Central High School - Booster Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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iii P , 1. X K , El !f!EB UltflTfEU'l,'X ' K 'EffnUIG f 1 lrmtEr3Er 7he ' 'Ei' u Trial F ,Eaosfe prospered. The roomy corridors pro- vided an excellent place for students to meet before and between classes, and the large auditorium was enjoyed by all. The well-equipped library became a great aid to the students and partly offset the fact that they were so much farther away from the main library. The gymnasium was then located where the lunchroom now is, but there was then no tank, and two basement classrooms were employed as a lunchroom and as a kitchen. So things ran smoothly from year to year until even those people who had be- lieved the construction of anew building, and such tremendously large one, to be a waste of money were surprised to learn that the enrollment gradually increased, passing the five hundred mark and still steadily growing. The faculty too had to be steadily enlarged, and during this time the principalship again changed hands, Mr. McCormick now taking the helm. But this good fortune of having every- thing work so well could not last forever and in 1910 there began to be a desire among the boys for manual training. The school board was at a loss just what to do but finally decided to place a little shack at the rear of the main building. This served the purpose for a time, but the tools were inadequate and citizens soon began to complain about seeing the view of such a fine building as the High School spoiled by a little old shack. The board and council were despairing of finding a way to satisfy everybody, yet not to bring the city into debt, when Mr. Frank Hixon most kindly and generously offered to build and equip an annex at his own expense. There is no need of saying that the offer was gratefully ac- cepted, and in 1912 the building of the Annex was begun. The building was to cost 2690,000, but by the time all the equipment was in place, the sum had crept up to over S100,000. The plan of this building included a large gymnasium, a swimming tank, and all possible equip- ment necessary for the carrying on of the manual training work. Since the time of the completion of the Annex the High School has grown step by step from five hundred students to eight hundred, from eight hundred to one thousand, until now we are more than two hundred beyond the thousand mark. Little did the first students imagine to what extent and degree the High School would develop. Since the time when Mr. McCormick was principal, there have been two others, Mr. Tift, and Mr. Col- linge whom we now have at the head of our institution. We have completed our journey over the sands of time from 1870 to 1921 and after following the development of the High School, we shall all appreciate our advantages more, and do our best to promote the interests of the La Crosse High School. RENATA GAMM. fume P-7 xmcfeen 5 Q wefvgofve ' s lmlnve Page 12

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