Glimpses of the Past

September 20 1886

     The village school opened Monday, with 26 pupils in the highest department, 30 in the intermediate and 32 in the primary.

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September 15, 1890

     The village school opened Monday with a fair attendance: 25 in the highest, 30 in the intermediate, and 38 in the primary department.

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August 30, 1894

     The village school opens Sept. 17, with last year corps of teachers, namely Mr. C.F. Huleatt, principal; Miss Mabel Graves, intermediate; and Miss Idella Graves, primary.

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September 11, 1899

     The village school opened Monday with an average attendance.

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September 6, 1909

     Summer days are gone. The Whitehall high school opens Sept. 6.

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September 8, 1924

     The school year opened Monday at eight o’clock in the morning for registration of pupils in both the high school and grade departments of the Whitehall schools. The high school enrollment, at 140, is higher than last year, but is not complete, as registration will continue through next week.

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August 21, 1931

     Whitehall Memorial high school is making its final preparations for opening Aug. 31. The vacancy caused by the recent resignation of Miss Blanche Uebel, Lexington, Ind., Latin teacher, has been filled by Miss Anna Heyerdahl of Rossenu, Minn., who will teach Latin and also classes in English and social science. The only other new teacher in the high school department is Alvin Nelson of Polk County who succeeds Glen Tealy as mathematics instructor and athletic coach.

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September 2, 1941

     Whitehall High School opened Tuesday with an enrollment of 202, approximately the same as last year.

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September 6, 1949

     The enrollment at Whitehall High School, which opened Tuesday, is 209 this year, compared to 194 a year ago. That number includes 51 seniors, the largest senior class in several years. There are 233 children enrolled in the grades.

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