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Academy
of
Ouachita,
Louisiana,
was
opened
on
October
1, 1811,
but the
location
of the
building
proved
very
unsatisfactory,as
it was
on the
bank of
the
Ouachita
River,
and in
1824
Oliver J
Morgan,
John
Hughes,
John M A
Hamblin,
Henry
Bry,
Elia K
Ross,
James
Fort
Muse,
and
Ferninand
Morgan.,
citizens
of the
parish,
were
directed
to
dispose
of the
old
building.
The
building
was sold
and
suitable
quarters
in a
convenient
place
secured.
After
the
change
the
school
was
known as
Ouachita
Academy.
The
provisions
of the
charter
regarding
funds
leads to
the
conclusion
that
this
charter
also
provided
for a
school
for
girls.
Source:
History
of
Higher
Education
of Women
in the
South
Prior to
1860-
In
September,
1877,
the City
of
Monroe
passed
an
ordinance
creating
a public
school
system
for the
city.
The city
operated
separate
schools
for boys
and
girls.
In 1889,
a girls'
and
boys'
school
was
opened
in a
three
room
frame
building
with Mr.
C. E.
Byrd as
principal.
Facts:
Ouachita
Parish
School
Board |
Millsaps
School
Photo
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GwendolynSSmith |
Photo
©
GwendolynSSmith |
Neville
High
School
Photo
©
GwendolynSSmith |
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