150th Anniversary Magazine — 2018

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As we celebrate this holiday season, I hope 2018 will be a messenger of joy, happiness, peace, smiles and good tidings for you and your family. For the Bayless Schools, 2018 will be extra special. We will be celebrating our 150th anniversary. As one of Missouri’s oldest public school districts, Bayless has played a major role in the lives of countless students and families who have learned and grown together here since 1868.

Please enjoy this special commemorative edition of our Bayless news magazine. By no means is it intended to be comprehensive; but rather, it serves as a collection of snapshots, stories and artifacts we’ve discovered and cherished over the years.

Board of Education

Jeff Preisack (314) 544-0394

Board President

Tom Wood (314) 638-5082

Board Vice President

Michelle Padgett (314) 638-0910

Board Member

Sarah Reece (314) 282-0460

Board Member

Jeff Robinson (314) 544-0728

Board Member

Kevin Rose (314) 638-8014

Board Member

Laura Van Zale (314) 322-0859

Board Member

District Administration

Ronald J. Tucker (314) 256-8601 Superintendent

Michael Hawkins (314) 373-0506 Assistant Superintendent

Teresa Lange (314) 256-8604

Chief Financial Officer

Jennifer Wagner (314) 256-8601 Administrative Assistant

Student Transportation

Debbie Meyer-Higgins (314) 256-8602 Transportation Supervisor

VICC Transportation (314) 721-8657

Bayless Schools

Early Childhood Center 256-8630

Christina Ly, Director

School Hours: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Elementary 256-8620

Aaron Kohler, Principal

Amanda Stone, Assistant Principal

Christine Prosser, Assistant Principal

Kelly Klocke, Title I & III Director

Sanela Jugovic, Administrative Assistant

Carla Rhodes, Administrative Assistant

Mirsada Becarevic, Secretary

School Hours: 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM

Office Hours: 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Junior High 256-8690

Douglas Harness, Principal

Bob Efken, Assistant Principal

Cathy Thorp, Administrative Assistant

Andrea Lesniewski, Secretary

School Hours: 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Office Hours: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

High School 256-8660

Patrick McEvoy, Principal

Suzanne Richardson, Assistant Principal

Andrew Mertens, Dean of Students

Linette Schaffer, Administrative Assistant

Caroline Spinner, Secretary

Michelle Hagen, Registrar

School Hours: 7:30 AM - 2:30 PM

Office Hours: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM

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Before the Civil War,

local resident,

in educating the youth of the community, offered land for a schoolhouse.

written records of the

back to 1868. That year Cornelia

the Board of Education a oneacre tract of land for $250,

which the

The Great Fire of Chicago

One acre of land purchased for $250 for location of first Bayless schoolhouse

Ulysses S. Grant is elected President Construction begins on Brooklyn Bridge in New York

On July 28, 1868, the 14th Amendment was adopted guaranteeing citizenship to free slaves. President Lincoln start ed the process for the Eman cipation Proclamation, which led to freeing of slaves

Yellowstone becomes world’s 1st National Park

Hydraulic electric elevator patented by Cyrus Baldwin

Orville Wright is born in Dayton, Ohio

Jesse James gang robs a train in Gads Hill, Missouri

National League of Baseball founded

First recorded shut-out in pro baseball, Chicago 1, St. Louis 0

First US zoo opens in Philadelphia

Levi Strauss patents his “copper rivets” which help strength en the pockets of the denim work pants he invented

Busch’s Budweiser beer is introduced

First telephone exchange in New Haven, Connecticut

Fox Theatre opens

US inventor Thomas Edison demonstrates his hand-cranked phonograph for the first time

St. Louis Post Dispatch begins

New Connecticut

Until 1901, one teacher was employed, but by December of that year, a new brick building was built and a new teacher was hired. By 1908, three teachers were being employed, and again they needed more room. At first they were going to build an addition, to the 1901 building, but that bond issue was defeated. In 1909, they again tried with no success. At that time there were 79 boys and 80 girls enrolled at the school. There were three classrooms in two schoolhouses, in which 144 pupils could be seated. Most days, only 135 students were in attendance, so the teachers managed. The three teachers were each paid $52 per month. The library housed 54 books, which were valued at $30. The estimated value of the school and it's contents was $5,000.

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1868 U.S. FACTS

Census: 31 million people

Land: Sold for $3 to $5 an acre

Eggs: $0.20/dozen

Cheese: $0.13/lb

Rent four rooms: $4.45/month

One room for men: $2.79/month

One room for women: $1.79/ month

Annual Salary: $350.80/month

Milk: $0.04/quart

Coal: $6.40/ton

Men’s boots: $2.75/pair

First cash register patented by James Ritty

First successful gasoline powered-car patented by Karl Benz Salvation Army forms in London

First World Series Game Cincinnati vs. Chicago

The Gunfight at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona

Wabash, IN, is the first town completely illuminated by electric lighting

The Orient Express departs on its first official journey from Paris to Istanbul

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain was first published in the United States

Susan B. Anthony addresses U.S. House Judiciary Committee arguing for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote

Adding machine is patented by inventor William Burroughs

Annie Sullivan begins teaching six year-old Helen Keller

George Eastman patents the first roll-film camera and registers “Kodak.”

Actor Charlie Chaplin is born in Walworth, London

The "Old Rock School" - 1902 Miss Mollie Weber, Teacher

Land for this school was purchased in 1868. Until 1901, only one teacher was employed to teach at this school.

Miss Weber's students were assigned to various grade levels and all were taught in the one-room schoolhouse until 1908.

Why Bayles?

B ehind Bayless Junior High (originally the District’s first high school), a limestone panel was placed into the school’s foundation as the building was being completed in 1934. The panel’s inscription reads, “Bayles School,” despite the District officially adopting the name of Bayless Consolidated School District on July 1, 1910. Over the years and still today people continue to speculated as to why the word “Bayles” only has one “s.” We had a few questions too, and this is what we discovered:

How did the district get its name?

The district was named in behalf of Samuel Mead Bayles. Samuel was born in Adrian, Michigan, on August 10, 1840. After completing high school, he earned his college degree at Adrian College and then moved to St. Louis. Samuel taught school in 1858 in the “Sappington Settlement” (likely present-day Lindbergh School District). His brother, James, was also a teacher and in time moved to St. Louis as well. Both Samuel and James were popular and well known in the area because of their reported generosity.

Did Samuel Bayles have a family?

Samuel later married Miss Eleanor Jardwell Quinette on August 20, 1867. Together they had one son, Frank Q. Bayles (who later attended Washington University) and one daughter Mary E. Bayles. Samuel later married Miss Edith F. Stanley in 1895. They had one daughter, Ruth Stanley Bayles. Samuel attended the Presbyterian Church and was a Republican “both by inheritance and conviction.”

Did Samuel Bayles do anything in addition to teaching?

Samuel and his brother James A. Bayles went into business together and established the South St. Louis Nurseries (Bayles Nurseries at Carondelet). Samuel and James reportedly first introduced “strawberry

boxes.” Samuel eventually became the sole owner of the company. He was known as a large importer and wholesale dealer of trees and shrubs. James Bayles later opened a new nursery business in Lee Summit, Missouri – The Western Missouri Nurseries.

What else did Samuel Bayles accomplish?

Samuel was quite the businessman. He partnered with William S. Baker, organized the Baker-Bayles Shoe Company, and eventually became its president. After three years with Baker-Bayles Shoe Company, his connections led him to start a similar business with August Mueller. Together they formed the Mueller-Bayles Shoe Company. Samuel was that company’s secretary, treasurer, and general manager.

So why did Samuel and James Bayles drop an “s” from their original surname?

Artifacts suggest that they changed their surname from “Bayless” to “Bayles” to distinguish themselves from their relatives. Despite Samuel’s preferred spelling of his last name, in 1910 our District’s official name became the Bayless Consolidated School District. A possible explanation for again adding an “s” to the name “Bayles” was to assist with pronunciation.

What became of Samuel?

He retired in 1894 from the nursery business. His health began to fade; so, he decided to travel. He visited California, toured Europe, Mexico and many of the southern states in hopes of improving his health. He died on July 1, 1896, in St. Louis. He was 56 years old.

How was Samuel Bayles remembered by the community who knew him?

He was known as a “large-hearted, generous, gentleman.” Samuel was always happiest when helping young men establish themselves in life.

His obituary states, “He brightened the lives of all with whom he came in contact, and especially of the members of his family.”

Based upon our research, our ancestors who recommended naming the school district after Samuel Bayles definitely made a wise and fitting decision.

Congress

Court

invented

Cooper patents

clock

First game of basketball played by 18 students in Springfield, Massachusetts

Charles Duryea patents a gas-driven automobile Pepsi Cola is invented

“Dracula” by Bram Stoker is published

Hawaii becomes a US territory

Rudolf Diesel obtains a patent for his internal combustion engine known as the diesel engine US McKinley Czolgosz

International Olympic Committee

Katherine Lee Bates publishes

Beautiful”

St. Louis Perfectos become the St. Louis Cardinals

St. Louis Union Station opens

cartoon comic

McKinley asks for Spanish-American War declaration US Post Office

book

postage stamps

10/19/1868

Bayless School District Facts

Information below was

Land purchased from Cornelia Forman for $250 for one acre of land 3/29/1901

Bond Issue - $3,000 to build a school / Passed 5/13/1909

Bond $10,000 to build a new school house with furnishing; Vote: Yes-32; No-47 / Defeated 5/26/1909

Proposition to borrow $15,000 to build two school houses.

Election held / Defeated 7/1/1910

Named Bayless Consolidated School District becomes official name. 6/6/1912

Proposal for $18,000 to build a two or three-room schoolhouse. Proposal passed 6/30/1912

School district divided into three wards. (Ward 1, Ward 2 and Ward 3) 8/27/1912

Construction bid made for two schoolhouses at $9,625. 4/24/1915

Bond issue for $8,000 to build and furnish a four-room schoolhouse in Ward 2 / Defeated 1917

Violet C. Bascom hired as 8th Grade school teacher. 11/3/1930

Motion to have four grades of high school / Passed

12/2/1930

Violet C. Bascom appointed as Superintendent of Schools. 4/12/1932

The district employed 17 faculty members. The superintendent’s salary was $225 per month. 11/2/1933

Proposal to erect new school / Passed 6/25/1934

Bids made for construction of a new high school near Central School. 2/6/1940

Public address system added. 6/23/1941

Construction of stone wall at the athletic field completed - $2,600. 1945

Violet C. Bascom retires as superintendent. 2/11/46

Hugo E. Beck becomes new superintendent. 10/28/1948

Special election for free bus transportation / Defeated 6/14/1951

Construction of new elementary school began near Weber & Hildesheim roads. 4/21/1953

Bond issue for $270,000 for addition to new elementary / Passed

6/22/1953

Discussion with Mr. Brinkman to straighten out school property line to enable Bayless to have a quarter mile track.

6/14/1954

Closed Heege School and moved students to new elementary. 4/3/1956

Purchase land from Charles Brinkman. $9,000 per acre. 4.86 acres purchased. 1/22/1956

Special election for new high school. Vote: 592 yes/205 against / Passed 1956

Bayless is the second-fastest growing school district in St. Louis County. 1958

New high school opens. 6/30/1960

Hugo E. Beck retires. Gene Church becomes new superintendent. 7/8/1964

Cross country and track teams added as a sport at BHS. 6/30/1965

Gene Church, superintendent, resigns. George Baxter becomes new superintendent. 11/23/1966

Kindergarten moved from Heege School to new building. 1/25/1967

Heege School sold on 9/27/1967 for $6,500. ...and the rest is history

J.C. Penney opens his first store in Wyoming

Louisiana Purchase Exposition opens in St. Louis, Missouri, at Forest Park

St. Louis Zoo opens

First airplane flight in Europe

Statue of Louis IX of France unveiled in Forest Park US President William McKinley is shot by Leon Czolgosz while visiting Pan-American Exposition in New York

International Radiotelegraph Con ference in Berlin selects “SOS” as the worldwide standard for help St. Louis police try a new investigation method...fingerprints

Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell publishes “Scouting for Boys” as a manual for self-instruction in outdoor skills and self-improvement

The first US patent for inventing traffic lights is issued

Beatrix Potter’s “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” is published

Albert Einstein finishes his scientific paper detailing his Quantum Theory of Light

“Take Me Out to the Ball Game” registered for copyright Henry’Ford’s company builds the first Model T Car

The booklet to the left is from the Thanksgiving Program that took place at Bayless School in the 1920’s. Each program was drawn, colored and bound together by hand.

(Program donated by Al Fifhause)

In 1928, with eleven 8th grade graduates, Mrs. Bascom started a 9th grade in the old brick building. The second floor of the grade school was used as the high school. Classes were taught in mathematics, English, science, physical education, history, commercial subjects, Latin and music. At the time, the "State High-School Inspector" expressed grave doubts about the advisability of trying to extend the educational opportunities of the district. The following year, Mrs. Bascom continued the 9th grade and started a 10th grade, and, in 1930, an 11th grade. The next year, when the State High School Inspector returned, Mrs. Bascom showed him the new $140,000 high school building with

its fully-equipped laboratories, gymnasium, music, typing rooms and regular classrooms. She then introduced the inspector to the 160 students in the auditorium and asked, “Do you still think it was mistake to start a high school in this district?” Shortly thereafter, he gave Bayless High School approval as a first-class high school. The first Junior-Senior Prom was held in 1932 and in May of that year the first senior class of Bayless High School - seven studentsgraduated. The exercises were held at the Greenville Masonic Temple on Gravois Road.

The Ronald US President, Tampico, Norwegian Ronald first

The RMS Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean

The “Mona Lisa” is stolen

Ronald Reagan, 40th US President, is born in Tampico, Illinois

Norwegian explorer Ronald Amundsen is the first man to set foot on the South Pole

Revenue generated from this bond provided the funding for the construction of the first high school building. Today the building is known as Bayless Junior High.

Gus’ Pretzels established Henry Kiel becomes Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri

The U.S. Post Office begins parcel post deliveries

The first prize inserted into a Cracker Jack box

Adolphus Busch, founder of Anheuser Busch, dies while on vacation

“The Birth of a Nation,” the first 12-reel film in America, opens

Johnny Gruelle patents his Raggedy Ann Doll

US President Woodrow Wilson asks Congress to declare war against Germany

Walt Disney graduates from 8th grade at Benton Grammar School in Kansas City, Missouri

Arthur Miller, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Ingrid Bergman and Orson Welles are born

US declares war on Germany/ World War I

United Parcel Service forms Jackie Robinson, first African American major league baseball player, is born in Cairo, Georgia

Stan Musial is born

Lemp Brewery is sold and becomes Falstaff

19th Amendment to the US Constitution granted women the right to vote

Bronco est. 1931

Congresswoman

Alice Mary

Robertson

becomes the first woman to preside over the US House of Representatives

Cecil B. DeMille’s first version of “The Ten Commandments” premieres

Time magazine publishes its first issue featuring Joseph G. Gannon (Speaker of US House of Representatives

Howard Carter opens the inner burial chamber of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb

"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is published

Robert F. Kennedy, B.B. King, Malcom X, Margaret Thatcher, Paul Newman and Yogi Berra are born

Aviator Charles Lindbergh, in the Spirit of St. Louis, lands in Paris after the first solo air crossing of the Atlantic

The Bronco was adopted as the mascot of the Bayless Athletic Department in 1931. At that time, Mr. Edward Murphy and the Varsity Club members chose it as the club emblem. Soon it became so popular with the remaining student body, within in a year the Bronco became the official mascot of Bayless. Sometime in the 1950’s, someone added an "h" to the word "Bronco" and then "Broncho"

The song, "Tea for Two" hits number one

First Model A Ford sold for $385 Grand Ole Opry makes its first radio broadcast, in Nashville, TN

American aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean

Babe Ruth becomes the first professional baseball player to hit 500 homers

Stock market crashes in October, which sends Wall Street into a panic, wiping out millions of investors

Ted Drewes opens

First color TV demo, performed by Bell Laboratories in NYC

Empire Building opens New

the orac L e, est. 1932

Below is an explanation as to why the school district named the yearbook “ The Oracle.” This article was written in 1932.

Please note the differences in writing styles from then to today.

Amidst the grand and most awe-inspiring scenery in Greece, and (according to ancient belief) at the exact center of the habitable earth, was the renowned Oracle of Delphi. It was in this hallowed gorge of Parnassus, overhung with jagged cliffs, and near the sacred fountain of Castilia that Apollo, god of poetry, music, light and prophecy made known to the mortals the divine will of the gods. From Greece and every country of the then known world came pilgrims seeking knowledge at the portals of the Oracle of Apollo. There was a cleft in the rock whence issued volcanic vapors. A priestess, having bathed in the fountain of Castalia and eaten the sacred laurel, took a seat on a tripod over the cleft in the rock. The gases effusing from the rock overcame her and she became frenzied, muttering in her trance. Now as she muttered, interpreters standing near by took down her words, translated them into poetic form and presented them to the pilgrims as revelations of Apollo. The pilgrims, grateful for the knowledge gained, approached the sacred oracle with gifts of gold, silver, and precious stones, for the Gods who gave this counsel to the mortals. So numerous were the pilgrims, and so numerous the precious gifts that it was necessary to build a gorgeous temple in which the offerings might be placed. Often

exquisite statutes of Parian Marble were sculptured and offered to the gods. The ancients always sought wisdom at this shrine, having entire faith in the messages given. So important a part did not play in their lives that never did they attempt any enterprise of importance without consulting the Oracle. Just so do we sincerely hope that you shall place your confidence in The Oracle of Bayless High. It is the interpreter of Bayless students; it prophesies to future posterity the hopes and standards that we students are establishing today. Our prophetess, is our Superintendent, who is always willing to help us over places where we falter, guiding us to level planes with which we are familiar. The gifts which we lay before our Oracle are our scholastic and athletic abilities. We place these gifts in our temple, Bayless School, and pray that it may continue to inspire other students on to even greater accomplishments than we have reached. We desire that the messages of our Oracle shall be clear; that The Oracle will carry your messages to you, so that everyone who sees this annual may know what it stands for, and that it is the true interpreter of the Bayless Student Life.

1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940

becomes professional to hit Empire State Building opens in New York City

British Broadcasting Corp. begins transmitting overseas

Alcatraz officially becomes a federal prison

crashes which into out investors

First electric shavers go on sale in US

President-elect Franklin Roosevelt survives assassination attempt

Severe sandstorm ravages the US Midwest, creating the "Dust Bowl"

Superman first appears in DC Comics Issue #1

Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for “Gone With the Wind”

The first full-length animated feature film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” premiers

Track and field athlete Jesse Owens breaks four world records in 45 minutes in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Elizabeth Montgomery, James Brown, Willie Nelson and Yoko Ono are born

Babe Ruth announces his retirement as a player at 40 years old

McDonald’s opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, California

World War II: Britain declares war on Germany after invasion of Poland. France follows and is quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada

Notice the style of the clothing in this picture. Clothing was much stricter in the early 1900’s. Boys often wore button shirts, thick socks, ties and knickers. Many boys likely wore this same outfit everyday for school. Fewer women had access to sewing machines and nic er materials after the Great Depression.

Times were hard. Ready-made clothing was cheaper than purchasing material. Printed material was very uncommon. Students who wore prints were likely more affluent than their other classmates.

Bayless Coronation -

1940’s

A new feature was added to Bayless in 1940. Open House Night was set aside to demonstrate to the parents and guardians what the various students accomplished. The parents had the opportunity to meet the teachers and discuss any concerns that might lead to a better understanding of the students’ problems. An art class was added to the school curriculum in 1941. In the fall of 1942, the first Bayless Invitational Basketball Tournament was held and the Bayless team took first place.

In 1945, the new superintendent, Hugo C. Beck, introduced the suggestion of applying for government lunches because the kitchen was beginning to have troubles supporting itself financially.

Hitler declares “Total War”

On December 7th, the U.S. was attacked by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. More than 2,400 service men were killed that day and America entered World War II

Junior-Senior Dinner Dance Program Booklet. The dance was held June 2, 1947, at the Van Horn’s Farm. Each program was hand-drawn.

World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt travels from Miami to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill, becoming the first American President to travel by airplane

Bob Marley, Davy Jones, Eric Clapton, Neil Young and Rod Stewart are born

US Marines raise the flag on Iwo Jima. Later a famous photo was featured on the cover of Time Magazine and a Marine Corps War Memorial was created as a remembrance

Movie star Jimmy Stewart is promoted to full colonel. One of the few Americans to rise from private to colonel in four years

Anne Frank’s diary “Het Achterhuis” published in The Netherlands Mahatma Gandhi begins march for peace in East-Bengali

First computer invented in England RCA introduces 45 RPM record

US President Harry Truman signs Presidential Succession Act

Joe DiMaggio’s 2,000th hit

First picture demonstrated confronting segregation discrimination

T.S. Eliot’s play “The Cocktail Party” premiers in NYC Bob Hope’s first TV appearance

Field trips continue to be an integral part of the education process at Bayless.

Pictured is the Bayless kindergarten class on a field trip to the Gardenville Fire Department which is now Affton Fire Protection.

MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OCCUR ON THE BAYLESS CAMPUS

In 1952, there were now two buildings on the main property on Weber Road. The two buildings accommodated all grades except first and second, which were still at Heege School. Home building was going on in the community at a tremendous pace. In the late 50’s, the elementary school was first enlarged and then outgrown. An intermediate school was built in 1960 to remove the strain from the elementary building. In 1957, construction began on a new high school, gymnasium and an auditorium between the old and new high school buildings. This major project was completed in 1967. In 1998, a new addition between the high school gym and main building was completed, adding new science labs and a band room.

Supreme rules and the censor

presidential

Bayless Intermediate Faculty 1969-1970

Violet Bascom Dies, First Bayless School Superintendent

Mrs. Violet C. Bascom, 74, formerly of the Bayless School District in St. Louis County and a school teacher for more than 50 years, dies of heart disease Friday, June 25, 1965, at St. Luke’s Hospital.

Mrs. Bascom was Bayless’ Superintendent and an educator for more than 25 years. Later she was a supervisor of English at the Epstein Hebrew Academy before her retirement in 1961. "The Violet Bascom Award," a $100 college scholarship for an outstanding high school graduate, is given each year by the Bayless District in her

United States Navy SEALS established

Supreme Court rules that cities and states have the right to censor films

First live, nationally televised, presidential news conference (JFK/Nixon) occurs

President John F. Kennedy assassinated

The Beatles come to America

Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his “I have a dream” speech

St. Louis Arch construction begins and is completed in 1965

Imo’s Pizza founded

“The Sound of Music” is released

Anti-Vietnam War protests take place in the US

State funeral of Winston Churchill at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London Malcom X is shot by Nation of Islam followers in New York City

Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee

First human heart transplant performed in South Africa

Beatles release “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”

St. Louis Blues Hockey franchise was founded

K-SHE 95 airs its first song ever, Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit"

First Moon Landing Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens

Douglas Engelbart received the patent for the first computer mouse

US President Richard Nixon promises troop removal from Vietnam

The Bayless Elementary school was built in 1934, enlarged and then out-gown. An intermediate school was built in 1960 to accommodate student enrollment.

Pictured are students from the year 1963-1964 with their teacher, Ms. Emma Sickmeyer.

With a decline in enrollment in the 1970’s and 1980’s, the district closed the Central School and the old elementary on Heege Road - which had been used in the 1960’s for kindergarten classes. Most of the old high school building (currently the Junior High) was unoccupied as well. It wasn’t until the 1990’s when immigrants from the former Yugoslavia, began enrolling in

premiers on ABC-TV

Richard Nixon installs secret taping system in the White House

“Stairway to Heaven,” by Led Zeppelin, first played live at Ulster Hall, Belfast

Future US Senator John McCain is released after spending over five years in a North Vietnamese prisoner of war camp

World Trade Center, opens in New York (110 stories)

First hand-held mobile phone produced by Motorola

US begins to evacuate its citizen from Saigon, bringing an end to the Vietnam War

Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public

Apple Computer, Inc. incorporates

Susan B. Anthony dollar coin approved Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to be elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Hockey Team USA defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the Olympic Gold Medal

Paleontologist Elso Barghoorn announces discovery of a 3.4 billion year old, (one-celled) fossil - the earliest life form

US celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

“Star Wars” movie released

Claire Danes, Heath Ledger, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Kevin Hart, Norah Jones and Pink are born

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein declares holy war against Iran

IBM its first Computer Ronald inaugurated as 40th

The Iranian Crisis with released day

Bayless Elementary Faculty 1970-71

Bayless Intermediate 1970-71

Loretta Lange ‘75

USA

Bayless

IBM introduces its first Personal Computer

Ronald Reagan inaugurated as the 40th President

Hank Aaron

elected

Baseball

of

The Iranian Hostage Crisis concludes, with 52 Americans released after 444 day in captivity

Disc

First federal holiday honoring Martin

King Jr.

David Copperfield makes the

of Liberty

Avril Lavigne,

Perry,

James,

Zuckerberg

Apple Computer Inc.

Computer

Space Shuttle

begin cease fire in their eight-year old war

First military use of trained dolphins

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts first female artist Aretha Franklin

St. Louis Football Cardinals move to Phoenix

Mark McGwire hits his 100th home run

Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web

Rusty Wallace wins 39th NASCAR Sprint Cup

Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years

Nelson Mandela released after 27 year imprisonment in South Africa

Operation Desert Storm begins, with US - led coalition forces bombing Iraq, during The Gulf War

The Central School (pictured to the left) was demolished in 1994. In its place sets a parking lot and a transmission tower. The old high school was remodeled and opened as Bayless Junior High in 1993. Today, with a significant increase in enrollment, plans are being made to possibly expand the junior high building into the space once occupied, by the former Central School.

Holocaust Memorial Museum dedicated in Washington, D.C.

Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, required background checks on prospective buyers, is signed into law

Oklahoma City bombing occurred, killing 168 people

Comet Hale-Bopp is discovered and becomes visible to the naked eye nearly a year later

Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa’s first African President

Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in car crash while in a road tunnel in Paris We

US President Bill Clinton signs Welfare Reform into law, representing a major shift in the welfare policy

Steve Jobs is named interim CEO of Apple Computer, Inc.

Columbine High School Massacre occurs, 13 students are killed and 24 others injured

On Oct. 12th the six billionth living human in the world is born

Google.com is registered as a domain name

Controversial US Presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore

Wikipedia launched Wales

Bayless Middle School Faculty 1991-1992

Ghostbuster Float - 1993

St. Louis Rams win the Superbowl

Superintendent Dr. James W. Sucharski

During the 2000's, enrollment district-wide steadily increased. With the passage of ballot issues, the schools received new instructional materials and needed renovations, including, lighting, HVAC and handicap access.

Bayless became one of the most cultural-diverse districts in the state, with EnglishLanguage Learners comprising over 50% of the student population.

Junior High teachers Pat Triplett and Doug Harness

the rap,

In 2009, Bayless Junior High School becomes the first Bayless school to earn National & Missouri School of Character recognition.

WikiLeaks is launched

Columbia

re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere,

US invades of Afghanistan

Wikipedia is launched by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger

Katrina strikes the Gulf Coast

Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook

World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.,

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is captured during Operation Red Dawn by US forces

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane around the world solo without any stops to refuel

The domain name

activated. The first YouTube

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs announces the iPhone

The fiftystar-flag of the United States of America becomes the longest flying flag in American history

An 8.0 magnitude earthquake near the Samoan Islands causes a tsunami

Financial crisis and recession continues with many calling it the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression

Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States

BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico

Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is shot along with twelve others Tornado cuts a six-mile wide path and damages 2,000 buildings leaving115 people dead and over 1,000 injuries in Joplin, Missouri

Bayless Alma Mater

Hurricane Sandy devastates the US East Coast

The film “Marvel’s: The Avengers” is released and becomes one of the highest grossing films

Boston Marathon bombings

Oracle Team USA defeats Team New Zealand 9-8 to win the America’s Cup

Bayless Field officially opens with alums participating in the first soccer game contested on the new field

Donald Trump launches his campaign for US Presi dent. He is elected President in 2016

Harper Lee’s second novel “Go Set A Watchman,” goes on sale in 70 countries

Celebrations held in Germany to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall

Michael Phelps wins his 23rd Gold Medal and becomes the world’s most decorated Olympian

Albert Einstein’s “Theory of Happiness,” written as a note for a bellboy instead of a tip in Tokyo in 1922 sells for $1.56 million

First-ever flower grown in space (a zinnia) aboard the International Space Station using NASA Veggie system

Bayless celebrates its Sesquicentennial Anniversary!

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The Greatest Adventure is What Lies Ahead...

As you near the completion of this commemorative issue, I hope you (like I) gained a greater appreciation for both those who came before us, as well as the Bayless Schools. Over the last 150 years, Bayless witnessed its share of struggles and successes. Today it remains an ever-more important pillar to not only South St. Louis County, but the State and Nation as well. As the District’s first superintendent, Violet C. Bascom, said in 1932:

Our enrollment continues to grow, our students’ academic opportunities and achievement continue to expand and improve, as more and more families choose Bayless as their home. Bayless has gained a reputation for being, "small, but mighty." Once a best-kept secret, today Bayless serves as a State and National leader in numerous scholastic areas. Scholars, seeking their doctoral degrees, research Bayless as they write their dissertations on topics ranging from the District’s second-language acquisition instruction to its school-wide reform processes.

While over the last 150 years, the students Bayless has served has changed considerably, much remains the same. Bayless (in 1868 and 2018) still possesses the awesome responsibility of creating the next generation of Americans.

We (the students, faculty, alumni, friends and neighbors) of the Bayless Schools have the opportunity to write the next chapter. We (to paraphrase Bascom) have the opportunity to cherish the traditions of the Bayless Schools; give Bayless our best; and, give Bayless our undivided love and support. If we continue to labor for Bayless and sacrifice for it, we can and will make Bayless an even-more outstanding educational institution.

Please join us throughout 2018 as we begin our sesquicentennial celebrations.

The greatest adventure is what lies ahead!

Ronald J. Tucker, Superintendent of the Bayless Schools

Last month, the Facilities Committee recommended that the Junior High building be expanded to accommodate the increasing enrollment of students. This image is an artistic illustration depicting the possible expansion.

Bayless has set a high standard in the past, but the real spirit of Bayless is to aspire for greater excellence in the future. The future of Bayless is in your hands and hearts. ..