Anamosa - A Reminiscence 1838 - 1988

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athletics, excluding football, be returned to the school.
His proposal that the students, to be eligible, had to
receive passing grades in three subjects. attend school
regularly and be of good moral character, was accepted.
A music teacher was hired for the first time in 1906-
07 and drawing and music were required subjects. and
the claim that one could not sing would not serve as an
excuse. The board pointed out that everyone could
learn the rudiments of music, the history of music and
the biographies of famous musicians.
Supt. Popham was the first superintendent with
documented authority to recruit and hire teachers.
The building constructed in 1913-14 now houses the
West Middle School. To make room for it, the 1863
building and the 1872 addition were torn down.
H.M. Stiles was elected superintendent of the 1919-
20 school year. J.H. Peet was elected superintendent at
a salary of $2,700, and was the first to attend board
meetings regularly.
Male dominated school boards ended in 1923. with
the election of Mrs. Mildred Paul and Mrs. Rose
Sigworth to the school board. Mrs. Paul was elected to a
third term in 1929, and Mrs. Lena Remley succeeded
Mrs. Sigworth at that time. Mrs. Paul, widow of Dr. J .D.
Paul, still resides in Anamosa.
Frank W. Jones succeeded Supt. Peet in 1925. He
served through 1934.
Supt. Jones resigned at the close of the 1933-34
school year and his replacement, Robert Ballard. was
hired at a salary of $2,200 — $200 less than the last
salary offered Mr. Jones.
Maude Lowry and Minnie Trevarthen were elected to
the board in 1931. Mrs. Trevarthen was elected as first
woman to hold the position of board president in 1934.
She was re-elected to several terms. She is the widow of
Dr. A.N. Trevarthen, long-time Anamosa dentist, and
she still resides in Anamosa.
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1913 building. This addition included what is now
known as the middle school (the old high school
building) auditorium and gymnasium, locker rooms, a
science laboratory and three general classrooms.
Glen B. Kinser was elected superintendent in 1936 to
succeed Robert Ballard.
Anamosa high school's reputation as a football power
was built during the five year period 1937-43, when it
put together a string of 47 games without defeat.
During this time, state recognition was earned by
several local stars including Ralph Beardsley.
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