Alexis High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Alexis, IL)

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A High School The Alexis Ccmmunity Hig ' h School had been discussed for a num- ber of years in this community, but nothing definite had been done until the beginning of the year 1920. A petition was secured from County Superintendent Winbigler and a sufficient number of names secured asking the superintendent to call an election cn the 20th of Jfinuary, 1920. The people voted to establish a community high school by a vote of 534 for and 52 against it. Then a Beard cf Education was elected as scon as the law would permit. The first Board to be elected was as follows: W. M. Humph- reys, A. C. Bellinger, W. T. Holloway, Harry Bailey and Chas. And ar- son. Mr. Humphreys was elected as first president of the Board and Prof. I.ung as first secretary. Since the oganizaticn there has been two e]ecti(.ns and at each election the same members have succoeded them:elves. The Eoar-I row stands with W. M. Humphreys as pres- idem;, A. Beilinger secretary, Prof. Lung having resigned ai ' d Mr. Lellinger wn ■■ chosen to succeed him. We have been working continuously on perfecting the Commun ity High School. The building which we need has been planned by A ' .d- rich iiklrich of Galesburg and is a commodious building and when once com|)!eted will be a monument to the men and women who have made it possible. The Building will have enough room to accomodate all the courses that the best modern high schools of the day are maintaining. The year 1921 finds the school with an enrollment of one hundred rnd t:n str.- ' ents, seven teachers in the faculty including the Principal. Cv ' ng to complications of the Illinois school law we have been deby- ed in building. It seems that the Illinois General Assembly can not pars a law or make one legal, it must be passed in the supreme court and th:n by succeeding legislature. The new laws that are enacted in Illinois are very pecul ' ar to say the least. I he Beard hopes to begin work in earnest upon the new building and have it ready for school early in the coming fall. —Prof. J. E. Lung.