History of Louise School
"It was
through the interest of a few families in louise that the school had its
beginning.
The
building used for church, Sunday School and large meetings was a two-story
affair-one room ath the top in case of "high water" and one at the bottom
for ordinary purposes."
First students in 1909
| Name |
Additional info |
| J.D. Upshaw |
only four years and two months |
| Betty Gordon |
Mrs. B.J. Kern |
| Alice Gordon |
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| George Henderson Reid |
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| Louise Reid |
Mrs. Tom Rainer |
First Trustees
| Name |
Additional info |
| Mr. J.D. Upshaw, Sr |
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| Mr. S.R. Upshaw |
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| Mr. Wm. H. Reid |
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Board of Education
| Year |
Name |
Additional info |
| 1931 |
B.A. Holaday |
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| 1931 |
M.B. Stroud |
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| 1931 |
B.W. Smith |
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Building Committee
| Name |
Additional info |
| Mrs. B.A. Holaday Sr |
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| Mrs. J.D. Upshaw |
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| Mrs. W.H. Reid |
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| Mrs. Gray Russell |
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Construction history
| Year |
Building |
Cost |
| 1909 |
three-rooms |
$2,000.00 |
| 1919 |
new lot
three classrooms and an auditorium |
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| 1920 |
convert auditorium to three
classrooms and build new auditorium |
$19,000.00 |
| 1941 |
two new classrooms, two bathrooms,
a new office and a hall were added |
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| 1949 |
new building with gymnasium,
four classrooms and cafeteria. There were now ten teachers. |
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| 1958 |
a vocational building and
new cafeteria werre completed. The old cafeteria was converted into
facilities for physical education. Three apartments were buil on
the school property for teqchers' homes. |
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Early teachers
| Name |
Additional info |
| Miss Nell Kirk |
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| Miss Lucy Henderson |
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| Miss Elsie Strong |
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| Miss Irene Boswell |
in 1920's |
| Miss Allene Cooper |
in 1920's |
| Miss Louise Preston |
in 1920's |
| Mr. I.A. Williamson |
in 1920's |
| Miss Sue Randolph Davidson |
in 1920's |
| Miss Christine Ferguson |
Mrs. J.D. Upshaw |
"The
school was not an accredited four year High School until 1931 when the
Superintendent, Mr. S.M. Bailey, was able to staart the year with eight
seniors, seven of who graduated."
First senior class - 1931
| Name |
Additional info |
| Frances Inez Garrard |
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| Frank L. Gordon |
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| Altha Irene King |
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| Charles Leeper Kleinpeter |
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| Kyra Belmont McMurtry |
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| Nina P. Pepper |
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| Alma Rebecca Word |
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