APPENDIX C: New Schools Constructed With Funds From the 1962 Bond Issue

Stevens Elementary School, named in honor of Reverend George Edward Stevens (1861–1941) who had led the congregation of Central Baptist Church as pastor and historically became the first Black citizen to officially seek a seat on the Board in the early 1900s. The Board constructed Stevens School at a cost of $1,144,319 and opened the school to Black students in September 1964.

The Board named Williams Elementary School in honor of Frank Lunsford Williams (1865–1953), an educator, former principal at Sumner High School, former curator of Lincoln University for Blacks in Jefferson City, Missouri, businessman, and respected civic leader in the African American community. The elementary school facility, located on a site at 3955 St. Ferdinand very close to the existing former Board-designated White Bates Elementary School at 1912 N. Prairie Avenue (see map Williams-Bates). Williams School was constructed at a cost of $933,205 and opened to Black students in September 1964.