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Gillespie, Illinois
School Memories
| Gillespie Public Schools 1916 -1917 School Year Teachers and Salaries | ||||
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| Superintendent Principal High School High School 8th Grade 7th Grade 6th Grade 5th Grade 4th Grade 3rd Grade 3rd Grade 3rd Grade 2nd Grade 2nd Grade 2nd Grade 1st Grade 1st Grade 1st Grade Janitor Janitor |
F. L. Hoehn Elfreda McKnight Knute Clifton Fred Link Bettie Burroughs Mary Monaghan Edith Pearson Evelyn Firth Laura Murray Elizabeth Frew Rose Emmerson Della Van Doren Ruth Hayes Beatrice Aller Ethel Fogelman Nellie Higgins Blanche Burke Leta Stehlin Nathaniel Stitts Wash Rice |
$ 164.70 80.00 70.00 60.00 55.00 55.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 75.00 35.00 |
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| circa 1926 |
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| Gillespie Public School Eighth Grade Graduation |
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Grade School Band program - - - W. C. Varner, Director Loyalty, Flower Bell, Our Leader, Class March, Class Song Invocation - - - Rev. Krekeler Salutatory Address - - - Gershom Cohn Girls' Quartette - - - Zola Dickinson, Virginia Schmidt, Dorothy Hammond, Ellen Fisher Violin Solo - - - Robert Tippins Boys' Quartette - - - Harold Seaman, Madison Fisher, George Seaman, Pete Kovacevich Grade School Orchestra - - - "New York Life" "The Dream" "Cupids Heart" "The Lilac" "Boys Brigade" Boys' Glee Club - - - Seventh and Eighth Grade Boys Valedictory Address - - - Zola Dickinson address to Class - - - Victor Hemphill Presentation of Diplomas - - - Harold Isaacs, Pres. of Board Benediction - - - Rev. Yates
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 Seniors 1928  Photographs furnished by : Carol Ries |
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| Class of 1928 |
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| In Memoriam |
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Lola Rolando, a member of the class of 1928; passed away at the St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield, Illinois,
on Wednesday, February 15, 1928, after an illness of over three months. At the time of her death she was 17 years, 2 months and 22 days.
the funeral was conducted from the SS. simon and Jude Church saturday morning, February 18; Reverend Father Crosson officiated.
Members of the Senior Class were the pallbearers and flower girls.
She was always a conscienious, faithful and dependable student and friend. the faculty and the student body extend their sympathy to her family. |
Historical School Photographs
 Photograph furnished by : Florence Anderson Gillespie High School Class of 1935 |
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 Photograph furnished by : Carol Ries
Gillespie High School |
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| Additional References |
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| History of Macoupin County, Illinois Biographical and Pictorial Hon. Charles A. Walker, Supervisory Editor Volume I, Illustrated Chicago -- S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1911 |
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Page 251 Gillespie introduced a two year high school course into its system in 1893, and changed it to a four year course in 1905. The superintendents have been Rosa Burke, F. L. Hoehn, A. C. Stice, and George W. Soloman. Eighty-four have received diplomas from this school. Gillespie has had a very rapid growth in the last few years and the board of education has had a difficult problem in providing school facilities for the rapidly increasing number of school children. They built a large grade school building about 1904 and added a high school building and some more grade rooms in 1909 altogether costing about $25,000.00. The Gillespie school building is very conveniently arranged and is one of the most beautiful in this part of the state. |
| Photographs of Unknown Classes or Dates |
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