https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/browse/page/7?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Historic+buildings&output=atom <![CDATA[Iowa Heritage Digital Collections]]> 2024-03-28T19:28:30+00:00 Omeka https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51792 <![CDATA[042_King and Logan Schools]]> 2014-11-25T07:58:34+00:00

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042_King and Logan Schools

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40 KING SCHOOL 1849 Forest Grades K-6 Constructed 1974 Site 3 acres Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) Born in Atlanta, Georgia, son and grandson of Baptist ministers. Graduated from Morehouse College, completed advanced studies at Crozer Theological Seminary and Boston University. He was ordained in 1947. He married Coretta Scott in 1953 and became pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1957. He received the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in leading nonviolent demonstrations for Negro rights. This program of non-violence was based on Christian concepts, Thoreau's and Gandhi's writings and practices. He was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1968 and buried in Atlanta, Georgia, leaving his widow and four children. A History of Martin Luther King Elementary School 1849 Forest Avenue DES MOINES, IOWA The history of Martin Luther King School goes back to two elementary schools—Kirkwood School located at 27th and Clark and Nash School located at 1326-16th Street. Generation upon generation had passed through the halls of these two buildings that were to become Martin Luther King School. In 1968, plans were beginning to take form which would eventually result in a new, single educational facility to replace Nash and Kirkwood. The Board of Education and other concerned citizens were taking a new look at processes used for new school development. In 1971, a Charrette was held to begin the final stages of planning for the single facility. Charrette was defined as a vehicle included parents, senior citizens, students, teachers administrators, businessmen, agency representatives, religious leaders university personnel and special consultants. Dr. Charles Link and Dr. Donald Brubaker served as coordinators of the Charrette process and were responsible for the developmental team selected to interpret the educational findings of the Charrette participants from the Nash/Kirkwood community. From the Charrette, came a humanistic, multi-cultured direction to program development and facility planning. The process produced an educational facility which was to: 1) provide a curriculum of relevancy. 2) provide for development of self-worth and pride through the educational programs. 3) serve the recreational and health needs of the total community. 4) draw students from other communities in an effort to create a multi-cultured educational setting. The school was to be an open-spaced building with an individualized approach to learning. The learning design was to serve adults as well as children. The citizens of Des Moines Independent Community School District voted bonds for the construction of the new building and in 1972 began to build this fine new structure. Martin Luther King School opened its doors in September of 1974 with an enrollment of 480 students. Principals of King Include: 1973-1974 Howard Hart 1974-1975 Don Williams 1975- Jim Mitchell LOGAN SCHOOL East 17th and Garfield Grades K-6 Dates of construction-1895 1911 1962 Site--4.3 acres Logan School was in the Pleasant Corner School District which was later renamed the Capitol Park School District. The high school for Capitol Park was located on the second floor of the present Wallace School.
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51791 <![CDATA[041_Jefferson School]]> 2014-11-25T07:58:34+00:00

Title

041_Jefferson School

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This is a page from the collection "Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools, 1876-1976" by Dr. Robert R. Denny, published by the Des Moines Public Schools in Des Moines, Iowa in 1976.

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Jefferson (Photograph) King (Photograph) The 75th Unit of the Parent-Teacher Association was organized at Jackson Elementary School on October 2, 1962, with Mrs. Ben Bingaman as the first president. The PTA membership totaled 69 parents, teachers, and friends the first year. In 1972 an addition of ten classrooms, gym and media center were added to the primary wing of the Jackson building. The cost was $525,333.00. The addition was far different than the one visualized when the building was first opened in 1962. The citizens and teacher committees that helped plan the new addition at Jackson opted for the open-classroom concept. Thus the teaching stations that were added at Jackson essentially revolve about a centralized media center for all of the upper grade rooms to utilize. Fully carpeted and air conditioned as are all of the open-space classroom additions of the 1970s, it is indeed a functional educational unit. The school uses the IGE—Individualized Guided Education program that most of the other open- space schools have. In looking towards the later 1970s it would seem that the new sewers in the southeast area may open up new housing additions that could tax the facilities at Jackson. Principals of Jackson School include: 1962 (6 months) Paul Pace 1962 - 1965 Lorena Riebhoff 1968 - Marion Pritchard 1965 - 1968 Joan Sherman 1968 - Marion Pritchard JEFFERSON SCHOOL 2425 Watrous Grades K-6 Dates of construction—1920 Site—2.7 acres The general consolidation of schools in and around Des Moines that took place in 1907 also included the Oak Grove district. This involved the present Jefferson School as well as some land that was outside the city. The present brick school at SW 30th and Park Avenue was built in 1920. It replaced a three room structure of wood and brick which served the typically rural community for many years prior to that time. It enrolled grades kindergarten through eighth. Logan (Photograph) Longfellow (Photgraph) For many years after the "new" building was built, the pupils walked the dirt roads that served the neighborhood. As more houses were built and improved roads were constructed there became traffic hazards. Jefferson School continued to provide a program for grades K-8 until enrollment pressure made it necessary to transfer the seventh and eighth grades to Lincoln in the late 1940's. Some fifth graders and all the sixth grade pupils are taken by bus to Wright School. Jefferson School was named in honor of President Thomas Jefferson one of the intellectual giants of our founding era. A new Jefferson elementary building was planned for the site at 2425 Watrous Avenue. The construction contracts totaled $968,491.00. With its opening in September, 1972, the old Jefferson School at S.W. 30th and Park Avenue was closed and the windows boarded up. The new structure was planned according to the open-space concept, utilizing several levels since it was built into the side of the hill. Ample school grounds have provided a setting for a natural forest area with a wide variety of trees, plants and shrubs being planted as an outdoor ecology-type classroom. The upper elementary grades from Jefferson who formerly attended Brody Junior High School since the time when Brody opened now are able to be housed in the new Jefferson School. The building utilized the IGE multi-unit program. Continued expansion of new housing now only in the Camelot area but in the area around S.W. 42nd and Park Avenue indicate that enrollments will be climbing in the years ahead. Principals of Jefferson School include: 1909 - 1910 Mr. Stone 1910 - 1918 J. W. Atchley 1918 - 1937 W. Lee Jordan 1937 - 1939 C. I. Pease 1939 - 1944 Murray Work 1944 - 1952 Nelle Cunningham 1952 - 1957 Mildred Shay 1957 - 1963 Ruth Pritchard 1963 - 1966 Robert Langerak 1966 - 1968 Joan Sherman 1968 - 1971 Harry Elder 1971 Louise Silver
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51790 <![CDATA[040_Hubbell and Jackson Schools]]> 2014-11-25T07:58:34+00:00

Title

040_Hubbell and Jackson Schools

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38 HUBBELL SCHOOL 42nd and Center Grades K-6 Dates of construction 1910 One-half 1917 One-fourth 1925 One-fourth 1955 The community room was remodeled into Site 5.0 acres two classrooms. Hubbell School was named in honor of Frederick M. Hubbell, philanthropist, and wealthiest Iowan in the history of the state. Arriving here in 1885 from his home in Connecticut at the age of sixteen, he worked, studied and invested in land. Later he became a leading lawyer and founded the Equitable Life Insurance Co. of Iowa. He was also a railroad financier and builder as well as real estate investor and public utilities magnate. He was devoted to Des Moines and invested here, where he made his fortune. Just how much he contributed to the growth and development of Des Moines cannot be estimated. Some Highlights about Hubbell History On September 15, 1908 a petition was presented to the Des Moines school board by H. C. Wallace, representing West University Place, asking for an additional schoolhouse. The property selected was designated as Lot 32 located at 42nd Street and Woodland Avenue, for which $4,250.00 was paid. Bids were called for in 1909 and the contract was awarded to Martin Conroy who presented the lowest bid—$47,147.00. "The building is fire resistive and two stories in height. The brick walls are 12 and 16 inches thick; floors are concrete; incombustible partitions; oak trim; incombustible ceilings; wood roof over concrete ceiling. There are two open stairways in the hall, basement to second floor. The basement contains a gymnasium, fan room and classrooms; first floor nurse's room, office, supply room and classrooms; second floor auditorium and classrooms." On the motion of J. B. Sullivan and seconded by C. H. Martin, at the February, 1909 meeting of the school board, "the school building to be erected on 42nd and Woodland Avenue is to be known as the Frederick M. Hubbell School". Carried. In May, 1910 thirty feet along the south side of the Hubbell School ground was given up for the use of the city in opening Center Street. Hubbell School opened in the fall of 1911. Miss Amelia Morton was the principal and there was a staff of seven teachers — Miss Emma Bradley, Miss Mary Heaton, Mrs. E. D. Brunn, Miss Katherine Haley, Miss Elizabeth Mason, Miss Jessie E. Dicks and Miss Adeline Winterble. IA 1917 the south wing was added to the original building; first and second floors providing additional space for classrooms and a community room in the basement. In 1922 Hubbell School served 670 children in eight grades; by 1923 there were 610 children in six grades, the seventh and eighth grade pupils attending junior high school in the new Roosevelt High School. In 1925 the north wing was added giving the school a gymnasium, classrooms and auditorium. In 1930 there were twenty classrooms, three special rooms and an enrollment of 563. In 1955 the community room was converted into two more classrooms. The student population has maintained itself through the years in the Hubbell district and continues into the 70's. A new addition of two kindergarten classrooms was opened in 1971. This enabled the utilization of the former kindergarten room into a media learning center. Hubbell School in the mid-1970s is an Equal Education Opportunities receiving school. The large playground north of the school formerly was at an elevation of eight to ten feet below treet level. Extensive filling of dirt brought this up to the height of the Hubbell playground adjacent to the building. The addition of the two rooms in 1971 enabled the removal of two portable classrooms that had been placed there in the 1960s. A landmark along on the Hubbell-Roosevelt site was the tall smokestack that was removed in the early 1970. This saw the conversion of the heating plant and the installation of new boilers at the heating plant and conversion to gas and oil. With the energy crisis of the mid- 1970's someone has commented that we probably should have retained the coal-stoked furnaces and the tall landmark smokestack to utilize the Iowa coal. Forecasts by hindsight are easier to make. During the 1974-75 school year there were eighteen teachers, a secretary, an associate, a Voluntary Transfer associate and 2.5 custodians at Hubbell. Also, the part time staff included a nurse, library associate, speech therapist, Title I math and reading teacher and a Learning Disabilities Teacher. The school enrollment was 419 students representing 278 families. Principals of Hubbell School include: 1910-1917 Amelia Morton 1917-1923 H.D. Eickelberg 1923-1939 Laura P. Matthews 1939-1958 Blanche V. Toohey 1958-1965 Mildred E. Kaisand 1965-1971 Ann Schott 1971-1973 Howard Miller 1973-1974 Eleanor Singer 1974- Irene Perkins JACKSON SCHOOL Indianola Road and Watrous 1972 Addition of 10 Classrooms, Grades K-6 Gym and Media Center Date of construction—1962 Site—11.5 acres Andrew Jackson School opened its doors in January, 1962, to serve 184 children in kindergarten through third grade. The school is located on a spacious site on Indianola Road near Watrous Avenue, close to the boundary line of southeast Des Moines. The glass walls, exterior corridors, and colored ceramic brick extend the length on each side of the ground-hugging structure, which is to be the first wing in the construction of a complete school. This $305,000' building was designed by Architects Associated of Des Moines. There is a continuous turnover in pupil personnel due to the mobility of the area. The mobility is a result of a low-economic section and temporary residence provided by three trailer courts. At the present time, a 40-home housing project is under construction directly west of the school. Beginning with the 1963-64 school year the undepartmentalized program was extended to include fourth grade.
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51789 <![CDATA[039_Howe School]]> 2014-11-25T07:58:34+00:00

Title

039_Howe School

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37 HOWE SCHOOL S.E. 7th and Indianola Grades K-6 Dates of construction-1919 One-fourth 1925 One-fourth 1951 One-fourth 1957 One-fourth Site-4.3 acres Howe School in its present location replaced the old frame building located at S.E. 7th and Davis. The "old" Howe was known originally as Sevastopol School which took its name from the area. The school honors the name of Julia Ward Howe famed author of the words of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." A former student of the 1890's, O. J. Potthoff, has written of Mrs. Howe's visit to the school: "Mrs. Howe visited the Howe School and I remember her very well but I don't just remember what year it was-somewhere around 1895 or 1896. The class sang her song and she seemed quite pleased." One night during the Civil War, Julie Ward Howe, fell asleep in her Washington hotel with the melody of a southern camp meeting tune ringing in her ears. Later she awoke, rose and wrote the words of what became, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." She said the words seemed to come to her as a revelation. This song captured the minds and hearts of the northern armies and was sung as a marching tune. Even President Lincoln enjoyed singing it. After the war, Mrs. Howe became a women's suffrage leader and continued to write, turning out travel books, essays and poetry. But no poem she wrote ever again reached the heights of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic". In 1882 the Julia Ward Howe School was opened with only two rooms for pupils up to the fourth grade. The older children had to go to Washington School. Mr. Parish was the first principal of both Washington and Howe schools. By the mid-1970's enrollment pressures at Howe Elementary have been eased by the enlargement of Jackson to a full elementary unit as well as the construction of Lovejoy Elementary School and the boundary adjustments with Granger. It uses an undepartmentalized program for grades K-4 and has a six-unit plan A for grades 5 and 6. It has a family learning center as a part of the adult education outreach. HOWE IN THE 1970s Howe has worked hard to keep pace with the many improvements in education and had added many programs to meet the needs of its students. In 1970 the old auditorium was converted to an instructional media center becoming the first of its type in the elementary schools. This is an area where all types of media are consolidated for student use such as books, magazines, filmstripes, tapes, T.V., 16mm films, overhead transparencies, cassettes, etc. As Des Moines grew so did the traffic on Indianola Road and for safety purposes a new crossover was constructed in 1971. Parents accepted it with reservations but it has proved to be a beneficial addition to Howe. In 1972 a program called SPURT (Special Program Utilizing a Resource Teacher) was added and it helped mildly handicapped in LD, ED, and EMR. This was a state financed program that is now a Des Moines district supported program. Then in 1973 a family learning program was initiated and this was an adult education concept to improve adult education through workshops and child/parent relationships. In 1974 still another program got off the ground and it was titled Therapeutic Learning Center which is designed for emotionally disturbed children in cooperation with Orchard Place. Principals who have served at Howe include: 1907 - 1908 Loretta Blake 1908 - 1909 Iva Scott 1909 - 1913 Elizabeth Culbertson 1913 - 1915 Jeanette Mills 1915 - 1939 Alice Bradshaw 1939 - 1946 Edna L. E. Peterson 1946 - 1949 Kenneth Rouse 1949 - 1955 Merle Wilson 1955 - 1963 Paul Pace 1963 - Nov. 1965 Lucile Truitt Nov. 1965 William Molleck Hoak (Photograph) Howe (Photograph) Hubbell (Photograph) Jackson (Photograph)
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51788 <![CDATA[038_Hillis and Hoak Schools]]> 2014-11-25T07:58:34+00:00

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038_Hillis and Hoak Schools

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36 HILLIS SCHOOL 56th and Hickman Grades K-6 Dates of construction 1949 An annex unit was moved to site 1953 Main building of 18 rooms 1961 4 room addition at east end of building Site—7.5 acres The old wooden temporary building that was moved to the site in 1949 was called Tower School. It was so named because of its proximity of the water tower at 48th and Hickman. The main structure of 22 rooms was named after Mrs. Cora Bussey Hillis who was instrumental in organizing the Iowa Congress of Mothers. Mrs. Hillis made many other contributions as noted below. Mrs. Cora Bussey Hillis was born at Bloomfield, Iowa, in 1858. She grew up in New Orleans but in 1880 she married Isaac Lea Hillis and moved to Des Moines. In 1887 she was one of the incorporators of the Des Moines Women's Club. She soon began her notable career as a worker and organizer in the cause of child welfare by securing the first public bath house in Des Moines for children, so they could in safety enjoy the river. In 1898 she attended, in Washington, D. C, the second meeting of the Congress of Mothers as a delegate from the Iowa ChiM Study Society, a department of the Iowa State Teachers Association. Soon thereafter she organized the Iowa Congress of Mothers. She introduced the penny savings system in the Des Moines schools and m 1901 secured the first children's room in the Iowa Methodist Hospital. In 1902 she opened a public sewing room in connection with the Des Moines public schools, where children who were out of school for lack of clothing were supplied with garments by mothers' clubs. In 1904 she organized the Iowa Child Welfare Association and in 1915 urged the legislature to adopt a bill providing for the establishment of a Child Welfare Research Station at the University of Iowa. This Station was set up in 1917, having as its objective the investigation of the best scientific methods of conserving and developing the normal child. This station was the first of its kind in the United States and set the example which others have followed. It is indeed fitting and proper that the Board of Education named an elementary school to honor Mrs. Hillis, a pioneer in child welfare who perhaps had no equal in the country. In 1973 it became apparent that enrollments at Hillis were declining to a point that it would be possible to house all of the Riley students in the Hillis school building. Thus, a decision was made to close Riley at the end of the 1972-73 school year. Those students were given the option of attending several elementary schools but most chose the Hillis attendance center at their closest school. In the mid 1970s Hillis has an underpartmentalized program for grades K-4 and a six-unit plan B program for grades 5 and 6. In the six-unit Plan B program the art and music teachers remain in the buildings and teacher arithmetic. Hillis has been an EEO receiving school since inception of the voluntary transfer program in 1969. During the 1974-75 school year a student council was begun, and as an activity the council adopted the "Hound" as the school mascot. In the 1975-76school year the Hillis staff will implement a continuous progress reading plan in an effort to improve instruction. During the 1975-76 school year we plan to observe the silver anniversary of the construction of the permanent building. Principals of Hillis School include: 1949-1953 James L. Daugherty 1953-1962 Pearl Leander 1962-1966 Don Brubaker 1966-1968 Kenneth Rankin 1968-1973 Eleanor Singer 1973- Joseph Turner HOAK SCHOOL 18th Street and McKinley Grades K-5 Dates of construction—1955 Site—7.7 acres Hoak School was opened in September, 1955. It was named in honor of Percy E. Hoak, long time member of the school board. Mrs. Patrick, the principal, received the picture of Mr. Hoak from Mrs. Hoak during the 1956-57 school year. The family also presented a bronze statue of a boy in honor of Mr. Hoak. In 1956-57 a decision was made not to enlarge Hoak School because of new traffic patterns at the Des Moines airport. When originally planned this matter had been checked out with appropriate authorities and was not a problem. Pupils for grades 5 and 6 may attend Wright School which is nearby. Hoak and Wright Schools are operated as a single unit under the jurisdiction of the same principal. In the mid-1970s Hoak elementary school is operating on a K-5 undepartmentalized program. During this time declining student population has created space for two new programs: (1) a theraputic learning center for children with emotional problems severe enough to prevent their functioning within a regular classroom, and (2) a learning disabilities resource teacher to provide for the specific needs of learning disabled students. Also, space has been accrued through student attrition to allow students to utilize a double room for physical education activities. The small school atmosphere allows for a close relationship to be developed between students, parents, and teachers, and this "caring" climate is perhaps the most singular characteristic of the school. Principals of Hoak School include: 1955 - 1956 Kenneth Rouse 1961 - 1965 James L. Daugherty 1956 - 1957 LoRetta Patrick 1965 - 1972 Mildred Kaisand 1957 - 1961 Ruth Pritchard 1972 - 1976 Barbara Sloan
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51787 <![CDATA[037_Hanawalt School]]> 2014-11-25T07:58:34+00:00

Title

037_Hanawalt School

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35 Greenwood continues to be a leader in the education of our city[s yound people.The various programs in operation attest to the fact that we are concerned about all students that attend our school. Greenwood participates as both a receiving and sending school in the District's Voluntary Transfer Program. We have community and adult education classes and have incorporated the career education concept into our total school program. The Wisconsin Design Reading Management System assists us in our tatal reading program in the primary grades and we have the service of a Title I Reading and Math Resource person as well as a Learning Disability Resource person. The kindergarten program has incorporated the "strategies for Early Childhood Education" plan and we also have the Kindergarten Language Enrichment Program. Principals of Greenwood School include: 1901 - 1909 Gertrude Burt 1909 - 1912 Nellie Elliott 1912 - 1925 Nellie Warren 1925 - 1944 Frances Umpleby 1944 - 1945 Murray Work 1945 - 1952 Lorene Lightfoot 1952 - 1958 Robert Langerak 1958 - 1972 Lorraine Kimball Reed 1972 - 1973 James Daugherty 1973 - Nicholas Aalbers Hanawalt School 56th and Roberston Drive Grades K-6 Dates of construction - 1913,1919, 1972 Site 4-8 acres There were four teachers assigned to Hanawalt when it opened in 1913. Slow development of the area has made future additions dubious. In the early 1960's the grades of 5 and 6 were sent to the new Merrill Jr. High School. In February, 1965, a one room portable unit costing $10,000 was placed north of the present building to accommodate one class of fourth graders. Dr. George P. Hanawalt a veteran medical manof the last half of the 1800's, practiced medicine and surgery in Des Moines for 45 years. He was Surgeon-General of the National Guard for 25 years. He served as President of the Polk County Medical Sociey in 1877 and of the State Medical Society in 1880. The early 1970's saw planning for the addition of ten classrooms, gym, and media center on the Hanawalt building. This addition was basically one that was planned by the parents and faculty as being one of the open-space concept. With its opening in the fall of 1972 the Frisbie school at 63rd and Muskogee was closed and later demolished. The elementary students from both Hanawalt and Frisbie who formerly attended Merrill junior high were now housed in their own elementary building for the first time in many, many years. Hanawalt is an IGE, multi-unit school. The 1972 addition cost $500,000. The Hanawalt Elementary School has embarked on several new and exciting programs during the early part of 1970's. The new programs involve students at all levels with some specialized programs for certain students. The new addition accomodates Unit A and B (Grades K through 3). Also included in the new addition are special service areas wuch as offices for the Principal, Secretary, Nurse, a Gymnasim-Cafetorium and an Instructional Material Center. These special areas of instruction such as Art, Music and Physical Education serve the entire student body. The Original Building is used to accommodate students in Unit C (Grades 4 through 6). The new addition was planned according to an Open-Space-Concept which lends itself to the newer developments in educational organization-to an organizational plan which makes possible a better approach to the varying needs of pupils. Individually Guided Education and Teacm Teaching are natural partners in accomplishing this goal. The Hanawalt School philosophy has been to develop programs that places emphasis on the individual student-his ability, his rate of learning, his style of learning and his progress. In the fall of 1972 the I.G.E. Program was initiated at Hanawalt. I.G.E. is an approach to instruction - INDIVIDUALLY GUIDED EDUCATION. It has been achieved through an in-service program designed to reorganize and redirect the time, talents, and energy of all concerned with the educational process. Instructional processes represent the heart of I.G.E. These processes provide appropriate learning programs for each student built on a continuous cycle of findings out where each student is and how he got there (assessment), deciding what he needs to learn next (specifying objectives), selecting the best ways for him to attain those objectives (diversified learning opportunities0, and making sure that he has met them (reassessment). The teachers assigned to each Unit, under the directon of the Unit Leader, are responsible for all instruction and supervision of students within that Unit. All planning is done together as a team making it possible to improve instruction through sharing of ideas and through teacher concentration on his or her areas of strength. Principals of Hanawalt include: 1913 - 1916 Elizabeth Robb 1916 - 1918 Ella Baker 1918 - 1919 Lulu Auracher 1920 - 1925 Nellie Warren 1925 - 1953 Frances Umpleby (Should probably be 1925 - 1943) 1943 - 1945 Murray Work 1945 - 1952 Lorene Lightfoot 1952 - 1958 Robert Langerak 1958 - 1966 Lorraine Kimball Reed 1966 - 1968 Howard Hart 1968 - 1971 Harry Elder 1971 - 1975 Melvin Kiner 1975 - Don Shaw
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51786 <![CDATA[036_Greenwood School]]> 2014-11-25T07:58:34+00:00

Title

036_Greenwood School

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Granger (Photograph) Greenwood (Photograph) Hanawalt (Photograph) Hillis (Photograph) noted that in every issue of the Iowa Star when Granger was editor, a poem appeared on the front page. He imprinted his cultural and literary accomplishments on all who read the paper. He was a well educated man, a lawyer by profession. He practiced in Des Moines, ran a real estate business, became prosecuting attorney and was made Judge of the County Court when Byron Rice, our first school teacher, resigned that position. He was influential in molding public opinion in the early days of Des Moines. Many stories of this estimable gentleman are told in numerous articles and books about early Des Moines. In 1881 the Early Settlers Association held a reunion at the home of Barlow Granger, "two miles south of the statehouse". His southside affiliations are furthered by the fact that he was mayor of Des Moines one term and of Sevastopol for two terms. Sevastopol is, of course, a part of the south side. GRANGER—1975-76 Because of the development of new housing in the area, Granger Elementary School increased its enrollment in the early 1970s to 770. With the opening of Lovejoy School and the additions to Jackson School and Park Avenue School, two hundred pupils were sent to those schools from Granger. Since then Granger School has been maintaining steady enrollments as new housing continues to develop in the vicinity during the mid-1970s. In recent years "Career Education" has become an important part of the curriculum. There has been a team-teaching project in second grade for a number of years. Fourth grade will be semi-departmentalized in 1975-76. Other lower grades are undepartmentalized. Grades 5 and 6 are departmentalized with one teacher teaching reading skills in 5th grade and another teacher teaching reading skills in 6th grade. There is also a teacher that teaches social studies and science to all 5th and 6th graders. There are the usual arithmetic, art, music, and physical education teachers in grades 5 and 6. Principals of Granger School include: 1954 - 1963 Lucille Truitt 1963 - 1967 Lorena Riebhoff 1967 - Daniel Priest GREENWOOD SCHOOL 316 37th Street Grades K-6 Dates of construction—1901 1924 1961 (north wing) Site—3.4 acres The history of Greenwood School extends back to the days when it was a separate school district serving the western most suburban area. Greenwood School was named for the spacious woods which surrounded the school area. The first building was located near Thirty-fifth and Ingersoll. The present building at Thirty-seventh Street, south of Grand Avenue was constructed in 1901. The Greenwood Park community incorporated as a city in 1881. In 1890 it became a part of the city of Des Moines. The school district continued as a separate entity until 1900. At that time it joined the West Des Moines Schools and. sent its high school students to the outstanding high school that was recently built at 15th and Center—West High. The roster of PTA presidents and officers, Advisory Board members and students who have attended Greenwood throughout its existence reveal the names of many prominent families and persons who have made contributions to the life of the city of Des Moines, the state of Iowa and the United States.
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51785 <![CDATA[035_Garten and Granger Schools]]> 2014-11-25T07:58:34+00:00

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035_Garten and Granger Schools

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33 GARTON IN 1975-76 In the mid-1970's Garton Elementary School faces some of the declining enrollment problems that other Des Moines Schools are facing. Garton continues to maintain a six-unit program in grades 5-6 with the art teacher serving another building half time. Grades K-4 continue on an undepartmentalized basis. During the past two years Garton has been "paired" with Logan School in a program called "Shared Activities". Many worthwhile activities have been planned in all grade levels. Time was spent in sharing field trips, educational films, physical education, science and basic skills subject matter. Most of the activity was conducted at grade level for a period of one-half day but in the 5th and 6th grades Garton and Logan exchanged about 15-5th and 15 sixth grade students for a period of seven half days to participate in units in science, literature, physical education. In August of 1973 Garton requested permission to participate in Career Education. We were accepted and during the past two years we have incorporated this concept into our curriculum. In September of 1973 Garton initiated "Parent Orientation Week". This provided an opportunity for parents to visit their child's teacher and get a preview of the "things to come". It was a start in our awareness program which encouraged parents to become "School Volunteers" and become active in Garton activities. In 1974 Community Education sponsored a Pre-School class of 20 students which is scheduled for three half-days weekly. Garton has had an excellent Safety Patrol Program. The patrol captains during the school year of 1966, 1969, 1972, 1973 won first place in the AAA Safety Contest and won expense paid trips for the captain and Safety Patrol Supervisor. The Garton Staff participated in a First Aid Course first offered to entire school staffs in 1974 and all participants received their American National Red Cross Certificates. Principals of Garton include 1958 - 1966 LoRetta Patrick 1966 - 1971 Lorraine McFadden 1971 - Harry Elder GRANGER SCHOOL S.E. 2nd and Leach Street Grades K-6 Dates of Construction—1954 One-third 1957 Two-thirds Site—1 0.0 acres The first six rooms of Barlow Granger School were completed in August, 1954. The $452,000 addition, including 14 regular classrooms, a kindergarten, a practical arts room, a gymnasium, and kitchen facilities, was completed in 1957. This single-story structure was placed on a site of ten acres, Wetherell and Harrison were the architects. The School Board recommended that the elementary school at South Union and Leach Avenue be named Barlow Granger Elementary School. The following is an excerpt from the Granger P.T.A. bulletin of February, 1962: "BARLOW GRANGER—born 1816, m New York. At the age of 13 he quit school to become an apprentice printer. In 1846 he journeyed west — by coach to St. Louis; to Keokuk on steamboat; to Fairfield by coach; and on to Des Moines by horse and buggy. At that time the population of Des Moines was 127. Barlow Granger was the editor of the first newspaper published in Des Moines, the Iowa Star. Vol. 1, No. 1, was dated July 26, 1849. He was one of the most widely known of the early settlers. The press was set up in a log cabin on Second Street near Vine. The town was known as Fort Des Moines. Granger needed no reporters because he knew every family in town. He bought the press at Iowa City and sent to Keokuk for the paper. The Iowa Star was financed by a Curtis Bates, who later became a candidate for governor. Politicians often in that day sponsored newspapers in order to rush their personal political aspirations. Barlow Granger was asked to be the editor. He announced his editorial policies m spite of the political leanings of the owner, stating that the paper would publish his own views as "purely individual" but nevertheless the Star would be "Firmly, decidedly, radically democratic." However, the editor would hold himself responsible to no party, sect, creed or clique." Forty of the eighty acres of land purchased by Granger for a homestead is now Pioneer Park reached over S.E. 6th Street and Hartford Avenue, one of the oldest streets in Des Moines. This southside location became noted for its hospitality and Granger built a stone and wood house on the site. Part of this house, in so far as we can discover, is still a part of the custodian's residence. The well, 370 feet deep, was sunk by Granger around 1900, three years before his death, and furnished the water used by the park when it was first established by the city. He brought birch trees from Wisconsin and planted them on his property and otherwise beautified it. The park custodian, when the Pioneer Park was established, had a scrapbook owned by Barlow Granger in which he had kept clippings, especially poems he had gleaned from magazines and other newspapers. It is
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033_Findley School

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31 FINDLEY SCHOOL 3000 Cambridge Site 2.1 acres The first wing of Findley elementary school was opened in 1966. It was a primary unit of nine rooms situated on land on 3000 Cambridge that had been cleared of houses only a short time before. The school was named for William C. Findley, long-time assistant superintendent in the Des Moines Public Schools. Biographical sketch of Mr. Findley: Mr. Findley was born in 1894 on the Winnebago Indian reservation twenty-five miles southwest of Sioux City. His father was a home missionary to the Indians who made up about a third of the area population. The future educator spent the first five grades in a country school where he sat side by side in a double seat with a little Indian boy named Pete. After his father's death the family moved to Bellevue, Nebraska, where he finished his elementary schooling and entered Bellevue Academy. He later graduated from Bellevue College now joined with Hastings College. During the next nine years he was teacher and principal in several schools beginning in Fullerton High and in 1916 was superintendent at Beemer, Nebraska. In fact, the first twenty-nine years of his life were spent in his native state of Nebraska. Mr. Findley was superintendent at Rushville in September, 1917 but his tenure was interrupted in December when he was called to the U.S. Coast Artillery Corps. Training in American camps was followed by an assignment to France as a Lieutenant in World War I. Upon his return to civilian life in 1919 he became superintendent of Gordon and Gering public schools. Four years later he went to the State University of Iowa where he did graduate work and attained his Master's degree. Then he had two additional years of experience as teacher and principal in Iowa City elementary schools. In 1925, John W. Studebaker, Des Moines Superintendent of Schools, and later United States Commissioner of Education, impressed with the administrative and mathematical skills of the young school man, invited him to the Des Moines school system for a thirty-nine-year stay. For three years Mr. Findley assumed the principalship of Clarkson, Saylor, Barton, and Bly Schools. From 1928 to 1933 the post of Mathematics Supervisor was added to his responsibilities. Meanwhile Mr. Findley was performing a service to the educational publishing world. Scott Foresman's Study Arithmetic needed primary texts and workbooks. Mr. Findley provided the textbooks,workbooks and his name to the nations' most widely used elementary arithmetic series. The Study Arithmetic, authored by Knight, Studebaker, Ruch and Findley was 31 perhaps the most popularly acclaimed arithmetic text in American and Canadian schools in the decade of the 30's and early 40's. The position of Director of Elementary Education was assigned to Mr. Findley in 1933 and he took his place in the central office as a member of the administrative staff. Eight years later he was made Assistant Superintendent of Schools and remained in that capacity until his retirement in 1964. In 1967 all of the primary students from Saylor elementary were transferred to the new Findley School. Grades 5 and 6 at Saylor became a part of the Harding adminstrative routines. Saylor school was officially closed at that point. It was planned that Clarkson School which was of ancient construction going back to 1888 would be discontinued in the near future and those students also would attend the new Findley School. In the early 1970s an addition often teaching stations, art and music rooms, and media center were planned to completion of the Findley building. The remaining half-square block of houses were purchased and demolished so that the complete Findley site would thus be available for a larger and expanded school. The teacher and citizen planning committees that helped plan the new Findley addition decided upon an open-space concept with teaching stations rather than individualized and separate classrooms. In the fall of 1972 when the new Findley building was opened, it became then a K-6 attendance center with grades 5 and 6 removed from Harding and the K-6 students from the Clarkson building transferred to this new unit. The contracts for the first part of Findley School were let in June, 1966 in the amount of $213,645.00. The building was complete in November, 1967. The contract awarded in May, 1971 totaled $509,740.00 and were for 12 classroom teaching stations (much of this Open Space) library learning center and cafetorium The new wing was air-conditioned. Findley School Programs 1967-75 When Findley first opened in 1967 it was a traditional school. In the fall of 1971 the Wisconsin Design Program, a phonic program, and I.G.E., Individually guided Education, were introduced to help meet the needs of individual children. The new air-conditioned open space area was completed in the fall of 1972. The Findley Staff was doubled to accommodate the increased enrollment from Clarkson and Harding Junior High, and at this time a Title I Reading resource teacher was assigned to Findley. In 1972 Career Education was implemented and a Title I Math teacher was appointed. In 1974 a Specific Learning Resource teacher was shared with Cattell School. In the fall of 1975 a self-contained Specific Learning Resource room will be opened to help children in the primary grades living in the northeast area of the city. Principals: Nadine Machesney 1967 -
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https://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/51783 <![CDATA[032_Elmwood School Programs]]> 2014-11-25T07:58:34+00:00

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032_Elmwood School Programs

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30 Cole, would sometimes come to the school to give us talks. Perhaps the best student in our class was Vesta Peak who I believe is an aunt of George Peak who* is active in Des Moines business circles. "About 1900 or 1901 we moved from 38th and University to 38th and Cottage Grove. Cottage Grove was a dirt road and in the spring was an almost impassable quagmire with signs in it on figures upside down saying "He hasn't found bottom yet." "All the time I was at Elmwood I milked a cow every night and morning and after 1900 pumped all the water in a storage tank in the attic, that was required by a family of eight. Of course I walked back and forth to school twice a day. It was in 1901 that I first saw an automobile along a road out our way. Occasionally my mother would have a party for the teachers at our house at 38th and Cottage Grove (where the Grace Methodist church now stands.) "For a time the U.P. church which is the progenitor of the present Westminster held meetings in Elmwood. It must have been about 1900 or 1901 just before the church at 35th and Cottage Grove was erected. I remember well attending religious services in the Elmwood School on Sundays. Sincerely, Henry A. Wallace" During the 1920-1921 school year Elmwood maintained a Milk Station. Four pupils from each class took turns presiding during the morning recess. Over two' hundred underweight pupils received nourishment which helped build their health. By spring the percentage of underweight children in Elmwood had dropped from 40% to 25%. War stamps were sold during W. W. II and in the years that followed. During the 1950's Elmwood pupils used the radio programs broadcast by KDPS-FM. In the 1960's some of the classes began to use television programs from KDPS-TV. A satellite lunch program was inaugurated in the fall of 1964. Elmwood in 1975 - 76 Elmwood's enrollment has shown a continuous decline during the period of 1970-75. The school enrollment now stands at 282. Among the reasons for this decline are the following: 1. The purchase of property by Drake University in the area which in turn has either been turned into parking lots or rented to students more than families with children. 2. The continual decline of the area as the central core of the city spreads north and west. 3. Being an older neighborhood, there are more older people living in the area who at one time sent children to Elmwood. 4. An unusually large number of apartments in the area which are mostly rented to singles or newly-married couples. Programs: 1. Title I Reading Designated as a Title I school for the 1974-75 year, Elmwood had the services of a reading resource teacher and associate. Boys and girls in grades K-4 profited much from this additional help. 2. Headstart A Headstart class was begun in September of 1974. There were 27 youngsters, mostly from the adjacent areas who had a great year and a good send-off to kindergarten. 3. Specific Learning Disabilities In the fall of 1972 a half-time teacher for learning disabilities was added to the staff. Teachers identified boys and girls in K-6 who would need additional help for periods up to 45 minutes with a special teacher. 4. Satellite Resource Room In January of 1975 a specific learning disabilities room from Madison School was moved to Elmwood. These boys and girls in grades K-3 spent most of their day in their own room. As their ability and control permitted they are sent out to various rooms for periods of time ranging up to half a day. 5. School Community Council A School Community Council was begun in September of 1972. It meets once a month and discusses problems of concern to parents and faculty in regard to school and/or community problems. 6. 1975-76 Because of a further drop in enrollment, Elmwood moved to a self- contained organizational pattern for the 1975-76 school year. A special music planning time teacher was added and boys and girls in grades 3-6 have a physical educational teacher, thus retaining some of the benefits of the fused program formerly used. Principals of Elmwood School 1886 - 1900 Mr. Carter 1900 - 1902 J. W. Hay man 1902- 1913 Elizabeth Robb 1913 - 1933 E. Gertrude Burt 1933 - 1952 Blanche V. Toohey 1952 - 1953 Pearl Leander 1953 - 1959 Robert Denny 1959 (6 months) Kenneth Rankin 1959 - 1963 Carl Fehrle 1963 - 1967 Irene Perkins 1967 - 1972 Bernard Miller 1972 - Lester Rees0 Cole, would sometimes come to the school to give us talks. Perhaps the best student in our class was Vesta Peak who I believe is an aunt of George Peak who* is active in Des Moines business circles. "About 1900 or 1901 we moved from 38th and University to 38th and Cottage Grove. Cottage Grove was a dirt road and in the spring was an almost impassable quagmire with signs in it on figures upside down saying "He hasn't found bottom yet." "All the time I was at Elmwood I milked a cow every night and morning and after 1900 pumped all the water in a storage tank in the attic, that was required by a family of eight. Of course I walked back and forth to school twice a day. It was in 1901 that I first saw an automobile along a road out our way. Occasionally my mother would have a party for the teachers at our house at 38th and Cottage Grove (where the Grace Methodist church now stands.) "For a time the U.P. church which is the progenitor of the present Westminster held meetings in Elmwood. It must have been about 1900 or 1901 just before the church at 35th and Cottage Grove was erected. I remember well attending religious services in the Elmwood School on Sundays. Sincerely, Henry A. Wallace" During the 1920-1921 school year Elmwood maintained a Milk Station. Four pupils from each class took turns presiding during the morning recess. Over two' hundred underweight pupils received nourishment which helped build their health. By spring the percentage of underweight children in Elmwood had dropped from 40% to 25%. War stamps were sold during W. W. II and in the years that followed. During the 1950's Elmwood pupils used the radio programs broadcast by KDPS-FM. In the 1960's some of the classes began to use television programs from KDPS-TV. A satellite lunch program was inaugurated in the fall of 1964. Elmwood in 1975 - 76 Elmwood's enrollment has shown a continuous decline during the period of 1970-75. The school enrollment now stands at 282. Among the reasons for this decline are the following: 1. The purchase of property by Drake University in the area which in turn has either been turned into parking lots or rented to students more than families with children. 2. The continual decline of the area as the central core of the city spreads north and west. 3. Being an older neighborhood, there are more older people living in the area who at one time sent children to Elmwood. 4. An unusually large number of apartments in the area which are mostly rented to singles or newly-married couples. Programs: 1. Title I Reading Designated as a Title I school for the 1974-75 year, Elmwood had the services of a reading resource teacher and associate. Boys and girls in grades K-4 profited much from this additional help. 2. Headstart A Headstart class was begun in September of 1974. There were 27 youngsters, mostly from the adjacent areas who had a great year and a good send-off to kindergarten. 3. Specific Learning Disabilities In the fall of 1972 a half-time teacher for learning disabilities was added to the staff. Teachers identified boys and girls in K-6 who would need additional help for periods up to 45 minutes with a special teacher. 4. Satellite Resource Room In January of 1975 a specific learning disabilities room from Madison School was moved to Elmwood. These boys and girls in grades K-3 spent most of their day in their own room. As their ability and control permitted they are sent out to various rooms for periods of time ranging up to half a day. 5. School Community Council A School Community Council was begun in September of 1972. It meets once a month and discusses problems of concern to parents and faculty in regard to school and/or community problems. 6. 1975-76 Because of a further drop in enrollment, Elmwood moved to a self- contained organizational pattern for the 1975-76 school year. A special music planning time teacher was added and boys and girls in grades 3-6 have a physical educational teacher, thus retaining some of the benefits of the fused program formerly used. Principals of Elmwood School��� 1886 - 1900 Mr. Carter 1900 - 1902 J. W. Hay man 1902- 1913 Elizabeth Robb 1913 - 1933 E. Gertrude Burt 1933 - 1952 Blanche V. Toohey 1952 - 1953 Pearl Leander 1953 - 1959 Robert Denny 1959 (6 months) Kenneth Rankin 1959 - 1963 Carl Fehrle 1963 - 1967 Irene Perkins 1967 - 1972 Bernard Miller 1972 - Lester Rees
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