Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-09-10

became part OF the building accommOda-
lions for the Public Schools of the City,
and in it (altered, as it has been for the
purpose) are now conducted two of the pri-
mary grades, the 1st, Sd and 4th grammar
grades, and the high school of the City
Public Schools.
OTHER EARLY SCHOOLS.
OF the other schools that have existed
here. in addition to those conducted in the
Academy, the first of which we have any
satisfactory knowledge was common
school taught by Mr.. James PEBBLES, in a
frame building erected for the purpose,
but now used as residence, on the corner
of Augusta and Academy streets. He was
succeeded by Mr.. Lubar. and We are able
to trace it no further.
In 1925, our distinguished townsman,
JUDGE DAVID FULTz,
coming here from DR.. Hendren's school
in Amherst county, Virginia, opened
school in log building which stood
upon a portion of the ground now
occupied by Mrs. Col. Baldwin's yard, and
conducted it for a year or two. It was
patronized by the best people and success.
fully carried on until It's proprietor closed
it for the purpose of removing to an ada
cent county.
Mr.. Yates opened a female school in
'.the Judge Thompson house, and this
same school II think) was then conducted
by Mr.. Morris who afterwards moved it
- hull cd Inv Mr. 4!
l.. Weller as a store; and, besides day
scholars, had also some boarders.
Rev. Mr.. Coles Ia Methodist preacher)
was about this time the proprietor Of a
mixed school of boys an girls.
AN AUTHOR.
From about this time up to 1886 the
schools here excepting the Ace 1emy, can
not be traced in order. Among the earli-
est of this time was one in the Episcopal
church yard, taught by Robt. st. Clair.
Another was conducted by ''Billy" Adams
| in building that seems to have been at
that day famous place for schools, called
ssThe Wash louise" or "Johnson's Wash:
! House" and situated near where the End
| Presbyterian church now stands. It was
probably the same building in which Judge
Fultz taught. Geo. Alfred also taught at
this place. He was famous ssold feld''
school teacher of those times-running all
through the first third of the present cen
| fury. In his sketch of the County schools
Superintendent Grattan mentions him az
teacher of school in 1872 near the pres
emit village of Verona; and he is well re-
membered and spoken of by the old inhab.
itants of this and adjoining counties as q
teacher. particularly of arithmetic and
book keeping. He was the author of Gal
fred's Arithmetic" which, like "Pike's'
has now very nearly gone out Of existence
A Mr.. Thompson taught a common
school here also in the northern portion Of
the town; and
DR.. Beverly G.. Warwick, who after.
wards practiced medicine in Middlebrook.
and moved thence to Ohio, taught a school
of boys on the lot now occupied by Mr.
George Flick.
George Anthony soon after this, opened
a school in "Gallows Town. near the
place occupied now by the colored Baptist
| church.
Messrs. William Bickle, Addison Greg
DRY and other citizens here near their age
were pupils Of Mr.. Anthony.
| Miss McKisling about this time carried
ON school of small boys and girls in New.
town, IN the long house on the corner Of
| Beverly and Green streets, lately occupied
by MI. Mat. Doom.
| About, and after, this time in different
portions of the town, similar schools were
taught by Miss Adeline Cooper, Mrs
Antee Brown and Miss Marg't. Bickle
and at still later date, similar one by
Mrs. Virginia Bumgardner.
A school, which seems to have been of a
little higher order, or for more advanced
scholars, was opened near the site of the
Lutheran church, by Mr.. Wilt; but it
was not very long in existence.
| In the spring of 1888, Mr.. Arch'd Trot-
ter opened a school for teaching the com
mon English branches in ''Newtown" and
after wards moved it to the sOld PEBBLE
School Building and thence to frame
house erected for the purpose, in his own
yard, and continued 1T till about 1s4S.
Mrs. DR.. Coalter, for some years cosem-
poraneously with this. taught mixed
school of boys and girls, which, with Mr..
Trotters, constituted the principal schools
of the place outside the Academy and the
celebrated s'kalorama School for Girls
which in the meantime had been inaugu-
gurated by Mrs. Daniel Shelley.
But before the suspension of Mr.. Trot-
ter's school, which be came necessary when
in the fall of 1s47 be was appointed County
Surveyor for Augusta, Mr.. Lacy opened a
school for boys in little brick house on
"Gospel Hill.''
Mr.. Lulem followed Mr.. Lacy, and
taughtfor some years in town. here, and
at other points. He was succeeded by Mr.
Mat R. Coalter lat present an efficient
school trustee of South River District
who continued the school as late as 1853
More accurately-M. r. Coalter taught
with Mr.. Lulem for a time; and then
took charge of a parochial school and con-
tinued it up to 1858. The parochial school
had been inaugurated by DR.. Ben Smith,
then pastor Of the Presbyterian church
here-and it was taught for sometime by
Mr.. Lite, a licentiate of Lexington Pres
bytery. In 1910,
PROF. PIKE POWERS
came to Staunton and opened high school
for boys, on the corner of the street in what
is now Mrs. Bolen's building. Having firm
" established himself in the cOrifidanca of
the prople, he erected school building on
his owl property in the eastern part of the
CITY. where, for many years. (up through