About Bateman, Newton Bateman Elementary School

The Chicago School Board named this school the Newton Bateman School on December 8, 1920. The new building at Sacramento and Berteau was announced as ready for bids at the September 10, 1919 Chicago Board of Education meeting. It was to have 32 classrooms, an assembly hall, gymnasium, and household science and manual training rooms. An appropriation of $475,000 was made to build it. By November 12th the contracts had been given to the lowest bidders. In 1920 the Board realized that the total of the lowest bids and estimates on bids not received mounted to $523,389.58 plus the cost of yard improvements, equipment, etc., would require an additional appropriation of $110,000, bringing the total to $585,000. Later the yard improvements were dropped.

Newton Bateman School opened September 6, 1921. It was built to relieve the crowding at Waters, Hibbard, Cleveland, and Henry schools. Elizabeth R. Daly, the principal, served for 14 years. The first graduating class numbered 23.

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