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OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED
HISTORY and DIRECTORY of EUCLID, OHIO
1928
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OFFICIAL ILLUSTRATED HISTORY AND DIRECTORY OF EUCLID, OHIO
This Book is the first of its kind ever published. Our pur- pose in writing this book is to give the people of Euclid, Ohio and the general public some idea of what Euclid is and what it is bound to become in the near future.
In it you will find many illustrations that will be interest- ing to you. A few of the beautiful private residences to be found in Euclid and the wonderful scenery in different parts of the Village that will surprise you.
The Directory part of this book is complete to date. It gives the names of all the Streets, and the names of all the people on them and the number of the house in which they live.
Time tables and Schedules of Trains and Busses. Loca- tion of depots. Air Mail arrivals and departures. Location of Air Mail boxes, etc.
In this Book is a new Zoning Map, showing plainly the location of every Street in Euclid. Business Maxims, Milage Charts, etc. Location of every branch Library in Cuyahoga County. A complete list of all Cities in the United States that have a population of 30,000 or over, and a great deal of other useful information.
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HE man who has not anything to boast of but his illustrious ancestors is like a potato, the only good belonging to him is under the ground.
This Directory and Illustrated History, of Euclid, Ohio, will be found in the Public Library of Cleveland, and all its branches, also in all branches in Cuyahoga County, the num- ber and location of them you will find in another part of this book.
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LIST OF PRESENT OFFICERS OF EUCLID, OHIO FOR 1926-1927
Mayor
Charles R. Ely
Clerk
Robert Topping
Treasurer
W. B. Verbsky
Marshal
Elmer Hill
Councilmen :
Chas. Dissette
D. C. Pinney
A. L. Irwin
John Saefkow
Arthur Kornblum I. H. Stranahan
Solicitor
Judge Stanley Orr
1481 E. 106th St.
Street Commissioner
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Board of Public Affirs:
A. L. McCandless Walter E. Neal
A. J. Budnick
Water Superintendent
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Building Inspector Wm. Baeckler
Fire Chief
Chas. Ballou
Euclid Town Hall:
North Street Telephone Kenmore 0771
Police Department-Kenmore 1 and 2
Fire Department-Kenmore 0722
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EUCLID, OHIO, COUNCIL, 1926-27
Reading from left to right-Miss Jeanette Henderson, Secretary; Robert Topping, Clerk; Chas. R. Ely, Mayor; Stanley L. Orr, Solicitor; Frank A. Thomas, Engineer; Arthur Kornblum, Councilman; Arthur L. Irwin, Councilman; Dean C. Pinney, Councilman; John Saefkow, Councilman; Ian H. Stranahan, Councilman ;.
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EUCLID, OHIO
Has four miles of Lake frontage, lying ten miles east of the Public Square of the City of Cleveland, Euclid is without ques- tion one of the ideal spots for the some-seeker in Northern Ohio. Along the lake shore side of the town is the justly famous Lake Shore Boulevard Drive, one of the finest drives out of Cleveland. and which is rapidly being built up into a beautiful residential district. We have an eighty-foot boulevard the entire length of the City with two eighteen-foot strips of pavement on either side. This is an exceptionally well-lighted thoroughfare, as lights have been installed on both sides of the street.
Euclid, lying east of and adjoining Cleveland, is logically in a position to reap the benefitfis of these improvements. On the south side of the City we find the celebrated Euclid Avenue, the street that is known the world over and known to the traveling public as the Cleveland and Buffalo Route. Here again we have an eighty-six-foot boulevard with paved strips on both sides of the highway. The paving of the west end of the Village section of this road was just recently completed by the White Construc- tion Company, as was the City's portion of same road by Floyd B. Stein, Inc., so that now we have a continuous good pavement right to the heart of the city of Cleveland one way and to the city of Buffalo, N. Y., the other way. No wonder it is known as the Cleve- land-Buffalo Route. Through Euclid this boulevard runs along at the foot of a beautiful sloping tree-covered hillside, and here is being built a fine residential district.
The advantages of this particular section are, overlooking Lake Erie and the town, fresh air, shade and with all city improvements, an ideal place for homes. Upon completion of the paving of Lake Shore Boulevard we will have another route through Euclid for automobilists that will probably be used as much if not more than Euclid Avenue, on account of its being a lake front drive.
East 222nd Street (formerly Bliss Road), the main crossroad through from Euclid Avenue to Lake Shore Boulevard. Euclid is paved. The members of the Euclid Chamber of Industry have been active in the proposed widening of St. Clair Avenue, lying midway between Euclid and Lake Shore Boulevard, and the extension of same as far east as the Chagrin River at Willoughby. Ohio. It is conceded that this will be accomplished, thus giving Euclid three main boulevards from east to west through the entire length of the Village, and will allow of a distribution of the traffic, the St. Clair Road being used for heavy loads and trucks.
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Euclid Police Force-Euclid, Ohio
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Bottom Row-Reading from left-Leo Doneette, John Kaiser, K. F. Schmidth (chief), Patsy Leoni, Kenneth Gibb.
Middle Row-Roland Baher, Charles Fox, Harold Hoffman, Erwin C. Garnett, Anthony Arant, C. Raymond Merritt.
Top Row-John P. Hardley, Alfred Harmon, Gearld Sullivan, David Rapp, Edwin Ryberg, Herbert Brady.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Euclid has a police force of fourteen men and is properly equip- ped, therefore it goes without saying that the Village is properly policed and has a reputation for such.
BANKING
The Guardian Bank, one of the leading banking institutions in the State of Ohio, is the legal depository for all Euclid funds and also handles all payments of cancelled bonds and coupons of Euclid a tremendous amount of work in itself. This bank also collects for Euclid all payments on bonds sold. All of this work has been car- ried on to the entire satisfaction of the Euclid officials and the busi- ness relations between the Guardian Trust Company and Euclid has been more than satisfactory.
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Harvey A. Decker, Pres.
A. W. Laufer, 2d Vict Pres.
Perry D. Caldwell, Attorney
W. A. Franks F. Bieber
John R. Barber, 1st Vice Pres.
W. A. Steinbrenner, Secy.
J. B. Clark W. B. Hill
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Rear, standing, E. Kreger; next, standing on board, G. Stone; next, standing on board, T. Hanley ; next, standing on ground, Liuetenant L. Prentice; next, standing on wagon, A. Yahraus; next, driver, sitting, H. Byerley; next to driver, sitting on wagon, E. Kastelic; dog, Flash ... PUMPER
Center front, Chief E. Eaic; right front, Lieutenant A. Costello; right, standing on board, E. Earick; left, standing on board, T. McCrea; right, standing on board. C. Moyer; driver, L. Shaffer; on ladder, cat, Tommy.
Built by The DeCarie Corporation Co., and put in operation in 1925.
Firemen of Euclid, Ohio
Left to right, top-Elmer Kroeger, Clarence Moyer, George Stone, Lester Shaffer, Elmer Earick, Thomas McGreal, Edward Kastilie. Louis Burkhardt. Sitting down-Alfred Yahraus, Lloyd Prentice, E. Earick (chief), Thomas Hanley, Howard Byerley.
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Louis Harms and N. J. Brewer were elected Mayor and Clerk for 1910 and 1911. Brewer resigned in the beginning of 1911 and Fred H. Shoaff was appointed and served during 1911.
Mayor Louis Harms and Fred H. Shoaff were elected and served during 1912 and 1913.
Ralph L. Fuller and H. S. Dunlop were elected Mayor and Clerk for 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917. Mayor Ralph Fuller resigned in November, 1916, and D. H. Pond, Vice-Mayor, was appointed Mayor and served the remainder of the term.
Mayor D. H. Pond and Clerk H. S. Dunlop were elected and served during 1918, 1919, 1920 and 1921.
Chas. X. Zimerman and Chas. H. Cross were elected Mayor and Clerk and served during the years of 1922, 1923, 1924 and 1925.
The names of Village officials for the year of 1926 will be found on directory page.
Euclid owns its own Public Park, consisting of about eighteen acres of land situated on Lake Erie at Lake Shore Boulevard and East 222nd Street (formerly Bliss Road). Here the public can disport themselves in the waters of Lake Erie or take a quiet siesta 'neath the shade of large trees. Ample room for baseball or other games is found here and playground equipment for the young is supplied. An excellent dance hall is in evidence, as well as a place where one can obtain refreshments.
Euclid owns and operates its own sewer disposal plant and under plans approved by the State Board of Health takes care of the following cities and villages: Euclid, South Euclid, University Heights (formerly Idlewood), Beachwood Village, north half, part of County Sanitary District No. 3.
While the sewer disposal plant was finished in 1925, it is the consummation of a long, hard fought battle to obtain it, and the preparation of plans, profiles, contracts, together with innumer- able objections, made it an almost heart-breaking task covering a long period of years. It is now an accomplished fact, and the greatest amount of credit must go to the Pease Engineering Company, for the burden of proof as well as of work was borne by this company, but they, as well as the citizens of Euclid, may well feel proud of the accomplishment.
Euclid owns and operates its own garbage incinerator plant and has established a system of collection and disposal that is very satisfactory. The incinerator plant, of the De Carie type, is located at St. Clair Avenue and Upson Road. This improvement shows the real progressive spirit of Euclid, for how many towns can boast of an incinerator plant? Contrary to all expectation, there is no odor or disagreeable features connected with this improvement. This plant was also built under the supervision of the Pcase Engi- neering Company, the city engineer.
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EUCLID IS SIXTEEN SQUARE MILES HISTORY OF EUCLID, OHIO
Euclid is more than fortunate in having the service of two of the best railroads in the Eastern States to serve its needs.
Running from east to west and almost through the center of the city we have the New York Central and the Nickel Plate Rail- roads. These roads parallel each other the entire distance of four miles through the town and with the combined double frontage of sixteen miles give to Euclid an extra large amount of factory space and insures us of a wonderful business future for this com- munity. When consideration is given to the fact that these roads are to be electrified in the near future and that Euclid has a zoning law that will keep the factory district from encroaching on the residential sections and yet retain the immense value contributed by same, it is no wonder that the very great possibilities of Euclid's future can be seen and appreciated by those looking for home-sites or investments. This is why Euclid is growing so rapidly and fast becoming one of the most up-to-date towns in the Sate of Ohio. This fact is probably best shown by the increase in propulation from 3,363 in 1920 to 10,503 in 1925.
Euclid has an area of approximately twelve square miles, room enough for a population of 150,000. The Ohio Bell Telephone Com- pany has predicted (from actual survey) and will provide service for a population in Euclid Township of 22,400 by 1930, and 60,380 by the year 1940. This in itself is an assurance of the future rapid growth of Euclid. It also indicates that the residents of Euclid know the value of the service rendered by the telephone com- pany and are taking advantage of it.
Euclid is one of the best lighted cities in the State of Ohio, having at this time about 600 400-candle power lights distributed through the city. Upon request, the Cleveland Electric Illumi- nating Company (from which Euclid gets its electric service), in conjunction with Nela Park engineering department, made a com- plete survey of Euclid's lighting needs and rendered a report of the present needs and plans for future lighting requirements.
The educational features of Euclid are most commendably taken care of by our School Board, the members of which are Nel- son J. Brewer, Gertrude C. Witmer, L. L. Marshall, J. Leonard Evans and J. B. Clark, and under supervision of the Superintend- ent of Schools, Mr. W. A. Franks.
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Miss Bernice Beck, Telephone Operator; Mr. Robert Topping, Clerk; Miss Irene Schwed, Abatement Clerk; Miss Katherine Telljohn, Assistant Clerk; Mr. George R. Hamilton, Assistant Clerk; Miss Jeanette Henderson, Stenographer. | Reading from left to right.
Sewage Disposal Plant
Euclid's sewage disposal plant adjoins Euclid Park. Completed in 1925. this modern plant serves a great many of the villages surrounding Euclid. sewage being conducted thru miles of large trunk sewers to the lakefront site.
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Euclid Central School on Chardon Rd., One Block South of Euclid Avenue, Euclid, Ohio
At the present date Euclid Village has five public school plants hous- ing its school population, Euclid- Central on Chardon Rd., a block north of Euclid Ave., at Stop 10; Shore School, Bliss and Babbitt Rds. at Stop 133 Lake Shore Blvd .; Roosevelt School, E. 200th St. at Monterey Ave .; Noble School, cor- ner of St. Clair Avel and Babbit Rd., and Upson School, E. 260th St., one-quarter mile south Lake Shore Blvd., Stop 139. Of these five, Euclid-Central and Shore both house first grade high schools, Junior high department and all primary and in- termediate grades from the kinder- garten to twelfth inclusive. Roose- velt provides for grades one to eight inclusive, and Noble and Upson one to seven inclusive, though next year all eight grades are contemplated being provided at the two last named schools.
The Euclid schools have semi-an- nual promotions occurring at the end of each semester. Grade cards are handed all pupils at the close of each six weeks' period. The Junior High schools at present con- sist of
the seventh and eighth grades, while the senior highs in- clude the ninth to twelfth inclusive.
Both Euclid and Shore senior
highs are first grade high schools chartered by the State of Ohio and inspected annually by the State De- partment of Education. Both schools also are members of the North Cen- tral Association of High Schools and Colleges. which means that they must conform to the high scholastic standards of the association. Through membership in this association graduates of both high schools of Euclid Village are admitted to col- leges and universities of the North Central Association without examin- ation providing they are in the first. third or fourth of the class accord- ing to the college's ruling. Owing to the great increase in college en- rollment the last
few years all schools of higher education are mak- ing very careful selection from the large number of boys and girls from high schools who are seeking ad- mission to the various colleges and universities. About one-third of the graduates of the Enclid Village High schools enter institution of higher learning. The last two years 110 student in college was reported to the principals as having failed in his work. The management of the local schools has striven thought- fully and earnestly to improve the standards of scholarship each year.
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Upson School, East 260th, One-Quarter of a Mile South of Lake Shore Blvd., Euclid, Ohio
Both Euclid High schools are members of the National Honor So- ciety, which admits only schools of the best standards and achievements. The qualifications for membership in this society are character, schol- arship, leadership and service. Only members of the junior and senior classes of the senior high schools are eligible to membership in this National Society, which has an or- ganization in all the leading high schools of the United States and is comparable to the Phi Beta Kappa Honor Fraternity. Both schools also have membership in an honorary athletic association which has as its requisites for membership scholar- ship, excellence in athletic competi- tion and co-operative effort.
The high schools are members of the Greater Cleveland Conference, which consists of eight high schools as follows: Shaker Heights, Rocky River, South Euclid-Brush. John Marshall, West Commerce and local schools, Euclid-Central and
Longwood, together with the two Euclid-Shore. Two years ago Shore High school won the basketball championship of this conference,
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while last fall Euclid-Central, though the smallest school in point of numbers, won the football cham- pionship, having defeated each school of the association during the season and having its own record perfect.
Euclid schools have special super- visors of Art, Vocal Music, Instru- mental Music and Orchestras, Physi- cal Education, Domestic Arts and Manual Training. This coming year Domestic Arts and Manual Training will be included in the work at each school in the Village for the junior higli divisions and the upper grades. An instructor to supervise Physical Education for the boys and Manual Training at all ward schools will start work this fall. At the high school adequate machinery and tools are maintained in the manual train- ing shops which are under super- vision of a special teacher. At the three larger schools classes in cook- ing are a part of the regular pro- gram, while this coming year classes in sewing will be offered at all the schools in the Village for the older girls.
The Musical Department has long been noted for its excellence as is evidenced by the production during the last two years of the rather dif- ficult operas, "The pring Maid," by Reinhardt, and "The Mikado," by Gilbert and Sullivan. The coming year emphasis will be placed upon instrumental work and ensemble classes will be offered to pupils de- siring instruction in band and or- chestral instruments. This individual instruction is offered free to al] pupils.
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Roosevelt School, Corner East 200th Street and Monterey Avenue Euclid, Ohio
Regular and systematic gym work for each pupil in the public schools beginning with the first grade and continuing throughout the
high school is under the general super- vision of the Physical Education De- partment with a lady instructor in charge of the older girls and young men for the upper grade and high school boys.
During the school year the Euclid schools have the co-operation of the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Natural His- tory and the Western Reserve His- torical Museum. Classes in charge of their teachers visit these various museums and receive instruction and listen to interesting talks from the instructors and those in charge of the museum work. Also at vari- ous times during the year interest- ing lectures are given by representa- tives from these museums and by various other speakers.
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The growth of the Euclid schools in enrollment has been a steady in- crease. Ten years ago the total enrollment was 419. Last year 2222 were enrolled with a corresponding increase of teachers from 19 to 85. The enrollment as of June 3. 1927, closing the last school year, was as follows for each building: Euclid. 491; Shore, 615; Roosevelt, 716; Noble, 247, and Upson, 153. Dis- tributed by departments these nun-
bers indicated a total of 1494 in the first six grades, 380 in the junior high schools, and 348 in the senior high schools. Last year's graduates from both schools numbered 56, the largest in the history of the schools.
The school census, which was com- pleted May 31, 1927, gave 2704 of school age residing in Euclid Vil- lage as against a total of 2399 for the preceding year, or a net gain of 305, or nearly 13 per cent increase over the preceding year. These fig- ures indicate as accurately as anv statistics the real growth of Euclid Village and would indicate as a con- servative estimate a population of about 11,000 or 12,000 for the in- corporated limits of the Village. The enrollment in the Euclid schools for the fall of 1927 was an even 2500 or an increase of 400 over the en- rollment the same time the preced- ing year. To care for this increased enrollment additional teachers have been added to the teaching force until the total reaches 100 instruc- tors.
The Euclid schools have the unique distinction of being the larg- est exempted village schools in the State of Ohio, according to the re- cent report of the State School Su- perintendent. They also are unique in having two first grade
high schools located so as to serve the patrons conveniently.
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Noble School, Corner St. Clair and Babbitt Road, Euclid, Ohio
The Board of Education has wise- ly provided additions whenever needed so that each child in the Euclid schools is enabled to have his own desk and a full school day. All school grounds have been land- scaped during the last year. During the summer the buildings have been painted and renovated wherever necessary. The board is providing two splendid athletic fields for each of its two high school. These will include football fields, quarter-mile running tracks, baseball diamonds and tennis courts. The Osborn En- gineering Company, specialists in athletic fields and their layout are directing this feature of the work. Another improvement which the lo- cal board is providing for all its
schools is the installation of gas at all its buildings for laboratory, cafe- teria and cooking classes. Modern stoves of the latest type are being installed this summer in all Euclid school buildings.
With the steady movement of city dwellers to the suburbs, the Euclid schools will continue to grow rap- idly as they have during the past few years, an increase of 160 per cent having occurred during the past five years. Dr. A. E. Winship, editor of the American Journal of Education at Boston, after a per- sonal visit to the schools at Euclid Village, pronounced them as being one of the best in personnel and plan equipment of any of the smaller cities in the United States.
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