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Harrison High School
Designated as the School for State Aid in Boone County.
Plans for Enlarged Work. |
| The Harrison Times, Saturday, August 19, 1911 |
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| According to official information received from the State Board of Education this week the Harrison High School has been designated as the State High School for Boone County, and will receive regularly from the State $700.00 per annum. In return for this every grammar school graduate of the County will be entitled to free tuition in our High School; and it will be necessary for our school to come up in every way to a high standard fixed by the State Board of Education. |
| Even before this notification had been received, our Board, following the wishes of the people as expressed at the last School Election, had prepared for an enlargement of our school building and facilities in general. |
| Their issue of twenty thousand dollars in five per cent bonds was this week arranged for with Francis Bros., of St. Louis, who, at 96 cts., were the best of six bidders. This loan was arranged for through the Citizens Bank, and the money for the erection of the new building is available in cash at once. Full plans have already been prepared by a Fort Smith architect, and the Board will be ready to receive bids within the next week. |
| As developed so far the plan is to erect, just 15 feet west of the present brick building, another building approximately the same size, enclosing the 15 foot passage way above, and making it part of the main building. |
| In addition to this doubling of the present building it is planned to arrange for the modern system of lighting in the old rooms by continuous windows on the north and south sides. |
| An assembly room 60 x 60, the largest in this section, will be one of the features of the new building. |
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HARRISON’S NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
Notice to Contractors. |
| From the Harrison Times, Saturday, September 2, 1911 |
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| Plans are ready for figures at the People’s Bank, Harrison, Ark., for a new addition and for the remodeling of the old building in Harrison, Ark. Bids to be received by H. C. Schwebke, Architect, Fort Smith, Ark., or by secretary of school board at Harrison, Ark., until 4 p.m. September 9, 1911. A 3 percent certified check will be required with bid and bond to be furnished by successful bidder. H. C. Schwebke, Architect, 309 Kennedy Building, Fort Smith, Ark. |
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FREE TUITION
State High School For Boone County, Ark. |
| From the Harrison Times, Saturday, September 2 and 9, 1911 |
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| The Harrison High School has been awarded the State aid and created a State High School. Every grammar school graduate in Boone county, [regardless of what school district your home is in] is entitled to Free Tuition in the Harrison High School. |
| The new $20,000.00 building will be rushed to completion, this building will be modern in every respect and will seat 500 high school pupils. A strong faculty has been selected and educational prospects for Harrison and Boone county look bright. |
| The people of Harrison who desire to rent rooms or board High School students should at once mail to the “Secretary of Harrison School District” Harrison, Ark., a list showing the number they can take care of and the charge per month. |
| The parents of pupils in the County, desiring to secure board and homes during the school term, should write to the “Secretary Harrison School District,” Harrison, Ark., and they will be furnished with a list of homes and boarding places. |
| The date of the school opening will be announced later. |
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| School Opens. |
| From the Harrison Times, Saturday, September 9, 1911 |
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| Harrison Public School will open Monday, the 11th, at 8:30 o’clock. Parents and pupils are requested to observe the change in the hour of opening; no other change in the daily schedule will be made. No books should be purchased before Monday. All promotion cards will be called for Monday morning. Parents are cordially invited to visit the school regularly. |
| C. L. Moore, Supt. |
| School will open at 8:30 each morning. |
| All classes from and including the 4th grade, will be required to take their written excuses for tardiness, non-attendance, etc., to the superintendent. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades will take their excuses to their respective teachers. |
| The 1st and 2nd grades will be divided into two divisions as near equal in numbers as possible; one half will go in the forenoon and one half in the afternoon – that is the little scholars will attend school one half day instead of all day. |
| All high school scholars in the county will upon satisfactory information as to their ability to enter the high school, be admitted free of tuition. All below the high school grade out of the district will be required to pay tribute. |
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NEW HIGH SCHOOL
$15,000 to be Spent on the Erection of a Modern High School Building. |
| From the Harrison Times, Saturday, March 9, 1912 |
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| The final action has been taken by our board in its new building plans, and with the money now in the bank the board is preparing for immediate building operations. |
| The original plans have been set aside, and a modern high school building will be erected on the southeast corner of the present school grounds. The outside dimensions of the new building will be on a larger scale than the present brick building and the new building will have pressed brick walls. |
| Following the completion of the new building on July 4, the old frame structure will be wrecked and removed, and school will open next fall with the first eight grades in the old brick building, which will be refloored, plastered and furnished, and the high school classes in the new building. |
| Looking into the future, the board plans to use the present school grounds as the permanent high school location; and to build two eight-room schools in opposite ends of the city for the grammar schools. |
| There is no immediate prospect, nor immediate need, for the new grammar schools, but it is a matter of but few years until they will be needed, and the present board is building with an eye to the future needs of the district, and so as to have as little value as possible in buildings to be discarded. |
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New School House.
Public Laying of Corner Stone by Our Masons. |
| From the Harrison Times, Saturday, April 20, 1912 |
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| On Tuesday afternoon, April 30th, all Harrison will turn out and headed by the Masons, the Band, and some of our best speakers proceed to the public school grounds, there to lay, with appropriate ceremonies, the corner stone of our new $ 20,000 High School Building. Everybody invited. |
| Harrison has many structures of which she is proud, and within the next three months the new High School will be among the number. |
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| Corner Stone Laying. |
| From the Harrison Times, Saturday, April 27, 1912 |
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| On Tuesday next the Masons of Harrison, assisted by visiting brethren throughout the section, will lay the corner of our new high school building. |
| The Harrison High School Band will lead the procession and furnish the music of the occasion. B. G. Andrews, as deputy grand master, will have charge of the ceremonies, and Dr. D. T. Waynick will deliver the oration. |
| All Masons are expected to be at the Lodge room at 1 o’clock p.m., and the procession will march to the school grounds at 1:30. |
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HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL
Corner Stone Laid with Appropriate Ceremonies by the Masonic Grand Lodge. |
| From the Harrison Times, Saturday, May 4, 1912 |
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| On Tuesday last a special convocation of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas Masons was held in Harrison for the purpose of laying the corner stone of our new High School building, the following officers acting by regular authority: B. G. Andrews, grand master; W. G. Daily, deputy grand master; W. G. Clark, senior warden; B. N. Ritchey, junior warden; D. T. Waynick, orator; Ed Zimmerman, marshall; C. E. Wilson, treasurer; L. Kirby, secretary; L. B. Kirby, senior deacon; E. C. Loop, junior deacon; J. O. Wilson, senior master of ceremonies; A. C. Brooks, junior master of ceremonies; J. A. Womack, chaplain; J. J. Marrs, Bible bearer; Ben F. Tye, Tyler. |
| The St. Aldemar Commandry of Knight Templars acted as an escort to the Grand Lodge and participated in the ceremonies. |
| At 2 o’clock the entire public school, headed by the High School Band, moved in procession around the square, presenting a most inspiring sight. The Masons and the Knight Templars joined the line at their hall and then all proceeded to the site of the new High School, where the impressive ceremonies of the laying of the corner stone were enacted. |
| In the copper receptacle deposited in the cornerstone were rosters of all our Masonic bodies, state, district and county officers, various lodges, churches and Sunday schools, public school officials and faculty, High School Band, etc. Also copies of the Harrison Times and other publications of recent date. |
| The ceremonies were closed with a splendid oration by Rev. D. T. Waynick, on the progress of popular education. |
| The new High School will add another to the several handsome structures of Harrison. It will be 75 x 75 feet, two stories, and with finished basement. The exterior will be of pressed brick, trimmed with Carthage limestone, similar to our United States government building. Besides a large auditorium and study hall, there will be six large class rooms. The basement will be divided into a gymnasium, two lavatories, toilets and a furnace room. The building will be heated throughout with steam and furnished with the best up-to-date furniture and equipment generally. |
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| School Improvement Association |
| From the Harrison Times, Saturday, June 8, 1912 |
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| A meeting of the School Improvement Association was held at the school building last Wednesday afternoon. The increased attendance and interest manifested made this one of the best meetings since its organization. |
| Plans were discussed for the dedication of our new high school building, the program for which will be announced later. A movement is also on foot to hold an annual county school fair, in which pupils from each district will participate. If this be made possible through the co-operation of the teachers of the county, it will mean more to all the people than any fair or exhibit we have ever held. Come to the next meeting and learn more about this plan. |
| The piano was reported almost entirely paid for, and various other improvements were discussed. |
| But above all else one thing is felt to be needed and everything must be a means to that end – that is, to arouse in Harrison a new school spirit to enlist the earnest and intelligent co-operation of every parent. This doesn’t mean one half the people. It does not mean your neighbor. It means you. The most competent teachers, a catalogue full of rules and regulations, and courses of study are all less than nothing unless they have behind them the undivided support of the people. Why can Harrison not have a school that ranks with any in the state? We have ideal surroundings, a modern building, we have the pupils. Can we not lay aside all religious and political dissensions, all personal grudges, and, for once, act as a unit in regard to a matter of such vital concern? |
| This is the one improvement we need to work for – this is what the woman of the organization are going to accomplish. When we have this all else will follow – cements walks, play grounds, and all material improvements. |
| Every woman in town is considered a member – your presence, your suggestions, your co-operation are needed. |
| The next meetng will be held June 19, 1912. Please don’t forget. |
| SECRETARY. |
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WATCH HARRISON GROW
Over Seventy-five Thousand Dollars Will be Spent on Improvements During 1912.
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$ 20,000 High School Building |
| From the Harrison Times, Saturday, June 15, 1912 |
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| The year 1912 so far has been one of most satisfactory growth in Harrison. Besides some twenty-five homes, several of them large and modern, a twenty thousand dollar high school building and several business structures have been or are being erected. A number of other structures are contemplated which will, in all probability be taken up during the present summer. |
| In addition to the seven miles of concrete sidewalks constructed during the past two years, five miles more are being put in as fast as the workers can reach their contracts; and every part of the town will soon be enjoying the advantage of this improvement. |
| In spite of all of this building it is difficult for those who come in to find suitable homes, and our men of means are seriously considering the plan of erecting a number of smaller residences to be sold on the installment plan. |
| Harrison has never been “boomed;” her growth is a natural response to business necessities, and the fact that we have here one of the most attractive little cities in the southwest. |
| “Watch Harrison Grow.” |
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| New High School Building |
| From the Harrison Times, Saturday, August 17, 1912 |
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| Harrison’s new High School Building is completed and will be opened for public inspection soon with appropriate ceremony, the School Improvement Association will have charge of the opening. |
| The new building is as large as the Court House, and equally as well constructed, cost $ 15,464.05, one third as much as the Court House, but it is lacking in the fire-proof and other features of the latter. |
| The redovation of the old brick building is being rapidly completed and, with the new furniture and equipment provided, Harrison is as well equipped in school facilities as any city of twice its size. |
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