ST Elmo Schools
The first ST Elmo Elementary School was built sometime around 1890 and was located at W38th across from Chattanooga Medicine Company. As ST Elmo and Kirkland grew the need for another school grew also. Col. A.M. Johnson donated land at W47th and Alabama Avenue where several wooden buildings were built to serve as an additional school. In 1903 Col. Johnson left property where a new school could be built at W47th. In 1906 the new red brick three story school was built behind the old wooden buildings. The school became ST Elmo Grammer School and the old school at W38th St became a colored school.
The 17th district high school located at W37th and Tennessee Avenue became known as Louie B. Sanderson and was a white only school. In the 1934-35 school year Kirkman Vocational School was built and the high school students from ST Elmo were zoned for Kirkman, the old colored school on W38th St. was closed and Sanderson School became Calvin Donaldson Elementary School where it remained until the 1967-68 school year when a new school was built in Alton Park.
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Louie B. Sanderson High School W37th and Tennessee Ave.
Principle and ST Elmo resident Mrs. Louie B. Sanderson {Sanderson High School was named in her honor}
Mrs. Louis B Sanderson attending Prof. Bartley's class of 1893 45th reunion
The old wooden ST Elmo School W47th and Alabama Avenue
Photo Courtesy of Charlotte Millsaps Day
South ST Elmo Grammer School W47th and Alabama Avenue built 1906
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South ST Elmo Grammer School 1915-16
Annie Laura Millsaps 3rd row 3rd from left
Henry Lowery 4th row 8th from left
Princple C.F. Lowery Teacher Miss Ada Lee
Photo Courtesy of Charlotte Millsaps Day
South ST Elmo Grammer School Faculty 1914-1915
Row 1 Misses Ogle, Bennett, Morris, Krichbaum and Burke
Row 2 Princple C.F. Lowery, Misses Dean, Franklin, Lea and Mrs. Hickerson
Row 3 Misses Sisson, Carlyon and Mrs. Williams
Photo Courtesy of Charlotte Millsaps Day
South ST Elmo Grammer School 8th grade class of 1915
Photo Courtesy of Charlotte Millsaps Day
Herbert Walker Kaiser served as principle of ST Elmo Elementary for over 30 years
ST Elmo Elementary School 1st grade class of 1952
Row 1 James Shirley, Jimmy Dye, Jackie Haddock, Jack Blaylock, Sara Brandon, Diane Morgan, Helen Moore and Trudy Gwin
Row 2 Joe Combs, Robert Clark, Gary Cooper, Utah Johnson, Danny Covey, Billy Johnson, Sharon Skipper, Charlotte Pope
and Janice Poe
Row 3 Gordon Williams, Lloyd Blackburn, Judy Brown, Phil Hydon, Lynda Orrell, Nancy Bradford and Harold Tarpley
Teacher Miss Clara Mae Marshall
Photo Courtesy of Sharon Skipper Allen
ST Elmo Elementary School 1st grade class of 1957-1958
Photo Courtesy of Rodney Pierce
ST Elmo Elementary School 2nd grade class of 1958-1959
Photo Courtesy of Rodney Pierce
ST Elmo Elementary School 3rd grade class of 1959-1960
Photo Courtesy of Rodney Pierce
ST Elmo Elementary School 4th grade class of 1960-1961
Photo Courtesy of Rodney Pierce
ST Elmo Elementary School Administration 1970-71
seated- Jerri Rutledge, Joyce Key, Claudette Singleton, Nelle Beswick, Herbert Kaiser, Anita Maxwell, Lula Jackson,
Judy Ferris, Fredia Woodfin, Mary Brown, Brenda Buntin and Alice Hankins
standing- Mary Aleta Wooten, Julia Pettyjohn, Robert Richardson, Mtrs. Bice, Miss May, Mrs. Hicks and Linda Coleman
Courtesy of ST Elmo Courts
ST Elmo Elementary School class of 1970-71
Mike Sheffield, Ricky Horn, Wayne Mize, David Corn, Johanna Kosik, Karen O'Brien, Gary Ellis, Gail Fowler, Roni Doss
Kim Lewis, Debbie Gentry, Marty Medley, Kenny Simmons, Michelle Bishop, Anita Morton, Donna Dickson, Terry Bookout
Vicki Holland, Bill Marcus, Larry West, Cindy Bryant, Mary Ellen Jones, Ross Jones, Brenda Truss, Ineatha Collier, Irene Cooper,
Veronica Upshaw, Sabrina Shelton and Teacher-Mary Aleta Wooten
Courtesy of St. Elmo Courts
The first ST Elmo School was located at W38th and Church St. built around 1890
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Lookout Junior High School W40th St.
Photo Courtesy of Charlotte Millsaps Day
Lookout Junior High School "Campus Daze" Operetta cast members May 12, 1940
Front L-R Gene Schimpf, Beverly Bass, Sam Noble, Nancy Hill, Buddy Adams
Middle L-R Walter Scott, Dorothy Butcher, Martha Whitehead, Buddy Green
Back Wilson McCoy
6th grade class of Calvin Donaldson 1951 (former Sanderson High School)
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