Peoria High School - Crest Yearbook (Peoria, IL)

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4:1 it ie 1 1 A I ,,. , g , ' L' . 4 ix. 1 'N fi With I V KW. 1 if i,.l Left: The first school built, spe- ' E' 1, cifically for P.H.S. at the corner .V of Fourth and Fisher Streets. p '1,, 5 This building was used from .4 A 1861 to 1886. Bottom left: P.H.S. Y J, S ff y at its location at the corner of iw Ag Z l,t - Monroe and Fayette Streets. i 0 12 i f M,.f?f' This building served students from 1885 until 1916. Bottom 14 . 4 3 F right: Suzi DeMoure Kours- . 3 X H in 1 liiav Zll guard, P.H.S. first Homecoming 1 -lat .f ff p gg Queen. Right: Peoria High s -awww . . ,llteaw first band room. .. .M-. ,- -- . ' fi if t - 1 . . - ., le l I get gs- i I .. LY In ,E . K . tl f' K Stalin AZ? .phd :Q . fat f I' i 31 if - fqi. 'Q ' -11.11 ,d ' . 5 K I3 WX-gr Q ' . - . ' . ' 2 4 0 W f NX' - 1. 1 ' v , M' ' .f gsm . Ya 5. 3 K 555- N H Jfs' ' . ,.,- V 5 4 .iq 7 X . X Q 5 5 i . 3 4. I IE:--'ff f K K . .Q 2 - 'nba f'.'s.. 'Fi n Tilt. . at 1 Q ' as 'A :T -+ ,345 4 i ...nh , K 4 ' , , -. 5 - Pi., ' L 4 . 1 img-f'1 , Q 1 . .' 2? rf ' A 1...-... F' 'I I f 13: gf 1 lggl ll - an -jg 7 Y K iv.. 15:3 1 J fr' 4 . ' . 'T 4 e. '. ,iQ.' -W E lm' 'f ' f-Q--F311 A - T ,-Q .1 , 5 . 3 . - ... . zsggfi . . A ,ts I . I i is . . 13 -f Q - . ' a 3 '1 iQi rg 'V '5 g -..f - ' 9. f I ----. Q , .- ll- ' E! iii? 2 ': l 1 !?i'n.-I ' fs. -. I 1 - - f . i f . -. in . b' 1 GR. I' m ay Lib az '-:3 gf,g':.f. .4 'ff' ,1511L? r s ,Y '. ..- ttl.. . - .. .. , . - -4. d.,,--.-. - -e- ' . .. . A: .-1: m U , , s K 1' f- .4 1 K 1, . 3 . , wa ., , nn. H in A . .1 X xi' 'S N. ' 'A 9: : f- f-sw - f -si-'a ll . .h V 1. 1 A u 'f 'ff L -Qu-...AW ... K: -- 1 - fg... . . , as.. W. af , -- 8- --rr --'KP---4.1 ,N-gg. fl, -wx -'-'---..,,. k Y, - ffevswu., ' n.f.qL,iQ-195 Since the first issue, the Opinion has received top ratings by the National Scholastic Press Associa- tion and the Columbia Press Associ- ation. The Peorian was the first year- book of Peoria High and its first edi- tion was issued in 1902. At this time there was no separate yearbook staff so the yearbook was produced by the newspaper staff. In 1924 the yearbook was renamed the Crest and given a staff of its own. Overcrowded conditions arose again and in 1912 land on North Street was purchased. Plans were laid approximating the cost of the building to be S400,000. In Septem- ber of 1916, the present Peoria High School opened to 700 students. In 1924 eighteen instrumentalists formed the first Peoria High School Band. In the same year the first P.H.S. students were initiated into the National Honor Society. The year 1925 brought with it a new form of Student Council having the elected student president assum- ing leadership of the entire student body. Peoria High School's Student Council has always been an asset to the school. In 1947 Student Council inaugurated the first annual Home- coming Week, complete with stunt shows, dance, queen and attendants, bonfire and football game. It was also in this year that the team nick- name was changed from the Maroons to the Lions. The nick- name Lions was chosen by the stu- dent body in an election. Student Council was also instrumental in l .. if N.. naming the lower athletic field Herke Field honoring Salen Doc Herke, athletic coach of P.H.S. for many years. In 1942 a Student Court was estab- lished and a student's peers would judge him for his wrongdoings. If charged with smoking, the punish- ment was to bring a sealed pack of cigarettes to send to the men in the service. In one case seven boys were charged with popping sacks in the cafeteria. Six were found guilty and sentenced to each bring twelve tin cans for the scrap drive. The seventh was found not guilty. One of the six was held in contempt of court. History 19

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Entrance Exam-May, 1856 ARITHMETIC 1. Express by figures the following number: twenty billions, four hundred million, six thousand and ten. 2. If a man walks four miles, three furlongs, 20 rods in an hour, how far can he walk in two days of ten hours each? 3. What is the greatest common divisor of 286, 429, and 715? 4. Find the sum of 2-3, of 2-3,172 of 2-7, of 4-9, and 2116, by reducing them to equivalent fractions having a com- mon denominator. 5. Divide 8 of 1-3 of 4 of 7-12 of 21-15 by 4 1-12 of 7-5. 6. Multiply 0.00097 by 0.000125. 7. Divide 0.111856 by 3.5. 8. What must be paid for planning 467,321 feet of boards at 37 cents a 1000. GRAMMAR 1. What is orthography? 2. How are letters divided? 3. Define a diphthong. 4. How is the plural of nouns regularly formed? 5. Write the plural of court-martial, housetop. 6. Give the names of the parts of speech. 7. Decline the noun man, the pronoun it. 8. How are adjectives compared? 9. Compare the adjectives little, kind, obedient. 10. Name the relative pronouns, and state how they are used. GEOGRAPHY 1. How many degrees from the polar circles to the poles? 2. How many from the equator to the tropics? 3. What is latitude? 4. Upon what is latitude measured? 5. What is longitude? 6. Upon what is longitude measured? 7. Where is the torrid zone situated? HISTORY 1. What are some of the causes of the Revolutionary War? 2. Mention some of the leading men of the Revolution. 3. Where and by whom was the first settlement in the United States? 4. Give me the story of Charter Oak. Tell where it was. 5. Write the name of the first white settler of Ken- tucky, and state some of his peculiarities and adven- tures. Overcrowded conditions in the fall of 1860 forced Peoria High to be moved to the basement of the Meth- odist Episcopal Church at the corner of Madison and Fulton Streets. This location was only used for one year while a new building was coal heated and held as many as 200 stu- dents. In 1862 even this new building Eroved to be too small, it was now olding 270 students. A library was started in 1864 but it only had one book, Webster's Una- bridged Dictionary. Students eagerly helped by carryinlg on a campaign to raise money for t e library. By 1876 P.H.S. had a library worth S1,000. Ever-increasing enrollment forced Peoria Hi h to move again in 1885 to a new buiding at the corner of Mon- roe and Fayette Streets. In 1892, the Second Presbyterian Church became the Hi h School Annex. Peoria High Schools first orches- tra was started in 1896 and has shown excellence for many years. 18 History Some of its first members even went on to be in the first Peoria Sym- phony Orchestra. A controversial case arose in 1907 concerning N. C. Dougherty, super- intendent of schools. He was found guilty of embezzling more than one million dollars from the school dis- trict. Dougherty was sent to Ioliet Prison but was ater pardoned by the Governor of Illinois. It was also rumored that an unknowing custo- dian intruded on one of Dougherty's clandestine meetings with a young lady teacher and was shot to death. In 1895 the new annex did not pro- vide enou h space and students were forced to attend half day ses- sions. The following fall a new wing was added to the original buildin . The first issue of the High Scgool O inion came out on Marc 15, 1890. Tffe name was later shortened to the Opinion. In 1925 the Opinion staff printed its own aper in a building across the street fiom the school. Ggf ,,..- is 1 y 1 ...M -- , ,,, i . ,iw FIA avi

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Committee of Forty was organized to host dances and other school ser- vices. The first Committee of Forty had forty members but it has been reduced to thirty-two, eight repre- sentatives from each class. In 1940 a Sight Conservation Class and Orthopedic room were added. Distributive Education and Office Occupations were also established in this year. It was also during this time period that Peoria High School was starting to be called Central by the press. Twice again in Peoria High School's history the overcrowded condition became so intense that split sessions were held. This hap- pened in 1932 and in 1969. Iuniors and seniors attended classes from 8:00 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. while freshmen and sophomores attended classes from 9:00 a.m. to 4:10 p.m. After World War II Peoria High School remodeled the former OPIN- ION building into a social center for the students. The building was called The Rec and was torn down in the 1960's to make room for I-74. The extent of education in Peoria was furthered in 1961 when the Sci- ence Wing and Spectator Gymna- sium were added. In 1980 a new all- weather track and field was added. In Peoria High's 125 years of exist- ence it is clear that many great minds have been produced. It can only be hoped that the next 125 years will be as productive. Written by Rebecca Gittrich!!! 20 History 'Q' I C Above: Peoria High Stu- dents decorate their car for the annual Fun Fair. At left: The P.H.S. cafete- ria in 1916 at location on North Street. Below: P.H.S. students gather in the foyer to make their plans.