Culver School History 1836 - 1899  

Culver Public Schools history Reaches back to 1836.

Locations given in Sixty Years of age:

The first school house was a log one standing east of the one used at presnet. The second was the residence of Albert Stahl, the thrid the building occupied by Oliver Mooorrois, the forth built in 1877 is still in use

Records at the Citizen office and the high school contain reams of interesting information concerning the develeopment of the local schools.

They include names of graduates in 48 classes and princepals and teachers and vividly portray the histour of our local school society

An intersest fact found in this historical coverage of Union township schools was that the first school was started in the winter of 1836-1837, with Thomas Mc Donald as the first teacher

1848 - the question of 'free schools' was presented to the voters of Indiana for adoption or rejection. The question was voted on in Marshall county, August 7, 1848, with the tabulation showing 38 persons in Union township favoring free schhol and 21 opposing the idea.

1867 - Aug 22 - Ira J. Baker will open a select school in Uniontown, Marmont on Monday Sept. 2d., 1867. Mrs. B. is a fine scholar , and possess every qualification of a successful teacher. - We recommend him to the patronafe of the parents and guardians - Plymouth Democrat.

1868 - pioneer school house of the town

a photo of the 1893 grade school

The following found in the town board mintues - confirms that there had been previous school buildings:

Marmont Ind. Jan 7th 1895
To the Trustees of the Incorporated town of Marmont Indiana

We the School Trustees of said incorportation do hereby file with you the following statements

1st That in our opinion it is desireable and necessary for the educational intersest of Marmont to have erected a school building to accomodate those of our pupils who desire to pursue the higher branches after grauating in the common branches as termed in our public schools and so that the grades may be better accomodated with room

2nd The present building being in our opinion insufficient for the demands now existing our duty in thes reagard is lain down in Sec. 4497 Notes 1 and 2 also Sec 4491 Ind. School law (1894). And further more in as much as the financial condition of the town demands economy in expenditures and as it will be for the best interests of our schools we desire to establish a joint grade school with Union Township as provided for in Sec. 4446 Indiana School law.

The Trustee of Union Township having signified by approval of said joint grade school.

We have estimated the cost of said building to be $2000.00, $1000.00 to be paid by each corportation.

Before making building contract with said township trustee of a contract or arranging for joint ownership of suitable grounds for such building as directed in sec 4446 Indiana School law.

We submit this statement to you for your approval as directed by law sec 4491. We also ask that you guarantee to us that bonds shalll be issued for said amount and such purposes as above names as provided in Art 6 Sec 4488.

Signed this 7 day of Jan 1895
O. A. Rea, Pres
George W Garn, Treas
E. B. Vanshoiack, Sec.

On motion of Marcus F Mosher which motion was duly seconded by Samuel E Medbourn the above petition was approved and the Presdient John W Souder directed the school trustees to proceed with the work. The board guaranteeing the issue of the bonds for the purpose as above stated

The first high school course offered to students of Union Township came in the fall of 1896 when Culver High School was organized with I. S. Hahn as superintendent and was superintendent until 1911 and Edith Schewermen as principal. Only a three year school course was given.

The first class to graduate was 1899 and these first graduates were: Otto Stahl, Florence Barber, Daisy Voreis, Hettie Grubb, and Nell Garn [Otto Stahl, Florence Diee, Nellie Woodward, Daisy Davis and Hittie Grude].


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