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London City School Expands FacilitiesOf Earlier Educational InstitutionsThe London City School, as an independent district, had its origin in a special election held in June'i1005, when the proposition received a favorable vote of 1*10 to 27. The original In is Lees were McCalla FitzGerald president, John Pearl secretary, D. F. Brown treasurer, J. B. Mason, S. A. Lovelace and W. A. Purs ley. On the county record it was called the ''London Free White Graded Common School.On Aug. I I, 19D5, the Trustees of Ihe Laurel Seminary filed a settlement with County Judge B. G. Reams and at the same time proposed to deed their lot and building\ in London and other valuable prop-; crty, for certain considerations, to the newly organized Graded School; and Lihe proposal was approved by the Court. The legality of Ihe transfer was tested through the courts ond was upheld by Uie Laurel Circuit Court Oct. 21, and by the Court of Appeals Feb. 14,1906. The. deed, signed by J. T. Williams, A.| R. Dye he and Henry Whitaker as trustees of the Laurel Seminary, wus dated March 30. 1906, and the consideration was that the London Graded Common School would admit Laurel county children outside the district nt fifty cents a month for the first term and thereafter for a fee, equal to the actual cost, per pupil, for the previous year; and the erection of a school building worth not less than $8,000.00 within. a reasonable time.The settlement that had beentiled Leiuic Judge Kcams and laidover for exceptions, was, on March 21, 1906, approved by County JudgeP. R. Pennington, and recorded. In this settlement, Chairman J. T. Williams reported over and above the real estate transferred, personal property to the value of 5x3,369.22, consisting of twelve shares of First National Bank of London $1,800,00,two shares of First National Bankof Stanford $260.00, cash in First National Bank of London 5862.00, cash in Stanford bank $51.60, in hands of J. T. Williams §245.01, in hands of S. A. Lovelace S80.OO, due from London Common School District, for rents $100.00. The total indicates u slight error in copying the settlement into the record.New Building In 1908Great jay marked the opening of school Sept. 7, 1908. It was the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the Laurel Seminary, and the new building attached to the old Seminary building was dedicated. A-mong ihe speakers were C. K. Paris, an original trustee of the Seminary, and A. R. Dyche and S. A.SlcbProf. Walker First PrincipalThe first school under the new administration was taught m the o 1 tl Laurel Seminary building in 1906 and si Professor Walker, slightly crippled, and whose first name is not remembered, was principal. His assistants were Mrs. Nannie Baker and Misses Myrtle Parsley and Nolin Scoville.The second session got under way July 15, J907, with Nat Sewell principal, and Misses Myrtle Parsley, Nolia Scovillc a n cl Mary E. Movintz his assistants. Blit doubtless Mr* Sewell scon resigned, since on Dec. 12, Principal B. C. Smith, who had attended the National Normal University in Lebanon, Ohio, with Mr, Sewell, was urging the completion of the new buildingLovelace, present trustees, Rev, J.D. Redd, Miss Sarah Randall, Prof.J. C. Lewis of the S. B. M. S., Prof. W. H. Sasser, D. R. Brock, antic Prof. Ij. S, Stinson, the new prin-je eipal. Assisting Mr. Stinson \vcre:L Misses Mary E. Mount?-, Xolia Sco-!g vllle, and Marie Brock. Enrollment*s the first day was 263. Returning 5n’flt; 1909 were Prof, Stinson and Misses y. Brock and Scoville, and new teach-jj;ersI.1-were Misses — Colycr, Luc He Lovely, and Mary Bradley. Added'c were I wo new departments. Miss'j, Jennctle Peterson taught music and!^ Miss Bertha Jackson elocution. WeL read that C. T. Canon was principal ;cn 1910 and that 333 pupils enrolled-first day, hut no oilier teacher was t named. Misses Marie Brock a n ^Mary Bradley were two, Lliey beingthe only teachers ’Teemployed for 19.11.London High School Starts In 1912 ij On Nov. 30, 1805, London Com-jP nion School Dist. Nr/. 1 had voted‘against the establishment of ajgraded high school, and in JunCjC 1905, just ten years later, Uie voters sdecided 140 to 70 to have a London Free White Graded Common
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London Sentinel Echo
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Thu, Feb 06, 1919
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