Annals of Emporia and Lyon County . RESIDENCE OF L. W. LEWIS. 40 ANNALS OF EMPORIA AND LYON COUNTY. ^ II [lliliUl GARFIELD BUILDING. Kansas, troin her incipiency, has beenparticularly noted for progressiveness;especially is this true of her educationaldevelopment. Of the cities of Kansas, Emporia hasand will be ever considered the mostprominent educational point, for hereis located one of the largest and beststate normal schools in the country; herewe have the College of Emporia, such asin early days could only be patronized bythe wealthy. Emporia supports a busi-ness college, a Catholic and n
Annals of Emporia and Lyon County . RESIDENCE OF L. W. LEWIS. 40 ANNALS OF EMPORIA AND LYON COUNTY. ^ II [lliliUl GARFIELD BUILDING. Kansas, troin her incipiency, has beenparticularly noted for progressiveness;especially is this true of her educationaldevelopment. Of the cities of Kansas, Emporia hasand will be ever considered the mostprominent educational point, for hereis located one of the largest and beststate normal schools in the country; herewe have the College of Emporia, such asin early days could only be patronized bythe wealthy. Emporia supports a busi-ness college, a Catholic and numerousprivate schools. However, that of whichwe are most proud, the place of learningwhere all are equal, regardless of color,wealth, or social degree, are our publicschools. The stormy days of the rebellion wit-nessed the construction of our first schoolbuilding, the old stone; then camethe Union street brick, in 1S69; next theold frame one-story building then locatedupon the present site of the Frances Jackson presided over thisschool for many years. Many of Em-porias young men
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