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129 1911 Derby Track Team Evelyn Kersting.jpg
The 1911 Derby High School Yearbook shows a photo of 12 while Evelyn's photo shows 8.

The yearbook lists 6 names (no particular order): Verne Jones, Maurice Waugh, Thomas Braden, Oscar Yungmeyer, Franklin Carlton, and Walter Schwartz.

19A Derby High school Class 1925 Butch Ewing.jpg
From left to right:
Some of the names are misspelled and the corrected spelling is in parenthesis.

Fifth row (back row):
Murrell Ward '26; Murrell Mohr (Merle Mohr) '27; Everett Gass '26; Cecil Basset (Cecil Bassett) '27; Elgar Church '27;…

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In March 1924, this red brick building opened as the third school at this site. It had 10 classrooms, study hall, small office, two modern lavatories and a gymnasium/auditorium. From 1924 to 1953, this was the only public school in town; high school…

209A School house 1900s Terri McDaniels.jpg
Derby School

Back of postcard:

postmarked Derby Kansas Aug. 20 1909 5pm

On the left side:

This is the Derby high school. Robert is not at home so we will not yet get to see him. Clarence has grown to be quite a boy. Took all of their…

207A School postcard 1910s Terri McDaniels.jpg
The school building was the first brick building in Derby and cost $15,000 to build. The new building only lasted six years before a fire gutted it in May 1923.

The previous building was torn down after a violent storm severely damaged it in…

14A Derby High School 1920s Butch Ewing.jpg
The school building was the first brick building in Derby and cost $15,000 to build. The new building only lasted six years before a fire gutted it in May 1923.

The previous building was torn down after a violent storm severely damaged it in…

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The building was built in March of 1924 and served as elementary and high school through spring of 1952. Currently (2021) the Derby Historical Museum is housed in the building.

126 Class of 1912 Evelyn Kersting.jpg
Derby School Class of 1912

Left to right: Anna Costin, John Yungmeyer, Esther Shockey, Marie Dixon, Maurice Waugh, Vera Foley, Walter Schwartz, Nellie England, and Maude Miller

Not pictured: Verne Jones

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This is the second school building for Derby but the first one built on the current site of the Derby Historical Museum. The two story wood frame structure cost $2,600 when it was built in 1886 and was later destroyed by a tornado or wind storm in…
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