New High School Building Is Now Occupied, and Congested Conditions Are Relieved. Removal and Changes Made Very Expeditiously.
Bemidji’s New High School
Bemidji’s three public school buildings (which include the magnificent new high school building, as well as the Central school building and the North Side building) are now occupied by scholars, and the congested conditions which have prevailed in the schools of this city for several years past has been relieved. There is plenty of room for the present school population of Bemidji and will prove adequate for some time to come.
The “changing around” of pupils from the Mayer building and the old Catholic church building, which have been used as school buildings for the past two years, to the Central building and the new high school building, as well as the changes from the Central building to the new high school building, were made yesterday morning and in the manner of making the changes Superintendent Ritchie and his able corps of teachers showed much executive ability.
The changes were started at 9 o’clock, just after school had been called in the different buildings. When the signal was given to move, every scholar took books and personal belongings and moved from the old seats to the different rooms assigned to each grade.
In exactly thirty minutes from the time the signal was given to move, every scholar attending the Bemidji schools who was supposed to move to a new building or new seat in the same building, was in his or her place and the classes went on uninterruptedly as though there had been no “moving day.”
There was a general exodus from the Mayer and the old Catholic church buildings to new quarters and there were changes all around in the Central building, which has been literally “crowded to the roof” for several years.
The High school and Seventh and Eighth grades were moved from their old location in the Central School building to the new high school building. The first and second grade scholars of the old Catholic Church building were moved to the new high school building. The Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth from the Mayer building to the Central building.
In the Central School building, Miss Bell’s First grade was changed from the kindergarten to Miss Westberg’s Second grade room Miss Westberg’s Second grade moved to Miss Fenderison’s Third grade room Miss Fenderison’s Third grade was changed to Miss Hill’s Fourth grade room, Miss Elliot’s Third grade remaining in the Third grade room and Miss Hill’s Fourth grade changing to Miss Hanson’s and Miss Donaldson’s Fifth grade room Miss Hanson’s and Miss Donaldson’s Fifth grade changed to Miss Johnson’s Eighth grade room. Miss Koerne’s Third grade changed from the Mayer building to Miss Kennedy’s Fourth and Fifth grade room in the Central building. Miss Kennedy’s Fourth and Fifth grades changed to Miss Leon’s Sixth grade room. Miss Cosgrove’s Fourth grade changed from the Mayer building to Miss Hayden’s Seventh grade room in the Central building. Miss Bergquist’s Fifth grade to Mrs. Dwyer’s Sixth grade room. Mrs. Dwyer’s Sixth grade changing into the freshman room. Miss Rose’s Sixth grade changed from Mayer building to the new high school building. (Oct 13, 1909)