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Leclaire Schoo, History Dates Back to 1890Main Speaker■ - C. C. Byerly, who ■will speak at dedication ceremonies at both schools,Important jcationi cally heated panss to keep tood i warm and refrigerated pans to ! keep foqds cold. Foods are protect-t ed from exposure by glass guards,I Food is prepared with the most modern of food preparation equip-' mcnt Including mixing machines, ! vegetable peelers and meat and; i vegetable slicers, t As a meaaS of ensuring complete s sanitation, ventilators have been Installed to remove odors .and heat Form! ca-to pped dii^ng tables r lo-t cated in each.of the dining rooms,- have been sized for the group to l add to their comfort and enjoyment s while eating.- Each day at Leclalre a student from the upper grade classes acts- as hostess for each table, giving a assistance to the. smaller students- when needed. Teachers serve as- hostesses at the Glen Carbon f school.Meals are, prepared for about ! 135 students and teachers at. Le-s claire and approximately SO pupils i and instructors at:Glen Carbon by five cooks employed at the two 9 cafeterias, . ■ ■■••••/I The typical menue at the two schools, prepared by Miss Patsy 3 Carver,, cafeteria director, baked (Continued on Page 2)On the 14 th day of April, 1934, 1 the school building and recreational field of the former village of Leclaire was transferred to the Edwardsville school system ending an unique history in the field of cooperative relations,'In 1890 the manufacturlng*viUage of Leclalre was established by N. O, Nelson, financier, manufacturer, philanthropist and visionary, who came to the United States from Norway in 1844,. After serving in the Union Army, he came to St. Louis in 1872 and within a year, was partner ,in a. thriving business, In 1877 he started his own business In Edwardsville on Second street, the N, 0.' Nelson Manufacturing Co., manufacturers and jobbers of plumbingsSuppUes.Nelson was a member of the St. Louis citizens committee that helped to settle the great railroad strike in 1877. The conflict that raged between management and labor converted him to the idea of a profit-sharing plan, begun in 1885, unique in its day and age.In 1890, in order to better the living as well as the working conditions of bis employes, most of whom lived in crowded tenements, he established the village of Leclalre.' Citizens of Edwards-ville contributed $20,000. and purchased 125 acres south' of their city for plants and homes.Construction of shops was begun and 20 homes' were built for some of the early' workmen: ; In 1898 Nelson buiit a home in the settle^ ment, the home now occupied by his daughter, Mft. E.L, Burroughs;Nelson, beKeying that education :and pleasure were as important for working men and their'families as a place to sleep and a plate to work, set out to establish an education system. v ’In the late 1890’s the Leclaire kindergarten and the first several grades of school were established for children of ithe N. O.; Nelson workers. Salaries of the teachers, as well as the. entire 'expenses , of the village were paki (from company funds, light, water, gas, maU serviced sewer lifies, . streets and a library also were maintained by the firm. .Nelson was a great believer in cooperation between himself and hia employe* and selected the name‘Leclaire” for a famous Frenchman who practiced collective action with his workers in France. During the St Louis World’s Fair of 1904 •visitors came from all 'parts of the world to view the model village. The kindergarten, one of the first of the educational projects, continued from its organization in the late ’90’s until 1934 when the building was taken over by the Edwardsville school system and used for primary grades.Miss. Callie Colt ,of Collinsville was the first teacher and Miss Mildred •Shaw, now Mrs, Edwin Briggs, was in charge when it. was absorbed Into the Edwardsville district.Program in BriefFollowing is the dedicatory program Sunday for both the Lecaire and Glen Carbon schools. The ceremonies at Leclaire are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and at Glen Carbon for 4:30 p.m.Board PresidentAlbert Cassens PresidingAmerica (first stanza) AudienceInvocation Charles TurnerIntroduction of guests .. Clyde Fruit Presentation , of keys to Board of Education 1......™—Edward A. KaneIntroduction ; * -of speaker —.—E. L. Alexander Dedicatory address .,... C. C. Byerly Recognition .'of organizations and individuals leakinggifts Lamont HeidingerOpen house ;,u Directed ,by teaching staff, othe employesprovide space for meetings of various organizations and as a snack-, bar during basketball games.There are. seven regular classrooms, one for each grade and kind-garten, and one multi-purpose room which may be used for class purposes and other activities. A playroom similar to the one at Leclaire also has been built Into the school.Each of the classrooms is 34 feet in length by 23 feet in width, comparable to Leclaire’s school rooms, and can comfortably seat 30 students.Glen Carbon has a slightly smaller cafeteria than its sister school. It has a seating.capacity for about 225 persons and is 56 feet by 38 feet. • yThe kitchen for the cafeteria, which contains room for iood preparation and storage facilities, is about 38 feet long and 19 feet wide.The school at Glen Carbon is smaller than the.one at.Leclaire, (Continued on Page 2)lor me i^eciaire scnooi, at wmcn Albert Cassens, president of the board of education will preside, will be audience participation in singing of “America,” with Mrs. Elaine Runyon, music supervisor at the school directing.An invocation by Charles Turner, director of- audio-visual education in the Edwardsville unit, will follow.Introduction of guests at the dedication will be made by Clyde Fruit, secretary of the board of education.Edward A. Kane, architect who drew plans for both schools, will make the presentation of keys to the board of education.Superintendent of Schools E. L. Alexander will introduce speaker Byerly, who will give his dedicatory address following.■ A recognition of organizations .making gifts for the building will he made by L amount Heidinger, a (Continued on Page 2)(Continued on Page 2)with patrons assisting-Class in Session in Room at New Leclaire SchoolFirst grade pupils at the Leclaire elementary schooLgo through ex- color combinations in each classroom were stressed along w.th 'erdses during * recent da ss session. Classrooms at both Leclalre completely different floor patterns in each room.and Glen Carbon schools are of the most modem design. Different (Intelligencer photo)
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Edwardsville Intelligencer
Edwardsville, Illinois, US
Fri, Sep 24, 1954
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