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A Great Time to be a Kid on the Northside of Chicago

Sun, 03/11/2012 - 4:57pm — patriciabadgett

Newberry Academy

Thu, 05/28/2009 - 9:28pm — Anonymous
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Newberry Academy

Newberry Academy celebrated its 150th year anniversary this school year, and while we haven’t yet found photos of the school from as early as the founding in 1858, we do have a group photo of the principal and staff in 1892 (photo 1), Class of 2017 Kindergardeners at the school birthday party this year (photos 8 and 9) and many great school moments in between!

Photo 1: 
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Faculty of Newberry School in 1892: Standing-Corydon G. Stowell (Principal), First row (l to r) Minnie Mars, Ida May Slingluff, Flora Elliott, Elizabeth Farrell, Theresa Cannon, Second row (l to r) Alice Barnard, Miss McCune, Emma Heuermans, Lillian Phel

photographer unknown

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Original Newberry School building and extension to right. Like the current building, the original building, built in 1858, faced onto Willow Street. The extension (nearest building in photo) was on the northwest corner of Willow and Orchard.

photographer unknown

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After hearing his teacher tell how Newberry School survived the Chicago Fire of 1871 and was then used as a hospital and housing for fire victims, Kindergarten student Dominick Palese was inspired to draw this picture of firemen putting out a nearby fire

drawing by Dominick Palese

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Newberry School PTA members, 1951-52

photographer unknown

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Students planting trees in front of the “new” Newberry building, 1962. Newberry has a beautiful garden in front of the school and the students still come out and help plant!

photographer unknown

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Group of students with trophies, 1970s

photographer unknown

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Recorder music lessons, ca. 1970s

photographer unknown

Photo 8: 
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Newberry Math and Science Academy 150th birthday party, held on Sept 18, 2008 in honor of Walter Newberry’s birthday the same day. Students here are with Arne Duncan.

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Also at the Newberry birthday party, Mrs Diane Furuta, Kindergarden teacher and Golden Apple recipient, with students and Newberry’s birthday cake. All the students came out to the playground for the party, where they sang happy birthday and ate cupcakes!

Refuge from the Fire

Tue, 05/06/2008 - 8:19pm — Anonymous

We learned when attending Newberry in the 1950's that the school was used as a hospital following the Chicago Fire.  It was on the edge of the fire area.  There used to be a school song that was written by one of my teachers - Stella La Galla.