The west shore., June 01, 1880, Image 1

The West Shoke.
VUiJ. O HO. 113Monln8t,
Portland, Oregon, Juno, 1880.
rr Annum. I Slnglo mn
J.0O. 1 ToU.
Portland Public
Schools.
For the age of
this city and tak
ing into account
that in the inaugu
ration of measures
for the general
welfare of the city,
many heavy ex
penses have been
incurred, Portland
may well be proud
of her schools and
school buildings.
To be sure, in
the earlier years,
so little anticipa
tion was had con
cerning the
jyowth of the city
that such buildings
as the Ilarrison-st.
(old)andthcNorth
were poorly adap
ted to the wants of
the department in
a very few years.
CKNTRAL SCHOOL.
Jp; May 29th, 1856.
at a school meet
ing, a tax of $4,
xx was levied for
a site and a build
ing. Mock 171
was bought for
$1,000. E. M.
Burton and R. D.
Carson erected the
original building,
now a wing of the
main building fac
ing on Scventh-st.
for $2,993.
In 1S57, $4,000
more was voted to
complete the
building)
May 17, 1858,
school was first
opened, with L.L.
Tcrwilligcr as
Principal and Mrs.
llensill and Owen
Connelly ns assistants.
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PARK STREET
HARRISON
SCHOOL, PORTLAND, OK. fnm a Photo
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N st. SCHOOL, PORTLAND, OK. fnm 1 PI
ly I. Davldioo,
by L DwtfM.
There were 1 1 1
pupils present the
first dny.
In 1872-73, the
old building was
turned and the new
structure, shown
in tho engraving,
was built i'ii tho
old site. This cost
something ovor
$30,000. How
much nmre has
never been defi
nitely ascertained.
Therein; -twelve
rooms in this build
ing, with a scaling
capacity of 650.
IIAKltSON r. MHOOU
The original
building, standing
on the comer of
Harr'i in and S x h
strccts.wnserectcil
in 1865, anil cost
$9,941.
It was enlarged
at two different
times - in 1871 and
1H77 - making the
total cost $20,777.
This building was
llntOll totally de
stroy ci I by Cue
May 29, 1N79.
The first school
was opened Janu
ary 20, 1866, with
K. K. Warren as
Principal, and
Misses Tower,
Stephens and Kel
ly, as assistants.
In the fall of
1879 tho present
new structure was
erected and school
opened February
9, 1880.
Tho cost has
been about $18,
000. It has twelve
rooms, with teat
i 11 g capacity o i
600. It is well