Chicago Public School System Early History
Dearborn School No. 1, 1845, North side of Madison street between Dearborn and State Streets
Kinzie School No. 2, 1846, Ohio and La Salle Streets
Scammon School, 1847, Madison Between Hasted and Desplaines Streets
Chicago Central High School, 1856, Monroe Street near Halsted
Haven School, 1862, 15th Street and Wabash Avenue
Clarke School, 1869, 13th Street and Reuben (Ashland)
At the close of 1857 there were ten public schools with two minor branches of schools of the grammar and primary grades. They were located and governed as follows:
- School No. I—On Madison, between State and Dearborn; O. B. Hewett, principal, aided by five lady assistants. Salaries paid, $2,900.
School No. 2—Corner of Clark and Harrison; Willard Wood- ard, principal, aided by five lady assistants. Salaries paid, $2,925.
School No. 3—On Madison, between Halsted and Union; Daniel S. Wentworth, principal, aided by six lady assistants. Salaries paid, $3,600.
Branch of No. 3—In the Jefferson-street church, between Washington and Madison; Sarah A. Culver and one assistant. Salaries paid, $650.
School No. 4—Corner of Ohio and La Salle; Alden G. Wilder, principal, aided by five assistant teachers. Salaries paid, $3,100.
School No. 5—Corner of Division and Sedgwick; William Drake, principal, aided by five lady assistants. Salaries paid, $2,850.
School No. 6—Corner of Owen and Sangamon; A.D Sturdevant, principal, aided by five lady assistants. Salaries paid, $3,100.
School No. 7—Corner of Michigan Avenue and Monterey B.; V. Averill, principal, aided bv two lady assistants. Salaries paid, $1,750.
School No. 8—Corner of Warren and Wood; Henry M. Keith, principal, aided by Julia E.W. Keith. Salaries paid, $1,450.
School No. 9—On Union, near Twelfth; George W. Spofford, principal, aided by two lady assistants. Salaries paid, $1,500.
School No. 10—Corner of Chestnut and Wolcott; A. H. Fitch, principal, aided by five lady assistants. Salaries paid $2,600.
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