SUMNER HIGH SCHOOL
Alexander County Illinois Genealogy Trails
Contributed by Norman Thomas
Sumner High School was located
at 2207 Popular Street in Cairo. It was the black high school
before integration. The building was used for a school until
1967. It is now the One-Stop Career Center.
Some Sumner history makers include: Congressman Charles Hayes,
who graduated in 1935 and served in Congress from Chicago
(1983-1993); Representative Nat Rivers, a member of the Missouri
House of Representatives; and C. K. Cole, who was inducted into
the Illinois Coaches Hall of Fame.
The following teachers and staff
served at Sumner from the 1940s until it closed in 1967:
J. W. Butler, Principal (died Dec. 1953)
W. S. Mathews, Principal
Helen Adams, English
June Anderson, Bookkeeping, English, Latin, Gen. Math
C. K. Cole, Physical Ed, History, Coach-Basketball, Track,
Football & Baseball
Savada Dennis, Librarian (died 1952)
Pattie I. Cole, Librarian
Sarah K. Frierson, General Science, Girls' PE
B. F. Harkins, Machine Shop, Auto Mechanics, Drivers' Ed
Vivian Hyta, Art
Elizabeth Lindsay, Shorthand, Typing
Leroy McBride, Algebra, Civics, History, Mathematics
Irene Rondeau, English, History Speech
S. L. Snow, Band, Chorus, Glee Club
Marie Torrey, English, History, Speech
Meta Van Vactor, English, History, Speech
Leon Watkins, Industrial Arts
Fred Woods, Algebra, Geometry, Biology, Physics
Mr. G. Ricks, Custodian
ŠJuly 2006 Alexander County Illinois Genealogy Trails