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Hazleton High School Bui hi inf.**.Historical Sketch of Hazleton’sfinest school structures in Gibson county. It stands as a monument to the cause of education for Hazleton and White River township. Six teachers are nowpublic Sonooio with List of the emp{OY(c{ lUK] over m225 pupiis areTrusteesand Teachers.enrolled.i According: to the accounts of% *! the oldest citizens. Hazleton's! first schoolhouse was an old flaxLIST OF TRUSTEES.01 L. S French: *04 lt;s:Keen W.FieldsdnoThomas Robb: ’6745* Oh Keen W. Fields: *70 7P1 build ini-, located on the bunk of James Alvis: VO *1 \V. F. Hub-i t *!Kobb creek, south of town. The dls,,n: lr. A. B. DePriest:I. | first term was taught oy Mr. ; Robert Henderson in 1S40. dur-’S(i-s7 Dr. P. H. Curtner: ’xs-p-lMarsliall Harrison; ‘Pa-PP C. Ling the Mexican war. He had Howard: 1P00-04 L. F. Riley: lPUa about sixty pupils ranging from H. P. Phillips.i 4 to oO years of age. j In Ih.ol tliis siie was abandon-! ed Uv ift bu i I d ing kn-vn aal theI eu ,nr Oulumo En*wn asf t He.‘“Harnett School.” * which ^ wasLIST OP PRINCIPALS WITH PRESENT ADDRESSES.;JJ Dr. K. Howard, died1| used till I‘Sil. whenVbe town on! account of its increasing popula-’7-jf- L. Hfiov^r, Ankip/wn; 7h hfcuaWilsoiV. u11kni/:n; ‘74 lt;hiiC. Mason,Oaklond City. Ind.: '7aItion. voted to erect, a building W. S. Sisson. Hazleton. Ind.: '71')! within its limi:s that could ac- W. S. Burton, Kansas: 77.1. M.I commodate all the children of Lowe. Washington, D. C.: *7s .J. tlt;{school ago. This building was T. Erwin, Evansvibo. Ind.: ‘sO | lt;i known as the “Octagon School.’* d. M. Lowe:'si .J. T. Erwin: 's*j \ \t Iand was located on Second street S. M. Hutzel. unknown: S; Hen \]in the ihid block east of Main St. ry C. Cockrun, Greoncastle. Ind. j1 This building was deserted in !84 J. W. Myriek. Patolca, Ind..IMth fora t.wostorv structure on 'Ha J. M. D. Huddleson, Indiana:! lot Xu. IP. Three teachers were Ss.L M Baldridge, Chicago, 111.ij then employed. The term was 'M) C. L. Howard, Hazleton. Ind.:1I ha days, which seemed to have Tin Harvey Miihurn, Princeton, been the nvrraHp Fngthpf school Ind.: ’PS Sanford T r i p \: e t.term at that time. Mr. E. J. Princeton, Ind.: IP01 W. F. Fish-•» ■ Howard was the principal and er, Patoka, Ind , IPOa R. X. Chap-: ihis salary was £4.op per day.4 pell, Patolca. Ind.: IMF S. E. c In lhph our present building’ Steobin; 1P07 W. F. Reavis, Haz ] was erected which is one of the leton. Ind.
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Hazleton White River News
Hazleton, Indiana, US
Fri, Dec 20, 1907
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