Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Monroe City Schools

  • Plum Street School – 1952-53

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A490 This is another one added from the Brinsmade collection recently donated. The ladies are all identified in the description. Maybe you haven’t heard of the Plum Street School. That…

  • Monroe Colored High School

    https://www.louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-pho%3A307 This photo shows the school building probably not long after it was built in the mid 20’s. Just a heads up: Some FABULOUS historical artifacts and photos have been…

  • Christmas Festival Program For Neville High School, December 22, 1931

    https://louisianadigitallibrary.org/islandora/object/oplib-orv%3A72 This is a rare little document from our collection. According to the News Star, this was held at Neville High school and after the program the public was invited…

  • William Care Garnett – First Principal of Monroe City High School?

    I would say William C. Garnett would count as Monroe High School’s first principal. In the mid 1890’s Garnett appeared in Monroe and began work as the Assistant Principal at…

  • The First Graduating Class of the Monroe City High School.

    After yesterday’s post, I got interested in the very first graduating class of the Old Monroe City High School. I stumbled across an article in the Shreveport Journal newspaper (June…

  • Monroe City High School Handbook, 1902-03.

    This little booklet is priceless. The Student handbook is ubiquitous. Every student gets one when school starts. This handbook is 118 years old. Inside you will find a list of…

  • 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…

  • Louisiana Teacher’s Convention, 1932

    This one is awesome! It is a souvenir program for the 40th Annual Louisiana Teacher’s Convention, held at the Francis Hotel in November, 1932. There are some great photos of…

  • African-American Schools in Ouachita Parish Before 1970.

    City and Parish schools were not integrated until 1971. Before then, the races were educated separately. Schools such as Wisner, Myles, Terzia, Boley, Monroe Colored High, etc. were all created…