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To give an idea of Blendville importance we call attention to the fol- lowing happenings of the nineties :
A beautiful six-room sehool was built. Three churches were organ- ized and edifices for them built-the Baptists, South Methodists and the Latter Day Saints.
There were organized seven lodges-the Independent Order of Good
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Templars, Ancient Order of United Workmen, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Woodmen, Red Men and Ladies auxilliaries to the Ancient Order of United Workmen and Woodmen.
During its early day there were numerous business houses. Every- thing was on the wide-awake order.
In 1890 the Rex Mining Company, composed of E. D. Porter, A. E. Stillwell, Galen Spencer, Henry Newman and others, purchased a tract of one thousand acres of land southeast of the city and began mining operations. The price paid for this land was $110,000. A thriving camp sprang up which was called Rex City, and was a live suburb of Joplin all during the decade.
FIRST SHIPMENT OF ZINC TO EUROPE
February, 1891, the Snyder Brothers, operating at Blendville, sold one thousand tons of zinc to Vivion & Sou, of Swansea, Wales. This was reported at the time to be the first exportation of American zinc to Europe. The oar was sacked and it required three trains of thirty cars to carry the zinc to the seaboard. This shipment was of great im- portance to Jasper county, as it opened a new field for her mining product and enlarged the scope of her mining possibilities.
CHAPTER XXXIV
JOPLIN EDUCATIONAL TOPICS
NEW HIGH SCHOOL-SCHOOL DISTRICT ENLARGED-HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI-FIRST ALUMNI BANQUET AND REUNION-ON THE AP- PROVED LIST-PUBLIC SCHOOL CADET CORPS-COLUMBIAN PARADE- ARBOR DAY, 1893-JOPLIN TEACHERS VISIT KANSAS CITY-MANUAL TRAINING-SCHOOL OFFICIALS (1890-9)-ALUMNI OF HIGH SCHOOL -JOPLIN STUDENTS AT BAIRD COLLEGE-JOPLIN BUSINESS COLLEGE -BEGINNING OF THE LIBRARY MOVEMENT-CLUB WOMEN-THE EMERSON CLUB-1872 BOARD ENTERTAINS 1892 BOARD-OLD SET- TLERS' ASSOCIATION.
To give an idea of the growth of the Joplin publie sehool system during the nineties we eite the following: On January 1, 1890, the sehool district which embraeed East Joplin, Lone Ehn and West Jop- lin had a teaching force of twenty-five. On Deeember 31, 1899, sev- enty instructors were employed.
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
The building boom which came on following the adoption of the new eharter, ineluding the construction of sidewalks, sewer system, ete., was at its height, January 1, 1890, and the sehools were so crowded that half-day sessions were resorted to in eleven of the twenty-four rooms oeenpied. Shortly after the opening of the session in September, 1889, it was apparent that more sehool rooms were needed and $30,000 was voted for school improvements, inelnding a new ward and high school building combined, which was ereeted at Fourth street and Jackson avenue. The Jackson school, when first built, was a three story brick structure, the third story of which consisted of two study rooms. and an auditorium which was used for the high school. The principal's room on the second floor was used as the superintendent's office. The Jackson High School was formally dedicated December 12, 1890, Maj. J. B. Merwin, of St. Louis, editor of the North American Journal of Education, delivering the principal address of the evening.
In 1892 it became necessary to build again and $20,000 were voted for ward-school improvements-additions being made to South Joplin (now the Franklin Sehool), East Joplin, Byersville and North Heights (now Columbia). The north half of the present high school was built in 1896.
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SCHOOL DISTRICT ENLARGED
In 1892 the city extended its limits to embrace Blendville on the south and, at the annual meeting in 1893, the Blendville school district containing some 600 children of school age, and the Parr Hill district embracing the southeastern portion of the enlarged city, with a two- room well organized school-both voted to unite with the city district. Following the addition of this new territory the original six rooms of the beautiful Alcott school were built.
In order that the reader may have an idea of the public educational system during the decade, we mention here a few of the school hap- penings which occurred during that period :
On June 1, 1891, the census covering the school districts of Joplin, Blendville and Parr Hill showed the following: Joplin, 3,528; Blend- ville, 539; Parr Hill, 215. Total, 4,282.
IIIGHI SCHOOL ALUMNI
On February 22, 1890, the members of the classes which had grad- uated in 1887, 1888 and 1889 met and formed a permanent organiza- tion, the following being elected the officers of the Alumni Associa- tion for the year 1890: President, W. A. Nickel, class of '87; vice- presidents, Misses Ida Calfec ('87), Blanche George ('88), and Stella Taylor ( '88) ; secretary, Blanche Sergeant ( '87) ; treasurer, Eunice Timmons ('88).
THE FIRST ALUMNI BANQUET AND REUNION
The first reunion and banquet of the alumni was held at the Key- stone Hotel, at the close of the school year 1894, when that body for- mally welcomed the class of '94 into the organization. The affair was a brilliant success. F. T. Snapp was the master of ceremonies and as a toastmaster was a snecess, and by his witty little speeches in intro- ducing the several speakers, kept everyone in the very best of humor.
The following was the program: "Welcome to the Class of '94," W. A. Nickel; response, R. N. Graham; "History of the Alumni," Mrs. Emma Price; "Recollections," Miss Alice Q. Haven; original musical selection, Miss Ira Joe Grant ; recitation, Miss Maude Stewart ; "The Present and Future of the High School," Principal Vawter: "The Next Thing, " Rev. J. J. Martin.
These banquets and receptions so happily commenced were con- tinued through the nineties.
PLACED ON THE APPROVED LIST
On March 9, 1890, Supt. R. D. Shannon received a letter from President Jesse, of the State University, stating that the state in- spector of high schools had approved the Joplin High School as meeting the requirements of a standard school and that the faculty of the
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university, acting on his recommendation, had placed that institution on the list of schools whose graduates would be admitted to the Fresh- men elass of the State University without examination.
PUBLIC SCHOOL CADET CORPS
In 1891, at the suggestion of O. B. Hamlin, a member of the Board of Education, a Cadet Corps was organized and placed in charge of
PUBLIC SCHOOL CADET
Joel T. Livingston, principal of the Byersville school, as commandant. with George H. Shaw, supervising architeet and second sergeant, Joplin Light Infantry, and John W. Gray, principal of the Lone Elm sehool and late sergeant Carthage Light Guards, as captains of the two com- panies that were organized. Fred W. Parks, now chief clerk in the office of Cornelius Roach, secretary of state, then a young man just out of a military school, aeted as adjutant. The corps consisted of eighty boys belonging to the seventh and eighth grades and the fresh- men year in the high school.
For the purpose of procuring uniforms an entertainment was given at the Haven Opera House and the beautiful play of "Pygmalion and Galatea" was presented to a large audience. Emmet King, then an actor residing in Joplin, and who has since won great fame before the foot lights, and as a story writer, played the part of Pygmalion, and Mrs. Vietor Brown of Griffin, Georgia, a most beautiful woman and
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an elocutionist of note, who was visiting in the city, represented Gala- tea. The entertainment netted enough money to buy the cloth for uni- forms for the entire corps, and the mothers of the boys, together with a number of the lady teachers, under the direction of Mrs. Lola Spear, met one day and cut out and made the uniforms which were of the zouave type so popular in that day.
The corps made its first public appearance August 26, 1891, when, on the invitation of O. P. Morton Post No. 14, G. A. R., it accom- panied the old soldiers to Baxter Springs to the big reunion acting as escort to the old veterans. The exhibition drill which they gave on the parade ground of Camp Weldy won for them a hearty round of ap- plause. The Cadets maintained their organization until the middle nineties, during which time they participated in a number of public celebrations, having been reviewed by Gov. Francis on the occasion of one of his official visits to Joplin-the meeting of the Missouri Co- lumbian World's Fair Commission.
The corps also made a number of out-of-town trips, one of the most enjoyable to Pittsburg, Kansas, accompanying the teachers of Joplin to a friendly visit to the Southeastern Kansas Teachers Association in session at that place.
COLUMBIAN PARADE
The four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus was appropriately observed in the public schools of Joplin, the feature of the day being a parade of the children of all the grades -from the primary to the eighth, and the high school pupils. The
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JOPLIN SCHOOL CHILDREN'S PARADE, COLUMBUS DAY, 1892
parade was participated in by 2,600 pupils, and it was a most imposing sight. Every child earried a small United States flag and also each wore a souvenir badge on which was printed a picture of Columbus. Under the head of the great discoverer was the motto of the United
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States and over it the national eagle. The pupils were assembled by grades at the Central school and the line of march was down Main to Fourth and west to the Jackson school, where the exercises were had.
The exercises were concluded in the evening at the Club Theater by a spectacular production representing different historie happenings and events in American history, and the rise of English liberty. The char- acters in the extravaganza were chosen from the teachers and pupils, over two hundred taking part in the several historie sketches.
The Joplin Daily Herald, in speaking of the affair, said: "The entertainment, as a school creation and production was, without excep- tion, the most enjoyable, meritorious, and successful ever given in Joplin. In every one of the historie sketches there was obvious careful preparation, studied effect, tasteful arrangement and almost perfect execution-all conspiring to make the whole a charming divertisement from the usual school entertainment."
The following were some of the historie sketches and spectacular productions presented :
Columbus conceives the idea that the world is round and determines to make the voyage to the west across the Atlantic.
Columbus on his triumphant return to Spain and his presentation to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
"The works and deeds of Columbus still live."
"The past, present and future of national liberty."
The above was an imaginary spectacular extravaganza in which were introduced many of the historic events and characters leading up to the establishment of American liberty.
ARBOR DAY, 1893
April 7th, Arbor Day, was generally observed in Joplin and at all of the schools appropriate exercises were held, trees and shrubs were planted and the pupils taught the use and care of trees.
At the Jackson school a tree was planted and christened "Tenny- son." Dick Graham delivered the christening oration. Miss Lillian King read a charming essay on "Historie Trees and Forest Products," and Principal S. A. Underwood delivered an interesting talk on "Tree Planting."
At the Franklin school a very large number of patrons assembled to witness the exercises, over one hundred visitors being present. Each of the six rooms planted a tree, after which the visitors were invited into the school to inspect the display of school work.
The six trees planted by the Franklin school were named Ferdinand, Isabella, W. E. Coleman (the father of Arbor day in Missouri), George Washington, Columbus, and Gen. George A. Custer.
At the Columbia school four trees were planted and named Cole- man, Washington, Columbia and Whittier. Every one present partiei- pated in the planting, placing a shovelful of dirt around the trees.
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At East Joplin, Byersville and Central trees were planted and the yards cleaned up.
JOPLIN TEACHERS VISIT KANSAS CITY
In February, 1894. at the suggestion of Superintendent S. A. U'n- derwood, the entire corps of teachers obtained a two days' leave of absence and visited the schools of Kansas City. The visitation was of great benefit to the schools, and everyone of the sixty-four teachers came home filled with new ideas and enthusiasm for a greater and better school system.
MANUAL TRAINING
Manual training was introduced into the high school in 1898 and at once became very popular, the Joplin exhibit of mechanical work having excited the favorable comment of the citizens of Joplin and educators of surrounding towns who came to see the display.
SCHOOL OFFICIALS (1890-9)
We present below a list of the several gentlemen who served the city of Joplin as members of the Board of Education during the decade, the superintendents and principals of the high school, and the graduates from the first class in 1887 to the thirteenth class in 1899:
Members of the Board of Education: R. S. Lanyon, Lee Taylor, C. Schifferdecker. P. L. Swartz and A. HI. Waite, April 1, 1890; A. B. MeCarty, April 5, 1891; I. Cline, June, 1892; M. L. Downing, J. IT. Spencer and HI. B. Crossman, April 4, 1893; Il. Phelps, April 3, 1894: T. W. Cunningham and E. O. Bartlett, April 2, 1895; JJ. W. Freeman and C. W. Lyon, April 7. 1896; A. Reynolds and A. C. Blakey, April 6, 1897; C. S. Poole, April 5, 1898; and C. M. DeGraff, 1899.
Superintendents and principals of high school: 1890, R. D. Shan- non and S. A. Underwood: 1891, E. T. Ingham and S. A. Underwood; 1892, R. D. Shannon and S. A. Underwood; 1893, R. D. Shannon and S. A. Underwood; 1894, S. A. Underwood and V. L. Vawter; 1895, W. B. Brown and J. D. Ellif; 1896, W. B. Brown and J. D. Ellif; 1897, W. B. Brown and J. D. Ellif; 1898, J. D. Ellif and J. M. Guinn ; 1899. J. D. Ellif and J. M. Gninn.
ALUMNI OF HIGH SCHOOL
1888-Johanna Beeker, Ida Caffee, M. M. Hamilton, Cora Hoyt, Cora Lichliter, Mayme Robinson, Blanche Sergeant, William Lechie, - Taylor Snapp, L. L. Liehliter, Roy Lapsley, W. A. Nickell, Ollie P. Simpson.
1889-Corrine Allington, Judith Barner, Irene Faulkener, Blanche George, Iva Grant, Lucy Jenkins. Leela Taylor, Euniee Timmons, Rose Mary Grant, Venona Wootring, James Cox.
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1890-Daisy Darby, Alice Duncan, Blanche Elam, Sarah Ellen, Emma Priee, Laura Roesch, Jessie Stephenson, C. B. Spencer.
1891-Maude Ells, Aliee Haven, Jessie May, Alice Treganza, Sadie Lieliliter, Anna MeNeal, Maud Neeley, Margaret Ryan, Dora Price, Lizzie Risling, Albert E. Dunean, Eugene Hamilton,
1892-Eula Freeman, Jessie Gardner, Ella Helpenstine, Cora Ilol- lingsworth, Minnie Lambkin, Jennie Maddy, Ora Miller, Eva Price, John Murphy, Cornelia Shannon, Mande Stewart, Lenora Turner, Isa- bella Wade.
1893-Flo Adams, George Diekenson, Dilno Ells, Minnie Cotton, Mabel Downing, Mande Wright, Dollie Board, Cora MeDonald.
1894-Josephine Elam, Erma Roesch, Diek Graham, Callie Leard, Maie Price, Lena Lowry, Lois Whitwell, Marie Klotz, Edith Cotton.
1895-Pearl Kier, Jessie Short, Ella Whitwell, Berthia Greer, Lena Phelps, Aruba Treganza, Clara Panl, Margaret Donnan, John Cotton, Ray Wenrieh, Chas. MeGarren, Mercer Arnold, Cland Calvin, Ollie Fanlkender.
1896-Blanche Trigg, Walter George, Mabel Price, Emily Reeves, Will MeAntire.
1897-Gertrude Creller, Roy Calvin, Pearl Campbell, Ethel David- son, Myrtle Foster, Graee Fones, Lillian Foster, Nellie Fenn, Clar Frye, Ovilla Gardner, Ben Lutman. Oscar Nelson, Louis Ogburn. Imo Price. Bertha Pertusche, Etta Taylor, Elmer Williams, Inna Yale, Susie Maupin, James Broadbent, Lanra Adams, Edith Donnan, Sam Thorn- ton, Hugh Clayeomb.
1898-Georgia Turk, Jane Paul, Mae Hansel, Mande Frye, Ida Miller, Luella Powell, Bess Turner, Walter Regan, John Hntehinson.
1899-Eeeless Greer, Earl Murray, Maggie Davidson, Edna Hen- richs. Etta Broadbent, Nell Henley, Lottie Glover, Augusta Radley, Fannie Willim, Lina Stabb, Alvin Hall, Charley Davidson.
JOPLIN STUDENTS AT BAIRD COLLEGE
During the early and middle 'nineties quite a number of Joplin young women went to the then celebrated Baird College at Clinton after completing their courses in the publie schools. The Joplin girls who went to Baird brought home many laurels and did mueh toward ad- vertising Joplin as a literary and musical center, as well as a mining metropolis. Misses Lillie Henderson, Bertha MeAntire, Charlotte and Jean Gregg and Maude Neeley all won prizes, either for excellence in musie, deelamation or literary work.
During the fall of 1893 an Interstate collegiate contest between the several colleges of western Missouri and eastern Kansas was arranged, the first one being held at Springfield, and at this meet the Joplin stu- dents at Baird carried off all of the honors.
Miss Bertha MeAntire won the first prize for declamation, and Miss Charlotte Gregg, the first prize in the singing contest, the three judges
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being unanimous in giving the oration and solo work of these two young women first place.
JOPLIN BUSINESS COLLEGE
In 1892 Prof. Thomas and W. B. Joiner established the Joplin Busi- ness College and it at once became a strong school. Its course of study embraced a full and complete instruction in bookkeeping, business and commercial education and it sent out a well equipped class of students who took responsible positions.
BEGINNING OF THE LIBRARY MOVEMENT
In the spring of 1893 a movement was inaugurated to establish a pub- lic library in Joplin and this movement grew a little each year until, in 1902, Andrew Carnegie donated to the city the $50,000 with which the Publie Library was built.
The initial meeting of the Joplin Public Library Association-was held in the Young Men's Christian Association rooms in April, 1893, and Hamilton S. Wilks, then a prominent man in Joplin, was elected pres- ident. Gen. C. W. Squire was elected vice president ; Rev. E. E. Wilkey, secretary, and Chris. Guengerich, treasurer. The following ladies were appointed as the executive committee: Madames W. H. Pieher, Clark Craycroft, Henry Weymen, Lola Spear and W. C. Weatherill. A most delightful entertainment was given by the Century Club at which a neat sum was raised and this was the mmeleus of the library fund. On Angust 16th. of same year, a pienie was given on the electrie line just north of Castle Rock and this added to the fund. The club women of the city now began a campaign of education for a library, and their efforts were finally realized when the city voted a tax for the support of the enterprise, when the library building was erected. A mention of the public library will be made in the section devoted to the next decade.
CLUB WOMEN
The Unity ('lub mentioned in our notes of the 'eighties continued its organization during the entire 'nineties and was a delightful literary organization.
In 1890 the Century Club, a literary organization of the younger set, was organized. and it is yet a part of the club life of Joplin. The mem- hers of this club were drawn from the best families of the city and its meetings were not only symposiums where the best of literary thought was brought out, but social successes as well. This club championed the library movement and assisted in many ways to better the city.
THE EMERSON CLUB
The Emerson Club was organized in 1897 and was a prominent factor in club circles for several years. This club fitted up and main- tained a beautifully furnished room on West Ninth street and its head- (quarters were the gathering place of many literary and social functions.
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The Redpath, another of the very popular clubs, was organized in 1898; and all of these clubs stood for the highest literary attainment and contained in their membership the best women of the city. We regret that we could not secure a complete list of the officers and mem- bers of each of the above, as each was a great factor in the city's social and literary functions and without a mention of which the history of Joplin would be incomplete.
1872 SCHOOL BOARD ENTERTAINS 1892 BOARD
The West Joplin School Board, in 1872, consisted of J. II. MeCoy, C. J. G. Workizer and W. M. Carter, In March, 1892, J. II. MeCoy, who had left Joplin in the later seventies, returned to Joplin on a visit and took great delight in renewing his old-time friendships. It so hap- pened, on the 30th day of March, he met C. J. G. Workizer and W. M. Carter, with whom he had served on the school board in 1872, and Philip Arnold, who was the first principal of the West Joplin schools. The four spent a happy hour in telling old stories and com- paring the schools of the early day with the splendid system of that day. A happy thought eame to the four-why should not the Board of '72 entertain the Board of '92 and, to add spice, invite in as many old-timers of the former year as could be gotten together that night ? Of course, the spread must be served at Money Makers (Mrs. Gild- machers'). Invitations were hastily sent out and that night thirty people sat down to the splendid supper which Mrs. Gildmaeher had prepared. After the feast, reminiscenees were exchanged and the party lived over the free and easy days of Joplin's pioneer period.
The following toasts were proposed and responded to:
"The Old and the New School Boards," L. P. Cunningham.
"Joplin Today and Twenty Years Ago," J. W. MeAntire.
"Joplin's Sehools Twenty Years Ago and Now," Philip Arnold.
"Progress in the Schools in Twenty Years," S. A. Underwood. "Reminiscences," F. E. Williams.
In addition to the above, every man at the festive board was re- quired to do something in the way of entertainment and the stories that were told and the jokes that were gotten off set everyone wild with laughter.
Those who attended the meeting were J. H. MeCoy, formerly of Joplin, but then of Ouray, Colorado; Patrick Murphy, F. E. Williams, S. C. Price, J. W. MeAntire, C. B. Revis, Philip Arnold, W. R. Fletcher, D. C. MeConey, John Reynolds, W. H. Picher, Monroe Clark, L. P. Cunningham. J. C. Gaston, L. A. Filmore, R. S. Lanyon, H. B. Haskell, Ol Moffet. G. W. Koehler. Gilbert Barbee, Henry Blackwell, D. R. Wenrich, S. A. Underwood, Charles Schifferdecker, L. Risiling, Lee Taylor, P. L. Swartz, E. D. Porter, Peter Schnur, Thomas Connor and Dan Collins.
This gathering led to the organization of the JJoplin Old Settlers' Association.
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THE OLD SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION
As a result of the School Board reunion, March 30, 1892, a number of the old settlers met in Major Craycroft's office early in 1893 and formulated plans for an old settlers' banquet on the anniversary of the gathering above mentioned. In response to the invitation of the committee one hundred and fifteen old-timers ealled at Major Williams' store and signed the roster and a banquet was arranged to be held at the Joplin Hotel, March 30, 1893. S. C. Price was appointed as toast- master and presided at the head of the table and after the spread. which did great credit to the hotel management, the following toasts were responded to:
"The County as We Found It," John S. Reynolds.
"Early Birds," Thomas Dolan.
"Primitive Mining," Henry Blackwell.
"Our First Smelter," Pat Murphy.
"The Union of East and West Joplin," John C. Trigg.
"Our First Railway," JJno. HI. Taylor.
"A Wide Open Town." responded to by a half-dozen impromptu speakers, who told many side-splitting stories of early Joplin.
"Ilose and Hose," W. M. Carter.
"Early Lawyers," W. B. MeAntire.
An amusing incident occurred when the extemporaneous talks were being made. Thomas Connor was called and with due modesty jumped out of the window and escaped making a speech. Before the adjourn- ment a committee, consisting of S. C. Henderson, W. M. Carter, L. A. Filmore, Charles Schifferdecker. E. D. Porter and W. B. MeAntire, were appointed to draft a constitution and recommend permanent officers.
At a meeting at the court house in March, 1894, the committee re- ported the following organization : President, F. E. Williams; first vice president, W. M. Carter : second vice president, L. A. Filmore; third vice president, Jno. S. Reynolds ; fourth vice president, Clark Craycroft; fifth vice president, Jno. H. Taylor; secretary. Joel T. Livingston; as- sistant secretary, G. W. Koehler : treasurer, W. B. Halyard.
Eligibility to membership was fixed at 1876 and prior-dates of eom- ing to Joplin. An annual banquet was had each succeeding year until 1905. The last banquet will be mentioned in a chapter covering the fol- lowing decade.
The banquet in 1894 was a very enjoyable occasion and was held at the Keystone Hotel. Clark Craycroft, the prince of after-dinner talkers, was toast master and the following after-dinner talks were made:
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