Stevens High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Claremont, NH)

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and yet hot lay aside the old. u . x ff j Claremont is in New Hampshire. the principal. Early curricula contained no vocational or scientific courses but rather a general, classical background. The first graduation class in 1871 con- sisted of twelve members. They graduated in the Opera House, as the high school was not large enough to accommodate them, and went from there to the Town Hall where the Senior Reception was held. By 1908, the enrollment had increased to one hundred and fifty-six. An addition was deemed necessary, and on April 10, 1909, the town voted the sum of 558,000 to be expended on a single story unit to be added to the front part of the building to relieve some of the con- gestion. It contained a laboratory, a classroom, a headmaster's ofhce and a manual training room in the basement. Even that addition was found inadequate by 1914 because it was obvious that the building had to be radically remodeled, for a yearly increase in students seemed inevitable. For this purpose the town voted an appropriation of 373,000 This building was of brick with cement trimming and contained twenty-one rooms instead of the former nine. In 1929, the School Board upon the consent of the General Court, took over the responsibility of Stevens High School from the town. The building was again remodeled at a cost of S300,000, and a new extension was added to accommodate the Junior High School. The old building, itself, was greatly altered, and various improvements were installed. The three floors contained five classrooms each. At this time the teaching staff had increased to nineteen and the en- rollment to four hundred and thirty-four. Currently, Stevens High School has an enrollment of five hundred and twenty pupils under the excellent supervision of twenty-nine capable, well-trained teach- ers. In great contrast with the curriculum of the nineteenth century, five adequate courses are offered- the English, Scientific, Classical, Mechanic Arts, Home Economics and the Commercial-all-of which aid in preparing the student for his- future life work. This fine selection is sure to fulnll any young person's needs, whether he plans to go on to college, enter industry, or go directly into the business world. Opportunities are provided in many fine extra-curricula activities to develop special talents, and to teach the student to use his leisure time constructively, to learn the meaning of co-operation and to form worthwhile, lasting friend- ships. Through the years Stevens High School has valiantly upheld her many line traditions and is con- tinually bringing new honor and glory to the name of Paren Stevens, the founder of an integral part of Claremont.

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