In 1876,Webster School was erected to serve the children residing in the Fourth Ward of Oskaloosa. This is a photograph taken of the school in 1896, at which time the building principal was A.L. Comstock. Teachers serving the school at this time…
Garfield Elementary School was the last of the elementary schools built to serve a specific ward in Oskaloosa until a major elementary building was opened in 2006. All other elementary schools that serviced independent wards were continually…
A broadside distributed to publicize the arrival of Flunk Day, an annually occurring student skip day at Coe College. Art work by Don Chilcote, Coe College class of 1916. Chilcote later served as art director for the Chicago Evening American…