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.

In 1921 another two room building was erected. The school at present has three courses. The Commercial which was added in 1916 under Superintendent C. A. Sheets, and the Normal Training Course and the College Preparatory. At present there are seventeen teachers employed with 385 pupils in the grades and ninety in the high school.

Some other special features added to the school under the present administration are as follows :

Citizenship Course throughout the school, Physical Training throughout the school. Arts Course, throughout the school, Manual Training, Community Play Ground, Parent-Teacher Association, Intelligence Tests Given, Athletics, Home Economics, Opportunity Room, Medical Inspection, Free Kindergarten, School Survey Given.

The school at present ranks as high as any in the state. It is rated in class A and belongs to the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and College.

Banks

The first bank in Bridgeport was the Bridgeport Bank, organized in 1900 with J. W. Wehn as president, J. O. Baker as vice-president and C. H. Connett as cashier. The next bank was the Valley State, organized in 1902. These two banks ran along together for quite a space of vears.