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Page 140 THE FIRST SCHOOL
BOARD
building of the first school building to be known as the High School
building.
This meeting was held on March 13, 1883, and the bids
were as follows:
Owen Brothers Bid for brick $16,670.00
for wood 11,460.00
Walter Hatten Bid for brick 17,200.00
for wood 11,800.00
Owen Copeland Bid for brick 14,986.54
for wood 11,783.22
R. B. Taylor Bid for brick 12,760.00
for wood 9,760.00
Amos Goss Bid for brick 25,525.00
Accordingly R. B. Taylor was awarded the job for the
construction of the buildings.
The building erected was a two-story eight room
building without a basement, and heated with stoves in each room.
This building was ready for occupancy the following fall.
The old "White School House," as it was known, was
moved on a lot belonging to Mr. DuBois, where the present municipal
building stands, and although the number of schools had been
increased from eight to fourteen, it was not long until the School
Board had to occupy the old White School House, and continued to
occupy it until the present Central School Building was erected,
which in turn became too small and an independent building was
erected for the High School on the Boulevard.
For the erection of the first High School building a
loan had to be made, and bonds were issued to the amount of
$14,000.00 Resolution for this issue of bonds was on the 11th of
May, 1883. There is no record of this bond issue in the Court of
Quarter Sessions of Clearfield County.
Later, a member of the School Board was elected, who
complained bitterly that there was something materially wrong in the
school finances and in proof of it he said "there were cubebs on
them bonds that did not come in until after I was on the Board." He
did not explain why he did not start an investigation. This same
School Director always spelled July with a little "g" as "guly."
However, this man must not be taken as representative
of the various school directors of the City of DuBois. An
examination of the records of the men elected will show that very
many eminent citizens have acted as School Directors, and very few
of them spelling July with a small "g."
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