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At the annual meeting in 1876, T. H. Brown was elected director, the other officers holding over. The teachers employed were New- ton Clark and Miss L. C. Bryan, at a salary of fifty and thirty dollars per month, respectively. The winter term was closed on account of an epidemic of scarlet fever in a very virulent form. A bell was placed in position and blanks were provided for weekly reports, the combined influences of which produced a beneficial effect on the punctuality and attendance of the pupils as shown by a comparison of the reports.
At the session of the legislature in 1877, the school law was so amended as to make the election of officers come in the spring, and in accordance with this amendment, the next annual meeting was held April 3, 1877. T. H. Brown was elected director for one year, C. W. McDonald clerk for two years and Cyrus Walts treasurer for two years. Mr. L. D. Henry and Miss L. C. Bryan were the teach- ers employed. The crowded condition of the school, caused by the increased and increasing population, led to a special meeting of the district November 10, 1879. As the result of this meeting, the Phillips hall was rented for four months at twenty dollars per month, and Mr. Henry was transferred from the school house to the hall, the intermediate department was placed in charge of Miss Bryan, and Miss S. Wagner was employed to teach in the primary department.
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At the annual meeting in 1878, T. H. Brown was elected director for the ensuing three years. The question of providing a suitable school building for the increasing needs of the district was discussed, and after several meetings had been held, a building committee was selected, consisting of T. H. Brown, C. W. McDonald, Cyrus Walts. J. B. Young and N. E. Phillips. This committee was instructed to proceed with the erection of a building and after due deliberation the plans were drawn by C. A. Wilbur of Dubuque, for a frame, brick veneered building sixty feet square, two stories and basement. with stairways and entrances outside each floor to be divided in the center both ways, making eight school rooms, the rooms on each floor to be connected by an octagonal room in the center of the build- ing. The contract was let to John D. Cameron and the work was done in the fall of 1878 and the spring of 1879. This is the building now called the Irving school.
IRVING SCHOOL BUILDING.
District No. 25 held its first meeting on November 28, 1874. in the office of Amos F. Shaw. J. F. Webber was elected director, A. F. Shaw treasurer, and O. P. Weston clerk, and it was voted that there should be three months school during the ensuing winter. For various reasons, the first term of school did not begin until May 31, 1875, ending August 20, 1875. Miss Allie L. Storey was the teacher employed at a salary of twenty-five dollars per month. The total number of pupils enrolled during the term was 9-4 being the average daily attendance. At the annual meeting in the fall of 1875, H. W. Lewis was elected director, O. P. Weston clerk and A. F. Shaw treasurer. During the ensuing year no school was taught, the pupils
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from this district attending school in district No. 1, their tuition being paid by district No. 25. At the annual meeting in 1876, H. W. Lewis was elected director for three years. No school was taught the following winter, the pupils attending school in district No. 1 as before.
At the annual meeting in the spring of 1877, the officers of the previous year were re-elected and it was voted to go ahead and build a school house as soon as possible, and three lots were purchased from A. F. Shaw for a site. During the ensuing summer a term of school was taught by Miss Alice Morrison. The total number of pupils enrolled was 15. Average daily attendance, 11.
In July a special meeting was called and E. M. Harthorn was elected director to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Lewis. At the annual meeting in the spring of 1878, M. A. Stickney was elected director. A term of school was taught during the following summer by Miss Inda Bryan and one in the fall by Miss Cora Cham- berlain.
On January 16, 1879, a meeting was held for the purpose of pro- testing against the consolidation of districts No. 25 and No. 1, and resolutions to that effect were passed and sent to the legislature. This was the last meeting of district No. 25.
At the legislative session in 1879, the independent school district of Sioux Falls was incorporated, embracing the corporate limits of the village of Sioux Falls. A board of education was appointed com- posed of the following gentlemen: Edwin Sharpe, Cyrus Walts, A. F. Shaw, O. P. Weston, E. A. Sherman, B. F. Campbell, N. E. Phillips and T. H. Brown.
On the 11th of March, 1879, the board of education held its first meeting and from that date, school districts 1 and 25 ceased to exist. At this meeting T. H. Brown was elected president and N. E. Phil- lips secretary. T. H. Brown, Cyrus Walts, N. E. Phillips and L. D. Henry were appointed a committee for the examination of teachers. L. D. Henry was employed as principal at a salary of seventy-five dollars per month, and Misses Louise C. Bryan, Cora E. Chamberlain and Sarah Wagner as assistants. Mrs. Annie Rob- erts was employed for the primary school, which was located on the east side of the river, in the school house built by the old district No. 25. The salary of the lady teachers was fixed at thirty-five dol- lars per month and the term of school began March 24, ending June 20,1879.
April 1, 1879, N. E. Phillips resigned the office of secretary and E. O. Kimberly was appointed to fill the vacancy at a salary of one hundred dollars per year. May 14, 1879, Mr. Kimberly resigned and Chas. M. Morse was elected to the office of secretary. August 5, T. H. Brown resigned his position as a member of the board and John Bippus was appointed to fill the vacancy.
It was deemed necessary to employ two additional teachers for the term commencing September 1, 1879, and on August 23, an ex- amination was held in the high school building. The same teachers were retained in the high school building as had been employed during the previous spring, and the same salaries paid. September
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13, 1879, Chas. M. Morse resigned and Frank L. Boyce was elected secretary of the board. The teachers for the winter term of 1879-80 were Professor L. D. Henry, Misses Mina L. Fletcher, L. C. Bryan, Maud V. Rouse, Cora E. Chamberlain, Sarah Wagner and Nellie Blanchard.
After the March election in 1880, the board of education was made up of the following named persons: John Bippus, Cyrus Walts, A. F. Shaw, B. F. Campbell, N. E. Phillips, E. O. Kimberly, W. R. Bourne and Edwin Sharpe.
John Bippus was elected president. The same teachers were retained for the spring term of school. July 20, N. E. Phillips re- signed as member of the board and T. H. Brown was appointed to fill the vacancy. The teachers for the ensuing school year were: J. B. Hawley, principal, at a salary of nine hundred dollars per year; Mrs. C. Everett, Misses L. C. Bryan, Cora Chamberlain, Nellie Blanchard, Ada Allison and Helen J. MacPherson, at a salary of three hundred and fifty dollars per year. Mr. Bourne having resigned as a member of the board, E. A. Sherman was appointed to fill the vacancy.
At a meeting held February 12, 1881, it was ordered that the schools be closed on account of the scarcity of fuel. This was the winter of the great fall of snow the details of which will be found elsewhere. The schools remained closed until the second day of May, when they were opened for a term of eight weeks.
In 1881, the following persons composed the board of education: T. H. Brown, E. O. Kimberly, E. A. Sherman, Edwin Sharpe, C. L. Norton, Cyrus Walts, W. H. Nelson and O. P. Weston. Mr. Sher- man was elected president of the board and Frank L. Boyce secre- tary. The teachers for the ensuing year were: S. E. Young prin- cipal, Misses Mary Bissett, C. A. Parker, Carrie Thompson, Nellie Blanchard, T. M. Rice and Mrs. Everett for the high school, and Miss L. C. Kinney for the east side school. In December Miss Thompson resigned and Miss Josephine McCormack was selected to fill the vacancy in the school. In February, 1882, it was found neces- sary to divide room No. 1, and Miss Ellen A. Fairbank was employed in the new room. A committee of three was appointed to look up school house sites, one in Gale's addition and one in Bennett's Brookings' or McClelland's addition. The election in 1882 made no change in the members of the board and the officers of the board of the previous year were re-elected. Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 15, 16, 17 and 18, and the north half of lots 5 and 14, in block 10, West Sioux Falls, were purchased of Edward Watson for nine hundred dollars, and nine lots on the east side were purchased of the Dakota Improve- ment Company for four hundred and fifty dollars. T. C. Marson was awarded the contract to build two school houses, four rooms in each, two on each floor, buildings to be frame with brick veneering. These buildings were erected in the summer of 1882, and were opened for school purposes at the beginning of the winter term, January, 1883, and are now known as the Hawthorne and Whittier schools. S. E. Young was superintendent of schools during the school year of 1882.
March 31, 1883, F. L. Boyce resigned the office of secretary of
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the board and was succeeded by T. A. Robinson. The board for the ensuing year, consisting of O. B. Weston, W. H. Nelson, C. L. Nor- ton, A. C. Phillips, Albert Reynolds, H. W. Ross, R. G. Parmley and L. D. Henry, met June 11, 1883, for the election of officers with the following result: President W. H. Nelson, secretary T. A. Robinson. The salary of the principal, S. E. Young, was fixed at one hundred and twenty dollars per month; that of all teachers hav- ing taught one year or more in the city schools, four hundred dollars per year; all others, three hundred and fifty dollars per year, except the principal assistant in the Central school, who was to receive four hundred dollars, and the principals in the North and East schools were to receive four hundred and forty dollars per year.
In 1884, S. McCormack, H. W. Ross, R. G. Parmleyand Rev. E. P. Livingston were elected members of the board, and with L. D. Henry, W. H. Nelson, C. L. Norton and O. P. Weston, who held over, constituted the board of education. W. H. Nelson was elected president of the board and T. A. Robinson secretary. Prof. A. T. Free of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was employed as superintendent of schools at a salary of $1,000.
In June, the old school building and the lots on the east side of the river were sold, and in August of the same year, block No. 40, in Gale's Sixth addition, was bought for the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, and the contract for erecting the building thereon was awarded to A. J. Mabey for six thousand four hundred twenty-one dollars and fifty cents. The Advent church was rented for school purposes at a rental of eight dollars per month.
In 1885, John Bippus, John W. Leverett, E. S. Norton, W. H. Nelson, E. P. Livingston, N. E. Stringham, S. McCormack, and O. P. Weston were members of the board of education. W. H. Nelson was elected president and T. A. Robinson secretary. On the 16th day of June, Professor Free, who had made application for the posi- tion of superintendent for the ensuing vear, withdrew his applica- tion, and on July 17, Livingston McCartney was engaged at a salary of $1,000. Rev. E. P. Livingston, member of the board from the 4th ward died in September, and Peter Becker was appointed to fill the vacancy October 23.
In September, 1885, at the suggestion of Professor McCartney, the schools were named as follows: the central building was called the Irving school, the north building the Hawthorne, the east build- ing the Whittier and the southeast building the Longfellow.
In 1886, the board was made up of the following named persons: John Bippus, G. C. Jones, J. W. Leverett, E. S. Norton, W. H. Nel- son, N. E. Stringham, O. P. Weston and Rev. W. J. Skillman. Mr. Nelson was elected president and T. A. Robinson secretary. Pro- fessor McCartney's salary was raised to $1,200.
In April, 1887, the board again recognized the necessity for more school room, and block 32 in Folsom's 2d addition and the south half of block 4 in Covell's addition were purchased, the former for fourteen hundred dollars, the latter for twenty-five hundred dollars. The board of education in 1887, was as follows: F. S. Emerson, J. M. Bailey, Jr., E. S. Norton, Otto Heynsohn, W. H. Nelson, N. E.
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Stringham, W. J. Skillman and F. M. Gee. W. H. Nelson was presi- dent and T. A. Robinson secretary.
In 1888, J. M. Bailey, Jr., P. P. Peck, Roy Williams, Otto Hevn- sohn, W. H. Nelson, N. E. Stringham, Rev. W. J. Skillman and F. M. Gee constituted the board of education. It appears from the records that the board was not entirely harmonious upon some prop- ositions. They could not agree upon a president and, although they balloted on several occasions, no one was elected, and W. H. Nelson presided at their meetings. Professor McCartney was employed as superintendent for another year, and T. A. Robinson was elected secretary, but resigned, and on the 29th of June, L. R. Root was elected. In the spring of 1888, plans were drawn by W. L. Dow for a six room stone building, and in June the contract was let to Jordan Bros. for $15,160. The building was finished in the winter of 1889, and was named the Lincoln school.
The result of the election in 1889, left only the Rev. W. J. Skill- man and F. M. Gee of the old members upon the board. Cyrus Walts, R. J. Wells, Wm. VanEps, Carl Kleinpel, George Arneson and W. R. Kingsbury were the members elected. L. R. Root having resigned as secretary on the 11th day of May, 1889, T. G. Brown was elected. Professor McCartney's application for the position of superintendent was accepted, but afterwards he asked to be relieved from his contract, which was granted by the board, and Professor J. K. Davis was employed in his place. In July the board decided to purchase block 2 of tract 9, Mason's addition, at a price not to ex- ceed $2,000 for a school site, and to build a school house in northeast Sioux Falls, 24x36, the cost not to exceed $600. In July the contract for building an addition to the north school building was awarded to T. N. Ross for $2,250, also the contract for the northeast building, (known as the Riverside school) for $1,050. These were built during the summer of 1889 and opened for use in the fall. At a regular meeting of the board March 10,1890, it was decided to erect an eight room building of Sioux Falls jasper in block 32, Folsom's addition, on the ground already owned by the school board. Plans and speci- fications were furnished by Messrs. Sargent & Cross, In July the contract for the building was awarded to A. O. Almos for $28,500, and the name of Lowell school given to the building. On the 7th day of April, 1890; Mr. Kleinpel resigned, and C. E. Mckinney was ap- pointed to fill the vacancy May 5, 1890. During the school year of 1889, Cyrus Walts was president of the board.
After the election in 1890, the board of education was as follows: 1st ward, Cyrus Walts, J. T. Gilbert; 2d ward, Wm. Van Eps, C. E. McKinney; 3d ward, George Arneson, W. R. Kingsbury; 4th ward, Rev. W. J. Skillman, F. M. Gee. The Rev. W. Skillman was elected president and T. G. Brown secretary. Professor A. M. Rowe was employed as superintendent.
In 1891, the legislature passed an extensive educational bill, and although it occupied forty pages in the session laws of 1891, still no ordinary mortal could determine from its provisions the proper time for holding school elections in the city of Sioux Falls. Owing to the uncertainty in this matter, no election for members of the board of
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education was held in the city of Sioux Falls in 1891 and 1892. The old members remained on the board until 1893. J. T. Gilbert was president in 1891-2 and T. G. Brown secretary. Professor Rowe was engaged as superintendent for 1892.
In June, 1891, it was decided to purchase lots 14, 15 and 16, block 17, Summit addition, for $1,000, and in July the contract for the building was awarded to James Byrne for $2,128, according to plans drawn by J. Schwarz, and the building was completed October 1, 1891. The Lowell school building was accepted the 7th day of September, 1891.
LOWELL SCHOOL BUILDING.
In June, 1892, block 15 in Harrison's addition was purchased for school purposes, and the contract for building a school house was let to James Byrne on the 8th day of July for the sum of $2,175. The block cost $1,200. This school is known as the Meredith school, and the building was first occupied for school purposes in the fall of 1892. On the 21st day of October, Columbus day was celebrated by the schools. The Argus-Leader of that date says: "This morning oc- curred the grandest celebration which Sioux Falls has seen in years. For conception, organization and execution it surpasses anything ever attempted here, and the impression made upon the large audience was one of surprise and admiration. Certainly Professor Rowe and his able corps of teachers deserve the highest praise for the smoothness with which the attractive parade and program were executed." On the 30th day of December the board passed a resolu- tion requesting the mayor of the city of Sioux Falls to call an elec- tion to determine whether the city would bond in the sum of $40,000
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for the purpose of erecting a high school building on the Central school grounds. The question was not submitted.
By the records of the school board it appears, that in February 1894 Miss Helen Kingsbury was teaching school in Hunter's addition in a room that had been obtained for that purpose.
The third session of the legislature passed an act providing a time for holding election for school offices in municipalities, and by this means, at the annual city election in April, 1893, the members of the board of education, who had been compelled to perform its thank- less duties for so long a time, had an opportunity to retire, and others desirious of giving the educational interests of the city the benefit of their services had an opportunity to attain to the position of a member of the city board of education.
At this election two members were elected from each ward in the city, and the following named persons were the successful candidates:
1st ward, J. T. Gilbert, S. H. Magner; 2d ward, H. T. Parmley, E. D. Morcom; 3d ward, D. C. Ricker, George Arneson; 4th ward, F. M. Gee, Jonah Jones; 5th ward, L. A. Perkins, U. S. G. Cherry; 6th ward, Tho's Bushell, D. R. Howie.
This election was a spirited one in some of the wards, even the women voting quite freely.
The board organized by electing E. D. Morcom president, U. S. G. Cherry vice president and Curtis Beach secretary. Promptly upon organization the board proceeded to elect Professor Rowe superintendent of schools, and fixed his salary at $1,800. H. J. Davenport was elected as principal of the high school at a salary of $1,000.
After the annual election in 1894, the members of the school board were as follows:
1st ward, J. T. Gilbert, S. H. Magner; 2d ward, E. D. Morcom, H. T. Parmley; 3d ward, George Arneson, D. C. Ricker; 4th ward, Jonah Jones, J. B. Watson; 5th ward, L. A. Perkins, U. S. G. Cherry; 6th ward, D. R. Howie, T. J. Bushell.
E. D. Morcom was re-elected president of the board and Curtis Beach secretary, and Professor Rowe was again employed as superin- tendent and H. J. Davenport as principal of the high school. The salary of the superintendent was fixed at $1,650.
The next election was held on the 16th day of April, 1895, and when the new members had qualified the board was made up as follows:
1st ward, S. H. Magner, E. H. Sanford; 2d ward, H. T. Parmley, E. D. Morcom; 3d ward, D. C. Ricker, T. S. Roberts; 4th ward, J. B. Watson, Jonah Jones; 5th ward, U. S. G. Cherry, L. A. Perkins; 6th ward, T. J. Bushell, D. R. Howie.
The board organized by re-electing E. D. Morcom president and Curtis H. Beach secretary, and then proceeded to consider the ques- tion of the employment of a superintendent.
At the previous session of the legislature a law was passed that provided for the election of one member of the school board at large, and Herbert L. Greene was elected, and all the members were pres-
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ent at the meeting. Upon the question of the employment of Profes- sor Rowe, the vote stood seven for and six against, and while the majority had the matter in hand, they voted to employ him for two years at a salary of $1,650. It was a lively meeting, and although a regular adjournment was had, some of the members of the school board discussed the question upon the following day, at which time the atmosphere was so exhilarating that great warmth of tone and expression was indulged in. Mark Scott, publisher of the Sioux Falls Journal, published what purported to be a report of what was said by the members at the meeting and upon the street, and was indicted for libel, tried, convicted and fined $100 for doing so.
In 1896, the members of the board were as follows: 1st ward, S. H. Magner, E. H. Sanford; 2d ward, E. D. Morcom, Arthur C. Phillips: 3d ward, T. S. Roberts, R. G. Parmley; 4th ward, Jonah Jones, F. A. Pierce; 5th ward, L. A. Perkins, J. B. Peterson; 6th ward, D. R. Howie, Ed. Tobin; at large, H. L. Green.
L. A. Perkins was elected president, Arthur C. Phillips, vice president, B. H. ReQua, treasurer, C. J. Skinner, clerk. F. C. Mc- Clelland was employed as superintendent at a salary of $1,400, and H. J. Davenport as principal of the high school. Ed. Tobin died in November, 1896.
In 1897, the members of the board were as follows: 1st ward, S. H. Magner, E. H. Sanford; 2d ward, Arthur C. Phillips, Alex. Stern; 3d ward, T. S. Roberts, R. G. Parmley; 4th ward, Jonah Jones, F. A. Pierce; 5th ward, L. A. Perkins, J. B. Peterson; 6th ward, J. W. Parker, C. G. Hartley; at large, R. J. Wells.
S. H. Magner was elected president, E. H. Sanford, vice presi- dent, B. H. ReQua, treasurer, C. J. Skinner, clerk. Mr. McClelland was retained as superintendent, and C. E. Holmes of Howard, S. D., was employed as principal of the high school.
In 1898, the members of the board were as follows: 1st ward, S. H. Magner, E. H. Sanford; 2d ward, Alex. Stern, Charles H. Mumby; 3d ward, T. S. Roberts, Wm. G. George; 4th ward, Jonah Jones, L. F. Brown; 5th ward, L. A. Perkins, J. W. Cone; 6th ward, J. W. Parker, Johannes Franzen; at large, R. J. Wells.
S. H. Magner was re-elected president, T. S. Roberts was elected vice president, B. H. ReQua, treasurer, C. J. Skinner, clerk. Mr. McClelland was retained as superintendent, and C. E. Holmes as principal of the high school.
In 1899, the members of the board were as follows: 1st ward, S. H. Magner, E. H. Sanford; 2d ward, Alex. Stern, Charles H. Mumby; 3d ward, T. S. Roberts, Wm. G. George; 4th ward, L. F. Brown, W. A. Griffith; 5th ward, J. W. Cone, O. C. Cadwell; 6th ward, J. W. Parker, Johannes Franzen; at large, Rev. J. O. Dobson.
S. H. Magner was again elected president, J. W. Parker, vice president, B. H. ReQua, treasurer, G. H. Kiland, clerk, and F. C. McClelland was retained as superintendent.
According to the clerk's report of June 30, 1899, the number of school buildings in the city were nine; graded schools in the district forty-eight; total number of departments in same, twelve; schools having libraries, three; teachers employed, three male, and forty-six female teachers; number of pupils enrolled, boys, 975; girls, 1,079.
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CHURCHES.
CALVARY CHURCH .- - The first church building erected in Min- nehaha county was Calvary Church (Episcopal) in 1872. It was lo- cated on the northwest corner of Main avenue and Ninth street, and remained there until the summer of 1882.
Work was commenced upon the building the latter part of May, and it was completed and services held for the first time on Sunday, August 11, 1872. The lumber and other materials used in its con- struction were purchased from Minneapolis and hauled from Worth- ington, Minn., by wagon.
The Rev. W. H. H. Ross was in charge of the mission at Sioux Falls at this time, and as he was the first resident minister, and or- ganized the first church society, and built the first church in Sioux
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
(First church building.)
Falls, we will insert here a short biographical sketch of this pioneer minister. He was born in Calhoun county, Michigan, April 16, 1840; studied for the ministry at Camden, New Jersey, under the tuition of Bishop Hare, also at Nebraska College, and, for a brief time, un- der the direction of Rev. Dr. Hoyt, at Yankton; was admitted to the Diaconate by Bishop Clarkson at that place in the spring of 1871, and at this time placed in charge of the work at Sioux Falls and towns adjacent. He resided in Sioux Falls three years. In June, 1874, he was ordained to the priesthood at Yankton by Bishop Clark- son, and the following month was transferred to the Diocese of Wis- consin, where he has since remained.
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