Washington and Stiles schools in the 1940 town history

History of West Haven, Connecticut (1940)
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HISTORY OF WEST HAVEN 
Haley was appointed superintendent, and D. Webster Belcher was named princi¬ 
pal of the high school. 
In 1902, when need for a school was felt in the southern section of the 
town, the Washington School, at Washington Avenue and Noble Street, was 
erected; it was replaced in 1921 by a 16-room structure, named the Noble School. 
Washington School, the largest grade school in West Haven, a 19-room 
building, was built at Washington Avenue anil Brown Street, in 1909. 
Between 1900-1910, expansion and improvements in the school system were 
notable. In 1903, a new course of study was prepared for all schools. The 
Brown and Campbell schools were enlarged, and eight rooms added to Union 
School; in 1910, kindergartens were established. 
The Colonial Park School was erected in 1920, and in 1933 a large addi¬ 
tion was built with P. W. A. funds. A school committee of seven, appointed 
in 1920, was in charge of this school until June 15, 1926. In the following fall, 
the town’s three school districts were consolidated. 
Aij.tngtown District 
Not for several years after the 1926 consolidation of school districts was an¬ 
other school building necessary in this area. 
In 1937, the four-room Lampson School, built in 1897, was demolished. 
Its pupils were transferred to the First Avenue School, an eight-room structure 
built in 1921. This building, the second brick schoolhouse in Allingtown, had 
been preceded by the eight-room Forest Street School, made necessary in 1912 
by an influx of families from neighboring communities. 
In 1929, a greatly increased population made necessary the building of the 
nine-room Lincoln School, which was followed by an eight-room addition to 
the Forest Street School, in 1933. 
The Edgar C. Stiles School on West Main Street, named in honor of the 
school superintendent, opened in September, 1931. Its facilities include a loud 
speaker in each class room, connected with a radio in the principal's office. The 
institution is a fitting tribute to a man who devoted untiring efforts to the West 
Haven school system. 
Cost of operating West Haven schools for the fiscal year ending April 30, 
1940, was $586,462.08. Of the total amount, $414,965.38 was furnished by 
the town from the general tax and $171,496.70 by the district tax. 
Schools in use in 1940: 
Noble School 
Washington School 
Union School 
Campbell Avenue School 
Colonial Park School 
Lincoln School 
152 Washington Avenue at Noble Street 
369 Washington Avenue at Brown Street 
176 Center Street at Union Avenue 
1204 Campbell Avenue at foot of turnpike 
(opportunity) 
63 Seaview Avenue at Overlook Avenue 
25 Ogden Street—off Fairfax Street 
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