Berlin Heights High School - Echo Yearbook (Berlin Heights, OH)

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Berlin High Closes Berlin High School, established in 1873, closed its doors as a secondary school at the end of the 1967-68 academic year to merge with Milan High and become Edison High. It is of interest to take a look at Berlin High’s meager beginning, and to see how it has grown and changed during its 95 years of existence. The first school in Berlin Heights was built in 1873 by a Mr. McKinney. Its estimated cost was somewhere around $13,000. It had only four classrooms and a large storage room. This building is not standing today. It was torn down in 1958. In these four classrooms, which were at first without electricity, the first twelve grades were taught by four teachers. In 1887 the first class graduated from Berlin with four members. The Middle School which used to be the old high school was built in 1913. It had eleven rooms, consisting of an assembly room and study hall, two recitation rooms, a library room with 1,200 volumes on its shelves, a rest room, furnished with a couch and easy chairs, a fully equipped domestic science room, a manual training and physical laboratory, superintendent’s office, a gymnasium, a locker room, and an engine room. At that time the Normal School occupied a room in the building. Many people preparing to teach from around the county attended it. Another addition was built around 1929. This was the lab, now the sixth grade rooms, and the furnace room. In 1934 the last four rural schools were closed and consolidated to become Berlin Local Schools. About 1938 two other classrooms were built on top of the old lab and history rooms which are now the fifth grade rooms. In 1952 the present grade school was dedicated. This included an auditorium, eight elementary class- rooms, and boys’ and girls’ shower rooms. Also at that time alterations of the old high school building, the junior high school now, and the purchase of thirty acres of land were made at a cost of $326,000. In 1958 the addition of the present high school was completed. Its approximate cost was $385,000. It included a science room, a music room, a science laboratory, a shop room, instrumental practice rooms, an agriculture classroom, a typing room, and com- mercial, history, and English rooms. Mr. Stanley L. Fox, superintendent and Mrs. Clarence Krueger, at high school dedication honoring State Senator Clarence Krueger in 1959. Mr. William Gammie, former state school board member from Berlin. 4

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Introduction The theme of the 1967-1968 Echo chosen by the yearbook staff is “Time”. With this theme we hope to illustrate Berlin High’s history from its beginning to its merger with Milan High in 1968 forming Edison High School. Contents HISTORY.........................................4 PEOPLE.........................................11 ACADEMICS......................................47 SPORTS.........................................57 ORGANIZATIONS..................................83 STUDENT LIFE 103

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Berlin Growing Through the Years 1929 1952 1958 5