The idea for the Tenth Street School World War I Memorial was conceived on Armistice Day, 1920. The students and teachers wanted to honor the 6 boys from the school who were killed in the war. The teachers took up a collection and every student signed his name to a list of contributors. The principal also sent out letters to the parents of the boys and alumni of the school asking for money. The Memorial was dedicated April 28, 1922. The list of those who contributed money, poems and sayings in memoriam and other letters were put in a metal box which was then placed in the Memorial. In 1969 (the name of the school was now Clark Howell School) the Memorial was taken down and the box was found. Unfortunately it as found that the box had leaked and the papers were considerably water and rust damaged, many of the pages had faded to invisibility. These papers were given to the Atlanta Historical Society. Additional historical information about the Tenth Street School World War I Memorial has not been determined.