Bainbridge High School - Putnam

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Bainbridge High School

Bainbridge High School with Gym

Bainbridge High School
Bainbridge, Indiana

  (17 March 2023)
1966 Graduation Announcement   with a name card from "Carol Lynn Gorman"  Thanks to Peggy!


1914 - Bainbridge HS class  Source: Destination Indiana
The Crier

Published by Senior Class of 1940
Bainbridge High School Bainbridge, Indiana

Faculty
Harry H. Hays, Principal, History

Irene June Griffey, Commerce, Physical Education

Mary K. Rogers, English

J. C. Cornell, History, Physical Education, Coaching

Rosina Riso, Department of Music and Art

Lester Hale, Industrial Arts, Mathematics, and General Science

Francis McClure, Latin, Mathematics, Science

Mary Lou Hess, Home Economics, Biology, Safety

1939-1940 Bainbridge Pointers

Melvin Hillis, George Priest, Wallace Etcheson, Howard Harmless, Maurice Smedly

Wayne Ader, Robert Huffman, Wilford Harmless, William Scobee,

Coach J. C. Cornell, Dale Baker, Student Manager

Senior Class Play "Taking the Count"

Cast members:

Mary Knauer, Mary K. Rogers (coach), Robert Huffman, Marian Lewman, Doris Smedley, Ada O'Hair, Wallace Etcheson,

Lowell Flint, Junior Johnson, Lorna Thomas, Frances Hendrich, Robert Bell, Chrystal Hendrich, Mary June Reising,

Wilford Harmless, and Louise Darnell

Seniors, 1940

Robert Bell, Thomas Brothers, Louise Darnall, Wallace Etcheson, Lowell Flint, Wilfred Harmless, Chrystal Hendrich,

Melvin Hillis, Frances Hendrich, Robert Huffman, Junior Johnston, Mary Knauer, Mary Lasley, Marian Lewman,

Ada O'Hair, Donald Pruitt, George Priest, Mary June Reising, Leona Reeves, Robert Scobee, Doris Smedley,

Morris Smedley, Joyce Smith, Lorna Thomas, James Whitaker, and Cecil English.

Currently this is all Historical Information we have for the School.  Anyone wishing to donate copies of photos or items of interest please contact Site-Master, THANKS!!!

BAINBRIDGE - 1908 - fails inspection

Source: Plymouth Weekly Republican Thu 9 April 1908 p 1
As one of the results of a general inspection of school buildings throughout the state by William E. Blakely, State Factory Inspector, two school buildings one at Bainbridge in Putnam County and the other at LaPaz in Marshall county, have been condemned by the State Department of Inspection. The report on each building was that it could not be remodeled in such a way as to be safe for the pupils. Neither of the buildings, it was believed, would have stood the test of a severe windstorm. The building at Bainbridge was inspected by CE Butcher, Deputy Inspector. Mr. Butcher reported that the walls of the building were cracked, cracked so badly that the sides of the building bulged outward. During the last year 100 pupils have been taken care of in the upper rooms.  LaPaz … the inspectors of this department are under orders to inspect school buildings in every community they visit. Mr. Blakely: “This work will be kept up, and unsafe buildings will be condemned as rapidly as we find them. I can see no reason why a school board should permit the continuance of school in a building which may be blown to the ground any day.  I believe there should be severe punishment for such negligence.”

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