James Harvey Bowen High School - Bowenite Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

Page 22 text:

Phillip T. Selling MaryA l. Hastings Tk,.,f7?i1., fi' ' l-lortence C. Parker Robert C. Keenan Elsie Sclwlueter Twelve Catherine M. Hartigan Frederick T. Wilhelms Lillian Franklin Mary C. Lewis Emma L. Wells M CX 'tfdffsbl

Page 21 text:

raphy and bookkeeping were introduced, and in I909 a sewing class ot twelve girls was organized in the basement. It a pupil failed a subiect, it was necessary to do the work ot a year or wait until the next year to graduate, tor there was only one gradua- tion per year. Commencement exercises were held in the Calumet Theater, at 92nd and Commercial, or at Beck's Hall at 9Ist and Commercial. Upon the annexation ot the village ot Hyde Park to Chicago in I889, Charles I. Parker, Superintendent ot Schools in South Chicago, became principal ot both the Bowen Elementary and the South Chicago High School. The school at this time was so crowded that Mr. Parker asked tor an addition. The Board ot Directors tinally decided to build one, but at the same time declared that it was a waste ot money and an extravagance because the new building would never be tilled. In tive years, it was tilled. The elementary pupils were moved to Thorp and Sheridan, and a long cam- paign tor a new high school was begun by Mr. Parker. In January, I9l I, this father ot education in South Chicago had the satisfaction ot moving into the present Bowen as its tirst principal. In' the present center otlice hangs a clock which came trom the old building now our branch. If it could talk, these are some ot the things it would say about this move. For weeks atter school opened, carpenters continued to work while classes were in session. The principal's otlice while construction work continued was in 302A. The Coming ot Arthur was the first picture bought tor the new school. The tirst orchestra consisted ot tour boys who played atter 'school on Fridays. The money they earned bought tootlights and burlap curtains tor the stage. The tront lawn had as guests, chickens, geese, ducks and goats that used to teed on the grass. Roll call was taken in the Auditorium as there were no division rooms available during the first days. Pupils and teachers carried their own lunches. The students obtained so many sub- scriptions tor the Herald and Examiner that they were awarded with a 5500.00 library. On June 6, I9I I, the building was dedicated. Pupils came to this new school from all parts ot South Chicago, Pullman, Windsor Park, and even trorn Indiana. The new school was named in honor ot James Harvey Bowen. Ot him a con- temporary historian says: To the toresight ot Mr. Bowen, to his indomitable energy and persistent hard work, to his caretul and intelligent measures for the augmentation ot the place, South Chicago is permanently indebted: and his memory should be held in grateful remembrance by her citizens. One ot Ivlr. Bowen's inteIIigent measures was to promote education. He was the staunch supporter ot all new and improved schools. To the pioneers ot the titties, to the workers ot the intervening years, to James H. Bowen, the business man, and to Charles I. Parker, the educator ot vision, Bowen's splendid record is due. We ot the present strive to keep Bowen as they planned it, the School ot the Calumet District. William H. Collins, Jr. Eleven

Page 23 text:

ALLEN, EDNA Commercial AN DERSON, EVA E. English APPLEGRAN. C. O. Physical Education ARENDS, JOHN P. Commercial BAGBY, ROBERT Mechanical Drawing BARLOW, RUTH V. Civics ancl History BEARDSLEY. EDITH B. Music BERNSTEIN, FLORENCE Latin and German BLOOD, LOU ISE C. Mathematics BLUE, CLARENCE M. Commercial BOND, BEATRICE L. Art BRANDENBERG, HERBERT Shop BRANDT, CLARA L. Commercial BRYEN, ERNEST E. Mechanical Drawing BUERCKHOLTZ, HENRY Shop BUHLIG, BLANCHE L. English and Drarnatics CASS, CLYDE H. Shop CLARK, JAMES W. Mathematics DYLEWSKI, THADDEUS Polish Bowen Faculty FRIESE, HELENE History ELY, ELSIE M. Mathematics ERHART, MILDRED A. Spanish FITZGERALD, LORETTA Mathematics FOGELSON, IDA D. Mathematics ERAKE, EMILY A. Domestic Science ERANKLIN, LI LLIAN French GAGE, NINA M. Botany GAVIN, MARY A. English GELLING, PHILLIP T. Mechanical Drawing GOODE, BESS T. English HAGEN, LOUISE K. Physical Education HALL, ELIZA P. English and Journalism HANSEN, HAZEL Commercial HARTIGAN, CATH ERI NE English HASTINGS, MARY l. Mathematics HITCHCOCK, HELEN Latin HUEBNER, THURMAN Physics HYMAN, RUTH General Science JON ES, TH ELMA Zoology KEENAN, ROBERT C. English KLUGE, BRUNO Physical Education KLUGE, H. LOOM IS Zoology KOREY, HAROLD History and Civics KU RTZ. JONATHAN Chemistry LARSEN, ARTHU R Mechanical Drawing LARSON, MILDRED Music LASHER, CHARLES Mechanical Drawing LAUTH ERS, CHARLES Mathematics LEWIS, MARY C. Latin LIPSKY. EDITH Art LOUGH RY, MARY English LUCAS. MARY English LYNNE, GEORGE M. Shop LYNCH E, EDYTHE English MADIGAN, ETHEL English and Geography MCKINSTRY. ELIZABETH Spanish MATH EWS, LUCY P. Printing Thirteen