Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-11

Iot December, 1880, with the followinc c
officers: President, Samuel claveng
er; secretary, Waldo Van Verc; treas
urer. George Hassmann.
| Nineteen persons of school age re
sided In the proposed district. Sam.
uel Clavenger, Henry Nelson, C. l.,
Montgomery. c. Hepsley. George Hass,
mann and waldo Van We're voting at
the election.
School District No. 9.
| A petition was presented to w. ~
Roher, county superintendent OF
schools, by the following named resi-.
| dents of Durango on February ., 1881 F..
Sir: We, the undersigned, heads
of families and residents of Durango
do hereby petition that you authorize
meeting for the purpose of organic.
ing school district to be known us
school district No. ., the northern
boundary of which sholl be tine south.
| ern boundary of Robert Dwyers farm.
The southern boundary to be the
northern line of tho Ute reservation.
The eastern line to be the western
boundary Of Florida school district.
known as district No. 6 and the west
en boundary to be the eastern boun-
dairy of Parrot City school district
known as district No 4. Signed: VIM.
Bayly, +. G. Hagan, j. w. Kendall, S.
g. Quinn, Mrs. NJ. II. Ballard, Mrs.
NJ. p, Cotton. Alexander Waldie. C. r.
Prettyman, r. V. Goegline. Kilien Wei.
mig. j Il. Grout. j. G. Voorhees,. j. p.
Finch w. b. Carter. Mary Penrod.
George Benner, Newman, Chestnut
and Stephens.
Petition filed for record February
rs. 1881, w. N. Bohrer, county super
intendent of schools. by ]. f. Hecht-
man. deputy Recorded April 20, 1889.
by c, NJ Hoge, county superintendent
OF schools
In accordance with the above petit
ton an election was called and held
at the store of w. B. Carter In Du
range on February 10, and the district
organized with the following officers:
President, D. NJ. McFadden; secretary,
A. ID. Hart; treasurer, George w. Nor
gan. Eightyeight votes were cast.
George W. Morgan, falling to quail
fy, w B. Carter was on March 30th
appointed to All the vacancy. The
census of the district records the fol
lowing persons of school age: Emily
Carter, Bessie Carter, Wallace Ste
phens, Edna Newman, Nelson Ballou,
Christina Penrod, James Penrod FL
mer Randall, Clarence Quinn. Frank
Quinn, Ellen Ryan, Josephine Pretty
man, Willie Geogline. Lantine Valen-
tine, Elmer Nelson. Maggie Geogine,
Alfred Nelson. Arthur Fassbinder.
Charles Fassbinder, George Endrich
Frank Endrich. Lille Endrich, James
Fegs. Anna NJ. Finch. p Hagan. Jane
Hagan Total twenty-six.
The first school was opened In the
Episcopal church building located on
the west side of Second avenue be.
tween Tenth and Eleventh streets, 1t
being the first church building erected
In Durango. Mrs. Martha Ballard was
the first teacher employed The school
was opened during the summer Of
1881, as the school increased In num-
bers. Miss Pearl Gaines was employed
to assist in the work. She conducted
her work in the east end of floorless
room in the church building, and Mrs.
Ballard taught the larger pupils In the
west end of the same room. During
the latter part of 1881 the Longfellow
school building, a two story brick,
containing four rooms, was built on
the west half Of block 65, and occupied
in the spring of 1882. Prof. Fox. Mrs.
Ballard and Miss Gaines constituted
the first corps of teachers. Mrs. Trew
was added to the list OF teachers in
the fall OF 1882. Mrs. Mckenzie was
next employed at what date Is not
known. At the opening of the school
In September, 1884, Miss Gaines sue
ceeded Mrs Mckenzie, and Mrs. Solon
w. Pingrey was employed to take the
place made vacant by the promotion
of Miss Gaines from the primary de-
partment. The following April, the
spring OF 1885, occurred the death OF
Prof Fox Mrs. Sara M. Trew was
promoted to the principalship for the
remainder of the year and a Miss
King, now Mrs. Lvermore, was en-
ployed as assistant At the close OF
the school year Miss Gaines resigned.
In the fall of 1885, Prof. De Burns was
engaged as principal and Mrs. Trew
was retained as his assistant. An east
wing containing two rooms was added
to the building during the year 1885.
Mrs De Burns was employed as one
of the teachers and Mrs. Mckenzie
was employed to take the place made
vacant by the resignation OF Miss
Gaines. Mrs. Pingrey and Mrs. Bal
lard being retained in their respective
grades. After the opening OF the
school the building was found too
small to accommodate the pupils,
hence the Baptist church was rented
for school purposes and Miss King
employed to teach the pupils sent TO
that building. Prof. De Burn remain
ed but one year leaving for California
at the close OF school In 1886. In the
fall OF 1886 Prof Glass was elected
as principal remaining two years.
Mrs. Pingrey was employed as a
teacher at the Longfellow school four
years and four years at the Whittier
school, The latter a two story two
room brick building, was erected dur
ing the year 1886 on the southeast
quarter OF block A, North Durango.
During the year 1892, two story
and basement brick building was
erected ON the southeast quarter OF
block 93 for high school purposes;
subsequently the other three-fours OF
the block was purchased. The Park
school building. an eight room, two
story brick, was built on the south
half OF block 26 In 1900. In 1901 a
two story two room brick addition was
added TO the Whittier school. In 1907
| the Longfellow school building having
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