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Sunbeam Home Tract Most Ideal For School
Three Tracts Of Land...still being considered for the proposed school are pinpointed by starts on the map above.
Iowa School For The Deaf Celebrates Its Centennial
An Elegant Barn...and 18 Holstein cows graced the school's farm in 1910. On 220 acres were several buildings, corn fields, pastures, a large orchard, vineyard and truck farm. The barn burned down somewhere around 1930.
Iowa School For the Deaf Celebrates Its Centennial
Once An Infirmary...this structure, completed in 1906 at the cost of $25,000, is now the dormitory for primary students. The building is shown near the completion of construction, before a small cupola topped it off.
Preparing A "Room"
Preparing A "Room"...for one grade school girl in Primary Hall at Iowa School for the Dear is Mrs. Marie Gronberg, director of housekeeping. Partitions separate the sleeping quarters for each student.
"Speedy No. 13"
"Speedy No. 13"///is the theme of this mural which covers a large area of the wall near the school auditorium. It is studied by Diane Weed, Dawn Runyon and Rick Lanegan. Sketches for proposed murals are presented by students for approval before new…
Deck the halls
Colorful murals by students and former students at Woodrow Wilson Junior High are not only a matter of decoration but a deterrent to students who might be inclined to deface the walls if they were left plain. Here Sonya Mair and Rich Lopez, both…
New Woodland School Opened; Replaces Burned Structure Last Year
Woodland School...opens its doors Monday to its first classes.
Landmark Park Is Inspected
Returning From Inspecting . . . the new Landmark Park facilities are Charles Hannan, chairman of the Council Bluffs Park Board, Col. Alfred Griebling, district engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, L.W. Svendgaard, Blair city…
IGE Looks For Direction
Discussing Plans...for a system of Individually Guided Education for Wilson Junior High are consultant Gerald Brunworth, teachers Wanda Synhorst, Ron Lakatos, Connee Black and Tasha Mandaca, consultant Fred Wood, teachers Larry Brown and Connie…
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.
Rare Hand Press Presented To Tee Jay High By The Nonpareil; Will Proof Pages Of 'Signal'
Proofing A Galley Of Type...on the Washington Hand Press are Donald Wolfe and Homer Max, printing students. Robert J. Fischer and C.E. McDonald, behind them, watch the first test.
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.
Workmen Finish Up New School; Garner Township Unit Ready For Opening
New Garner Township School...is being readied for school opening Monday. A feature is the use of glass in both front and rear walls.
First C.B. Public School--Brick--Built 100 Years Ago: Located at Stutsman and Pierce Streets
The Stutsman Street School...and some of the 19th century students. It was constructed for about $5,000. This photo came from the Free Public Library.
Century-Old Landmark To Be Demolished Soon
First Public School...in Council Bluffs is toured Thursday by 210 fourth, fifth and sixth grade students of Roosevelt School. The children are accompanied by John Spauling, their principal, and several teachers.
Physics Students Learnin [sic] By Doing
St. Albert Physics Students...construct a geodesic dome which will be used like a dome in a planetarium. Their first attempt, to which they used only metal fasteners, collapsed half-way through construction. The second time around hope string will…
Flag Flown Over Capitol
Flag Flown Over Capitol...is presented by Rep. John R. Hansen to the Rev. Daniel Delehant, superintendent of St. Albert Catholic High School. Looking on is Mrs. Anna Brown, Americansim Chairman of the Auxiliary to Grenville M. Dodge Post 737,…
School Dedication
St. Albert Central Catholic High School was dedicated Sunday afternoon by Bishop Edward C. Daly, O.P. of the Des Moines diocese. Shown in the main entrance hall, left to right: the Rev. Daniel Delehant, school superintendent; Mark Wanning, altar…