Research from "Story of A Century", page 28

The elementary schools in Manitowoc are:
	Adams school
	Cleveland school
	Custerdale school
	Garfield school
	Jefferson school
	Madison school
	McKinley school
	Roosevelt school is no longer being used.

Two junior high schools were established in Manitowoc.
One of them was in the old Northside High School, the other one in the 
Old Third Ward School. In the 1930's these junior high schools were 
replaced with the current Wilson and Washington junior high schools.

Manitowoc school superintendents over the years were:
	P. J. Zimmers in 1910
	Mr. Elmer Waite, who served from 1920-1927
	Mr. Hugh S. Bonar, 1927-1943

Manitowoc Lincoln High School Principals over the years were:
	L. W. Brooks, the first high school principal, 1910-1911
	C. G. Stangel, who served 37 years
	
Photo of Lincoln High School 1911


1910 Luling School, Manitowoc - Now named McKinley


BOARD APPROVES PLANS FOR HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
Architects Told to Prepare Drawings for the City at Once
Plans for Manitowoc's proposed new high school building, which will eventually 
grace the site of Roeff's Hill, were approved by the Board of Education, at its 
meeting last night and Perkins, Fallows & Hamilton, Chicago architects who 
submitted the sketches were directed to go ahead at once on detailed plans. It 
is expected that thirty to fifty days will be necessary to complete the plans.
In submitting the sketches, Mr. Perkins representing the architects, said that, 
nothwithstanding the conditions which made building at this time of excessive 
cost, probably two and one half to three times what it had been before the war, 
his advise to the board and city was to go ahead with the new school at once 
and complete it, there being no assurance of a decline in materials for some 
time. He said the City was in duty bound to insure the future of its coming 
citizens by education, protection of health and proper buildings.
CALLS THE SITE IDEAL.
That the site selected for the new high school is ideal and that the Board would 
have been justified in going out a half mile further from the city center to 
secure it, was a statement of Mr. Perkins in opening his remarks.
Plans submitted provide for one of the most modern school structures in Wisconsin, 
to accommodate 1272 students, and embracing in its make up high school and grade 
quarters, an auditorium sufficiently large to accommodate the city, a cafeteria, 
an natatorium, gymnasium, building for vocational training work in connection 
with the high school course, machine shop, etc. A large athletic field is provided 
for, with base ball field, tennis court and a girls field.
ROOM FOR EXTENSIONS.
In the arrangements of the building provision is made for extensions for the 
vocational training and for agricultural department, including growing field barns 
and every feature essential to the modern high school.
The new school will face to the west with a spacious drive way leading to the entry. 
The auditorium will be at the north approach from eighth steet while the boys' 
gymnasium and the dormitory will be at the extreme south of the buildings. The 
plans cover landscape gardening and are complete in every detail. The members of 
the Board and city officials were much pleased with the plans.
One serious obstacle to the immediate carrying out of plans for the new high school 
has been encountered by the Board of Education and the City, and that is the cost 
of the proposed building. It may be necessary for the City to erect the buildings 
in individual units, starting with the academic unit, which is most necessary and 
later, from year to year, adding to it to complete the project as planned. On the 
completed plans it was estimated the cost would total $1,400,000. This figure 
eliminates some of the features orginally planned.
BOND LIMIT A CHECK.
The City's bond limit at the present valuation is $1,500,000 and at this time about 
$600,000 in bonded debt is carried, so that there would be no chance of getting 
funds for the complete building, even if a bond issue of a million or more could be 
carried, which is doubtful. The Board considered a suggestion for a contract at cost, 
plus, with a percentage to the contractor, a plan adopted by many private 
corporations, but some doubt was expressed that this could be done. The plan that 
met with most favor was for piecemeal contruction of the building. It was estimated 
that the academic unit, first to be built will cost about $678,000 and even this 
sum will exceed the city's limitations at this time.
CONSIDER NEW LAW.
One solution of the problem confronting Mantiowoc was pointed out-that of securing 
legislation at Madison increasing the bond limit from 5 to 10 per cent for cities 
and it was said that many cities, facing the same conditions that prevail here in 
being handicapped in carrying out needed imporvements, would join in the movement. 
Another possibility of meeting the situation is seen in the possible drop in prices 
but little faith is had in this possibility.
The Board decided that the City must be prepared to go ahead with the new school just 
the moment conditions favored and to this end voted to have the architects complete 
detailed plans for the new building and as soon as these are prepared, the Board will 
take up the matter further.
MAY BUILD BARRACKS.
The sketches submitted show a magnificent building that would be a credit to the city 
and meet its needs for years to come. The State Board of Education has insisted that 
the City provide additional quarters for vocational training and desires that the 
present high school building be utilized.
If the City is unable to go ahead with the new high school now it will mean that 
additonal barracks will have to be provided to meet the increasing attendance.
Manitowoc Herald News, Manitowoc, Wis. March 2, 1920 P. 1