Florence High School - Husky La Bran Yearbook (Florence, CO)

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rf • I ROW I LENA ANGONE “Angle Worm” “Lets go to the Abbey!” JULIUS UHRLAUB “Grappler” “Boy, can I make eyes!” ROW II JEAN EVANS “Jen” “Oh Joy!” BETTY CARPENTER “Koko “Oh Glory!” LUCILLE MAZZOCCO “Anne” “What did we have for English?” FRANK LUKEZIC “Luke” “Hi, kid” JAMES EVANS “Jim” “I don’t see nothin’.” CARMEN MOLELLO Dopey” “I’ll see you tonight, kid.” BARBARA McCANDLESS “Barbie” “He has to work tonight.” WILMER LLOYD “Coog” “I’ll be Busy tonight, you guess where.” RALPH REDMAN “Indian” Let’s go meet the train.’ DUSOLINA MASCITELLI “Dusie” “Honestly.” In 1924 F. H. S. had an enrollment of 203.

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ESTRELLA TANNER CARRIE LOBACH ANNA McCONNELL (Class of 1892 GRACE LOBACH C ss mm nm'm cn t I 0 THE FLORENCE PUBLIC SCHOOL HOLDS ITS FIRST COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES; FOUR YOUNG LADIES RECEIVE DIPLOMAS On Friday evening June 10th, 1892, was held in the High school building the first graduating exercises in Florence. The house was packed to its utmost and the st'-ge was tastefully decorated with plants and flowers, while the stars and stripes stood out in bold relief among the decorations. There never was assembled in Florence so large, so refined and happy audience as upon the occasion of the first commencement cf the Florence public schools. The stage was occupied by the Board of Education. Messrs. H. C Topping; A. L. Green; J. P. McConnell; Prof. Edgar L. Hewitt principal; Prof. C. G. Lacey, assistant principal and teachers Misses Mae Canfield, Susie Hannon and Cora Stephen; graduates. Anna McConnell. Carrie Lobach, Stella Tanner, and Grace Lobach. W. E Johnson. Esq., and Rev. E. J. Adams. After the invocation by Rev Adams, Miss Mary Percival seating herself at the piano rendered most beautifully Recollections of Home.” Miss Carrie Lobach as salutator-ian for the class, delivered an oration on Julius Caesar which was pleasing and showed painstaking effort in the preparation. Miss Carrie looked her prettiest last nite and delivered her oration in a manner that elicited loud applause. The True Standard.” an oration by Miss Stella Tanner, was well recited and warmly applauded. Her subject showed great care in preparation. In point of enunciation and manner of delivery Miss Grace Lobach in her oration entitled “Lights of History.” carried off the honors of the evening. Grace has a strong voice, well modulated; and she knows how to use it. A good deal of interest was centered in Miss Anna McConnell, thq valedictorian. The title of Miss McConnell’s oration was The Eeauty of Design.” on the preparation of which she spent many hours cf hard labor, and as a result was presented a fine production well rendered. W. E. JOHNSON, ESQ. delivered the “class address” as follows: I feel myself highly honored by the distinction of being asked to address this, the first graduating class; for. in the first place. I feel that it is a distinction to be proud of in itself, and in the next place, having been connected with the school board of the past three years. I feel justly proud that the condition of our public schools has been such as would produce a graduating class in 1892. that show favorable comparison with any high school class that- will graduate within the borders of our state during the present year. I remember but? a few years ago when the old adobe school building cf this city was considered to be too small and inconvenient to accommodate the scholars of this school district, and the old brick school house was built, with a view of providing sufficient facilities for the schools, for considerable time to come, but soon the directors wrere called upon to provide additional school facilities, and then it was in 1887. that the school board decided that they would henceforth not take two bites at a cherry, but would erect a brand new brick school building two stories high, with two large and commodious rooms, which would answer the demands of the district for years to come. But behold the result! Cnly four short years elapsed when, in 1891, the school directors being again called upon for room, added additional rooms to the building, completing one of the most commodious and thorough school edifices to be found anywhere in our state, in cities of much larger population. For the past five years both branches of public school of Florence have forged ahead, keeping due pace with the times, and within the requiremnts of the school district. and although the expense o. new building and the increased numbers of teachers has been large I have never yet heard the first complaint that the same was burdensome to the taxpayers, which must necessarily show that the work has been fully appreciated by the patrons of the school. I predict the condition of improvement in Florence school will far outstrip even the record of the past five years. The progress of the schools will not cease. Edgar L. Hewitt, principal of F. H. S. in 1892. has written several books on Archaology.

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ROW I NATHAN MASCITELLI “Nats” 'I have to work tonight.” BILL SKINNER “Skinny” “I guess I’ll learn to dance.” LOUIS CONRADO “Louie” “What was the last question?” BEULAH TRIVETT “Bobby” “Now. you’re kiddin’.’ NOLA SASSER “Sis” “Where’s Audrey?” REBA KINTNER “Ribs” “I’m through with men, period —for a while!” ROW’ II BARBARA ZAVISLAN “Babs” “He’s in the cavalry, now.1 KATHRYN EVANS “Sue” “It’s almost Saturday.” AUDREY STEPHENS “Audie” “Just as you say.” HOWARD McCANDLESS “Mac” “If you don’t believe me, ask me.” JOSEPH ZAVISLAN “Joe-sap” “Got to peddle moo-juice.” RUSSELL DAVIES “Bunny” “That’s what she said.” In 1942 F. H. S. had an enrollment of 210.