Southgate School Articles
Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, Tuesday, 20 September 1870, page 7
The colored people of this city Newport, have organized a school and employed a corps of competent teachers. The school will be held for the present in the new Methodist Church, on Madison street.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, Tuesday, 14 April 1874, page 5
SOME forty children attend the Colored School under charge of Isabella Hudson, on Southgate street, Newport. Eight of them are well advanced in practical arithmetic, and there are other indications of the usefulness of that institution.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 20 June 1896, page 5
The second annual commencement exercises of the Colored High School of Newport at Park Avenue School house Friday night was a success. There was but one graduate, Miss Beatrice Genevieve Johnson, whose subject was "Moral Courage". A large audience was present.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 25 November 1899, page 6
At Friday night's session of the Newport Board of Education the contract was awarded for the erection of the colored school addition on Southgate Street to Ben Bowman.
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Kentucky Post, Saturday, 21 June 1902, page 5
The commencement exercise of the Colored High School in Newport took place Friday night at Park Avenue School Hall. There was only one graduate, Miss Elise Horner, who read an essay. The balance of the program consisted of vocal and instrumental music, reading and recitations, and was participated in by other members of the school. President George Leonard, of the Board of Education, presented the diploma.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, Saturday, 20 June 1903, page 6
The graduating exercises of the colored high school were held last night at the Park avenue school hall, Newport.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 11 January 1904, page 5
The women of St Paul's Episcopal Church Industrial School, Newport, are conducting a colored sewing school every Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, at the colored school building on East Southgate street, and invite all colored girls throughout the city to attend and take advantage of their instructions.
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Kentucky Post, Friday, 7 June 1907, page 5
The commencement week exercises of the Southgate st. school, colored, Newport, will begin Sunday evening at Corinthian Baptist Church, when the baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Prof. A J DeHart, of Cincinnati. On Monday evening the children's entertainment and reception to parents and friends will be held at St Paul's A M E Church and Thursday evening the annual excursion to the Zoological Garden will take place.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 21 October 1907, page 3
The Southgate st. public school, colored, will
give a musical and literary recital at Park av. hall, Newport, Friday evening.
Those who will take part in the program are:
Miss Besie Gooch, Mrs. John J Taylor, Miss Lulu Lewis, Mrs. Minerva Brooks,
Henry H Gooch, Mrs. A L Anderson, Mrs. Minnie Moore Waters, Miss Leake, Miss
Webster, Miss Johnson, Mrs. Wilson, Miss Chinn, Mrs. L A Cornish, Miss Elsie
Gooch, John Washington, Mrs. Cranville Wilson, Prof. H T Jackson, Miss Anna
Elder, Prof. A N Quaries.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 16 June 1908, page 5
The Southgate st. Public School, Newport, will render the cantata, "Our Flag" Friday evening at the Park av. School Hall, under the direction of Prof. A N Quarles. The soloists of Allen Temple AME Church will assist the cast of characters.
Liberty, Mrs Susie King, Anderson; Columbia, Mrs. Elena Williams; Uncle Sam, Eugene Carroll; Father Time, William Caliman; Flag Girl, Miss Mary Louis Robinson. Choruses by school children.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 10 February 1909, page 5
The pupils of the Southgate st. Colored Public School of Newport, will celebrate Lincoln's centaury Friday evening at the Corinthian Baptist Church. The program arranged for the event is as follows;
Invocation, Rev Harvey Miller; music, pupils; reading of Emancipation Proclamation, Blanche Johnson; music, pupils; recitation, "The Colored Soldiers" Stella Mae Washington; solo, Miss Lucy Shepherd; recitation, "Lincoln" George Johnson; solo, Louis Robinson; reading of Gettysburg Address, Gertrude Davenport; solo, Mrs. Ashley Abbott; recitation, "When Lincoln Died" Sarah Aurelia Gee; address F M Russell, principal; music, pupils; benediction, Rev J Henry Abel.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 26 July 1911, page 5
William Spencer Blanton, principal of the colored school of Newport has been appointed a delegate to the Negro National Education Association at Denver Colo. by Governor Willson. The convention will meet Aug 12.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, Wednesday, 24 September 1913, page 3
NEWPORT
RACE QUESTION IN SCHOOLS-Considerable sensation in school circles was caused yesterday afternoon when pupils of the York, Fourth and Park Avenue Schools came home and complained to their parents that they had been required to attend a stereopticon lecture at the Park Avenue School Auditorium at which the colored pupils of the Southgate Street School were also auditors. Many parents were highly indignant because their children had been kept in the same schoolroom with colored pupils.
President Frickman of the Board of School Commissioners, said last night he had not heard of the incident, but that there was a state law prohibiting the mixture of whites and colored pupils in the same schoolroom. Superintendent Sharon stated that the incident was the result of a mistake and that it would happen again.
He said the colored pupils might still be allowed to get the benefit of the stereopticon lectures but in the future they would be taken there when there are no white children present.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 3 March 1914, page 3
Upon the recommendation of Principal Blanton of the Colored School, the Mothers' Club of that school were granted permission to serve lunches in the school.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, Monday, 8 June 1914, page 10
COLORED SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENT-The Southgate Street Colored High School will hold its annual commencement exercises Friday evening at the Park Avenue School Auditorium. The graduates are Zelma Fox, Alice Gee, Landonius Oliver, Lillian Wise and Sylvester Overstreet. Prof. F M Wood, principal of the colored high school, at Paris Ky. will deliver the oration to the graduates.
The program follows: Salutatory "Home and Failure." Lillian Wise: oration "The Leadership of Education Men." Sylvester Overstreet; essay "Anti-suffrage for Women" Zelma Fox; valedictory. "Leaving the Harbor" Landonius Oliver; presentation of class by William S Blanton, principal; conferring of diplomas, Superintendent J A Sharon.
The Baccalaureate services were held last night at the Corinthian Baptist Church. Rev F C Locust of Covington, delivered the sermon. The Eight Grade exercises will be held Tuesday night at the Corinthian Baptist Church. Rev W J Ballon will deliver the address to the class.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 26 January 1915, page 1
Plans are underway for the installation of a domestic science class in the Newport colored school and it is probable that study will be added to the school curriculum in the near future. Manual training is not being taught in the colored schools on account of insufficient number of boys to justify the School Board to start a new class. Recent statistics show that there are at present 125 colored pupils in Newport. A large percentage of these are girls and it is thought that no trouble will be experience in getting enough girls to form a large class for this new field.
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Cincinnati Enquirer, Wednesday, 8 June 1921, page 9
The Board of Education has decided to discontinued the negro high school because of the small number of pupils enrolled. Pupils will be sent to the Covington High School at a rate of tuition of $50 a year for each pupil.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 14 June 1915, page 1
Graduation exercises of the eighth grade colored school so Newport will be held Tuesday evening at Corinthian Baptist Church, Columbia st. Supt. W P King will present diplomas and Principal William S Blanton will present the class, which includes Anna L Spencer, Norval Davenport, Eugene Mason, Alnetta Edwards and Annabelle Jamerson.
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Kentucky Post, Thursday, 15 July 1915, page 1
W P King, Superintendent of Newport Schools, announced Wednesday the following assignments of teachers for the year 1915-1916 of the Colored School.
Principal, W S Blanton, High School; Nora Ward, Seventh and Eighth Grades; Mrs. Artemisia Cox, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grades; Lavina Ellis, First, Second and Third Grades.
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Kentucky Post, Wednesday, 24 April 1918, page 4
William S Blanton, principal of the negro schools in Newport, is in receipt of a letter from J R Downing, state manager of the second Red Cross War Fund campaign, notifying him of his appointment as chairman of the negro workers of Campbell co.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 1 September 1919, page 3
All is ready for the opening of the Newport public schools Tuesday morning. Southgate st. Miss Ellis, Miss Cox, Miss Ward, teachers; Mr. William S Blanton, principal.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 16 September 1919, page 1
Music and dancing for the colored soldiers and their friends will be held either at Fifth and Patterson of at Fifth and Central av. under the direction of Professor Blanton, principal of the colored school. Ten prizes have been provided for the most artistic costumes and the best dancers.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 19 January 1920, page 1
Newport Plan for Playgrounds-The drive will be made the week of Feb 1 by the Committee Service League. Ward captains have been named, Professor Blanton, Third Ward.
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Kentucky Post, Monday, 15 March 1920, page 1
Letters were received by 400 citizens of Newport Monday from workers in the community center and playground drive. The letters were signed by Newport leaders and Professor William Blanton.
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Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 23 March 1920, page 4
A community center with playground will be established for negroes in Newport out of the general playground fund. Professor William Blanton is chairman of their committee. The negroes displayed a great interest in the movement and contributed about $170 toward the general fund in the recent drive.