The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1916-01-07
New High School
Opened Monday

every modern convenience wn1cn as
sists In making of the school home
for the students and assists in their
upbuilding and development, 1t is
building worthy the admiration of the
citizens who gave 1t substance.
What a change has taken place
since the opening of the first high
school in the Valley. The history of
the high school-its early day history
may best be told by the following
from the pen of Frank c. Jones, who
wrote in 1904 as follows:
Agitation for a county high school
was begun in the summer of 1906 by
Prof p. c. Cullen, of the Gardnerville
schools. and the proposal carried at
the fall election Owing to differen-
ces growing out of its location, the
school was delayed two years. until
the election of 1908, when its location
was definite fixed at Gardnerville.
Gardnerville had maintained a dis
trict high school for a number of
years.
In January, 1909. the. high school
opened under the principalship of
Louis Goldstein, a graduate of the
schools of this county and of the
State University. MissBeulah Hears
heiser was the assistant teacher
These teachers we're reelected for the
year 1909-f0
"In 1910 o. E. Vaughn became
principal. with Miss Hersheiser again
as assistant. In May, 1911. the first
class was graduated, a class of four.
During the years athletics had become
a pronounced feature of school life.
and several spirited basketball con-
tests were played with other schools.
THE attendance of the school had
grown and the board felt justified in
adding another teacher to the fauclty,
accordingly when school opened In
September. 1911. Miss Florence Bray
had been elected third teacher, Miss
Mary l.. Jamison was vice-principal.
ship. This year the graduating class
numbered eight students.
'The year 1928 opened with the
following faculty: o. f. VAUGHN,
Mary l.. Jamison and Miss Mathilda
Oh
of fifteen pupils. Six students were
graduated, and the year closed with
impressive baccalaureate and COM
mencement exercises. At this time
Mr.. Vaughn resigned from the prin-
cipalship to continue advanced work
at the University of California.
For the first two years or more
the county commissioners constituted
the high school board of trustees
This was owing to defective clause in
the State laws. The legislature of
1911 so amended the statutes as to
empower the commissioners to ap-
point the county board of edl.ication
The board so chosen was composed
of II. W. Settelmeyer, Leo Spring
meyer and F. c. Jones. At the gener-
al election of 1912 the following men
were placed upon the board: VIM.
Lampe, Jas. Kane and f. c. Jones.
"For the year 1914 J. NJ Alcorn
was chosen principal. with Miss Cora
4. Kruger as vice-principal. Miss Jep-
sen remaining on the faculty. This
year opened auspiciously The at
tendance totalled nearly forty
students II has been Il year OF ad-
vancement along all lines of high
school activity. At the beginning of
the second semester a class was
started in scientific agriculture, MAX
ing the school more responsive to the
real needs of the people. The school
work has been characterized by high
scholarship and teaching efficiency.
The graduating class numbers six.