South Haven Public School
Organization
Biography
Little is known or published about the early years of South Haven's schools. According to South Haven's website, the first known school was founded by the 1850s. The Hartman School, a part of South Haven Schools, was built around 1906 as an elementary school and, according the Kalamazoo Gazette (April 3, 2006 issue), the 1906 building functioned until June 2005.
According to the Kalamazoo Gazette (May 4, 2011 issue) an attempt was made to renovate a fifty year old high school building known as L.C. Mohnr High School.
The current build exists at 600 Elkenburg, South Haven, Michigan.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
South Haven Public School Program
Item — Folder 1 of 1: [Barcode: 31141024409034]
Identifier: RH-A-4359
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of one horizontally folded program for the graduation ceremony (called “promotional exercises”) of the eighth-grade class at South Haven Public School, held on June 12, 1895, in South Haven, Michigan.A decent number of graduates relative to the time and place are listed, with 31 names given. Ceremony events included mostly speeches with some music breaks in between. Most of the speeches seem to have been given by the graduates themselves. It is...
Dates:
June 12, 1895