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&ummt I% 19S0 ~ MOON'r VERNON, IOWA, ltAWKEYE-P.EC0nD AND ~ LI~BON HERAI~ P~ Pivo
FROM
OFTHE
SINCE 1892
Have Been
Intact Since
Time
~i~lUtes of- the Lisbon
are intact from the
and make very interes'.-
for interested parties.
items were picked
typical :~nd interesting to
of Lisbon teachers has
from the school
Can you find your favor-
REAR VIEW OF NEW AND OLD BUILDINGS
Anyone knowing I
of the older teachers
Lur ,~ate same infor- I
Mrs. Essie Mac Hill, ] This rein*
the Alumni Associa- [.. - ~. . view of both tile new and ohl .school buildings ~,as taken from what ~tli soon be file
i aJlsnon ~(moot Athletic Field, at the rear of the s(.hool buildil~s. The new addition is on the left with
OF THE
AND GROUN1)S
7, 1882, the furniture and
I in the school 'building were
for $800 in the Farmer's
Co. of Cedar Rapids.
1886, a four foot walk
along the north side of
lot, to connect with the
Which was opened the
while on June 9, 1886,
of the school ,board,
was instructed to
deed, "deeding to the
a part of the school
to make a street fifty
May 10, 1889, that
was sold, the west
Davis for $100 and
Dart to John Turner for
Oct. 18, 1889, the new
built at a cost of $10,-
),really accepted ~by the
the president reported
had twelve copies of
of the Iowa Code re-
the defacing of .public
Printed, and he ordered
to be put up in the
I hOUse. Drinking facil-
le school grounds were
the purchase of "new
tin clips."
of the physlcal
of the school to its
can also be apprec-
notation in the records
Board of December
35 cords of green wood
at $2.90 a cord, and
(salary $10 a month)
to fill the wood-
morning after the fires
5, improvements were
Ld g a new 'boiler room,
lighting, etc., which
to about $6,000.
Old THE
STUDY
24, 1882, Prof. Taylor
use of the school
a.a a Place for a writing
The faculty itself then
W. L. 'Miller, Princi-
N. Weber, Primary,
Intermediate, and
Alexander, Grammar. !
January of 1884, theI
ae so crowded that I
Fisher was "em,ploy- I
~tn assistant teacher in
the remodeled buildh~g on the right.
The lower windows of the new addition are in the Ix~y's shower and dl~ssing R~)ont at the west end
above are the windows at the rear of the sta~e while the windows at the left hmid side of the top row
are in the AgTiculture class roont and the four on the ri,ght hand side are in the English class ~uJont.
the Grammar and High Schoor'
for $35 a month.
The first instruction in music
in the public school was intro-
duced in December of 1888, when
a petition of E. ,S. Handley asking
permission to "teach vocal musi(
in the upper rooms" of the school
was granted. One hour a week
was then set aside for this purpose,
and Mr. Handley was paid a dol-
lar for each period. On June 9,
1886, a ,motion was passed 'by the
board requiring the teachers "to
emphasize that part of the course
of study relating to the declaim-
ing, writing and reading of essays."
In order to 'be thoroughly "up to
date". Spencerian copy books were
adopted in 1890.
The first record of grades and
credits for work done at Cornell
'being authorized as accepts.hie for
finishing the requirements for
graduation from ]As'bon High
School were those earned by W. F.
Stahl, and W. H. Kurtz in 1890.
Lisbon became a fully accredit-
ed school in Se.ptember of 1905,
when a fourth year was added tc
the high school course. On Jan-
uary 13, 1909, permission was
granted ,by the board for the pro-
duction of a class play, "of a suit-
able classical nature," subject to
the approval of the board, provid-
ed that no time was taken from
the regular school hours for re-
hearsal.
Athletics became a recognized
part of the school program wher
a football team was organized in
1909, all expenses of which "were
to be 'borne by the local Athletic
Association. Declamatory work
was formally introduced in De-
cember of 1916, the expense ol
hiring a coach to be met by a fee
of $2 paid by each student enter.
ing the contest."
An interesting innovation in th~
school program was made in 1921
when Miss ,Merle Owens was hired
to conduct a two months summer
school for the children who were
to start to school in the fall of that
year, and the same year, the board
voted to help defray the expenses
of the record breaking girl's bas-
ketball team to the state tourna-
ment at Des Molnes.
PUPIL HEAIIrH
AND ~VELI~ BEING
On April 17, ]895, "the secre-
tary of the school board was in-
structed to notify the teachers to
have the scholars to leave the room
at recess for outdoor exercise
which is conducive to good health,
also that teachers :be required to
inaugurate a system of fire drill
to facilitate a speedy exit of all
pupils in case of a fire and thus
maybe save the lives of many of
the pupils".
The control of contagious dis-
eases has always been a problem,
and in March of 1899 it was de-
cided to have a two weeks vaca-
tion, when an epidemic of measles
was the cause of 54 pupils being
absent from school. There was a
short vacation in 1917 because of
small pox, and all the pupils were
required to be vaccinated. The
longest vacation ever granted be-
cause of an epidemic was, of
course, in the fall of 1918 when
the flu was devastating the whole
country. At that time a special
school nurse was also hired.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND
SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS
Public meetings at the school
house were not wholly without
grief because in February of 1882
there was a resolution passed by
the school board which said
"Whereas it has come to the know-
ledge of the school .board that at
.the meeting of the lAterary So-
~ciety which was held in the school-
room the order is not such as
should be maintained in such a so-
ciety, and whereas at these meet-
ings the ink is daubed over the
desks, 'books are injured, pencils
and pens are carried off, there-
fore, resolved that unless said So-
ciety exlude all visitors in their
ordinary meetings and maintain
good order and properly ,protect
all property belonging to the
pupils and school room they will
be restrained from holding t'heir
,meetings in the school buildings."
Another warning note w a s
sounded in the minutes of Dec. 14.
1885, when it was resolved that
the teachers be instructed not to
allow permission of any showman
to advertise or distribute tickets
in the school during school hours.
There were many times however
when permission was granted to
various groups, such as the Linn
County Veterans Association, to
hoid their exercises on the school
grounds, the only stipulation that
was made that "no teams were al-
lowed on the grounds." Columbian
Day in 1892 was celebrated there,
but Arbor Day which had been
nlanned for had to 'be given up
because of an I. O. O. F. annivers-
ary meeting, but "there was no
room to set trees on the school
grounds" anyway.
During war times the school
sewing machines were loaned for.
the use of the Red Cross during
the summer, and special permission
was granted to High School boys
to assist in the work on farms, ex-
cusing them from classes.
School was dismissed on Sept.
28, 1909, "on account of a Pu'blic
celebration in town caller Sauer-
kraut Day."
EQU IPME~'~FF
: November 12, 1886--An "Ana-
tomical Study" was purchased of
Yaggy, Hest and Bucher for $35.
(Must refer to a human skeleton
yet in existence)
, Sept. 17, 1888--"a table eight
:feet long for the teac'hing of objec-
it|re Geogra.phy in the Primary de-
i partment" was acquired.
August 19, 1890--"Whereas the
High School has raised for the
; purpose of buying an organ $47.37,
Resolved that $30 be appropriated
or as much as will buy a No. 453
!organ of the Wm. Kimball make."
Antique oak was preferred. This
was supplemented by a piano
bought in 1911 for $200,
In Lisbon a new school
addition has been made
Modern plumbing safeguards health; brings new comfort and convenience into
homes and public buildings of today. And wherever modern plumbing is known,
Kohler fixtures are recognized.., for the quality materials used in their manufact-
ure.., the stringent standards of workmanship under which they are made.., the
lasting beauty of their designs.., the true economy which they offer.
The fact that we have used Kohler plumbing EXCLUSIVELY for every con-
tract we have handled in the past 25 years--including the plumbing for Lisbon's new
schoolhouse addition--speaks for itself.
The attractive modern Kohler bathroom illustrated is an example of present-
day plumbing at its best. Bath is the new Kohler corner Cosmopolitan, with lower
sides for easier access; wider, flatter bottom for improved safety; broad, level rim to
use as a seat when foot-bathing or dressing. The Cosmopolitan comes in three
sizes; in corner or recess design; white, black, and eight attractive pastels. Notice
the shallow vertical panels fading into the rim ... the smooth, flat surfaces, so easy
to clean.
recently. Experienced men handling equipment selec-
tion and construction chose Trane Heating Equipment
to keep students comfortable during winter's icy blast&
Trane makes equipment for every conceivable heating,
cooling and air conditioning application.
Lavatory is the new Kohler Jamestown of vitreous china, with metal legs and
wall-free towel bars which eliminate the need for drilling into tile or plaster. Also
available on graceful pedestal.
A K of K Placid closet--one-piece for cleanliness; free-standing for easier in-
stallation-completes this matched Kohler bathroom set. Fittings, of course, are all
Kohler--engineered for precision, made of first quality red brass with durable, easily
cleaned chromium finish.
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In Des Moines
T. R. Johnson, 818 Hubbell Bldg
Phone 4-1021
The effect of quiet beauty and refinement is achieved in this master bathroom
by a predominance of one color in varying hues, the fixtures in Tuscan. Simplicity
and repose are emphasized by the avoidance of all fussy detail, both in fixture design
and in decoration--for example, by the use of generous (6" x 12") wall tiles and
large, uninterrupted surfaces like the mirror.
LISBON, IOWA