The school moved into Helena to Mills Hall, the former home of the Intermountain Union College on 11th Avenue. 1935įloy Syness Peterson, a tuition day student at, ‘The Deac,’ remembers the night of the earthquake on October 18, 1935, when her parents, Lloyd and Frances Synness with the help of others, evacuated many children to safety. This gift, along with other donations, large and small, kept the school solvent during tough economic times through the Great Depression. Henry Longmaid, first board president, left $10,000 to the school from his estate. Her aim was to make the school, “a real home” and to have the children “live a free and joyous life.” 1930 She is credited with guiding approximately 4,000 children to adulthood. Piper became principal and served through her retirement in 1950, serving 37 years. quote from a fundraising brochure circa 1925 1929 John Chirgwin, a close friend of Brother Van.
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All money for free work came through the work of Rev. Of that number, 182 have been part pay and 90 entirely free. 1925ĭuring the 16 years of the existence of the Deaconess School, it has cared for 1,174 children. In 1914, Charles McCaffery brought his daughter Maxine and her four siblings after their mother died. The Montana Deaconess School accepted boarding and day students ages five to fourteen. There were 72 children in attendance at the Montana Deaconess School. The lights from Helena already began to glimmer in the distance.The coyotes were howling seeming not far away. Miss Stork described the scene: “By the time we got there and unloaded it was quite dark. On September 14, 1909, the school opened with nine students. Brother Van and Louise Stork convinced the Wesleyan University board to convert the abandoned campus in the Helena Valley into the Montana Deaconess School.
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