Author: Tamara

Lincoln School Bell
Dedication
In Honor and Memory of
Lincoln Public School
1871—1966
Fayette R-III School District
Administration Building
September 4, 2015
10:00 a.m.

The original Lincoln Public School in Fayette, MO, served Howard County from 1871 to 1923 when the building burned down. The passage of a school bond enabled a new building to be built. That building served the community until it closed in 1966 a few years after the Supreme Court ruled that segregation violated the Equal Protection and Due Process clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Lincoln School building was sold and used as a furniture warehouse for several years before the owner decided to tear it down. If the building had been declared a historic site, it would have been preserved. Now all that is left of Lincoln Public School is the school bell that hung in the cupola from 1923 - 1966. It is unknown what happened to the bell for several years, but Henry Summers bought the bell in an auction and owned it until his death. His daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Bobby Robb, found the bell among his belongings and saved it from another auction by donating it to the Lincoln Public School Memorial Committee a few years ago. The bell has been restored and its dedication to the new Administration Building of the Fayette R-III School District symbolizes the important role Lincoln School played in the history of Howard County and Fayette, Missouri. The bell is now housed in front of a flag pole in a landscaped area in the corner of the parking lot of the administration building where students will pass it on their way between the school buildings. May it long be a reminder of how far we have come towards unifying and educating a community.

Program Agenda

Music by the Fayette High School Band	Josh Myers
Welcome	Tamara Kimball Superintendent
Pledge of Allegiance	Kassidy Monnig FHS STUCO President
Guest Speaker	Albert Turner Memorial Committee
Special Recognition	Lealure Tindall Memorial Committee
Student Presentations	Introduced by Mrs. Huster Daly/Clark Principal
Dedication of School Bell	Barbara Alexander Memorial Committee
Acceptance & Ringing of School Bell on behalf of the Board of Education	Tim Jackman Memorial Committee & FSD Board Member
Acceptance of School Bell on behalf of the Administration	Tamara Kimball
Music by the Fayette High School Choir / Closing Comments	Vanessa Miner / Tamara Kimball

Lincoln School Motto: Key to Success

Special music provided by the Fayette Schools Band and Choir.
Tours of the new Administration Building will be available at the conclusion of the ceremony.
Refreshments will be served in the Administration Building.
Lincoln Public School t-shirts & prints may be ordered after the ceremony.

Lincoln Public School Memorial Committee Barbara Alexander, Chair Donald Hill, Vice Chair Albert Turner, Treasurer Tim Jackman, Secretary Barbara Barnette, Asst. Secretary & Historian Bernard Ashcraft Dorothy Ayres Lealure Tindall Marsha Broadus Mary Barnette Michael Jackman
Fayette R-III School District Board of Education Michelle Howell, President Tim Jackman, Vice President Sheri Williams Gary Gose Jessica Quint Larry Anderson Jean Schmidt
Fayette R-III School District Administration Tamara Kimball, Superintendent Jill Wiseman, Curriculum Director Leah Springer, SPED Coordinator Corey Felten, Fayette High School Principal Cheri Huster, Daly/Clark Principal Cristina Heet, Daly/Clark Asst. Principal
Special Thanks to: Joe Pemberton, Maintenance Director Gary Beeler, Asst. Maintenance Director Kelly Beeler, Nurse Doug Chambers, Ag Teacher Gale Pearman, Masonry John Monnig, Monnig Industries