Inside the Collection: Back-to-School Memories

Written by Mindy Price, Collections Manager

This month, many local students will be loading up their backpacks and heading back to school. Here in the Minnetrista Museum Collection, we preserve excellent examples of East Central Indiana school spirit. Here are some fun items to get you ready for the new academic year! 

Historic Photographs

Students in Selma, March 22, 1900

Muncie High School, Class of 1901

Domestic Science Education class, Daleville School, circa 1904-1905 (Elizabeth Betterton is circled on the left)

Yorktown High School faculty

Gaston students and faculty, circa 1909-1910

Muncie High School, Class of 1911

Miss Emma Cammack’s Latin class, Muncie Central High School, circa 1923-1924

Wilson Junior High School football team, 1929

Yorktown High School basketball team

Miss Elizabeth Stone’s 3rd grade class, Burris School, 1933

Gaston High School, Class of 1935

Wilson Junior High School 8th grade basketball team, 1944-1945

Beulah Book and students working on McKinley Junior High School Christmas window display, 1957

Mrs. Brown’s class, Daleville Elementary School, 1965

Historic Objects

J. Robert Baur’s Eaton High School letter sweater, 1941

Margo Oesterle’s Muncie Central High School class ring, 1964

Royerton High School class ring, 1935

Verle Tharpe’s Muncie Central High School pennant, circa 1932-1936

Ann Miller’s cheer block middy blouse, Burris Laboratory School, circa 1960s

Burris Owls basketball patch, Burris Laboratory School, circa 1930

Stuffed Burris owl, Burris Laboratory School

Nell McCoskey’s Royerton High School letter sweater, 1953

Albany High School letter sweater, 1935

Nettye Pierson Riffe’s Muncie High School lapel pin, 1902

Do you have fond memories of your school days? What treasures have you saved from that time? 

Join us on Wednesday, August 12 at 3 p.m. for our next collections tour, where you can see even more artifacts from our community’s schools!