Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

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attend a special meeting of the board in early January
1885, and ‘after discussion’ the December action was
rescinded. Hill evidently was a man of persuasion.
In 1879 the school enrollment was 367, and the staff
consisted of Professor Hill and 10 teachers. Hill earned
$900 per year and the average teacher salary was $35
per month.
Mr. Aaron Palmer succeeded Hill in 1892, and
remained through 1901.
The school enrollment had increased to 662 in 1896-
97, with 84 students in high school: and the staff now
consisted of the superintendent and 12 teachers.
A total of 48 credits were required for graduation as a
result of action taken by the board of education in
November, 1900. A credit was earned by a student with
the successful completion of one course, one term in
length. ‘Successful’ was to be measured by recitation
(30 percent) and examination (70 percent), with a
school board committee to ‘pass upon all final
examination papers in the high school.‘
Mr. Palmer was succeeded by J.C. Macomber in
1901. He was followed by C.E. Buckley from 1902-06.
District records do not indicate when athletics and
inter-scholastic competion became part of the school
program. However, a photo appearing in the Eureka
credits the 1896 football team as being the first.
Anamosa‘s early high school athletes evidently had
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