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Edison School Displays Flag Which Flew Over The Capitol; Thanks To Policeman's Son
Raising Flag...that flew over the U.S. Capitol are Richard Youngs, Mrs. Lois Booth and Pat Moore, while the rest of the Edison fifth grade class watches. March 31, 1964
Edison School Settling Is Called An 'Emergency'; To Eliminate Red Tape
Drawings For New Primary School...in the north part of the Harrison district show a "cottage-type" building. The site is at Grand and De Long avenues.
Schools In Bluffs Keep Advancing
Edison School...was built at Twenty-second St. and Third Ave. in September of 1952. It replaced the old Second Avenue School. Edison has more classrooms than any of the other structures built under the School Board's program since 1950/
Plan 25-room Grade School at the Second Avenue Site
The Proposed Second Avenue School...would face Third avenue on the present Second Avenue school site. The 25-room brick structure would connect with the present cottage, shown at right, which would be remodeled and used as a primary unit. The…
Plan 25-room Grade School at the Second Avenue Site
The First Floor Plan...calls for 12 classrooms. In addition to the manual training, domestic science and lunch rooms in the east wing. This wing would be constructed in a semi-basement fashion to provide for a boiler room and ease construction…
Plan 25-Room Grade School at the Second Avenue Site
The Second Floor Plan...calls for 12 classrooms and a large library. The combination gymnasium-auditorium at the east end would be a half=story below the second floor of the rest of the building because of the semi-basement rooms below it.
New Woodland School Opened; Replaces Burned Structure Last Year
Woodland School...opens its doors Monday to its first classes.
Washington School Being Replaced
Work is now underway on the new $458,040 Washington School. A dirt loader is being used in the excavation work by Andersen Construction Company, general contractors. The new school will face Scott Street. The present school is in the background.
School Board Adopts Hare Suggestions; Planning Engineer Recommendations Are Followed
Washington School...would be abandoned by Hare and Hare plan but will be rebuilt by the School Board.
New School Will Face Scott St.; Proposed Building to Cost $475,000
Catching Rain Water...at Washington School is Joseph G. Basch, 2121 Avenue A., custodian. Students have to walk around the buckets on raining days.
Roosevelt School Fire: Over $500,000 Loss; Some 600 Students Get Holiday
School Holiday: A cluster of Roosevelt School students view the building after an early morning fire Monday did between 500,000 and $600,000 damage. About three quarters of the school was destroyed. Story on page 1.
Roosevelt School Fire: Over $500,000 Loss; Some 600 Students Get Holiday
Thousands of Gallons of Water...used to fight the Roosevelt School fire left steps, the school grounds and streets around the gutted building covered with ice. Firemen fought the blaze in mid-teen temperatures. Other photo on page 2.
Roosevelt School Fire: Over $500,000 Loss; Some 600 Students Get Holiday
Extreme Heat...from the fire that did between $500,000 and $600,00 damage to Roosevelt School left the interior of the old section twisted. A newer section, completed in 1953, suffered extensive smoke and water damage.
Small Cowpokes Here Get Their Grub By Chuck Wagon; In The Halls Of Learning
"Stewpot Annie"...as her co-workers jokingly call Mrs. Annie Calton, 3107 Avenue C fills two vacuum jugs from a huge food vat at Roosevelt school kitchen. Soon the jugs will be on their way to feed hungry students.
Making a Grand Entry
Making A Grand Entry...through the West Graham Ave. portals are a kindergarten group led by Johnny Shriver and Marlee Hayworth. Opening of Pusey wrapped up the nine-project expansion program for lower grade buildings financed by a $1,250,000 bond…
Old Pierce Street School Site Is Sold; Board Accepts $41,025 Bid
This property...is considered "an excellent potential location for housing the elderly. It was the site of the old Pierce Street School, which was built in 1884 and demolished in 1955. This picture was taken from the intersection at Franklin Avenue…
Set Up $100,000 For School Work; Maintenance Budget $25,000 Over 1954
Old Pierce Street School...what should be done with it? Noting broken windows and general disrepair, one Board member says it has "become an eyesore."
Pierce Scool [sic]
Pierce Scool [sic]...long a Council Bluffs landmark, is schedule for demolition sometime in the near future. The 70-year old structure may make way for a modern steel cottage-type school building.
Old School Is Stripped
Workmen are silhouetted against the sky at Madison School Wednesday as demolition work moved into its second day. The shingles, tarpaper and wood from the roof litters the ground in front of the 1882 structure. Demolition of the walls was to begin…