The Irving School was located on the corner of Monroe and Second Avenue in Anoka, MN. It was built in 1866 and demolished in 1903 to make way for a new building.
1908 graduates in caps and gowns, with East and West Old Main in the background. Students identified are (left to right): James Todd Guy; Nina Foy Johnson; Rosella Evans; Martha Olson; Lydia Anna Schroedel; Lucy Hysolp; Richard Stanley Brown; Ralph Brinks; Luke Marvin; Walter Mell Hobart; (missing); Clarence Stearns; Hanna Sophia Berg; Peter McEwen; Margaret Kennedy; Margaret Elizabeth Guy; Clifford C. Cornwell; Edith Fredrica Cale; Robert Sinclair Wallace; Evan Milton Evans; Albert Peterson; Margaret Lakey; George Aiken.
Students and faculty on the steps of St. Paul's College. St. Paul's College in St. Paul Park, organized in 1889 offered both a preparatory and collegiate course. St. Paul's was organized and supported by the Northern German Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. This conference included German Methodist congregation in Minnesota plus some in Wisconsin and North Dakota. The school operated until 1917, closing under financial difficulties and the stress of being a German-speaking institution during World War I. Supporters were encouraged to shift allegiance to Hamline University.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church
First Row: Ina Patch, Marjorie Rathbone, Margaret, Valancee, Alice Hansen, Mary Schlundt. Second Row: Sylvia Schuller, Sadie Martin, Katie Urban, Hazel Russ, Docmar Hansen, Luella Jansen. Third Row: Katie Klatke, Laura Merritt, Helen Walden, Jessie Smith, Harriet Russ. Fourth Row Al Bossert, Fred Menth, Chauncey Grennel, John Hubbel, Ed Rathbun, Sydney Stipe, Harry Lelup, Frank Malbon, George Martin, James Gorman, Kurt Hoffman.
Meeting minutes of the Board for Vocational Education approving the Area Vocational-Technical School construction for Anoka, Pipestone, Brainerd, St. Cloud and Evelth and designation of Hennepin County School District as an area vocational-technical school. This document is incomplete. Missing pages 2-6.
Suburban Hennepin County Area Vocational - Technical Schools
Date Created:
1969 - 1970
Description:
This recruitment brochure outlines the qualification and requirements for potential superintendents of the Hennepin County Area Vocational - Technical School. It also outlinces the need for occupational and vocational education in Hennepin County, the types of educational programs to meet the needs of industry, potential students in the programs, and facilities needed to house the programs.
This document provides biographical information about the 7 district staff charged with fulfilling the Area Vocational-Technical school system's goals. These people include Richard E. Emery, Superintendent; Lee C. Gresser, Executive Program Director; Elmer P. Lundgren, Executive Director Special Services; Joseph F. Malinski, Director of Planning, Development Research and Evaluation; Clyde W. Hansen, Director of Pupil-Personnel Services; Dave J. Pfeffer, Comptroller; James P. Lund, Campus Director. Also included are tentative teacher hiring plans for several program areas.
Lytle, Carlton W, Superintendent of Schools, Richfield, MN
Date Created:
1969-03-26
Description:
This document is a proposal from the Superintendent of Schools urging congress for help in providing a vocational-technical institution. It includes a projected school census as well as a letter from Mr. Lorin Gasterland, Tri Associates, Inc., proposing a focus on establishing a vocational school.
Suburban Hennepin County Area Vocational-Technical Schools
Date Created:
1970 - 1972
Description:
This booklet was meant to sketch out the need for vocational education in Hennepin County including a chart of post high-school projections, the schools mission, information on the development of the campus buildings, proposed courses,and a listing of the school board members.