Lindblom Technical High School - Eagle Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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OKI mf 44 N INSTITl'TION is thc' lcngthcncd slnnioxx' of L1 m.m. Lindhham's founder .ind thin group uf men and women of unhmindcal enthu5i.1sm. patience, .ind wisilmn who slmrcd with him his cihicgiriongil philosophy siwccuicd in ingiking Lindhlom unique among high sdiimls. All uf thi- cusmins und rixidirimis which hrciithc life and spirn inn: .i phlce nf learning had their snurcc in these- huildcrs of the tiuiiiiduriniis. ,

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66 77 jlaia ,QA ogncfgfom 'It is the spirit flint rluickeneth'-rlie spirit that sends life surging through trembling hopes rind timid dreams and brings them to reality.

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., . F' A .24 BQCLWQPJ g!6ll'LCQ N MARCH 17, 1917, ground was broken for a new high school which was the realization of the hopes of a group of public citizens of West Englewood, a school to serve their rapidly growing community of small homes. It was named for Robert Lindblom, a member of the Board of Education, a civil service commissioner, and a leader among Swedish- American citizens of Chicago. I In May, 1919, when the building had neared completion, Mr. Harry Keeler, then Assistant Principal of Englewood High School, was named Principal of this new school. In june of that year he called a meeting -of a faculty of about thirty teachers who were to plan with him for the fall term. On September 2, 1919, Lindblom High School opened her doors to nine hundred and sixty-five eager and enthusiastic freshmen and sopho- mores from the neighboring grammar schools and by transfer from Tilden, Englewood, and Parker high schools. This group were to be pioneers in establishing the customs and tradi- tions of the. school. Having selected the school motto, -f f ' How Good to Live and Learn, Mr. Keeler proceeded to put it into effect. ,ar A firm believer that right living was the Q, better part of learning, he made the school a vital partiof the students' lives T V by enthusiastically supporting and en- couraging every field of their interests through athletics, clubs, assemblies, and musical and dramatic produc- tions. It was his vision that saw possibilities, his courage that overcame all difficulties, and his spirit which led the school to a place high among the educational institutions of the city. Built to accommodate twenty-five hundred pupils, the school grew so rapidly that before the end of the second year it was necessary to organize early and late shifts, and branches were later added in neigh- boring grammar schools. Twice in the twenty-five years, Lindblom's district was cut, in the Fall of 1933 when Harper was made a Senior high school and in 1939 when Gage Park High School was opened to the west. The peak of membership at Lindblom came in February, 1939, when 6,928 pupils were registered iii the main building and branches