Central High School - Champion Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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wcentral Is Twenty-one and Is Still Growingu N VIEVV of the magnificent structure of the present Central High School, it is hard to realize that it was only twenty-one years ago that Central High School had its beginning. In a small brick building on the northeast corner of VVillow and Chamberlain Streets, the school was started, but it was not long before the enrollment outgrew such small quarters. Through the efforts of some leading citizens, public opinion was aroused to the needs of the situation and in 1906 the County Court passed a resolution authorizing the erection of a modern school building. The present site on Dodds Avenue was selected as a suitable location for a school and construction began the same year. As often happens in such cases, work on the building was delayed, thus making it necessary to hold classes for half a year in the building of the old Ridgedale Grammar School. Finally, however, the building was completed and in 1907 the school was opened with an organization of ten teachers and several hundred students. The original structure which consisted of what is now the center section was built at a total cost of S75,ooo. The first principal of the school was Mr. A. E. Darrow, under whose capable management splendid progress was made. So popular was: the institution that at the end of the first year it was necessary to enlarge the building and an addition, the east wing, was made. Shortly after- ward the Gymnasium was added and physical training became part of the curriculum. The second principal was Mr. J. S. Zeigler, during whose administration the school grew steadily. In 1920 Mr. Zeigler was succeeded by Mr. S. E. Nelson. During the eight years of Mr. Nelsonis principalship the growth and development of the school have been continuous and rapid. The south wing, which contains the auditorium as well as class rooms, was added to the building in 1923. In 1926 the north wing completed the present structure, making the building one of architectural beauty and grace. At present Central High School is one of the best equipped schools in the state while its scholastic standing places it on the list of accredited preparatory schools recognized from east to west. There are at present about sixteen hundred students and a faculty of more than sixty members. Central students and alumni now numbering in the hundreds or perhaps thousands, point with pride to their Alma Mater. The history of the school from the beginning has been a brilliant one. The first twenty-one years of the life of a school or individual are usually fraught with doubts and uncertainties but now that Central has attained her majority,'l everything indicates a future of continuous progress. Centralqs Twenty-onel I hear a thousand voices, In notes blended sweet and clear, And still thousands more advancing join in and listen there. It is a rare occasion, Which charms the very air, Sons and daughters pay homage To their Alma Mater fair. Myriad and myriad of voices Chime together in familar song, And others speak their praises Of experience rich and strong. No note of sadness is sounded, None with her can compare, Sons and daughters pay homage To their Alma Mater fair. Up from the ranks advancing, What can the meaning be? Boys now grown into manhood, Doctors and lawyers I see. Each is bearing a banner, Proudly he holds it thereg For sons and daughters pay homage To their Alma Mater fair. At last the spell is broken, The dream unfolded layg The cause of this rare occasion, t'Central's twenty-one, they say. t'All who know her love her, No one unfaithful thereg Sons and daughters pay homage To their Alma Mater fair.