The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-12

! vi a. III DIIeI the ScIlOOi WIS
made among the first, if not the first
In the country. With him a new era
commenced IN our school.
| In 1881 Mr.. Swallow was succeed
ed by VIM. Smith, of Cambridge City.
He was fine young man, an excellent
teacher, and his work was well liked
by both patrons and pupils. In 1882
Mr.. Swallow returned and taught one
more term.
In 1883 John Bolinger, of East
Germantown, came to us as our teach
er. He was an excellent teacher. He
was succeeded in 1884 by Morris
Moore, Of Milton. Mr.. Moore was
good instructor and well liked by his
pupils.
In 1885 Mr.. Moore was followed by
a man whose broad scholarship and
ability as teacher have left their I'M
press upon the school even until now.
This man was A. L. Baldwin. At the
end of three years when Mr.. Baldwin
resigned to 60 to Cambridge City as
teacher in the high school, we all re-
GREETED his going.
Mr.. Baldwin was followed in 1888
by W. A. Bond, now an attorney in
Richmond. During the next two
terms from 1889 to 1891 ]. w. Out
land, now superintendent Of the Mil
ton school, was the teacher. Then
followed in 1891 another one of the
schools own, w. S. Hiser, now super
visor of manual training in the Rich
mond schools. Mr.. Hiser was sue
ceeded by Ella Ross for three years
and who now lives in Kansas. 1t was
during her career as teacher that F.
c. Mosbaugh, the township trustee,
once more advanced the school by
building a new building-a more mod
ern one, and which now is standing as
one Of he best district buildings in the
country.
In 1895 Mrs Mayall, now primary
teacher in the Fountain City school,
took charge Of the school. Mrs. Mayall
was succeeded in 1896 by w. V. Gates
now of Terre Haute, and he in 1898
by another of the schools pupils, the
author of this sketch.
In 1900 the school again made an
advance by having two teachers in
stead of one. VIII O. Wissler now
teacher elect in the Richmond schools,
and Anna Miller, who has recently
changed her name and entered another
school as teacher In 1901 Miss Mil
cir succeeded Mr.. Wissler and Miss
Daisy Petty. Miss Miller, and last, but
not east, Mandus E. Mason became
teacher in 1908 and remains today
with another one of the old school s
pupils as his assistant, Oliver Neff.
During these years about which we
have been speaking not only the teach
ers and pupils were endeavoring to
make this good school, but the faith
ers and mothers, the patrons, part
of every school, were lending their
help in many ways for the welfare of
the school So many were there that
we refrain from naming any and suf-
flee it when we say that beyond doubt
the spirit Of this community in the
past as well as in the present has had
much to do in making this
school what it has been, is and will be.
But there are others who have given
their service in making or moulding
this school. They are directors, town
ship trustees and county superintend-
ents. Allen Lesson, who was one OF
the school directors when the first
building was built in 1857, lived where
Vim. Bertram now lives and moved
to Texas in years after. John A
Markley, Hiram Elliott, George
Shuts, F. C. Mosbaugh, I. N. Smith
and from first trustee to the last
Harry Penny have all given aid il
building up this school.
The county superintendent, Mr.
Smith, John Mcpherson, Benjamin
Wissler, T. A. Mott, Eli Wineburg
and the last, Charles Jordan, has each
and every one given aid by his super
vision. Not one person, but all, teach
ers, pupils, patrons and school officers
have joined hands and purpose fo1
making our school what it is, and it:
successes we today celebrate.
Judged from the basis of good citi
zenship no man or woman who ha:
gone forth from our beloved schoo
has made a failure in life You know
them all and where they are and wha
they do. Some have gone far ava,
to the farm, to the shop and to thu