Ruth McEvoy Collection 19 - Genesee County

Ind. Building put up by John Glade. 8-3-1897
Many State School pupils now use typewriters. 11-8-1897
New Ind. Building ready. 1-26-1898
To be under the Superintendent of Instruction. 3-17-1898
The new gym looks like a barn. 1-17-1899
A Bill to take the school from the Board of Charities opposed by them. 2-11-1899
Electric lights to go into. 4-10-1901
Suggest name change from State Institute to State School. 8-21-1901
Measure passed to transfer to Instruction from Charities. 3-13-1902
Farmer at changes - George Carmody resigns, N. Edward Wiese appointed.
Past & Present column: On the School's beginning. Local men bought 50 acres
from a fund of $10,000 for the school. The largest contributor was Dean
Richmond. John Fisher another, also John Van Horn of Lockport and Lloyd
4-15-1903
A. Harwood of Warsaw.
The site was donated to the state for the school by the people of Batavia. The
site was chosen by a committee of five: E. W. Leavenworth, Syracuse;
B. F. Manierre, New York; James Ferguson, Ovid; O. K. Woods, Chazy;
M. M. Southworth, Lockport. Three men, among them John Fisher of Batavia,
appointed to get plans and see that the school was built. The grounds were
laid out by William Webster, one of the earliest landscape designers.
12-24-1909
Webster died in Rochester at the age of 94. 3-8-1911
The State appropriates $35,000 for a new building. 8-2-1911
Ground broken for a kindergarten building. 10-12-1912
A hospital for the State School to cost $10,000. 2-21-1913
The new kindergarten put to use without ceremony. 3-20-1914
The hospital is about ready - holds 16. 3-28-1916
Observes centennial. 6-10-1918
History reviewed at exercises. Celebrates 50 years. 6-13-1918
Pictures and history.
Past & Present column: on the efforts of the Honorable John Fisher to have
6-14, 15-1918
the school here - Fisher was a close friend of Superintendent Lord. 6-22-1918
Blind pupils to have an annual ride Monday. 5-24-1919
Students enjoy their outing with members of the Auto Club in spite of intense heat. 6-4-1919
To hold Alumni Days. 6-12-1919
Fifty automobiles needed for the outing. 5-27-1920
Past & Present column: on the school farm, Jesse Yerman, Steward. 10-11-1924
Poison used to eliminate rats proves deadly to dogs and cats. 5-7-1925
Removed from NY Charities to the Department of Education.
RUTH McEVOY COLLECTION
3-2-1926
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New York State School for the Blind The story of the choice of Batavia for the location of rather than the other
(cont) contender, Binghamton. Dean Richmond and John Fisher were responsible
for raising $10,000 for the purchase of the site. John Kennedy is credited with
getting the school removed from the control of Charities to Education. 6-14-1928
A second dormitory is in a Bill in Albany. 3-12-1931
Dr. Wilson to lay .. for the new dormitory named for Parks Lewis. 9-3-1931
Dr. F. Parks Lewis lays the stone.
The Lt. Governor is here to dedicate the dormitory - Parks Lewis Hall the new girls
9-10-1931
dormitory. 9-21-1932
Parks Lewis Hall dedicated by Lt. Gov. Lehmann. 9-22-1932
Dr. Parks Lewis turns the first sod for a new dormitory. 3-11-1938
The dormitory to be called Hamilton Hall. 7-14-1938
Hamilton lays the cornerstone. 7-15-1938
Students build a miniature village - picture. 12-8-1938
A student allowed a seeing-eye dog despite rules against. 9-30-1939
Hamilton Hall completed - dedicated on the 28th. 10-25-1939
The school issues a diploma to Edward Smallwood of Warsaw, NY. 4-26-1940
The school gets a new 50' flagpole. 9-21-1940