February 23, 1899 Flag Day exercise scheduled 2-29-99 (Friday evening) for grammar and high school – program includes all students. Program of songs - 5 solo and group numbers, 1 essay presentation, 7 recitations, 2 orations, sword drill by 12 boys, flag drill by 18 pupils.
June 2, 1899 High school enrolled = 18, Herbert Pease, principal and teacher. Grammar school enrolled = 31, Nellie Brockett, teacher. Intermediate school enrolled = 47, Mrs. V. E. Walker, Teacher. Primary room enrolled = 36, Ada Hunt, teacher. Total enrollment 132.
June 8, 1899 The class of ‘99 numbers 11, 7 young ladies, and 4 young gentlemen, the largest that ever graduated from the Collins high school. Our school library numbers about 150 volumes, about 50 having been added this year. It will be open to the children during the summer Saturday afternoons. Miss Grace Hall will take charge.
June 28, 1900 At the meeting of the school board Monday evening Miss Culow/Kulow of near Maxwell was elected teacher of the Grammar room. A new system of textbooks was partially adopted. The balance will probably be supplied at the next meeting of the board. The new books selected thus far are readers, languages, physiology, and history. The school board is saving us more than 50% the cost of the new books. The publishers of the new books allow us to turn in the old ones at 50% of the cost of the new books.
March 14, 1901 The school election last Monday resulted in the re-election of Dr. Knepper and A. G. Armstrong as directors. There was absolutely no interest in the election, there having been but 33 votes cast.
April 25, 1901 School board elected the following teachers for the next school year: D. G. Welty – principal, Miss Merle Kulow/Culow – Grammar room, Miss Eva Hattery – Intermediate, Miss Ada Hunt – Primary.
October 31, 1901 Music textbooks have been provided to facilitate a study of “Moosic” according to law. There seems to be a great deal of objection on the part of patrons to taking up the pupils’ valuable time with the unnecessary study, but law is law.
December 12, 1901 Enrollment for the entire school is now 156. By back reports, 20 more are now enrolled than ever before. Prof. Welty said he would increase the enrollment to 160 by the first of the year. A class in bookkeeping and commercial arithmetic started in the high school last Monday. The 10th grade is doing fine work in natural philosophy. As proof, ask some of the students questions on heat or sound.
February 27, 1902 A meeting of the graduates of Collins high school will take place at the school house Friday evening March 7, at 8:00 P.M. to form an alumni association. All graduates are urged to be present and help form the association.