James S. Bell Junior Middle School A secretary was added to the school staff. Long Branch Public and Continuation School became the James S. Bell School in 1953 in honour of its late principal who had served it for 20 years. In 1954 six kindergarten and five grade one classes moved into a new and final wing of the school. In 1959 Parkview School was opened and Mr. Rod Jack left James S. Bell to be its principal. Mr. Elmer Yeandle became vice-principal of James S. Bell. In 1962 the Board awarded Mr. Harvey Gibbs a service certificate on completion of 25 years at James S.
S. S. Still 1876 to 1878. After graduating he taught school in Douglas County, Kansas. After his marriage Still and his wife moved to Maryville, Missouri and then moved to Kirksville in 1893. In 1893, he enrolled at the American School of Osteopathy (now the A.T. Still University) in Kirksville, which was founded by his uncle, Andrew Taylor Still, the developer of osteopathic medicine in the United States and the president of the school. He and his wife studied osteopathy at the American School of Osteopathy In 1895, S. S. Still graduated with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, and then stayed at the