Hughes High School - Hughes Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Hughes High School has been since 1919 under the wise and understanding guid- ance of Mr. Charles M. Merry. His office door has been open to thousands of students day in, day out. He has had good counsel and material help torthose who needed it. His keen personal interest in the boys and girls at Hughes has established bonds of friendship between principal and students. Mr. Merry, for all that you have done for Hughes and for us, we, the student body of Hughes, saIute you!

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A HISTORY OF HUGHES Over a cen+ury ago. a man neifher greaf nor rich. died on December 26. I824. He was a cobbier; his name. Thomas Hughes. AT his deafh he was able To provide for +ha+ of which he had always dreamed. Tree educafion for The children of Cincinnafi. A Tori'nighf before he died he drew up his will leav- ing his properfy +0 +he 0er 0T Cincinnafi for public educafion. Five +rus+ees were named Jro adminis+er +he proper+y. For fen years Jrhe income on +his proper+y was used +0 help pupils in +he privafely owned Woodward College. A iof for a high school was boughf in I845 on NinJrh Sfreef be? Jrwoen Race and Vine. No building was erecfed here. however. 1n I85I Jrhis was sold. and a new loJr a+ Jrhe corner of FiHh and Mound was purchased. in Sepfember OT +ha+ year Hughes and Woodward became Tree public high schools. July l852 marked Jrhe Tirer commencemenf exercises in Cine cinnafi. S+uden+s Trom bofh high schools parficipafed buf all four gradua+es were from Hughes. The following year sfudenfs moved in+o +he newly comple+ed building a+ FiH'h and Mound. The original name of Hughes High School was Cen+ral School. H was opened. wifh Mr. H. H. Barney a5 iJrs principal. in Jrhe basemen+ of Jrhe Lu+heran Church on Walnuf Sireef in I847. The foliowing year ii moved Jro Longworfh Sfreef beiween Race and Elm. AHer I851 if was known as Hughes High School and soon moved info HS new residence. Mr. Barney was principal a+ Hughes for one more year. He Jrhen became Sfafe School Commissioner. Following Mr. Barney were R. Cyrus Knowlion and Dr. J. L. Thornfon. In December l873 Mr. E. W. Coy Jrook over his du+ies as principal from Mr. John M. Edwards. Mr. Coy remained Jrhe principal unJril l9l9 when Mr. C. M. Merry was appoinfed. Toward The end oer.Coy15 Jrerm of service Hughes once again changed ifs address. The new building was erecfed on +he corner 0T CTiTJron Avenue and McMillan S+ree+ in whaJr was +hen called Fairview Heigh+s. The cornersfone 0T Jrhe new building, which originally cosf $I,OO0.000. was laid on Friday, chober I6, I908. AT Jrhe fime Page 8