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THE MIDDLE ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 13 (note: this may be a typo. Should be School District No. 12)
BY THOMAS R. BAYLES
This school district, with an area of over 53 square miles, located
in the center of Brookhaven town, is comprised of the six former
districts of East and West Middle Island, Coram, Yaphank, West
Yaphank and Ridge, which were consolidated by the state and then
centralized by vote of the entire electorate into the Middle Island
School District in 1959.
Brookhaven town was divided into school districts in 1813 and
within a short time one room schoolhouses were built in each village,
which were heated with a wood burning stove in one end of the room.
There were high, slanting desks around the sides of the room, at which,
the pupils had to stand, and in the center were benches, sawed from
logs at the Yaphank saw mill, with wooden pegs in the ends for legs
and without backs.
Only about half the enrolled pupils attended school at one time, as
the elder boys went during the winter months when the farm work was
slack, and the smaller children during the open weather, as they had to
walk in those days. The teacher taught all the grades and during the
early years received about ten dollars a month, with board thrown in as
it was the custom to board "round" at the homes of the children. As
late as 189, the pay of the teachers was only about seven dollars a
week.
[image]
FIRST SCHOOL IN MIDDLE ISLAND BUILT IN 1813
West Middle Island School stood just east of the Presbyterian
church on the Middle Country road, and in 1820 there were 20 scholars
in the "school by the road at the church." This served the district
until 1914, when a new one room school was built a short distance
north on Church Lane. The present school on Swezey Lane was built
in 1957.
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Middle Island Central School District |
| Subject |
Middle Island (N.Y.) Schools Coram (N.Y.) Ridge (N.Y.) Yaphank (N.Y.) Advertisements |
| Description | 4 page pamphlet 15 cm x 24 cm including text and images. (note: there may be a typo in the title. Should be School District No. 12) |
| Creator | Bayles, Thomas R. |
| Publisher | Thomas R. Bayles |
| Contributors | n/a |
| Date, digital | 2010-01-04 |
| Type | image and text |
| Format | CompoundObject |
| Identifier | LW_BPAMPH_043 |
| Source | Longwood Public Library, Thomas R. Bayles Collection, Pamphlets |
| Language | en |
| Coverage | New York - Long Island |
| Rights | This digital image may be freely used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this digital image is permitted without written permission of Longwood Public Library, 800 Middle Country Rd., Middle Island, NY 11953. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee for personal use by contacting the Longwood Public Library. |
| Audience | general |
Description
| Title | Page 1 |
| Subject |
Middle Island (N.Y.) Schools Coram (N.Y.) Ridge (N.Y.) Yaphank (N.Y.) Advertisements |
| Description | Page 1 of a 4 page pamphlet 15 cm x 24 cm including text and images. (note: there may be a typo in the title. Should be School District No. 12) |
| Transcript | THE MIDDLE ISLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 13 (note: this may be a typo. Should be School District No. 12) BY THOMAS R. BAYLES This school district, with an area of over 53 square miles, located in the center of Brookhaven town, is comprised of the six former districts of East and West Middle Island, Coram, Yaphank, West Yaphank and Ridge, which were consolidated by the state and then centralized by vote of the entire electorate into the Middle Island School District in 1959. Brookhaven town was divided into school districts in 1813 and within a short time one room schoolhouses were built in each village, which were heated with a wood burning stove in one end of the room. There were high, slanting desks around the sides of the room, at which, the pupils had to stand, and in the center were benches, sawed from logs at the Yaphank saw mill, with wooden pegs in the ends for legs and without backs. Only about half the enrolled pupils attended school at one time, as the elder boys went during the winter months when the farm work was slack, and the smaller children during the open weather, as they had to walk in those days. The teacher taught all the grades and during the early years received about ten dollars a month, with board thrown in as it was the custom to board "round" at the homes of the children. As late as 189, the pay of the teachers was only about seven dollars a week. [image] FIRST SCHOOL IN MIDDLE ISLAND BUILT IN 1813 West Middle Island School stood just east of the Presbyterian church on the Middle Country road, and in 1820 there were 20 scholars in the "school by the road at the church." This served the district until 1914, when a new one room school was built a short distance north on Church Lane. The present school on Swezey Lane was built in 1957. |
| Creator | Bayles, Thomas R. |
| Publisher | Thomas R. Bayles |
| Contributors | n/a |
| Date, digital | 2010-01-04 |
| Type | image and text |
| Format | 000_Page 1.jpg |
| Identifier | LW_BPAMPH_043 |
| Source | Longwood Public Library, Thomas R. Bayles Collection, Pamphlets |
| Language | en |
| Coverage | New York - Long Island |
| Rights | This digital image may be freely used for educational uses, as long as it is not altered in any way. No commercial reproduction or distribution of this digital image is permitted without written permission of Longwood Public Library, 800 Middle Country Rd., Middle Island, NY 11953. A high-quality version of this file may be obtained for a fee for personal use by contacting the Longwood Public Library. |
| Audience | general |
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