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The Charles Major Grade SchoolTint-■)-t-ut-hi-ibisroinIDiyp-ofd-thQbeSI' Clb! WI:Cu1 S1 S »e.1/IIiUthlieP-VI:!eipInicr-1 cThe Charles Major school stands on ground that was occupied by a school house seventy or more years ago. Perhaps there Is only one person living who attended that school, this person being James M. Goodrich, of East Franklin street. Mrs. Parihena Jones well remembers the building. It was a one story, one room brick that stoodabout on the west lino of the Charles Major school and It faced west. In the south end of the building was agreat fire place that contained a pair of huge andiron s. Great backlogs were used in this fire place with «t fore-Btick and small bits of wood. It was the only mc;ms of heatfr.g this school room. The building was constructed of soft brick and was near falling down when it was abandoned When thiy^hool was closed thepupils went to school in the courthouse that then stood ?u the Public Square. The next move was the building of the much talked about Seminary. This building moo I in West Jackson street just east of Tompkins street. This building was destroyed by fire when a school house w.s erec ted on the ground now occupied by the Charles Major school. It served Its purpose for a number of years v. hen it was also destroyed by lire. Shelbyv 111e was incorporated as a town, by act of the legislature, on Jan;;/.;;. L'ti, 1*T0. This last mentioned school building was simply known as “the school house.’* On May 16. I860 S tu*jc-viiV was incorporated as a city. When the school building that was razed to make room for the Charles Major buthiinr was erected by the school city of Shelbyville in 1866 it waa designated as School Building No. One and never had anyother name. It was the first building erected by the city of Shelbyville and the first of the pres, nt hy^t-m of school buildings The Charles Major building removes “Old No. One but does not blot out the memories that cluster tber*1Vr1tIreJ1T€V%fI1
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Shelbyville Republican
Shelbyville, Indiana, US
Fri, Mar 23, 1923
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