6 years, 11 months ago Mary Griffith
A committee has recommended 8 local historical figures as possible choices to name Quincy's five new elementary schools.
Put forth for consideration are:
Abolitionist Dr. Richard Eels
Broadcasting pioneer Parker Gates
Friends in Council founder Sarah Atwater Denman
Illinois' first woman physician Dr. Abbey Fox Rooney
Businessman and first African American School Board president Herb Jackson
Military aviator Paul Tibbets, Jr.
Lawyer and School Board president Cora Agnes Benneson
and Lincoln-Douglas in honor of the 1858 Senate debate.
The decision rests ultimately with the School Board.
