Tag Archives: Kemper Hall

Davenport High School: Making room for the Freshmen

Posted on January 23, 2021 by SCblogger

By 1900, education was changing in Davenport, Iowa. The idea of continuing education past the 8th grade was becoming more accessible as stable work opportunities for adults meant their children did not need to leave school as early to help … Continue reading →

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A Collage of Colleges (and a High School, too)

Posted on January 12, 2009 by SCblogger

If land is affected by what is built on it—in other words, if a church makes ground holy and a mine makes it holey—then the parcel bordered by Main and Harrison Streets and 11th and 12th Avenues is one of … Continue reading →

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St. Katharine’s\St. Mark’s — A *Davenport* Tradition

Posted on September 22, 2008 by SCblogger

Tomorrow is the anniversary of Rivermont Collegiate, that fine private school that, although it has spent the last few decades in Bettendorf, owes far more of its 124 years of history to Davenport. It all began with Griswold College, which … Continue reading →

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