Susanne, This is very interesting. And it would certainly explain why the 1907 graduation exercises for the East Side school were held in the Baptist church and the West Siders had their commencement at the Congregational church. Neither had their own school building. Why churches though? Makes me wonder if the schools were east and west because of geography only or was there a religious component involved? But back to my original question...are there any records from the grade school? the first Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: Susanne Freund To: ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 10:03 AM Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia I've never heard of a Catholic HS in Batavia........ Prior to 1910 there must have been two high schools, not actual high school only buildings, but certain classrooms in a school building comprised of high schoolers - one on the East and one on the West. In 1910-11 both East and West school systems were consolidated into one. I'm assuming that the high school, after consolidation, was housed in the gothic looking building that the "other Laura" is referring to. If I'm reading my Batavia books correctly (I'm flipping between three of them, at the moment), that building was once the old Methodist Church, at 355 First Street, which was bought by the school district and renamed (eventually) McWayne School. This old McWayne School was torn down in 1950 and a new one built on the propery. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:01 PM > Subject: Re: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > Hi Susanne, > > > > I was hoping for remembrances of a great grandfather and his siblings who > attended the school during the period of roughly 1888 to 1900. Report cards, > class photos, newspaper articles about the school or happenings therein, > things like that. I do have a wonderful photo of the building. There is a > marker on the front that says "Public School" and a year, maybe 1867? > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Branching Out" <BranchingOut@attbi.com> > > To: <ILKANE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 2:39 PM > > Subject: [ILKANE] West Side School in Batavia > > > > > Listers, > > > > > > Does anyone know if records from the old West Side School exist? The > name > > changed to Central School and then to McWayne. The building was torn > down in > > the early 1960s. > > > > > > I'm looking for information on students who attended this school in > 1900. > > > > > > Just another limb, > > > > > > Laura > > > search for fallen leaves at http://home.attbi.com/~branchingout