1846, it still hru the winter and a spring term of a very respectable little cottage, and wo or three months. It is not known now, 61 years since, it retired; has who bufit the house, but as Ptillip H. been busy all this time housing a fam- Tpnkins is the only carpenter known ily. L resTde in the vicinity at the time, The teachers, who .aught m this t is beUeved he was the builder. I Washburn's first school house, so far was locate! near the south-east corner, as they can be recalled to memory oi "the school lot-was 14x24 feet in are Thomas Smith who resided with size with about 9 foot ceiling, it front- his family, in the only log cabin that Ite east, and was one story high, Washburn ever had; and was ^mdiar- «nd was heated bv a long wood stove, ly known as Editor Smith — Jonn stardm ttleSer of tie room, with Anderson , whe - with his wi e had a a nine straight up into a chimney, in room with Tilton Howard, Miss Aman the cente o the wide wooden benches da Frobes, who later was Mrs Edwin for sea s and a shelf against the wall Durnham, 0. A. Burges, a favorite on whkhto write. A door in the east, teacher, who married here, Nannie two window in the south, and one in Ledgerwood and who was afterward he nlrth side; a frame building, with a favorite minister, ™ oak sWing and steeding, with walnut churches, and President of Butler Col- onies door and door-frames and lege, at Indianapolis James Tracey, S frames, and a blackboard, on Charles Tuttle, and Electa Dav.dsom ft wist wall it was too the only These teachers as near as known, came nlace for reaching, and other public in the order in which they are given, m etings Til 7 having accomplish- The second period of the Washburn Schools, was the life, of the two story, frame, schoolhouse — 1857 to 1877. This building was built by Phillip H. Jenkins and John Carson, in 1857, completed and dedicated in September of that year; it stood upon the site, of the old discarded building, with its long way, east and west, 36 feet, and its short way, north and south, 26 feet, its only door, was on the south, in the center of the building, tne lower story, divided into two rooms, of nearly equal size, and the second story all in one room, the stairway, was on the inside, starting from the entry, running east, against the south wall, half way up to a landing then turning west, and going west, up to a landing on the second floor, over the entry way below, the teachers desk, stood upon a small plat- form, raised perhaps about 12 inches above the floor, situated in the middle of the room, on the north side — the building was heated by coal stoves, with pipes, running into the chimneys, in either end of the building, and the blackboards, which were on the north wall of the room, (which was without windows) on either side of the teach- ers desk. A very small corner was cut off the south-west corner of the room, for a closet, just large enough to hold a few good willow switches for use on dire occasions. After 20 years of service, without any matured change this building was deemed too small for thedistrict needs, m4 on "Saturday, the first day of "April 1376," after due legal notice, an election was held *o vote on the question; "for or against appropriating "not to exceed eight thousand dollars, "for the purpose of building a public "school house on the old site" — 59 votes "for" 41 "against" "79 votes for "lojation on old site" 14 "against.'' On April 25, 1876, after due "legal "notice an election was held for the 'purpose of voting, for or against, "authorizing the Directors to issue ''bonds, not to exceed eight thousan "dollars, for the purpose of building a "public schoolhouse, said Bonds pay- able in one, two,three, four, and five years" — 59 votes were cast, one of which was pronounced illegal — for issuing Bonds, 31 votes, against 27. The bonds were issued July 1, 1876 in amounts of $500.00 each, unmbered one to sixteen, signed by J. G. Haines, S. V. Jones and S. W. McCulloch, di_ rectors of Districts Nos. 4 and 5 in Woodford and Marshall Counties. The Bond drew interest, at ten percent, and were sold to Frank N. Ireland, at par — now a new schoolhouse was sure and on June 1 a goodbye was arranged, and all the teachers, who had taught in the building, and the pupils, the directors, and everybody interested, were invited, and a very interesting time was had. It was held in the Christian church, on the county line, and it was a "love-feast," but there is no record of it. J. Edward Barnes says, the brightest thing said, was by Mrs. L. M. Atwood, who in an essay, in rhyme, began, "They tell us our "temple is doomed to destruction" — but without a report preserved, there is only left, a bright spot in memory of this great day. On, or about the first day of August 1876, the school building of the second period was sold to R. C. McCulloch, the highest bidder, after due legal notice, for $137.50 and moved south one block, to the north-west corner of Block 5 in McCuloch's addition, and alter sold to Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Trib- bey, who in turn, sold it to Walter A. Stevens, an dhe o John Iunker. This gives to Washburns second school building, a service of 41 years, as a family residence and 20 years of ser- vice as a schoolhouse the following named teachers were employed to give instruction: Joshua F. Wheelwright, Miss C. M. Jenkins, Miss Fairchild, Wm. G. Wood, Frs. F. A. Ireland, Miss L. M. Daniels, (Atwood), Miss Fannie Marshall, Miss Harriet Packer, Miss Martha Boys, Prof. Showl, Ella Painter, Mrs. I. M. Jones, Miss Sarah LIBRARY """^----^ univershy of mmm T. Kinsey, Miss Sarah J. Henthorn, Mrs. C. M.> Buckingham, Miss Martha Howard, Mrs. A. S. Daniels, S. W. Mc- Culloch, Mrs. Adelaide Fisher, Miss Ida Kraes, Miss Marq E. Scott, Miss Mariah Harper, Miss Sarah Carrithers, Miss Mary Cutter, Miss Esther Farns- worth, Miss Sarah H. Bangs, Miss Mary, E. Bangs, Miss Midian Evans, M. S. Fulton, J. E. Lamb, Miss M. E. Woods, Miss Sadie C. Martin, S V. Jones, Miss Fannie Toothaker, Miss Lucy Toothaker, James Kirk. Those who served as directors dur- ing this second period of the Washburn schools, as far as can be ascertained, are: Stephen Howard, R. C. McCull- och, Phil. H. Jenkins, Tilton Howard, Samuel Gushing, Pleasant Ireland, El- der Merritt, Rev. P. H. Rrennen, G. A. Jackson, A. M. Harper, Thos. Alexan- der, W. E. James, Jabez Fisher, S. W. McCulloch, E. Schaeber, J. G. Haines, S. V. Jones, Charles Boys. During this second period, the school house was frequently used for relig- ious meetings, political meetings, and entertainments. In 1866 shade trees were set in the yard and the Good Templars paid out $6.00. The one idea the good Templars seems now near realization and the shade tres are 52 years old. The third period of the Washburn schools was fairly inaugurated when on June 8, 1876 the plans and specifi- cations of W. J. Edbrooke, architect of Chicago, and one month later the bid of Wm. Stewart contractor also of Chicago to build the building for the sum of $8,000 in cash and $300 in a school order, was accepted and con- tract entered ineo. "The Friends, and patrons of the "School assembled in the new school "house Friday afternoon, December 29, 1876 for the purpose of dedicating the "new school building. Opening pray- "er by Rev. J. B. Brown (of the Bap- "tist church) The Dedication address "was delivered by Rev. W. B. Keeling "(of the Presbyterian church) The ex- ercises were interspread with vocal, "instrumental music. After the exer_ "cises, the building was thrown open, "to the inspection of the public." The building stands upon the same ground, as did the two previous build- ings of the two previous periods About 68x70 feet, 2 stories and basement high, facing the south, with a high varigated roof, and an ornamented bell tower and a one story entry way, all substantially built of brick, with stone trimmings. On the inside is four school rooms, with a library, a lunch room, and all necessary cloak rooms, and closet, with a spacious stairway, and hallways, well lighted and steam heat- ed. The building is one of fine propor- tion, and of good appearance for its size, and age, and has always received good care and timely repairs. "The first session of the school, was "held Tuesday January 2, 1877, with "Charles R. Vauderoot, Principal, "Alice Briggs, Intermediate, Mary "Hutchison Primary" and on the 6th inst, Mrs. Dr. Newkirk was added to the Corps of teachers, until April 1st following at $37.50 per month. The aftermath of the contract for building shows that there were eight bids received, running from $9400 to $12250.95, all of which were above the limit the architect made some changes in plans, and the contractor pared his figures to 8300 which was acecpted by the Directors. February 9, 1877, build- ing was insured for $7500 and the fur- nace at $500 expense $80.00, and on March 31, 1877, clerk of school board was allowed $25.00 for his services. On April 7, 1877, S. W. McCulloch was re-elected Director, by a unani- mous vote, and 67 votes were cast. August 25, 1877, paid D. P. Smith $45. for lightning rods which became worthless long ago, and on June 17, 1911 a Committee of directors recom- mended they be repaired or taken down — they were taken down. October 1878 the Directors report 141 males, and 114 females, attending school, and 17 tuition pupils, and a fixed at $24.00 per annum in advance, private school, taught by Rev. Ledebur Because of too crowded conditions, with 22 pupils in attendance. September 24, 1887, directors rented December 1, 1879, the Directors the Taylor house, on the corner west passed this resolution, -'Whereas sec- of Schoolhouse, for a primary school, "tion 45 of the school law, provides and hired Viola Carrithers as teach- "for a concentration of funds, in union er, at $33.83 per month. "Districts, into the hands of one Treas- August 27, 1888, an election was "urer, the Board have elected to order held to vote for or against authorizing "all funds due the District, paid into the Directors to issue bonds not ex- "hands of the Treasurer of Cazenovia ceeding $1000.00, with which to build "Township." This action of the Board, a primary school; resulting in a ma- proved a great convenience to the jority of 4 votes, against it. May 18, people of the district, and especially 1889 Directors awarded a contract to so to the teachers. Klingel Bros, to put into the School- February 17, 1880, the Directors house, a steam heating plant and guar- fixed the rate of tuition for pupils out- anty same to give satisfaction for the side the District, at two dollars per sum of $925.00; and hired Ben Butler month. August 24, 1885, tuition was to do the necessary mason work. ARTICLE III An election was held between Au- ing of out houses, on the northsast gust 10th and September 12th 1889, to corner of said lot, resulted in much vote for or against, authorizing the bad feeling and litigation, that cost Directors, to buy Lots-3 and 4 in Block the District $585.79 in Attorney fees, 5 McCulloch's Addition; resulting in a and court costs $82.95. July 29, 1892, majority against the proposition, of A. C. Hazen Principal for two years 43 votes— -May 31, 1890, an election and elect for a third year, left without was held, to vote for or against, issu- notice, to the Directors or to his de- ing bonds to build an addition to the voted family, and his place was filled, present building, costing $3000.00; re- as Principal by M. M. Alden. suit a majority of 38 votes against the September 2, 1893, Lesch and Fits- proposition, and again, "At the special chen Co, were issued orders for re- election, held on the 21st day of June pairs on Main school building, $821.80 "A. D. 1890, in the town hall, in the including extras and interest, "village of Washburn, Union School July 30, 1894, Lesch, Fitschen & Co. "'District, Nos 4 and 5 towns 28 and 29 repaired school building in District "Range 2 West Third Principal Meri- No. 4, for $58.00. "dim voted for or against, the pro- August 21, 1894, the Directors order- " position to buy the Building and Lot, ed Flags raised on each of the school now used as the Methodist church, for buildings. "a school House, for the sum of Five December 4, 1897 it was ordered by "Hundred ($500) Dollars, and to bor- the Directors, to make next years "row seven-hundred and fifty (750) High school course, a 4 year term, and Dollars, to pay for said building, also employ an assistant Principal, "for repairs and necessary improve- At the Annual election, April 15, "merits;" result 46 majority, for the 1899 it was also voted, by a majority proposition. Lesch and Fitschen did of 88 votes, to buy a piece of land on the carpentar and Tin work, for $168 the west of the orginal school pro- and Fitschen and Blackmon, the neces- perty, to extend it to main street, at sary painting for $64.50. The build- a cost of $100.00. On May 10, 1900, a law was approv- ed by the Governor, by which Union Districts 4 and 5 in Woodford and Marshall Counties became one Dis- trict, numbered 120. September 2, 1902, paid Sherwood & Co. for Seating $455.68. July 24, 1906 Al C. Blackmon kalsmined all walls and varnished all woodwork for $123.00 the brick build- ing. Oct. 2, 1906 paid Sherwood & Co. j r desks, 166.87. Dec. 3, 1906 paid Anna Ehringer for disinfection $120.45 March 2, 1907 paid Village of Wash, burn for walks $62.76 at meeting of Directors April 2, 1907 by unanimous vote an election was called to vote for or against building a school house in Wilburn for children of that hamlet, in this district, in the minutes f June 29 the vote is recorded as 80 votes 78 for 2 against. Bids were called fo? and J. B. Fitschen & Co were awarded the contract at $970, and on January 2, 1908 were paid the contract price. April 23, 1908 the meeting of the board was taken up by complaint of Charles H. Ireland on behalf of Ardell Emerisk a pupil who desired to gradu- ate but who was prevented by the Principal, by holding down her credits, as she claimed, below the point re- quired, of course the Directors upheld the principal, he prevented Miss Eme- rick from graduating, but lost his position just the same. Oct. 3, 1907 Sherwood & Co. desks $57.42, Insurance $48.00, April 3, 1909 a meeting of Directors in which it was stated that a census had been taken which showed more than a 1000 in- habitants in this district No 120, in Woodford and Marshall Counties; therefore an election was ordered held, on April 17, 1909 for a President and six members of the Board of Educa- tion, as by law provided. The elec- tion was held in due form on that day resulting in the election of Charles H. Ireland Pres. by majority of 77 votes, George Moschel a member by a majority of 71 votes, A. W. Ross member by a majority of 71 votes, George O. Barnes by a majority of 69 votes, John R. Tweddale by a majority of 78 votes, James Sharp by a majority of 71 votes, Richard Gill by a majority of 78 votes, On May 9, 1912, this school was voted by H. A. Hollistor and given a credit of 16 points on 16 Study subjects. July 28, 1909, contracted for Cham- bertains weather stop, on all windows in brick building, to cost $100. Aug. 2, 1909 congratulations of Board follow- ed Elwood Audemonts to his new posi- tion in Omaha. Aug. 2, 1913 a contract was awarded to J. B. Fitschen & Co. for repairs as per plan and specifications furnished, for a sum of $448, complete. September 4, 1913, a resolution was passed to set aside $35 for library, and a committee appointed to make the purchase; the same meeting pass- ed an order making Tuition terms $10 per term, in the High room, $6.00 in Grammar, and $4.00 in the lower grades. Oct. 2, 1913, purchaser desks of Sherwood & Co. $150.30. April 2, 1914, G. M. Butler paid balance of $702.30 on new heating plant, includ- ing excavation and mason work. April 20, 1914 Miss Ada L. Kreider, was re- tained as Principal for coming yea- at $100 per month. Julj u, 1914, by unanimous vote, the Board of Educa- tion agreed to purchase additional land for school purpose of R. W. Vaughan. Oct. 2, 1914, Henry Lesch & Co. made repairs on brick building $750. November 2, 1914 bot of W. H. Mar- tin, 2 nature studies for Washburn and Wilburn schools, for $37.50 and High school teachers alowed $5.00 each, to- ward expose in attendance at High School Conference, at Champaign which has been the rule of this school since these Conferences were inaugu- ^September 1, 1914, school opened with a complete Corps of female teach- ers in th Washburn and Wilburn schools, and this rule has obtained ever since. April 2, 1915, Miss L. Ada Krieder, the Superintendent was auth- orized by vote of the board to rent caps and gowns for graduation exer. cises. May 2, 1915, by vote of the Board May 15, 1915, was designated for in- spection day by the full Board. May 25, 1915, Miss Krieder the Supt. presented to the Board a list of graduates of Class 1915, and the Board voted to present to each pupil on the list presented, a Diploma and 5 dollars, to defray expenses of gradu- ates in 8th grade work. May 29, 1915, a bill was presented by Miss Krieder for $10.00 to pay postage and ex- penses of 8th grade graduates, was allowed and paid. July 25, 1915, Board in session, ap- pointed Sept. 6, to begin fall term of school. July 29, 1915 the Board agreed upon terms, by which the High school and the Grade school would consolidate for this years school, towit, the High school to take over the chemistry de- partment, as invoiced by Miss Krieder, mid pay a monthly rental of $40. per month for High room recitation room and labratory, Dist. 120 to furnish heat and Janitor, and Miss Krieder to sup- erintend Grade School without com- pensation. August 1, 1916, Building Committee were autorized to change seats in primary room to face south, first In- termediate north, second Intermediate to face south and the High room to face north. Aug. 26, 1916, C. H. Duffy was auth- orized to build petition fence, between Carmichel house and Wilburn school. Sherwood & Co. seats were paid for $124. Hotchkis & Havis Architects $50 paid. Principal teacher autorized to col- lect all tuition on or before Sept. 15, on pain of suspension. April 28, 1917, upon the motion of George Moschel who has been clerk of of the Board for 19 years, C. E. Spang- ler was elected clerk. Aug. 7, 1917, Board made a levy $2100. for educational coming year, and $400. for building repairs, and a Telephone too, for the school was authorized. Aug. 21, 1917, Committee on Course of Study recommended the Horace Mann Readers, and they were adopted. The schedules of Teachers show en- rollment as follows: 151 total, divided very nearly equal- ly in each of the 5 departments, aver- age daily attendance 145 1-11. Nov. 3, 1917, authorized the purchase of Flag, and window shades for Wilburn school. Dec. 4, 1917, authorized a Standard School Heater C. Plant, at Wilburn school, $124.20, Flag, $6.50. School census shows: 194 boys, 206 girls in district under 21 years, 126 boys, 132 girls in district between 6 and 21, 68 boys, 74 girls in district under school age. The following is a list of teachers, who taught in the third period, as nearly perfect as possible, and as near- ly in order, as possible: C. R. Vauder- vort, Alice E. Briggs, Mary Hutchison, Mrs. Dr. Newkirk, Eliza R. Morse, Margaret Maloney, Sadie C. Martin, Ammon Coomes, Maggie Taylor, Fan- nie Fraser, Edward Bangs, Mae But_ ler, Hattie Kellar, Annie Hendron, Ella Fraser, Frank Haines, Ella Hess, T. E. Clelland, Martha E. Granger, Viola Carrithers, Emma Butler, A. B. Carri- thers, A. C. Hazen, Laura McCulloch, Lola Fisher, Katie B. Peabody, M. M. Alden, A. G. Hoswell, E. J. Pritchard, J. B. Curtis, Eva Hogue, Stephen E. Fisher, A. J. Alcorn, Etta Powell, A. H. Burke, Laura R. Butler, Sarah Tool, Caton Heironymus, Rolla S. Mundell, N. J. Pritchard, Anna B. Letz, George Stauter, Elsie Letz, Mamie Sangbush, Jeannettee Isch, Ethel Fisher, T. M. Burgess, Arthur Gill, Louise Bachmis- ter, Ruth Dillavou, G. W. Courts, Vera Klotz, Edward Anderson, Florence Thompson, Roy Gill, Irene Phillips, third period, for they exercise some Myrtle Perry, H. A. Ritcher, Harry control on the grounds, and in the ab- Andrews, Ruby Furrow, Hazel Fur- sence of greator authority, and con- row, Maud Miller, Amie Buckingham, tribute largely to the comfort, conveni- Mary Green, L. Ada Krieder, Beula ence, the cleanliness and sanitary con- Reynolds, Lucia Isch, Jeannettee Isch, ditions; and their work is no place for Edith Riebschlager, Leola Morris, any but a conscientious and industri- Guida M. Hudson, Sara Robinson, Ino ous, energetic man; only one man in Spangler, Evelyn McKee, Lee Held, this list ever succeeded to the position Olga Seawald, Maud Abernathy. as teacher— Frank Haines. They are The following, is a list of the names Wesley Beaver, Richard Fally, Frank of the men who selected and directed Haines, John P. Sims Michael Lewis, the teachers, who taught and governed D. H. Bishop, A. L. Ingle, Henry Stau- the third period, of the Washburn ter, George Savage, James Harper, W. School, from 1877 up to the centennial A. Stevens, Claude Combes, and Anton year 1918— Jabez Fisher, John H. Wendland the 'dandy" Janitor. Moschel, S. V. Jones, J. G. Haines, A. This vloses the third period, a term M. Harper, M. S. Fulton, Christian of 41 years, for all the officials and Haase, S. W. McCulloch, Charles Boys, patrons of this school to look back James G. Carrithers, An Pritchard, upon, and we think they can do so James Sharp, Wm. H. Bocock, L. C. with pride, on their work. It was or- Hayden, Fred Ehringer, W. A. Sharp, ginily a school of three years, and Frank Owen, C. B. Johnston, J. E. later to 4 years in High school, and Barnes, George P. Gill, George Mosch- upon the building of a separate Wash- el, John H. Schultze, James N. Owen, burn High school, it was remanded to E.' T. Harper, Dr. B. N. Watt, C. H. the first eight grades, when it has Ireland, R. W. Ross, Geo. O. Barnes, shone with equal splendor. It always John R. Tweddale, RiclUrd Gill, Rob- was a school of good reputation, and ert McKee, O. E. Shepard, C. H. Duffy, attracted many tuition pupils, and C. E. Spangler, E. J. Pritchard, George none was ever turned a vaj , but addi- M. Butler, Hugh Pritchard. tional teachers were hire:., i^ neces- The following too, is a list of the sary, and additional seats purchased under professors, the Janitors of this if needed. ARTICLE IV The fourth period, of the Washburn ing was held, the place discussed, and School, is the Township High School, meeting with universal favor, a peti- On February 2, 1915, there appears tion was circulated, on the 11 and 12 in the minutes of a meeting, held by days of February, and signed by 76 the Board of Education, of Union dis- legal petitioners, which was immedi- trict No. 120, the following item, "J. R. ately presented to Roy L. Moore, "Tweddale (a member) presented a Woodford County Superintendent of "plan for consolidation of high school, Schools, who on Feb. 18th posted 10 "including eight districts, said plan notices i nconspicious places in the "was adopted, and a meeting to be proposed Township High School Dis- "called, of the patrons of District No. trict, calling an election to be held at "120, at the village hall, Friday even- the village Hall in the village of Wash- ing, Feb. 5, 1915, to discuss and pre- burn, on the 6th day of March, 1915 "sent said plan the clerk was also and designated that Union District No. "instructed, to have, a notice of this, 120 being in the territory of tne pro- "published in "the Leader"— The meet- posed Township High School District to have charge of said election, to vote for or against, the said propositions, to organize the said High School, and on March 5th, 1915 a meeting was call- ed, of the Board of Education, of Union District No. 120 in Woodford and Mar- shall Counties, who appointed their clerk, George Moschel to act as clerk of said election, and two members of the Board, E. T. Harper, and O. E. Shepard, to act as Judges of the said election as provided by the County Superintendent of Woodford County. The polls of said election was opened, at one o'clock P. M. and closed at 5 o'clock P. M. The election was warm- ly contested, and 406 votes were poll- ed, resulting in a majority of 124 votes in favor of the proposed High School, after throwing out 4 votes, which were marked yes, instead of with an x March 8, 1915 returns of the elec- tion were made to County Supt. Roy. L. Moore, who upon the 11th inst. gave it No. 125, and issued notices, of an election to be held on March 27, 1915 in the said New District No. 125 at the Vilage Hall in the village of Wash- burn, to elect a President and 6 mem bers a Board of Education to take charge of the affairs of the new Dis- trict No. 125, and directing the Board of Education of District No. 120, to take charge of said election, and make due report to him, who issued certifi- cates of election bearing date March 27, 1915 as follows, F. N. Garrett, Pres. of Board, members for term of one year, B. F. Heighway, and Bloom Faw, members for term of two years, E. B. Coen and Russell Tweddale, members for term of three years, Adolph Woltzen and W. G. West. Dis- trict No. 125 was now fully organized, and in School control of 10 3-8 sec- tions of territory, in Cazenovia town- ship, and 8 sections in Linn township, Woodford County; 12 sections in Rich- land township, and 4 sections in Bell Plain township, Marshall County, a total of 34 3-8 sections. The first mc-et'ng of the Board selected il^s-el: Tweddale, as Secretary of the Board, and appointed Woltzen and West as as Judges, and Tweddale as clerk, to hold the annual election due second Saturday in April 1915. The second meeting, April 10, re- tained Russell Tweddale as clerk for the coming year and contracted with L. Ada Krieder as Principal at a sal- ary of $100 per month, Guida Marie Hudson and Leola Morris each at $70 per month, as teachers, and employed John R. Tweddale as Attorney, and George Miller, of Bloomington as Architect. March 24, 1915, the Board of Edu- cation of District No. 125, a High School District, before whom came a petition signed by 207 legal voters of the district, praying the Board of Edu- cation, to call an election, to vote on the proposition (a) to build a School House, in said district No. 125 (b) to vote upon a site for same. The Board took action, in calling an election, on the 8th day of May A. D. 1915, at the Vilage Hall, in Washburn, to vote for or against, each of the following pro- positions. (a) To build a new school house. (b) To locate a school house site. (c) To issue the Bonds of said Dis- trict No. 125 to the amount of Thirty Five Thousand Dollars, payable $2000 each year for the first ten years and $3000 a year for the next 5 years, with interest payable annually at the rate of 5 percent. The election was held, and 413 votes were cast, all of which were in facor of building the school house and for issuing the bonds. At the meeting April 24th by unani- mous vote, it was determined that all funds of the district, should be kept with the Treasurer of Cazenovia Township as the law provides, it may be done, by vote of the Directors. The vote of the people of the Dis- trict on May 8th, 1915 did not deter- mine upon a site. On May 22, 1915, the Board of Education took the mat- ter of Site, into tiheir own hands, and by unanimous vote selected the Peachy site; the people having voted 337 votes for this site, to 317, for the Shugart site and 39 votes for the Fisher site; and so the site was settled. May 18, 1915 the board voted to send out detailed Notices to a number of Bond Houses, and receive sealed bids June 2, 1915 on the total issue of $35,000, adding assessed value of District $1,110,000. Population estimated at 2,000. Acres of land in district 2,600 June 2, 1915 all bids received were opened in presence of a full board, and the representatives of the Bond House "and Bolger Mosser and Williams of "Chicago, bid the face of the Bonds "principal, accrued interest, from date of the Bonds to dilivery, and a pre- "mium of $425.00, and the furnishing "and printing of the Bonds ready for "signatures; being the highest bidders "for the said Bond issue, it was moved "by Tweddale and seconded by Coen, "that the offer of Bolger Mosser and "William of Chicago, Illinois, be ac- cepted, and the said Bond issue sold "to them." and on August 27, 1915 they placed to the credit of the said District, the net sum of $35,828.47. June 19, 1915, the full Board issued to contractors, request for bids on July 6, 1915, on Architects plans and spec- ifications furnished, for a Building, located on grounds now practicularly described as Blocks, one and two, .in Peacheys second addition to the Vil- lage of Washburn, County of Wood- ford, State of Illinois. July 6, 1915 at one o'clock, at a special meeting, all members of the Board present bids were opened, and contract awarded to Henry Lesch & Co. the lowest bidder, at the sum of $32,700. July 29, 1915, a full board less the president being present. Hytex brick were chosen, to be used as face brick on the building. August 5, 1915, the Board of Edu- cation in session, ordered a Tax Levy of $11,000 for all school purposes August 23, 1915 Henry Hinck Jr. was allowed for a well completed $58. 50 at the School house. August 25, 1915, a unanimous vote of the Board of Education in session, ordered payment $4500 purchase price of school site, also an order to Henry Lesch & Co. for $280 for tiling ground. Also entered into contract with Henry Lesch & Co. for building, complete, except heating, plumbing, and electri- cal work at their bid of $27,500. September 1 1915 Board in session Faw absent, ordered bid of J. E. Wightman & Son be accepted and contract entered into with them, for Heating Plumbing and Wiring for the sum of $5,300; and Architect to draw contract and Bond for $5,000 to be ap proved by Pres. and Clerk of Board. Sept. 11, 1915 was held, a joint ses- sion of Boards of Education District 120 and 125, who hired a music teach- er at $25.00 per month $16.00 for the former and $9.00 for the latter dis- trict. Oct. 6, 1915 Board of Education in regular session ordered L. Ada Kried- er, paid $100 extra, over her contract and this is where "they spilled the beans. v Dec. 1, 1915, regular meetinjg of Board, Tuituion was fixed at $4.00 per month. Dec. 30, 1915, ordered by Board, that the buildings of District No. 125 be insured in each of 4 companies for $7,500 each against fire, lighning and tornado. Feby. 2, 1916, Board instructed their Supt. of School to notify the parents of some certain pupils who were habit- ually tardy. March 10, 1916 Board entered into a contract, with Le Sure and Hill, Landscape gardner of Peoria, to make plans and drawings and set the nec- essary shrubery, for $350.00 March 10, 1916 Board voted to con- tract with J. E. Wightman and Son, for the following items, water supply as per architects plans, electric Fix- tures and certain miscellaneous items "St. Louis, and presentation of Diplo- such as double covering for return "mas by Dr. B. N. Watt, Pres. of pipes, and other things on file by Er- "Board of Education. The' following canbracht, agent. "named students were granted Diplo- March 24, 1916, Board adopted the "mas, Leon Frederick Beecher, Harry cap and gown feature for graduation, "Blackmon, Gail Carithers, Roy M. and authorized Miss Krieder to pro- "Day, Beulah Ehringer, Erma E'.iriu cure them and placed the manage- "er Ralph J. Guftafson, Lee M. Held, ment in her care, and that of the Clara E. Iliff, Hazel I. Jury, Ruth M.' graduating class; and instructed clerk, Kiatt, Evelyn McKee, Frank W. Ram- to order from "High School Education- sey, Ozell Frank Stateler, Eileen al Co. 200 Diplomas. White. April 1, 1916 finances show receipts June 17, 1916, contract was let to from Aug. 27, 1915 to April 1, 1916 th e lowest bidder, Clifford Heighway, $45,135.68. to het in place on the walls of the Amount paM out to date, $32,176.31 [ Building, the Premium National State Balance on hand April 1, $12,959.37. Black Board, all complete for 32cents April 8, Dr. B. N. Watt elected P er square foot. President of District 125, and Russell July 5, 1916 contract to Clifford Tweddals Clerk, tuition received from Heighway, the lowest bidder, to tint Treasurer of Richland Township $336. the school house walls and ceilings April 10, 1916 a full Board present, and Paint the toilet rooms with three Pres. absent, the following Resolution coats of paint, all complete by Aug. was passed, "Be it resolved by this 20 > 1916 for $295. "Board of Education of District No. Jul Y 17, 1916, the Board contrasted "125 that 1st School be closed for this witn Theodore Kundtz Co. for 108 "week, 2nd. School be opened on Mon- eclipse Sanitary Adjustible Steel "day the 24th day of April unless desks size no I at $4.68 each, "otherwise ordered by this Board. 3rd. And m the- maze of contracting for "on Monday the 24th day of April, all chairs furniture and other prepara- "High School pupils must show vac- tions, fitting up the building for oc- "cination marks, or give good evidence cupation, the Board of Education "of having had small-pox, or remain stopped July 31, 1916, long enough to "at home. 4th above section "3" also ley y a tax, for next yearsfinancial "applies to teachers in High school, needs, $10,750 for educational pur- "5th that Superintendent shall im- Poses, and $1750 to pay interest on "mediately send home any pupils, that Bonds. "show signs of any sickness, and re- Au S- 12, 1916 ordered teachers "port at once to Board, any pupils so chairs, $125. and two white sewing "sent home, shall not return to school machines, $52. " uutil Supt. is satisfied that said pupil Aug. 17, 1916, chair appointed "has no small-pox. 6th. clerk be order- Heighway West and Woltzen com- "ed to deliver copy of this resolution mittee on arrangements for Dedica- " at once^ to L. Ada Krieder, Supt. of tion. May, 2, 1917 moved seconded "schools/' and carried that on request of parents, "The first commencement of Dist. and boy above the age of 14, who may "No. 125 was held in The Washburn work on a farm for three successive "Opera House, on Friday evening the months, shall receive full credit in '.'2nd. of June 1916. Class wore caps classes for month of May. "and gowns. Program consisted of May 2, 1917 by full vote of the <|music by "High School orchestra". Board J W. Carrington was elected "Address by Marshall C. Crouch of Principal for ensuing year, at a salary of $150 per month. About the first of May he was drafted and obeyed the call of his country. The second commencement exercises of Dist. No. 125, was held in Washburn Opera House on Friday evening the 1st day of June 1917. The girls Wore simple inexpensive gowns they had made themselves, under the direction of their teacher of Domestic Art. Ann E. Stowell. Program consisted of music, by "Temple Saxaphone Quar- tet" Address by Dr. F. A. Newland, and presentation of Dipluomas by A. Woltzen President of Board of Edu- cation. The class motto was "Let us make us a name" The following named students were granted diplom- as, Elsie Hawk, Hallie Madeline Ire- land, Freida Mae Cordes, M. Lorene Schleigh, Audra Adelina Newell, Hel- en Jeanette Burnham, Rhena Lucille McCully, Ardis Marie Ghattan, Har- old F. Buckingham, James Bradburn. The following preamble and Resolu- tion also apear upon the records of the Board of Education. "Whereas — The commencement ex- ercises met the hearty approval of "the Board of Education and Whereas 'Thanks to the instructions of our "teacher of Domestic Art, Miss Sto- "well, our girls made a most lasty ap- pearance, in a simple home made, "five dollar goyn, and whereas — The "general management of commence- "ment and the splendid singing of the " "Star Spangled Banner" is a credit "due Miss Hudson, who at our re- quest, has faithfully taught the "school patriotic songs of America, "for the past two months — Be it Re- solved that Miss Hudson receive the "thanks of this Board, for her stead- fast loyallty to our school, and to "our country, and that Miss Stowell, "is heartly commended for a ractical "demonstration, of Household Econ- omy." The total Tax Levy of 1917 is $15, 000, Educational $11,250, Building $3750. Nov. 6, 1917, State University ex- amination, with the following certifi- cate, after detailed statement of Stud- ies. "The school was last inspected "Oct. 16, 1917, the above credit are to "expire June 30, 1920, approved by the "council Nov. 6, 1917. Thomas Corkle Clark, Secretary." May 1, 1918 the highly prized Prin- cipal J. W. Carrington was called to follow the flag of his country and Miss Georgie Blackmon was called to the English classes, by the School Board and Miss Alice duMoulin, was made Superintendent of the Wash- burn Township High School to finish out the year. On June 3, 1918 came the graduation exercises which was held in the Gymnasium room, which was decorated for the occasion the program was entirely home grown, except the address by DeWitt Lowther of Loagansport Indiana whose sub- ject was "The Art of Seeing Things" and was fine — The Ladies costumes were "home made" and admired, the "girls High school Glee Club" furnish- ed the music and did splendid. Adolph Woltzen delivered the diplomas in a few fitting words of encouragement to push on and keep bright the motto they had chosen. Rev. Howard pro- nounced the invocation and Rev. Steinmetz the closing prayer with due solemnity. Class Motto, "Impossible is Unamer- ican, class roll, Lloyd Beecher, Roscoe Bratt, Phillip A. Coen, Lyle Foster, Florence M. Hood, Coral M. Jury, Har- old B. Jury, Revella Kamp, Lester C. Kief, MayBelle V. Klatt, William M. Koch, Harry Robbins, Helen C. Strahl Heike M. Tjaden, Ella Uebler, Orie A. Wagner, W. Thomas Wallace. The Board of Education of the Wash burn High School are composed of business men, professionalmen, and farmers none of them with any ex- pense as designers or builders but they ,had the happy disposition of always staying together, they always agreed, not on an average was their vote divid- ed once a year, there wasn't a "watch substantial than beautiful, with its day of the treasurey" on the board, selected Hytex dark colored brick, They chose George H. Miller of Bloom- with white stone trimmings, and stone ing'ton their Architect, and h eshowed ,trimmed front, entrance it appears .them a school house he had built in worthy of a dedication service and Lexington, they agreel on a duplicate such arrangements were in the mak- of that house for Washburn High ing, when adverse Supreme Court de- School. Lexington is a much larger cisions and other discouragements sus- town, and the Washburn High School pended the matter, and it never come building is spacious, for a city school, to pass. Going into use, before being The site for teh building is an entire really complete, and the trying and addition to the village, designed spec- exciting a time, of our country's enter- ially for their use, Block one is ample ing into the great European war, neg- ground for the building and block two lected so formal a matter as a dedica- for the play ground, comprising about tion. ten acres to the south, with a street The list of Teachers who have in front and ample space between; the taught in this school follow, L. Ada building is 108 feet 8 inches on the Krieder, Eulalia Robinson, Mary Pel- front and 81 feet deep; the entrance ter, Ferol Essenhardt, Guida Marie is 16x20 feet providing a stairway to Hudson, E. W. Zeppenfeld, Lena Cor- the first story and second stories also zine, Marian Daughterty, Nellie W. the basement in which is the boiler Reitz, Anna Stowell, Harold F. Meyer, room 17x22 feet, whic furnishes all Alice duMoulm, Helen Barnes, J. W. (the heat and power for the whole Carington, and Georgie Blackmon. building. The fuel room 17x25, ajoins The Janitors who have served this it; the Domestic Science room, 17x34 ^District No. 125 are Frank W. Combes The auditorium and gymnasium 45x and Albert Kuhlman. 60 each, stage 20x7 shower room, llx The Presidents of the Board of Edu- 13, manual training room, 17x34, store cation who have served this District room 23x17 and the laundry 10x12 High School No. 125 are Dr. F. M. The first floor has a corridor 76x11-4 Garrett, Dr. B. N. Watt and Adolph 2 corridors 9 6x10 3 corridors 9-6x10, ,Woltzen and the members of the agricultural room, 34x17, principals Board of Education, who have served room, 15x17, Office 12x20, store room with these Presidents in directing and 6x16 girls cloak room, 17x22, and manageing this District, No. 125, are toilet 11x14, Boys cloak room 17x22, as follows, E. B. Coen, Bloom Faw, B. and a gallery 6x60 and on the second F. Heighway, R. Tweddale, W. G. West floor, there is a central room for Adolph Woltzen and F. C. Barnes, assembly, 45x50, a corridor 11x72, The District having now, suffered stairway and landing 9-6x34 2 recita- all the pangs of building and organi- tion rooms, 16x21, Library 16x18, 3 zation, the Board of Education having store rooms 5x16, chemistry room, 17x ( gained experience, and teachers settl- 23, physics room, 17x29, art room, 16x ed in their places, except having lost 18. a Principal by the casualties of war, The building makes a very nice ap- but gained a new one, in whom there pearance, in a town of a thousand is high hopes, and expectations, their people, and is certainly very spacious, appears the rainbow of promise for a for a country District and looks more brilliant future. — F. N. Ireland.