An account of Flint and Genesee County from their organization / edited by William V. Smith.

HISTORY OF GENESEE COUNTY

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in that year began the extensive building program which has added
nineteen splendid schoolhouses, as follows:
Seating
Built Capacity Cost
Fairview.............. 915-I6 600 $ 68,000.00
Cook................. 196-17 6oo 96,ooo.oo
Hazelton Addition...... 916-I7 280 58,000.00
Dort No. 2............ 196-17 700 102,000.00
Lewis.................19I7-18 700 170,000.00
Lincoln............... I917-I 8 6oo 123,000.00
Dewey................ I920-2 650 256,000.00
Civic Park............1 92I-22 700 243,000.00
Washington........... 921-22 700 235,000.00
Durant................ 192I-22 700 234,000.00
Homedale Addition.... 1922-23 600 178,000.00
High School.......... 1922-23 i8oo 1,160,000.00
Martin................ 923-24 8io 282,000.00 -
Emerson.............. 924-25 2000 822,000.00
Whittier.............. 1924-25 I8oo 860,000.00
Zimmerman........... 924-25 650 251,000.00
Roosevelt............. 1924-25 8io 284,000.00
Cody................. I924-25 8io 283,ooo0.00
Jefferson............. I925 8Io I97,ooo.00
Parochial Schools. There are five parochial schools in Flint, St.
Michael's, All Saints and St. Matthew's Catholic schools, a Lutheran
school and an Adventist school. A small one-room building, erected
on the south side of old St. Michael's church served as the first
parochial school building of that parish. School was started that year
with Miss Fawcett as teacher in 1856. This served for school purposes until 1871, when, under the pastorate of Father Gilloetise, the
present building was erected. The curriculum of the school is in
thorough accord with the requirements of the state and city educational
laws. The large brick building at the corner of Church and Third
streets was opened in 1914 by Father Michael John Comerford and
houses St. Matthew's Catholic school. It is a thoroughly modern
building, and like the other Catholic schools meets every requirement
of educational law. All Saints Catholic school was founded by
Father John B. Hewelt, and it now has an enrollment of more than
five hundred pupils, among whom are a great number who are of
foreign parentage. Their studies are directed along lines of Americanization. The Adventist parochial school on Oak street now has
an enrollment of forty-two, while the Lutheran school is attended by
thirty-two children. The total enrollment of parochial schools of the
city is approximately two thousand.
County Schools. The beginning of the schools in each township
are recorded in the chapter on County Government and Organization,
where, listed under each township, is given an account of the pioneer
school in each. Since the pioneer days in the county the country
schools and village institutions have progressed with the times. From