Central School - Second Grade 1950-51

New Ipswich Historical Society

Jean Gregory and Janice Harty. Photo taken by Bernice B. Perry of Wilton, NH

(L-R) SITTING - John Somero, Loretta Putnam, STANDING - Janice Harty, Patricia Mullen, Alta Lawn, Jean Gregory, Earnest Digman, Nancy Aijala, Richard Nylund, Richard Flinkstrom, Ross Fisher, Wilfred Hill, Wayne Kivela, Billy Hakala, WINDOW - Laurine Toko, Carol Erickson, Nancy Higgenbotham, Billy Kivela, Ronald Somero - Photo taken by Bernice B. Perry of Wilton, NH

Thank You

Thank you Janice Lanou (Harty) for these photos. Janice appears in the top photo drawing a trestle for the train.

Newspaper Clipping

1930 - PTA Scholarship

On Feb. 11, 1930, the New Ipswich Parent-Teacher association voted to offer an annual scholarship of $100 to one member of each graduating class of Appleton academy. The requisites shall be satisfactory scholarship, good moral character and an avowed intention of devoting at least two years of advanced study toward the acquisition of a higher education. The selection of said graduates is in the hands of a committee composed of the principal and teachers of the academy and the president and one appointee of the P. T. A. The appointee was Miss Katharine Preston.

James Roger diary entries

26th August 1912

Dull and cloudy; wind east. David painting at Academy. I got Alice and Roger, Stewart, Johnnie & Mary and cleaned out the Hall and fixed up stove. Also Roger cut John Preston’s lawn. John Cummings & I went to Mr. Heald’s to play golf. Mr. Heald & I played John Cummings and Young Taft 10 holes. They were 2 up; play was interrupted by a sharp thunderstorm and heavy rain.

Got home at 6:30 p.m. Got letter from Hamish. Sidewalk dance tonight.