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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. II. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. Passage 1433 of 2132 275 words

Each spring the high school publishes an excellent senior annual. The spring dramatics of the school are always of a strong character. A school orchestra and glee club are maintained.

The nineteen hundred and eighteen graduating class contained nine members. Nineteen hundred and nineteen will graduate eight, one girl having answered the call of the teaching profession early last fall. Nineteen hundred and eighteen's enrollment was in the neighborhood of 225; 1919 close to 300. nearly seventy of which were in high school.

It has been only a few years since Bridgeport organized on a graded basis. Among the school superintendents who have had charge of the Bridgeport schools were Arthur North, Mr. Briggs, Mr. Miller, Mr. Thompson, Mr. R. M. Marrs, C. A. Sheets, F. S. Copeland and E. L. Novotny.

Some of the school officers during this time were as follows :

R. P. Scott, L. R. North, W. H. Willis, A. W. Atkins, J. M. Lynch, T- I. Zimmerman, Thomas Ishmael, O. N. Thostesen, W. H. Willis, Ben Brown. C. Palmer, E. L. Milmine, E. W. Swanson, Z. H. Jones.

In the year of 1910 and some time before that, Bridgeport schools consisted of a frame four room building with four teachers. Since that time the enrollment was steadily growing and the number of teachers was increased. This called for another two room frame building.

In 1916 these were insufficient and a brick building of fourteen rooms was erected. These are modern in every way. In 1919 the old two room school house was moved over to the main building; this was for the purpose of taking care of the increased enrollment.

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