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"You da Man!" that started it all. Bishop David Hummel Greer (1844-1919) |
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The Board of Directors that
kept it going. Mrs. Russell A. Hibbs, a co-founder sits at
center. circa mid-50's |
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The Clothing
Store. Appears to be from the 30's. Know anybody? |
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Laundry
operation. Could be anytime up to mid-50's. Know anybody? |
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Mrs. Freitag creating a new
batch of mad scientists! (circa late 40's or early 50's) Know anybody? |
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Mrs. Elliott and Pauline
Wendt "manning" the fire watch station in 1955? Not quite! Click here to see what they are really doing. |
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Mr. Fink mortars in the cornerstone, presumably of the new vocational center in 1958. After all, he designed it. |  |
Mr. Fink and Mr. Groh
supervising the building of the "Wigwam" in 1951. It was lost during the Laundry fire in '58. |
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Future
homemaker. Charmi Neely |
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Future homemakers. L. to R. Winnifred Rittgers Penelope Klyce |
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Future
homemakers. Looks like Tommy Oliver in front. Know anybody else? |
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Future
homemakers. Betty Brown is in the center. Know anybody else? |
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John Moffitt raking leaves in
1954. In 1955, he'll list his ambition as Engineer. Wonder why? |
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Learning the plumbing trade
(circa 1952) L. to R. B. Smith Mr. C. Wixon Russell Housen |
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A couple of cheap chiselers.
What do you expect at 15.5 cents an hour? L. to R. Unidentified The "Other" Bob Jenkins |
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Waiting for Pay
Day. (circa 1952) Can't they ever spell "Mathewson" with just one 't'? Names |
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Forestry Crew at work in
1954. Jack Rolston (l.) and John Travlos earning their 15.5 cents an hour. |
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An earlier Forestry Crew at
work. Earning considerably less in the 30's or 40's. |
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The 1958 Forestry Crew harvesting timber in preparation for the new home economics building. Names |  |
Next log. Syd stepped off to the right out of camera view. |
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Mr. Fink leads a group of
boys and male staff members in the 1953 annual tree planting
activity. Know anybody? |
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Mr. Fink leads another group
of boys and male staff members in the 1958 annual tree planting
activity. Names |
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A few tree planting standouts
of 1958. L. to R. Dean Hartz Tom Buchanan Bob Tate (?) |
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Cinching them down. Mark, George and Jim preparing the load to travel. |
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Dean Hartz. Working or just trying to make friends? (circa 1959) |
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Three unidentified
"farmhands" hooking up a plow. (date unknown) Know anybody? |
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Harvesting corn. Looks like
Lee Arvidson driving and Whitey Stark in the sailor's cap. Know anybody else? |
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Boys harvesting something in
the 20's or 30's? Canning next. Know anybody, crop or approx. year? |
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Constructing the greenhouse in back of the school building, some time in the late 20's. |  |
Young boys and girls tending
their gardens in the late 30's. The older boy is Brian Morton. |
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Boys canning tomatoes.
(date unknown) Know anybody or approx. year? |
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Gathering what looks like
hickory nuts in the 30's or 40's. "Knock 'em out, John..." |
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More future
homemakers. (date unknown) Do you know either of them or where they are? |
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It's just a job... It's just a job... It's just a job. (date unknown) Know anyone? |
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It's our own Jim Morton
checking out the goodies in his role as Commisary Manager. (date unknown) |
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Master Chef Konstantin Keuler
in 1958. Affectionately known as Konnie. |
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Future homemaker? Fetching a ham for supper. Looks a little like Tony Voight. (date unknown) |
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Early work detail un-loading
apple or potato crates from a wagon. (date unknown) Know anyone? Ha! |
