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

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1. 4 srl :gf - ii D-as 5 .KJ .n-,Q fl? dl . .'-..L HE first Eagle was published in 1920. Since that time there has been primed at least one annual a year and often a semi-annual. In these books have been present- ed the history of Lindblom's years. Preceding the Eagle in date by one year was the first issue of the Lindblom Weekly. This was on October 7, 1919. The name was chosen through contest. Pupils were urged to hand in names to their division teachers. Five tied for the winning name and each was rewarded with a year's subscription to the paper. The first paper was four twelve by nine pages, later en- larged to six pages. The first Editor-in-Chief was Everett Ream, the first faculty adviser, G. E. Prinsen. During the second year the size was increased to eight pages. Miss Gladys Ed- . wards became sponsor. By 1925 the size had increased to twenty-two by sixteen and a half inches with the pages reduced to four. In Sep- tember, 1925, Miss Lillian Swawite succeeded Miss Edwards as faculty adviser. The next year Mr. john Auble became adviserg Mr. james Parsons faculty business manager. As advisers in succession were Mr. C. A. Hollister, Mr. George Wilson and Mr. H. B. Calpha. The business managers have been Mr. Garbow, Mr. Hall and Mr. Calpha. The Weekly has given a day-by-day account of the life of the school. It has won a number of awards for excellence. Together these two publications in friendly rivalry have worked for the good of Lindblom and her student body. .. I 'f 1. -.-..-,i-fwf,e- , ., V , -.fag ,- en' f- fy. A 1. . . 1' -V -1. , 'f - '. -' - ei 'a'.C1J1, . ' '- . .'Ea.f. 2 f. . :law f1. - Zkfztbetl 'V ' . .1:'. ' -- - .- '- ff A - I . ' V ' Uf.a+-Ha.-r-. . i Q1-aQ1gf1fv 4 52: w.f-bs, , ',f':i.'i'tDi ' . ' . .. - . 'L-.,:f:..g. ' ' . x -x :v.i-'- ' -A 1- . J- uf. H.. - 9: i ' 1' ' f,'+lgL.iZ4:,.J.' ' 1 1 4 .i' ilflf. Q:-'if

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HE girls' Soci.ll Rnom as wc-ll ns the boys' Club Room fuller .lll impiarrimr lmclcgruiiml ru thc social lives ul our bovs gzml girls. The lunqlmmm .mil rlic lilwrnry liccd tlic inner mlm. rl rlic utlirc keeps .1 NXLlfLfl1lilll Cya river gill. 'lilmcy are iurcgriil parts l-imllwlom. u

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N March 7, 1917 ground was broken for the building that was to become Lindblom High School. In May, 1919, Mr. Harry Keeler was ap- pointed principal of the new school. On june, 1919, was held the first faculty meeting and September 2, 1919, was the opening day of the new school with an enrollment of nine hundred sixty-five. On September 8, 1919, was held the first school assembly. The first club, the Lind- booster, organized and had its first meet- ing on September 15, 1919. On October 7, 1919, came the first issue of the Weekly, and in the following year the first Eagle came from the press. The first production was the Winter Carnival on February 19, 1920. The first Prom was held on May 28, 1920, in the gym. The first four-year class graduated in 1922 with a membership of fifty-six. In 1922, Lind. blom won her first trophy, a silver cup for a track win. Her first shield was won in 1923 by a championship baseball team. The first L'Aiglon, a handbook of information about Lindblom, was printed in 1924. The same year saw the first Clean-Up Campaign. The first Open House came on March 19, 1926. In 1927 the Eagle won All American, the highest rating, from National Scholastic Press Association. In 1930 both the Weekly and the Eagle won the highest state awards at a contest at Knox College. In 1931 the Weekly won the All American award from N.S.P.A. Both publications won Distinguished Rating in that year from the Illinois High School Press Association. The first and only graduat- ing class with a membership of more than eight hundred received their diplomas in june. 1940. I I V aw.: . f 1 F' j. f K F 9 i 'ii' I 'K K4 . , I -if-. -,iv-G-M r va- f: 1 -re, .-vw w .fle--'wg'-.':12'vw M?--, gf.e5'f +,'12 :' Qin f 7 1, Q 7 . 7L': IF' f., W1 - .J i .'Ii'. 'if ff. ,E EfffF 1 'mn 'CC' ' ' 'S' .,,'?i-1515.-i,,,g-,f ':v72, f 'ZNIF W . 1 Y -7 , i of f 'N'4'fL:iJl.ff? flllff if1M' 12l9RiifM'f. fir ' f Wi if . eifbii I ' E?1f '1, .,f . ,nfillifli I 113.1514-rEt27?.'3:1l5'rili33'.aV