7 10 122 https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/adfa7639b1e86576dfb117db9e0876bc.jpg cfc238bfdbb92f92d048b11a6bd8f779 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools: 1846-1976 Description An account of the resource 1976 marked the 130th anniversary of the Des Moines Public Schools. This booklet is a celebration of that event.It provides many of the historical highlights of the development of schools within the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services (State Library of Iowa) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Digital Reproduction Information Information about the creation of the digital file such as equipment used, size, etc. JPEG scanned at 600 dpi resolution on an Epson Expression 10000XL Scanner File Name Name of digital file where digitized documents are stored. 040_HubbellandJacksonSchools.jpg Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 040_Hubbell and Jackson Schools Subject The topic of the resource Public schools Historic buildings History Educational Facilities Des Moines Public Schools Des Moines Description An account of the resource 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. https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/bf71e24eab526ae126afe3b365eae8e4.jpg b4b2efaf0f87527907932db26997318a https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/c5f7fae21eaef31ac12ae397800ad376.jpg b4b2efaf0f87527907932db26997318a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools: 1846-1976 Description An account of the resource 1976 marked the 130th anniversary of the Des Moines Public Schools. This booklet is a celebration of that event.It provides many of the historical highlights of the development of schools within the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services (State Library of Iowa) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Digital Reproduction Information Information about the creation of the digital file such as equipment used, size, etc. JPEG scanned at 600 dpi resolution on an Epson Expression 10000XL Scanner File Name Name of digital file where digitized documents are stored. 041_JeffersonSchool.jpg Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. 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 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 041_Jefferson School Subject The topic of the resource Public schools Historic buildings History Educational Facilities Des Moines Public Schools Des Moines Description An account of the resource 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. https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/d494994d685da1a8f3ed18802b693a19.jpg 3ff7d8e5c9386aec64178b9ba663e9b4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools: 1846-1976 Description An account of the resource 1976 marked the 130th anniversary of the Des Moines Public Schools. This booklet is a celebration of that event.It provides many of the historical highlights of the development of schools within the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services (State Library of Iowa) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Digital Reproduction Information Information about the creation of the digital file such as equipment used, size, etc. JPEG scanned at 600 dpi resolution on an Epson Expression 10000XL Scanner File Name Name of digital file where digitized documents are stored. 042_KingandLoganSchools.jpg Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. 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. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 042_King and Logan Schools Subject The topic of the resource Public schools Historic buildings History Educational Facilities Des Moines Public Schools Des Moines Description An account of the resource 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. https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/19be65127195d885800559e872e6b0ea.jpg 9fe4c90ec5319785805de6886a32a41a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools: 1846-1976 Description An account of the resource 1976 marked the 130th anniversary of the Des Moines Public Schools. This booklet is a celebration of that event.It provides many of the historical highlights of the development of schools within the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services (State Library of Iowa) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Digital Reproduction Information Information about the creation of the digital file such as equipment used, size, etc. JPEG scanned at 600 dpi resolution on an Epson Expression 10000XL Scanner File Name Name of digital file where digitized documents are stored. 043_LongfellowSchool.jpg Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. Logan was named for General John Alexander Logan of Civil War fame. He died in 1886. Early records record the following milestones: 1900 Started Department of Drawing in Capitol Park Schools. There was a program for all grades and high schools in charcoal, pencil, crayola, water colors and scissors. 1905—Capitol Park School Board purchased manual training equipment for both grammar and high schools. 1907—Pleasant Corner consolidated with 16 other districts to make the Des Moines School District with 51 buildings in all. 1907'08 Logan addition paid $3,201.61. This was begun by Board of former Capitol Park School District. 1907-08 Number of high schools reduced from six to three. "Capitol Park High School continued until Christmas when the resignation of the principal seemed to make the time propitious for closing this school also." 1907-08 Six grades continued at Logan, with grades 7-8 going to Capitol Park. Five teachers employed at Logan with 51.2 pupils per teacher. This was the highest average enrollment in the city. Beginning in 1969 Logan School became the one predominate black school in the district that was eligible for participation of white students in the voluntary transfer program. Through the years a number of white students have elected to attend Logan rather than their neighborhood school and to participate in the wide variety of programs that are offered in that building. Logan has an undepartmentalized program for grades K-3 and a departmentalized program for grades 4-6. In the mid-1970s it has Title I Reading, Title I Math—K-4, an early learning center, Head Start, Follow Through, Title I Child Development, Title III Wisconsin Designed Reading Management Program. For after school hours, there is a component of the community cultural recreational program operated by the CDA. Also, Logan has participated in the School-Business Alliance Program as well as being one of six schools participating in the Shared Activities concept. Principal of Logan School include: 1907 - 1911 Mary Doran 1921 1911 - 1914 Emma Bradley 1936 1914 - 1916 Jennie Holmberg 1916 - 1918 Belle McConnell (Kinsley) 1918 - 1921 Cora Parr 1921 - 1936 Anna Hartigan 1936 - 1944 Ella Baker 1944 - 1952 Ruth Pritchard 1952 - 1965 Kenneth Rankin 1965 - 1972 Don Shaw 1972 - Udell Cason, Jr. 41 LONGFELLOW SCHOOL East 7th and Fremont Dates of construction— Site—5.2 acres Old Longfellow School—1882-1965 New Longfellow School—1961 As early as 1880, it was necessary to have a schoolhouse in the area known as the Fifth Ward in the East Des Moines School District. Because of this need, Bremer School was opened in a Swedish Church which stood at Des Moines and Second Streets. The people then authorized the School Board to purchase land for a new school in the western part of the ward. It was not until 1882 that the purchase was made, and the tract bought was on Pine Street near Walker. The District also authorized the issuance of bonds for erection of a schoolhouse on the site. This school was called Longfellow after the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In 1885, because of the increasing school population, three more rooms were added to the first structure and two rooms were equipped in the basement. From 1882 to 1901 the staff had increased from three to thirteen and the enrollment from 204 to 511. By 1901 Longfellow had the largest enrollment in the city. Owing to the very crowded conditions of the building, in 1901 the boundaries were changed and additional land was purchased to allow for another addition to the school. This enabled Longfellow to return to the seating capacity of 40 per room. Still more children enrolled so the seating capacity per room had to be increased. In 1920 the last addition to the school was built, and at that time the playground was arranged in three levels. In 1907 Ward Five was merged with the Independent School District. At that time the evaluation was as follows: Original Cost $35,625.00 Lot 7,000.00 Furniture 2,375.00 Because of the route of the Des Moines Freeway, "old Longfellow School was razed in the summer of 1962. A new site at East Seventh and Filmore Streets was purchased. By the fall of 1962, a new Longfellow (often referred to as "The Glass House) was opened to accommodate the children of old Longfellow and Webster School, which also had been razed during the summer. This consisted of 13 classrooms, 2 all purpose rooms, a gymnasium, a library, a speech therapy center, music practice rooms, and complete office facilities. When Longfellow opened in 1962, there were many vacant rooms because of the freeway and urban renewal program. There were 8 teachers and an enrollment of 189. In 1963, because of the overcrowded conditions in the McKee and Douglas School areas, children were transported to Longfellow by public school bus, and 12 classrooms were then used. A hot lunch program was initiated at Longfellow the same year, and a library aide was added to the staff. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 043_Longfellow School Subject The topic of the resource Public schools Historic buildings History Educational Facilities Des Moines Public Schools Des Moines Description An account of the resource 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. https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/baae685091d0d5661f55a05b66b10d66.jpg f2635c753c7d577a9baf98f9afacb281 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools: 1846-1976 Description An account of the resource 1976 marked the 130th anniversary of the Des Moines Public Schools. This booklet is a celebration of that event.It provides many of the historical highlights of the development of schools within the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services (State Library of Iowa) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paperback Book Digital Reproduction Information Information about the creation of the digital file such as equipment used, size, etc. JPEG scanned at 600 dpi resolution on an Epson Expression 10000XL Scanner File Name Name of digital file where digitized documents are stored. 045_MadisonSchool.jpg Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. Lovejoy (Photograph) Lucas (Photograph) Madison (Photograph) Mann (Photograph) In the mid-1970's Lucas School is faced with the declining enrollment situation which is typical of many school units. It mantains an undepartmentalized program in grades K-3 and a six-unit Plan A for grades 4,5,6. For special programs it maintains Head Start, Title I Reading, Title I Math. It also has a special education resource room and a learning disabilities class. For after school hours, there is participation in the community cultural recreational program of the CDA - Community Development Agency. Going into the mid-1970's, Lucas School has been faced with a more mobile pupil population and a reduction in enrollment over previous years. This trend has been typical of other school units. The enrollment at Lucas has fluctuated between 268 and 310 pupils (excluding Head Start) during 1974. In addition to Head Start, other programs operating at Lucas are Title I Math, Title I Reading, special education resource room and a learning disabilities clas. In 1975, Lucas will be receiving a Kindergarten Speech Class and two self-contained special education classes. As an alternative to the defunct Lucas P.T.A., parents have organized a Parent Community Council. Principals who served in this building are: 1907 - 1930 Sara Davis 1939 - 1933 Isabell Marshall 1933 - 1934 Edwin Miner 1934 - 1937 Robert Simpkins 1937 - 1947 Nelle Cunningham 1947 - 1952 Kathryn Blanchard Christian 1952 - 1964 Mildred Shay 1964 - 1966 Carl Fehrle 1966 - 1970 Cecil Leonard 1970 - 1971 James Mitchell 1971 - 1974 Ruth Collins 1974 - Keith Banwart Madison School East 8th and Madison Grades K-6 Dates of construction - 1952 One-third 1957 Two-thirds Site - 6.0 acres Prior to World War II, there were few homes north of Douglas Avenue and the present site of the school was once used for grazing cattle and later as the Kiwanis Ball Park. The need for an elemaentary school in this area was first realized in 1926 when the site was purchased by a well known farmer, Mr. Hoffman. However, the acutual construction of the school did not take place until after World War II. The school opened on November 17, 1952 with five teachers and 82 pupils. As more and more families moved into the new area, a later addition was added in 1957 to include 22 rooms. Madison School appears to have been names because of its close proximity to Madison Avenue. In researching the files and documents of the City Library and the City Street Department, some interesting facts come into view. The Avenue first appears on the City Ledger in 1893. This would tend to indicate the Avenue was probably names after the 4th President of the United States, James Madison. However, the resource department of the City Library indicates that during the 1920's a prominent educator and promotor of Des Moines by the name of Charles Madison was also active during the time period that the school site was purchased. Madison was one of the first schools in Des Moines and the State of Iowa to offer programs for the visually impaired, academically talented, mentally disabled, and children with learning disabilities in addition to the regular school program. During the mid 1970's declining enrollment provided classroom space for the Art Workshop K-12, Homeward Instruction Program K-12, and a Child Study Center. Presently, the primary unit offers a semi-departmentalized program which emphasizes shared teaching responsibilites between grade levels, while the upper unit offers a more departmentalized program in which teachers teach in only oneor two academic areas. The upper unit program is called the "MEMPHASS 4-5-6 PLAN" and was selected by both the staff and students. Three additional classrooms offer programs for the mentally disabled (primary and intermediate), and for children with learning disabilities. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 045_Madison School Subject The topic of the resource Public schools Historic buildings History Educational Facilities Des Moines Public Schools Des Moines Description An account of the resource 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1976 https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/8fdfae7719b3bce92e7329f14c890486.jpg 1bfde82b87299c7efbdaabcea51bee57 https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/e8a16f382cab390037f87c9622c354c1.jpg 1bfde82b87299c7efbdaabcea51bee57 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools: 1846-1976 Description An account of the resource 1976 marked the 130th anniversary of the Des Moines Public Schools. This booklet is a celebration of that event.It provides many of the historical highlights of the development of schools within the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services (State Library of Iowa) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Digital Reproduction Information Information about the creation of the digital file such as equipment used, size, etc. JPEG scanned at 600 dpi resolution on an Epson Expression 10000XL Scanner File Name Name of digital file where digitized documents are stored. 046_MannSchool.jpg Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. 44 Of special interest to both parents and students are the more than 15 different club activities which are sponsored by the Madison Staff and interested parents. The main emphasis of these club activities is to promote self awareness, citizenship, sportsmanship, courtesy, school pride, and as an extension/enrichment of the regular school program. Madison has also been involved in a number of innovative programs during the past few years. In 1971 Madison was one of 250 schools across the United States to participate in a special testing project/evaluation with the Educational Testing Service determining whether or not schools with comprehensive reading programs were better or worse than schools without such programs. At Madison, students receive reading instruction commensurate with their ability and performance. Madison was also one of four Des Moines Elementary Schools to run a pilot project with the Westinghouse Learning Cooperation regarding School Criterion Objective Referenced Evaluation (SCORE) in the academic areas of Social Studies and Science. Madison School has also been a receiving school for students from several inner-city schools who have volunteered to participate in the school districts' Voluntary Transfer Program which originated in 1968. In 1972, the school district adopted another innovative program referred to as the Career Education Program and Madison was one of seven other schools to help launch this special project that was to sweep across the entire district during the next few years. In 1973, Madison School received a National Certificate of Commendation from the American National Red Cross for planning and initiating an innovative Red Cross Good Neighbor Day. In 1974, Madison School was the first elementary school in Des Moines to launch a special two day and one night out-of-town Outdoor Education Project for sixth graders. During this same year, Madison students adopted the Lion as their school emblem with the motto Strength, Courage, and Wisdom. Another student composed a school song and this was adopted by the school staff and student body also. Of special interest is the fact that Madison and Cattell Elementary Schools are located in the largest Scandinavian and Norwegian community within the city. Our communities are very proud of their schools and take an active interest in the education of their children. Principals of this building have been: 1951-1953 Maurice Lewis 1963 - 1972 Kathryn Christian 1953 - 1963 Lorene Lightfoot 1972 - Larry C. Martindale MANN SCHOOL S.W. 9th and Amos Grades K-6 Dates of construction- Site—5.4 acres -1962 Horace Mann Elementary School opened its doors to its first "pupil customers" at the beginning of the second semester of school in 1962. The enrollment totaled 361, in grades kindergarten through grade five. They were pupils who were transferred from Maple Grove and Watrous schools. Horace Mann School is a beautiful school located at Southwest Ninth and Amos streets in South Des Moines. Its boundary line on the north was Burnham Street until the Maple Grove Building at S.W. 9th and Army Post was closed in September, 1972, when the north boundary was extended to Army Post. Students in that area now attend Mann. It extends to the Warren County Line on the south. Southwest Ninth Street forms its east boundary. Southwest Fourteenth is its west boundary. The selection of the site for the school was a difficult one. Because of the flight approach pattern to the Des Moines Municipal Airport, great care had to be used to meet the necessary government safety regulation. Although the school site is only five and one fourth acres in size, it proved to be quite costly because it was necessary to remove twelve residences. The over all purchase price was $117,050.00 Wetherell, Harrison and Wagner were the architects selected to design the school building, which has several unique factors. It is a two story brick building with an expansive use of glass windows. It contains two kindergartens which open into a partially covered court yard. This patio, or court yard, may be used for a play area or dramatic activities. It is equipped with flood lights and sound system. Each class room on the first floor has its own outside entrance as well as toilet facilities. Most of the classrooms have folding partitions between two rooms for large class use which is desireable in a multi-unit school. On the top floor, the class rooms are located in the center, with the hall corridors on the exterior of the north and south sides of the building. The east entrance of the building is finished completely as a glass enclosed stairwell. Future plans call for an addition of six rooms, three upper and three lower, to be attached to this east entrance. The entire school contains thirteen class rooms, art room, central library, media center, service kitchen and a gym, which serves as the lunch room and multi purpose room. It includes office and nurse's space as well as teachers' lounge and work rooms, a speech therapist office and two music practice rooms. Construction of the building was done by W. H. Breiholz Company at a total cost of $489,994.00. The parents, teachers, and children take great pride in the fact that the school bears the name of Horace Mann, who is known as the "Father of the . American Public School". It was he who pioneered the concept that education should be univeral, non-sectarian and free. Through his influence, the first teacher training normal school was established 1839. He was an ardent champion of free speech, labor and women's rights. He often defended negroes in the courts. He enthusiastically believed that education was the basis for democracy and said "The common school is the greatest discovery ever made by man". Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 046_Mann School Subject The topic of the resource Public schools Historic buildings History Educational Facilities Des Moines Public Schools Des Moines Description An account of the resource 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. . https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/e3b7973e27484daf3f500689b8f23115.jpg 84e4362680c253ad06f00f223f658131 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools: 1846-1976 Description An account of the resource 1976 marked the 130th anniversary of the Des Moines Public Schools. This booklet is a celebration of that event.It provides many of the historical highlights of the development of schools within the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services (State Library of Iowa) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Digital Reproduction Information Information about the creation of the digital file such as equipment used, size, etc. JPEG scanned at 600 dpi resolution on an Epson Expression 10000XL Scanner File Name Name of digital file where digitized documents are stored. 047_McKeeSchool.jpg Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. Peter J. Cunningham was assigned as the first principal at Horace Mann School in January, 1962. Vi Coldren was assigned as principal in September 1962, and continued until her retirement in June, 1971. Lyla M. Lynch was assigned as principal July 1, 1971 and is continuing at the present time. Horace Mann officially became an IGE ungraded Multi-unit School in 1972. Individualized instruction is offered to all students in the areas of Math, Reading, Speclling and writing. At present planning for individualization in the areas of Language instruction and communication skills. Horace Mann was one of the pilot schools in Elementary Career Education in 1973. The fifteen Career Education clusters are presented on a rotating basis in order to build awareness at both primary and intermediate levels. We work closely with the McCombs Jr. High in Career Education to the mutual advantage of students in both schools. Criterion Referenced Testing (SCORE) was piloted in Social Studies in 1973-74. Score was also piloted in Science processes in 1974-75. The school offers students special help in Speech and Learning Disabilities. Parents form a strong volunteer force and participate actively in the activities of the school. McKEE SCHOOL East 38th and Easton Blvd. Grades K-5 Dates of construction—1928 Wooden annex moved to site 1949 1st unit of new building 1960 eight classroom addition Site—5.0 acres Late in the summer of 1928 one of the famous Camp Dodge housing units was moved to the present McKee School grounds. It was christened "Four Mile School11 probably out of deference to the infamous creek of that name that is nearby. 45 In May, 1931, the Board of Education renamed the structure, in honor of the late Edwin T. Meredith. The formal dedication took place on Arbor Day, 1932, with Mrs. Meredith present. On March 30, 1948, bids were taken for a new nine-room school with gymnasium and auditorium. The building cost was more than $591,000 and was to house 300 children. The name of Meredith School was changed to Margaret McKee School in 1959. Miss McKee was a former physical education director of the Des Moines Public Schools. The Meredith name was transferred to a new Junior High School at West 47th and Madison. The Meredith family had given about 50 acres of land that would ultimately house not only Meredith Junior High School but also Hoover Senior High. It is estimated that the land value of this gift was in the neighborhood of $300,000. In 1960 eight additional classrooms were added to the south end of McKee School. With the opening of Hoyt Middle School in September, 1972, the sixth grade of both McKee and Douglas School was transferred to the new structure. At this point, McKee then became an elementary school, K-5. It also has two rooms for the educable mentally retarded pupils. There is very heavy participation in the community cultural recreation program for this area. Extensive night school classes are operated in the building with a great deal of participation. Since Four Mile Community Center opened we have no night classes-only after school classes for children. A class for the Hearing Impaired is being added in September of 1975. Principals who have served at McKee are: 1928-1937 W. Lee Jordan 1937-1939 Edna L.E. Peterson 1939-1943 Ruth Pritchard 1943-1945 Almeda Nelson 1945-1952 Edith Patterson 1952-1957 Kenneth Smith 1957-1958 Lorraine Kimball Reed 1958-1964 James Wise 1964-1965 Marjorie Schwien 1965-1972 James Daugherty 1972-1974 Lydia Rogers 1974 Ruth Collins McKee (Photograph) McKinley (Photograph) Mitchell (Photograph) Monroe (Photograph) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 047_McKee School Subject The topic of the resource Public schools Historic buildings History Educational Facilities Des Moines Public Schools Des Moines Description An account of the resource 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. https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/1f906357c3a8a0c5e33407f644aea16d.jpg e204d7aa266cf5bf1ba5abaa23a3a40a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools: 1846-1976 Description An account of the resource 1976 marked the 130th anniversary of the Des Moines Public Schools. This booklet is a celebration of that event.It provides many of the historical highlights of the development of schools within the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services (State Library of Iowa) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Digital Reproduction Information Information about the creation of the digital file such as equipment used, size, etc. JPEG scanned at 600 dpi resolution on an Epson Expression 10000XL Scanner File Name Name of digital file where digitized documents are stored. 048_McKinleyandMitchellSchools.jpg Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. 46 McKINLEY SCHOOL 1916 S.E. 6th Grades K-6 Dates of construction 1904 Two-thirds 1927 One-third Site 1.6 acres Pupils in the McKinley attendance area attended Washington School until the present building was built in 1904. McKinley School and Greenwood School was built in the early 1900's accordmg to the school philosophy of their day. The reasoning was a grammar school has 8 grades and so it 8 rooms. A building was designed with grades 1-4 on the first floor and has 5-8 on the second floor. Kindergarten was usually housed in a separate structure. The board of education honored the memory of William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, by naming the building for him. The addition in 1927 included the gym, auditouium and office spaces, McKinley School was named for William McKinley, the twenty-fifth president of the United States. In the mid-1970s McKinley School is facing declining enrollment as many other Des Moines schools. It maintains a K-6 undepartmentahzed classroom program for the approximately 240 students who are there. It has Title I Reading, Title I Math, as well as the Career Opportunity project. The family learning center has received a great deal of nationwide publicity and draws a number of parents to the school. There is also a great deal of adult participation in the community cultural recreational program of the CDA. Principals who have administered McKinley are: 1907-1912 Laura Matthews 1957-1963 Nelle Cunningham 1912-1938 Alice Bradshaw 1963-1965 Patience Guthrie 1939-1946 Edna Peterson 1965-1966 Kenneth Rankin 1946-1952 Florence Weisbrod 1967-1972 Snowden Moon 1952-1955 Kenneth Rankin 1972" Patrick Moran 1955-1957 Lorraine Reed MITCHELL SCHOOL Porter & South Union Grades K-6 Dates of construction—1958 Site—8.2 acres J. O. Mitchell School was designed by the architects, Dougher, Frevert, and Ramsey. Construction was completed in 1958 at an approximate cost of $445,000. The building contains 14 classrooms and a combination cafeteria and gym. Approximately 400 children, the books, furniture, and all school equipment were moved from Army Post School to Mitchell School October 15, 1958. Flag raising ceremonies at the newly completed Mitchell School were held at 8 o'clock on the opening day, Monday, October 1&, 1958. Members of Fort Des Moines American Legion Post 669 presented the flag to the new school faculty. Mrs, Walter Hiatt, in memory of her brother, Carl Pack, made the presentation to Lydia Rogers, school principal. Commander R. H. Flowers and Walter Hiatt raised the flag for the first time. Mr. William Findley, retired Assistant Superintendent of Schools, was partially responsible for the school being named J. O.lvlitchell. Mr. Mitchell was a teacher and had served as principal of several schools located in this area, Maple Grove, Park Avenue and Fort Des Moines. He was a large man in stature, strict disciplinarian, but very kindly. Former pupils relate stories to verify this fact one of his favorite forms of punishment was to have the offender "walk the beat11 on the playground. A picture of J. O. Mitchell was presented to the school at a Dad's night P.T.A. meeting February 10, 1959. Jay A. Mitchell, Des Moines attorney and son of J. O. Mitchell made the presentation on behalf of his family. School Board member L. L. Daubert accepted the picture in behalf of the board. In the mid-1970s Mitchell enrollments were relieved with the opening of the new Lovejoy School to the eastern edge of the attendance area. Both Mitchell and the Ft. Des Moines primary unit are operated as a single attendance center under the jurisdiction of one principal. It also utilizes an organizational plan somewhat similar to IGE. Mitchell has a K-3 non-graded language arts program with a six-unit plan A for grades 4, 5, and 6. It also utilizes an organizational plan somewhat similiar to I.G.E., A centrally located Instructional Media Center has been developed through the joint efforts of the student council, parents and faculty. The center boasts an extensive collection of audio-materials (tapes and records) and contains 34 study carrels built by a committee of parents. Community Education classes are offered for children and parents before and after regular school hours. Some of the courses offered during the past school year were: guitar lessons, cake decorating, slimnastics, bicycle safety, wrestling and bowling. Other programs included in the curriculum are: Volunteer program, Title I Reading and Mathematics, Specific Learning Disabilities, Speech Therapy, Kindergarten Waupon Project, Individualized Mathematics Program Grades 4-6, Wisconsin Design Study Skills, Career Education, Student Tutors. Principals who have served at Mitchell are: 1958-1966 Lydia Rogers 1966- Lawrence Hardy Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 048_McKinley and Mitchell Schools Subject The topic of the resource Public schools Historic buildings History Educational Facilities Des Moines Public Schools Des Moines Description An account of the resource 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. https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/793378a41c9d61ea90466674aa8dda19.jpg 49b46061e176717dc5b5bd90be34d1c5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools: 1846-1976 Description An account of the resource 1976 marked the 130th anniversary of the Des Moines Public Schools. This booklet is a celebration of that event.It provides many of the historical highlights of the development of schools within the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services (State Library of Iowa) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Digital Reproduction Information Information about the creation of the digital file such as equipment used, size, etc. JPEG scanned at 600 dpi resolution on an Epson Expression 10000XL Scanner File Name Name of digital file where digitized documents are stored. 049_MonroeSchool.jpg Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. MONROE SCHOOL 30th and Hickman Grades K-6 Dates of construction 1924 1950 1959 Site 5 acres Just after the turn of the century, Monroe School began as a little one- room brick school on one acre of ground known as Pleasant Hill and located at 2313 30th Street, on the northeast corner of 30th and Hickman Road. It was long ago converted into a residence. About 1905 the city closed the school and traded that piece of ground for a little larger acreage where the school now stands. For about the next fourteen years, some of the children in this a*ea made the long, hard trek to Kirkwood School. Other youngsters trudged through different fields and woods to Byron Rice School. At last, a few determined mothers met the school board with such powerful persuasion that in the fall of 1918, a temporary building was erected where the auditorium now stands, housing two teachers in two rooms with an enrollment of 61. The same year the Mothers' Club was organized with Mrs. J. H. Gooch, now deceased, as president. By the end of the year there were 20 members. The new school was named after James Monroe, fifth president of the United States. He was a quiet, ordinary man, not brilliant, but he had proved himself dependable and honest. At twenty-five he was the youngest member of the Constitutional Congress, but he was fifty-nine before becoming president. James Monroe was well-liked, and his picture now hangs in the foyer of Monroe Elementary. With an enrollment of 87 in 1923, a brand new 4-room building (including our present kindergarten room with the bay window) was erected. The 2-room "Old Shack" temporary building was still in use when, by 1940, enrollment "soared" to 183. Two more rooms were added, and in 1944 the "Old Shack" was connected to the main building. By 1950, the new addition to the main building of nine classrooms, an auditorium, and gymnasium was completed. At that time, the school board bought enough additional ground for our present five acres. Still another addition of 10 classrooms was built in 1959, and the "Old Shack" finally put to rest. That year, the sixth graders went to Franklin while the building was in progress. In 1975, James Monroe Elementary School has an enrollment of nearly 500 students. The P.T.A. is strong, and a Home-School Community Advisory Council is now active in helping provide for the best educational program for students. 47 The educational structure at Monroe is self-contained for grades K-4 and departmentalized (Des Moines Plan A) in grades 5 and 6. Monroe is an EEO receiving school and uses community volunteers in the educational program. The Wisconsin Design for Study Skills is used at Monroe in grades 3-6. Some additional developments at James Monroe Elementary School are the use of the school as a Community Education center for students and adults, and the use of a school Child-Study-Team for student help (academic and social) at the school level. In addition, a Monroe student council has been activated. Principals who have served Monroe School are: 1918 - 1922 W. Lee Jordan 1922 - 1923 Laura Moulton 1923 - 1926 Herman Eickelberg 1926 - 1927 Jeannette Mills 1927 - 1930 Georgia Quigley 1930 - 1936 Blanche V. Toohey 1936 - 1937 James Burr 1937 - 1946 Mae Heathershaw 1946 - 1955 James Daugherty 1955 - 1956 Paul Pace 1956 - 1960 James Daugherty 1960 - 1964 Charles Mindling 1964 - 1966 Charles Pedersen 1966 - 1973 Loretta Patrick 1973 - Stephen Lipovac Elementary School Activities 1930's Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 049_Monroe School Subject The topic of the resource Public schools Historic buildings History Educational Facilities Des Moines Public Schools Des Moines Description An account of the resource 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. https://www.iowaheritage.org/files/original/a700ef7b24489543d4266bc4d4faf2cd.jpg 5995ee65248937410f71190e13d8717a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bicentennial Reflections: History of Des Moines Public Schools: 1846-1976 Description An account of the resource 1976 marked the 130th anniversary of the Des Moines Public Schools. This booklet is a celebration of that event.It provides many of the historical highlights of the development of schools within the city of Des Moines, Iowa. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Iowa Library Services (State Library of Iowa) Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Digital Reproduction Information Information about the creation of the digital file such as equipment used, size, etc. JPEG scanned at 600 dpi resolution on an Epson Expression 10000XL Scanner File Name Name of digital file where digitized documents are stored. 050_MooreandMoultonSchools.jpg Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. 48 MOORE SCHOOL 52nd and Douglas Grades K-6 Dates of construction 1950 1959 Site 7.1 acres The first wing of the school was called Fair Meadows, but the name was changed later to honor Dr. Fred B. Moore, the first Head of the Des Moines Schools Health Department. The first official mention of an elementary school to be built at 52nd and Douglas appears in the Board minutes of July 15, 1924, at which time the real estate agent was authorized to secure prices on elementary school sites for northwest Des Moines. In 1944 the Board of Education developed a building program consisting of 21 projects including a proposal to build at this site, "the first four rooms of an elementary school." The building program was presented to the voters in March, 1945, and bonds for the project were approved. Because of the difficulty of securing building materials in the immediate post-war era and because of the pressure of crowded conditions at other locations, preparations of plans for this building were not started until April, 1949. The contract was let in September, 1949, and the building occupied in September, 1950. Additions in 1954 and 1959 have made this one of the most modern elementary schools in the midwest. The front wing on the north was built in 1954 and the east wing was added in 1959. In the mid-1970s this continues to be one of the large schools with undepartmentalized classes for grades K-4 and a six-unit program for grades 5-6. It also has classes for children with impaired hearing and is a receiving school in the EEO voluntary transfer program. Moore has activities in adult education and classes going on in the after-school hours. Beginning in 1973, the sixth grade classes became actively involved in photography through a grant from the Iowa Council of Fine Arts. The students have become proficient in still and motion pictures, development, animation, and script writing. Parent involvement is emphasized with parents involved in classroom activities and after school enrichment clubs. An outside classroom has been constructed with various trees and shrubs. The classroom is utilized by all grades for different learning experiences. Pre-school classes have been offered during the regular school year and the summer months. Principals who have served the patrons at Moore School are: 1963 - 1974 John A. Waldo 1972 - 1974 Gary Sheldon 1950 - 1952 Frances Meneough 1952 - 1954 James Daugherty 1954 - 1963 Almeda Nelson 1974 Tom Stokes MOULTON SCHOOL 7th and College Grades K-6 Dates of construction- Site—3.0 acres -1914 1915 1930 1962 (remodeled) In the early 1960's Crocker School building was sold to the highway commission as it was in the direct path of the new Des Moines freeway. It was located between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Street, just north of School Street. The Des Moines school board proposed remodeling of the old North High school, then vacant, to be used as a replacement for Crocker School that would be demolished. After approval in a successful school bond issue, renovation began on the building located between Seventh and Eighth Streets on College Avenue. The replacement building was then named Moulton Elementary school by the board. Crocker enrollment dropped to a low of approximately three hundred pupils at the time of closing in June, 1962. In previous years it was not unusual for six hundred or more pupils to be enrolled there. The decline was gradual over a period of four years after the beginning of the River Hills Urban Renewal project and Freeway work began. The Urban Renewal project cleared all homes in the area east of Sixth Avenue and south of University Avenue which was a large portion of the Crocker School district. The freeway work cleared many homes and apartment, buildings west of Sixth Avenue. In the last weeks that Crocker was in operation many prominent Des Moines citizens visited the building to view what they felt was one of the historical monuments to the city. Crocker was one of the oldest public buildings in Des Moines, having been built in 1874. Most visitors were former students and had sentimental feelings about the building. Some requested and were permitted to purchase small objects as remembrances. An open house was sponsored by the P.T.A. and held at 8 p.m. on May 9, 1962 to give all people who wished an opportunity to visit the building for the last time. A short program was held in the gym to honor all past P.T.A. presidents in attendance and Mrs. Winifred Nidiver. Mrs. Nidiver had been a teacher forty-two years at Crocker and was retiring. Crocker was demolished during the summer of 1962 by burning. It was used by a state agency for filming a fire training film. Moulton Elementary school opened September 1962. One part of the building, the original section on the west, had been demolished because of age. Other sections built at much later dates were remodeled into classrooms. There were 15 classrooms and one kindergarten. The kindergarten room is quite an attraction due to its size, draperies, lighting and latest equipment. Other facilities include large offices, cafeteria, library, auditorium, gym and locker rooms. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 050_Moore and Moulton Schools Subject The topic of the resource Public schools Historic buildings History Educational Facilities Des Moines Public Schools Des Moines Description An account of the resource 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.