1855--First school at No. 32 Madison Street; Miss Sarah Harlan was
the first teacher, with Miss Jennie Allen and Miss Carrie Whiting
teaching brief periods.
1856--Miss Allen teaches school in Constitution Hall (ousted so the legislature can meet there)
1857
--New England Emigrant Aid Company builds school for $200 at SW corner
of 5th and Harrison; schools supported by voluntary contributions
although anyone could attend
1862--School tax levied
1864--Baptist Hall at No. 191 Kansas Avenue is rented for school
1865--S 6th between Kans as and Quincy is rented as a school for black children
--2 room school at 6th and Harrison
1866--White children take over 1st floor of 6th street school and black children are moved to the attic
1867--Schools overflowing, classes held in Gale's Block and in the basement of a building on SW 7th and Kansas
--North Topeka (Eugene) opens first school at 128 N Kansas Ave.
--Topeka Board of Education organized
--School session was 36 weeks;9 teachers; 695 students (KS census lists 710 children both black and white of school age)
--No. 232 Kansas Ave, formerly a black church; was rented as a school for black children
1868--Emigrant Aid Company's school building is sold and rooms are rented at No. 241 Kansas Ave.
--Evening schools opened, one in Harrison and black school; session lasted 5 weeks
--WH Butterfield superinedent
--Lincoln School built at No.50-54 Monroe Street for a cost of $55,000
--School built at 13th and Quincy
1869--2nd Annual Report from the Board of Education defines the school year as 9 months with 180 days including some holidays.
1887-88--Individual student records
1893--- A model High School building was constructed in 1893 on the northwest corner of Harrison street and Eighth
avenue, at a cost of $85,000
1904-- Manual Training School was completed on the southwest corner of the
same streets, at a cost of $100,000
1905--Other schools listed in King's History
--Sisters of Charity School at No. 723 Jackson street
--German Catholic Church School at 3rd and Van Buren
-- Studio of Voice Culture
and Piano Instruction, No. 816 Kansas avenue
-- Dougherty's Shorthand School, No. 118 West
Eighth avenue
-- Standard School of Shorthand and Typewriting, No. 63o Kansas avenue
-- Topeka Business College, No. 523 Quincy street
-- Pond's
Business College, No. 521 Kansas
-- Homeopathic Night School, No. 704 Kansas avenue,
Dr. Eva Harding, president
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1907--Topeka Grade Teachers' Club formed in secret as it was thought that Board of Education would not approve
1910--Principals Club organized by LD Whittemore, Superintendent
1911--Teachers who have taught 30 years or more in a first-class city are granted a $500/yr pension . The pension was to be paid by contributions or assessments paid by teachers and appropriation by the Board of Education at a fixed ratio set by law. This was part of the work of the Topeka Grade Teacher's Club.
1912--Parent Teacher Organizations began in elementary schools
1915--Topeka High School Guild formed (for THS teachers)
1927--Roosevelt Junior High opens at 200 Quincy (on the site of the old Nickel Plate elementary school)
1931--Topeka Teacher's Association organized--provided teachers with insurance and established the Teacher's Credit Union in 1939
1941--Topeka High School Teachers Guild was changed to the High School Teachers' Guild
1952--Topeka Grade Teachers Club is formed
