Name/Title
Musser Elementary School (1895-1954)Entry/Object ID
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SchoolsDescription
Years of operation: 1895-1954
MUSSER ELEMENTARY
Years of operation: 1927-1957
CRIPPLED CHILDRENS
Years of operation: 1932-1953
MYRTLE MILLER
SCHOOL FOR THE HANDICAPPED
24th & Olive
Years of operation: 1953-1973
MYRTLE MILLER
SCHOOL FOR THE HANDICAPPED
33rd & Olive
The following information was obtained from several sources
Musser Elementary School - Years of operation: 1895-1954
Crippled Children School - Years of operation: 1927-1957
Myrtle Miller School - Years of operation: 1932-1973)
(This gets a bit complicated & confusing - bear with me)
Musser school was located on the southeast corner of 24th Olive
It was named for Robert S Musser, a member of the School Board (1880-1883)
The building was remodeled, modernized and used until 1954
See above photos #1 &2 as what the original building looked like
The school at 24th & Olive was abandoned and razed in 1954
The Musser students were transferred to the new Mark Twain school
That marked the end of the Musser Elementary School
Now about the handicapped children - see timeline below
Somewhere along the line, before 1932, Krug School on St Joseph Avenue had the handicapped children
In 1932, Handicapped students were moved to Longfellow School at 10th & Felix
In 1936, Longfellow School became the Crippled Childrens School
In 1940, Longfellow building at 10th & Felix was razed
In 1940, Crippled Childrens School was moved to Musser at 24th & Olive
In 1954, Musser school at 24th & Olive was razed
In 1954, Musser students were moved to the new Mark Twain school on Parkway A
This left the Handicapped children looking for a new location
For a while, the District rented a vacant Western Auto Building
In 1957, New Myrtle Miller School for Handicapped was built at 33rd & Olive
For further details after 1957, see the next topic on Myrtle Miller
I need to go to the library and get more accurate records
