Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Monroe City High School

  • Laying of the Cornerstone for the Old City High School.

    This one is awesome! On Thursday, January 15, 1900, the cornerstone for a new school was laid. This was the program from that day. It includes a concept drawing of…

  • Playground at the Old City High School

    This is a view of the Old Monroe City High School I have never seen before. I just had to buy it when I saw it. I never realized there…

  • Monroe City High School

    Interesting postcard I just HAD to buy when I saw it for sale on Ebay. What stood out to me were the streetcar tracks in the road in the foreground!…

  • William Jennings Bryan Visits Monroe

    Did you know that the great orator, William Jennings Bryan once visited and gave one of his famous speeches at Monroe? I didn’t either, until I accidentally stumbled across this…

  • The City High School and the Calhoun Experimental Station

    I have never seen a photo like this of the City High School under construction! This building, of course, became the Monroe Grammar School after Neville was built. WOW! Above…

  • 1922 Squeedunk – The Alma Mater

    Reading this put a smile on my face! What an Alma Mater! I would love to hear it sung at Neville!

  • 1922 Squeedunk – Views above Anna Grey Noe Park

    Well, no. The title is a bit misleading. The pictures were probably taken from the top of the old Monroe City High School, which is where Anna Grey Noe park…

  • Monroe City High School – 1913

    This is a class portrait of the Monroe City High School, dated 1913. You can see Mr. E.L. Neville front and center in his suit and bow tie. the others…

  • Monroe City High School – Class of 1915

    This is a memory book for a girl who graduated in 1915. It can be found in the Special Collections Department of ULM’s Library. https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/ulm-p15140coll27%3A536 The photos and documents found…

  • Yearbooks in the Genealogy Department

    Did you know that the Ouachita Parish Public Library’s Genealogy department has a large collection of elementary/secondary/college yearbooks? Over the next couple of days, I’ll post the list of what…