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Some of the Council Bluffs Grade School Buildings
James McMillen school is located at 1521 Eighth avenue.
There's No Play When The Pupils Are Away; In The Halls Of Learning
Much Neater Now...is this view of the terrace at Harrison School. Borken concrete collected at the site has been converted into a long retaining wall on the north and east property lines.
Harrison School Is Natural Place For Harrison Brothers
William Henry Harrison
Harrison School Is Natural Place For Harrison Brothers
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison School decision near
Harrison School...awaits a decision on its fate. The Council Bluffs School Board took action Tuesday to solicit bids to have the building sold or torn down. It has been uninhabited for several years.
Schools in Bluffs Keep Advancing
Harrison School...received this addition in December 0f 1950. It was one of the first buildings under the expansion program.
Some of the Council Bluffs Public Grade School Buildings
Harrison school is located at Harrison street and McGee Avenue
Death for old Dodge
A broken window in the old Dodge School tells the story. The 1884 school doesn't have long to live.
But it really hasn't been alive since it was closed in 1975. it was going to be a museum, and then an art center. But vandals and inflation…
But it really hasn't been alive since it was closed in 1975. it was going to be a museum, and then an art center. But vandals and inflation…
Old Bluffs school is just fading away
Third Street School...was the original name for the old building. The date 1884 is cut in stone over the main entrance.
Old Bluffs school is just fading away
A Framing Plank...is wrestled from the first floor by Bob Riche as seen through a broken window. The lumber will probably wind up in a farm building.
Birthday party for Kirn School
Birthday Greetings...are extended to Gerald W. Kirn Junior High School by School Board members Michael O'Bradovich and Michael Winchester, and Gerald W. Kirn, center. The cornerstone building was laid Dec. 13, 1900.
Remember when?
Remember when the Second Avenue School, 2209 Second Ave., provided the "Three Rs' to hundreds of Council Bluffs youngsters? The school was built in 1892 and replaced in 1950 by Edison School. Note the unusual cornices in the architecture and the…
Some of the Council Bluffs Public Grade School Buildings
Second Avenue school, 2209 Second avenue, has been the location of one of the city's largest supervised playground projects this summer.
Eighth Street School Is Old, Lacks Many Facilities
Dancing in Classroom...is difficult in fourth grade at Eighth Street school. Teacher Charlotte Meritt has to shove her chair and desk into doorway to make room for dancers. Children have to take turns because of lack of space.
"Baby Boom" Resulting in Big Construction Program; Our Schools...
Walnut Grove Addition...is now complete on the outside. Interior work is expected to be finished in time for students to use class rooms during the second semester.
Warm Finish For Cold Month
November ended with temperatures that could almost make this sailboat ramp at the Lakeshore Country Club usable. The weatherman reported a record high of 62 on Nov. 29, after monthly temperatures averaging 38.2. The average is .7 below normal for…
Lakeshore Country Club Looks For More Members
Million-Dollar Facility . . . on the shore of Lake Manawa is seeking new members. Roger Demory, temporary president of the newly named Lakeshore Country Club, walks past the facility.