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List of teachers and officers of School District No. 3, otherwise No. 5, during its existence : Year ending August 31, 1851-Miss Helen M. Hand, Teacher ; Hugh McFarlane, Director ; Daniel Young, Clerk ; Daniel Clough, Treasurer. Year ending August 31, 1852-Mrs. Agnes N. Butz, Teacher ; H. McFarlane, Director; C. H. Moore, Clerk ; Daniel Clough, Treasurer. Year ending August 31, 1853-James Chancellor and Miss Helen M. Hand, Teach- ers ; Charles H. Moore, Director; James Chancellor and A. Hand, Clerks ; Daniel Clough, Treas- urer. Year ending August 31, 1854-Seth Mills and Martha Mills, Teachers; Richard Demp- sey, Director ; L. Berry and D. J. M. Loop, Clerks ; Daniel Clough, Treasurer. Year ending August 31, 1855-J. W. Hollenshead and Miss Butterfield, Teachers ; Richard Dempsey, Direc- tor ; E. Cook, Clerk ; Daniel Clough, Treasurer. Year ending August 31, 1856-W. S. M. Abbott and Mrs. Abbott, Teachers ; James Collins, Director ; W. S. M. Abbott and H. B. Ander- son, Clerks ; Daniel Clough, Treasurer. Year ending August 31, 1857-George F. Richardson
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George Hand and Mary Dempsey, Teachers ; James Collins, Director ; Richard Dempsey, Clerk ; T. E. Best, Treasurer. Year ending August 31, 1858-George F. Richardson and Mary Dempsey, Teachers ; William P. St. John, Director ; H. S. Haskell, Clerk ; D. Vander- cook, Treasurer. From August 31, 1858, to end of the district system, May, 1859-George F. Richardson and Mary Dempsey, Teachers ; John T. Clark, Director ; H. S. Haskell, Clerk ; H. L. Norton, Treasurer.
Graded Schools .- The present graded-school system commenced in 1859, as will appear from the following report of the first meeting of the Board of Education :
" At the first meeting of the Board of Education of the city of Portage, held at the office of the City Superintendent, on the 2d day of May, 1859, at 7 o'clock P. M. - present, Com- missioners Volney Foster, First Ward ; Baron S. Doty, Second Ward; Alvin B. Alden, Third Ward ; Henry B. Munn, Fourth Ward, and City Superintendent, J. J. Guppey, ex officio Sec- retary, being all the members of the board-the Commissioners took and subscribed to the oath of office.
" On motion of Mr. Alden, seconded by Mr. Munn, Baron S. Doty was, by unanimous vote, elected President of the board.
" On motion of Mr. Munn, Thursday, the 12th inst., at 9 o'clock, A. M., and the Com- mon Council room, were designated as the time and place for examination of applicants for schools, and the Secretary was directed to give notice in the city paper accordingly.
" After a general but informal discussion of the action to be taken by the board for the future, in reference to city schools, it was voted to hold an adjourned meeting on Monday, the 12th inst., at 9 o'clock A. M., at the Common Council room, for the purpose of examining teachers and transacting such general business as might be brought before the board. Ad- journed accordingly. JOSHUA J. GUPPEY, Clerk."
The board met accordingly, and examined G. F. Richardson, Charles R. Gallett, Miss Kate Roland, Miss Fannie E. Waldo, Miss Luthera Waldo, Miss Hannah P. Best and Miss Helvetia L. Reese, as to their qualifications to fill teachers' positions, as follows: Messrs. Richardson and Gallett and Miss Luthera Waldo, for intermediate schools, and Miss Kate Roland, Miss Fannie E. Waldo, Miss Hannah P. Best and Miss Helvetia L. Reese, for primary schools. At a subsequent meeting of the board, reported favorable upon the application of each aspirant.
The next work of the board was "the organization of the primary and intermediate schools of the city of Portage." This was accomplished by the adoption of a by-law, drawn and offered by Superintendent Guppey, providing that the First Ward of the city, excepting the portion lying northerly of Center avenue, should constitute a primary and intermediate school dis- trict, and there were established therein and therefor, one primary and one intermediate school, to be known as the First Ward Primary and Intermediate Schools; that so much of the First Ward as lies north of Center avenue, and all of the Second Ward, should constitute a pri- mary and intermediate school district ; that the Third and Fourth Wards of said city shall also constitute a primary and intermediate school district ; provided, that a second primary school may be organized in the Third Ward, if necessary. In the two last-mentioned districts, pri- mary and intermediate schools were established.
It was then decided to employ teachers two months from May 23, as follows: George F. Parkinson, First Ward Intermediate, at $35 per month ; Miss Luthera Waldo, Second Ward Intermediate, $25 ; Miss Helvetia L. Reese, First Ward Primary, $15; Miss Fannie E. Waldo, Second Ward Primary, $20. At a subsequent meeting of the Board, Mrs. Agnes N. Cornell and Miss Caroline M. Prentiss passed successful examinations, and were employed in the Third and Fourth Ward Schools ; Mrs. Cornell, in the intermediate department, at $35 per month, and Miss Prentiss, in the primary, at $20, per month-for a period of ten weeks from May 23, 1859. At a meeting of the board, held June 4, a resolution was passed requesting the Com- mnon Council to levy a tax of $1,500 for the support of the schools thus established.
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Superintendent Guppey's first report under the new system showed that there were 1,076 children of school age residing in the city of Portage, 511 being males and 565 being females, divided as follows : First Ward, 293; Second Ward, 274; Third Ward, 145; Fourth Ward, 364.
In October, a second primary school was organized in the Third and Fourth Wards, "the schoolhouse near the residence of H. S. Haskell being leased for that purpose," and Miss Luthera Waldo being employed as teacher, at a salary of $20 per month.
The semi-annual report of the Superintendent, dated January 3, 1860, gave the status of the schools, at that date, as follows : Number of pupils in attendance. 641 ; average attend- ance, 464 ; aggregate monthly salaries of teachers, $285; cost of schools, from September 1, 1859, $1,064.75 ; estimated cost to next report (six months), $1,781.25.
The report of the Superintendent for the term ending August 31, 1860, gave the number of children of school age residing in the city, 1,047 (males, 512; females, 535), there being 242 in the First Ward, 241 in the Second, 149 in the Third, and 415 in the Fourth.
In August, 1861, there having been a reduction in salaries, thereby causing the resignation of certain teachers, Miss Jane Booth was employed as teacher in the Second Ward Intermediate School, Miss Emma Sherwood in the Fourth Ward Primary, and Miss Eliza Hunter in the First Ward Primary. The school census for this year showed 1,013 children of school age in the city, there being 490 males and 523 females. In October, Superintendent Guppey resigned his position, and the Common Council appointed Henry B. Munn to fill the vacancy. Edgar P. Hill succeeded Mr. Munn as a member of the board. In this connection, are fonnd the following patriotic sentiments in the report of the Board of Education to the City Council :
" Shortly after the commencement of the current school year, we lost the assistance and co-operation of our late excellent School Superintendent, Joshua J. Guppey, and we desire in this, our annual report, to record our high appreciation of his successful efforts in behalf of the best interests of our public schools. He left us to take an active part in crushing out the infer- nal rebellion that is struggling to dismember our once happy land and overthrow the best government the sun ever shone upon. And, while we regretted his departure, we could not but bid him Godspeed. His leaving brought the subject of the war home to all the pupils in our public schools, and inspired them with a new love of country, and hatred of traitors. And our schoolrooms have resounded during the year with patriotic songs-songs kindling a patriotism which will never die."
At the November meeting of the board, a resolution was adopted setting forth the crowded condition of the schoolhouses then in use, and recommending the purchase of " the building now occupied by D. J. M. Loop, in the Third Ward, at a cost not exceeding $200." The City Council having granted the requisite authority, the building was purchased and an intermediate school established therein.
In January, 1863, a slight increase was made in the salaries of teachers, the Principal of the high school being allowed $70 per month, and his assistant $35. Teachers in the inter- mediate schools received $30, while those in the primary departments were allowed $20.
In 1864, the intermediate schools were somewhat reduced on account of the establishment of a grammar grade in the high school, but the primary departments were overflowing with " little prattlers," receiving the first seeds of knowledge. The receipts for school purposes this year were $9,938.14. This included the $5,000 of school bonds issued by the city. The expenditures (including the cost of the high-school building and grounds) balanced the receipts. The board estimated the value of school property belonging to the city at $12,400, divided as follows : high school and grounds (26 lots), $10,000 ; house and lot in the Second Ward, $600 ; house and lot in the Third Ward, $900; two buildings and lot in the Fourth Ward, $900.
At the beginning of the new school year of 1865, several changes occurred in the list of teachers. The term opened with the following persons at the heads of the different departments : Intermediate-First Ward, Miss Susan N. Waters ; Second and Third Wards, Mrs. George Ege ; Fourth Ward, Miss Maria Austin. Primary-First Ward, Miss Eliza Hunter ; Second and Third Wards, Miss Fannie E. Waldo ; Fourth, J. Kate Miller.
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The first paragraph of the report of the Board of Education, at the close of the school year of 1865, is worth reproducing, as showing the wonderful contrast in educational matters, that must have existed at that time, between the loyal North and the rebellious Sonth : "The schools have just elosed another year of usefulness. Notwithstanding the terrible eivil strife, now happily brought to a elose, which has so long distracted a large portion of our fair country, and drawn so long and heavily upon our resources, the educational interests of our city have been steadily and quietly advancing. The average attendance of pupils has been about 500 daily. This exceeds the average of any previous year." About the middle of the term, Mrs. Ege resigned her position as teacher in the Second and Third Wards Intermediate, the vacaney being filled by the appointment of Miss Rose L. Wotring.
In April, 186;, Franklin Street School District was organized, out of the Third and Fourth Wards. Miss Lizzie C. Osborne was placed in charge, at a salary of $30 per month.
At the close of the school year of 1867, the names of the following persons appear on the records as teachers in the intermediate and primary schools : Intermediate -- First Ward, Miss Mattie L. Gihnan; Second, Miss M. MeFarlane; Fourth, Miss M. Austin and Mrs. II. Stewart. Primary -- First Ward, Miss J. A. Moore ; Second, Miss F. E. Waldo; Fourth, Miss J. K. Miller and Miss Kate O'Leary. Franklin Street School-Mrs. Ann Condon, Miss Lizzie Osborne and Miss Mary Ten Eyck.
In 1867, the site of the old Lee House was purchased by the city, and the First Ward Schoolhouse removed thereto. Owing to the crowded condition of the Franklin Street School, a primary elass was formed, and placed in charge of Miss Josephine Williams, a room having been fitted up in the basement of the high-school building for its accommodation. During this year, Miss Addie E. Forrest was placed in charge of the First Ward Intermediate School. Numerous changes having occurred in the corps of teachers, the names of those holding positions in the intermediate and primary departments, August 1, 1869, will be of interest. In the intermediate department, Miss Addie E. Forrest taught in the First Ward, Mrs. R. G. Wood in the Second, Miss E. R. Briggs in the Fourth, and Miss Lizzie C. Osborn and Miss Mary Draper in the Franklin Street School. In the primary department, Miss Joanna A. Moore presided in the First Ward, Miss Mary Draper and Miss Mary Ten Eyek in the Second, Miss Kate E. Brady in the Fourth, and Miss H. B. Cole in the Franklin Street School.
The large influx of Germans into Wisconsin made necessary the passage of a law pro- viding for the establishment of German and English schools, the experiment of a German- English school was tried in Portage, in 1868. The lower floor of the Dean store, on Clark street, was leased for the purpose, Miss Amelia Schneider being placed in charge. The new institution grew rapidly in favor, and soon became a leading feature of the school system of Portage.
In 1871, Miss Delia Damp, Miss Annie Ilagan and Miss Belle C. Stewart, were appointed upon the staff of primary teachers. Miss Briggs resigned her position in the Franklin Street School, and was succeeded by Miss K. C. Wright. Before the elose of the school year, Miss Ilarriet Lowenfels, Miss Lonisa A. Collipp and Miss Mary G. Staley, became teachers in the primary department.
In February, 1874, Miss Wright resigned as teacher of the Franklin Street Intermediate School, and Miss Fannie E. Waldo was appointed to fill the vacancy. Miss Mary Gaffney, as teacher of the Second Ward Intermediate, also resigned ; Miss May Dent became her succes- sor. Other changes followed thick and fast, and the report of the board for the school year of 1873 shows the following new names in the roll of teachers, in addition to those already mentioned : Intermediate department -- First Ward, Miss A. MeMurray and Gretta E. Collins. Primary department -- Second Ward, M. B. Ferguson ; Fourth, Miss Helen Flanders. Miss MeMurray was shortly removed by death.
In June, 1873, bids were received for building a brick schoolhouse in the Fourth Ward, upon lots near the corner of Dunn and Howard streets, which cost the city $300. George
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Hurst and John Dalton were the successful bidders, at $3,420. The old Fourth Ward School is now the residence of Alois Klenert. It was built at an early day, by Hugh McFarlane, as a residence, and afterwards sold to the city for a schoolhouse.
In the spring of 1874, the old Second Ward Schoolhouse gave way to a brick structure, built on a $4,700 contract by A. Carnagie, at the corner of Howard and Monroe streets.
At the close of the school year of 1874, both the Second and Fourth Ward Schoolhouses having been completed and occupied, we find the list of teachers in the intermediate and pri- mary departments as follows : Intermediate-First Ward, Miss E. A. Marsh; Second, Miss Mary Dent and Miss Amelia Schneider ; Fourth, Miss S. A. Waters and Miss E. K. Briggs. Primary-First Ward, Miss M. Christopher ; Second, Miss F. E. Pettibone ; Third, Miss M. G. Staley ; Fourth, Miss Helen Flanders and Miss Emma Marsh. One of the features in school matters for 1874 was the establishment of a preparatory grammar school, to which pupils were promoted from the intermediate classes. Miss Lucelle Shattuck was placed in charge. Besides Miss Shattuck's the names of new teachers appearing upon the record at the end of the school year of 1875 were Miss Mary Kane, First Ward Intermediate; Miss Nellie Flanders, Miss Anna Hogan and Miss A. N. Cornwell, Fourth Ward Higher Intermediate ; Miss Helen Marsh and Miss H. B. Cole, Fourth Ward Lower Intermediate; Annie Muir and Fannie Waldo, Sec- ond Ward Primary ; Nellie G. Goodrich, Franklin Street School. A year later, is found Miss J. Whitelaw as Principal of the Fourth Ward Higher Intermediate, and Miss Mary Downey and Miss Lida Gilman as the respective instructors in the Second and Fourth Wards Lower Inter- mediate.
The only changes in teachers for the school year of 1877 were the appointment of Miss Mary O'Neil to the Second Ward Higher Intermediate, and Miss Mary Cockroft to the Lower Intermediate of the same ward.
From August, 1878, to December, 1879, the only changes in teachers to note are the appointment of Miss M. Karch to the First Ward Higher Intermediate, Miss Kate Knibbs to the Third Ward Second Primary, Miss Rachael Buttrey to the First Primary of the Second Ward, and Miss Filie Collipp to take charge of the new primary class in the basement of the high-school building.
The present value of school property in the city of Portage is estimated at $25,000. The schoolhouses are of the most substantial character, and the extensive grounds surrounding them are studded with the best varieties of shade and ornamental trees.
The High School .- In August, 1859, soon after the propitious inauguration of the pres- ent ward-school system, ' the citizens foresaw the necessity for an academic branch in connection with the common school. The Board of Education, with commendable alac- rity and wisdom, took immediate measures looking toward the establishment of a high school. The services of Prof. Magoffin, as Principal, were secured, at a salary of $800 per annum. with Miss Abbey O. Briggs, as Assistant, at $35 per month. The early historical features of the high school are contained in a by-law adopted by the Board of Education, at its meeting of August 16, 1859, which says : "There is hereby established in and for the city of Portage, a high school, which shall be kept and maintained in the Sylvester Store, so called, recently rented for that purpose ; and said school shall be in charge of a Principal and one or more assistants, as may be found necessary. During the first term of said school, no more than eighty pupils shall, at one time, be entitled to seats therein ; and if that number of qualified pupils resident in said city do not apply for admittance to said school, the number may be completed by receiving children of persons residing in other places, on the terms and in the manner hereinafter to be designated by the board. Until otherwise ordered, eighteen pupils shall be admitted to the high school from the First Ward, sixteen from the Second Ward, fifteen from the Third Ward, and thirty-one from the Fourth Ward ; provided, that if any ward has not the number of qualified pupils assigned to it, such vacancies may be filled by qualified pupils residing in other wards of the city."
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At a special meeting of the board, held September 1, 1859, Superintendent Guppey presented the names of the following successful applicants who had been by him examined as to their qualifi- cations for admission to the high school :
First Ward-George Carpenter, Volney W. Foster, Charles A. Lee, William McDole Lee, John Buchannon, Gustavus A. Sahlquist, Annie Buchannon, Christina Delamater, Mary Han- son, Maulla M. Lee and Jane Lee.
Second Ward-Oscar C. McCulloch, Chauncey V. Pettibone, George Peabody, Uriah A. Phillips, William Shachell, Myra D. Vaughn. Edward J. S. Wright, Jane C. Ball, Anna H. Brady, Mary E. Brady, Agnes Carnagie, Eliza A. Crawford, Helen J. Crawford, Frances A. Crawford, Helen G. Cook, Susie Davis, Helen Hanson, Mary A. Learmworth, Fannie H. Mc- Culloch, Kate M. Peabody, Maria C. Pettibone, Eliza Purnell, Josephine A. Turney, Josephine Williams and Manamne Wing.
Third and Fourth Wards-Homer Hart, Drayton A. Hillyer, Albro Johnson, Theodore Johnson, Eben Johnson, James Kane, Judson A. Lewis, Frederick Steveop, John Veeder, Emily Ayres, Hannah P. Best, Mary Brown, Cornelia M. Cook, Cornelia Hand, Lucy Hink- ley, Helen Hunter, Lucy Johnson, N. Nellie Leavitt, Matilda McFarlane. Sarah L. McCregor, Kate Miller, Mary Miller, Clara Robinson, Georgianna Snyder, Emma J. Snyder, Ella Stew- art, Emily St. John, Lydia Whitney and Elizabeth Waters.
Non-resident-Samuel Kerr, Harriet Munn and Adeline Parmenter. Total, sixty-eight.
Applications for admission became very numerous, and before the close of the first term (November 21) the following additional pupils passed examination, and were admitted : Resi- dents-Louise Morehouse, Joanna Hazeltine, Eliza Hunter, Margaret Van Winter, Cassius Van Winter, Minnie Williams, Mary Draper, David T. Gilman, Ella Huntington, Ella McCulloch, Richard Cushing, Carrie M. Butz, James T. Hulihan, James H. Crawford, Mary A. O'Keefe, Joanne Moore, Catherine O'Leary, John M. Holmes and Letitia J. David. Non-residents- Melvin E. Merrell (Fort Winnebago), Sarah Hand, Alma M. Hand, Emma Kelley, Catherine Cairnes, Sarah E. Goodwin, Porter Langdon and Given J. Owen. From November 21, 1859, to July 13, 1860, there were thirty-nine additional pupils admitted, making the roll 107 for the first year.
From this date until 1863, there is but little to note in connection with the high school, save that it progressed rapidly and the membership increased even beyond the most sanguine expectations. In January of that year, the necessary measures were taken by the board and City Council for constructing a high school building. Alexander Carnagie became the suc- cessful bidder, he agreeing to erect a structure, according to plans previously adopted, for $4,325. Block 230, bounded by Mac, Franklin and DeWitt streets, was purchased of Mr. Barden, for the purposes of a site, $300 being paid therefor. City school bonds, to the extent of $5,000, were issued to defray the expenses of building.
From the report of Superintendent Henry B. Munn, who succeeded Superintendent Guppey, in 1861, it appears that there were 193 names upon the roll August 1, 1863, quite a number of whom were non-residents. The Portage High School, even at that early day, was regarded at home and abroad as one of the leading institutions of that character. Its able and intelligent management, as indicated by the carefully kept records of the time, fully justified this recogni- tion. The new building was completed and occupied early in 1864, but from some inexplicable cause there had been a serious falling-off' in the attendance, the average during the year being seventy-eight, while in 1863 it was eighty-two. The newly established grammar grade, under the new tutorship of Mrs. Agnes N. Cornwell, showed an average attendance of fifty-seven. At the beginning of the new school year, August 1, 1864, Prof. Magoffin and Miss Briggs were re-appointed to the positions of Principal and assistant. at salaries of $75 and $37.50 per month, respectively. Mrs. Cornwell was also retained as Principal of the grammar school at a salary of $35, while Miss Luthera B. Waldo was appointed as assistant at $30 per month.
The report of the board at the close of the year was full of encouragement. It showed an average attendance of 109 out of a total attendance of 200. Of the number attending
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school during the year, thirty-nine had engaged in teaching in the country districts, most of them in Columbia County, and two had eutered Racine College.
In September, 1865, Prof. Magoffin resigned as Principal, having held the position from the foundation of the institution in 1859. Miss Abby O. Briggs was placed temporarily in charge at a salary of $60 per month, with Mrs. Ann Condon as assistant. Miss Briggs ful- filled the duties of the position until August, 1866, when C. J. Whitney was appointed as Prin- cipal, at a salary of $1,000 per annum, Miss Briggs resuming her place as assistant, at an increased salary. At the end of Mr. Whitney's first term, his books showed an average attend- ance of 174, out of a list comprising the names of 322 pupils. Before the close of the spring term of 1867, Mr. Whitney sent in his resignation, which was accepted, and Miss Briggs was again called upon to take charge. She was assisted in finishing the term by the Hon. J. P. McGregor, who heard the Latin, and Mrs. Jane Steber, who heard the French, recitations. At the close of the term, Miss Briggs also resigned ; E. E. Ashley was then engaged as Principal, at a salary of $1,200 dollars per year, with Miss M. Austin, from the Fourth Ward Intermediate, as temporary assistant. In Angust, 1867, Miss Rosa L. Wotring received the appointment of assistant to Mrs. Cornwell, in the grammar school, and in May, 1868, Miss Austin was suc- ceeded by Miss Mary Flanders, as the assistant of Mr. Ashley, the Principal. In August, 1868, Mrs. Cornwell resigned the principalship of the grammar school, and in October was succeeded by Miss Lizzie C. Osborn, with Miss Maria Austin as assistant. During 1869, a German class was organized under the tutorship of the Rev. J. J. Hoffmann, who heard recita- tions in the tongue of the Fatherland, one hour each day, in the old Lutheran schoolroom. In 1870, two German classes were formed from pupils of the high school.
During the school year of 1871, Mr. Ashley, the Principal, was temporarily assisted by Miss Carrie B. Goldsmith and Miss Marion R. Rosenkrans. The Assistants of Miss Osborn, Principal of the grammar school, were Miss Maria Austin and W. G. Clough. Before the close of the year, Miss Rosenkrans became Mr. Ashley's assistant, while Miss Austin and Mr. Clough were succeeded by Miss Laura B. Copeland in the grammar department.
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