Central High School - Centralian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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cipal • 1919-The sun dial located at our main entrance, which bears the names of Central boyS in the Great War, was dedi-City football championship state baskebball title won 1923 The stork the Quest” our literary which gives the stud-gifted in writing an opportunity to expound enlarge upon their0urlrtsr,d,f0;j who fell cated • and the were brought magazine, ents and won nat-great many 1925-The first S'tdts come home victorious. ideas Following the precedent set by the News and Centralian,the ''Quest'1 n and a honors • was given. ona recog-very high Comedy Concert Diversified acts, consisting most-bral talent, furnished sbudenbs wibh much enjoyed entertain- Jarvis became Anna X [belle Calvin V. wibh y of Cen— and obher ienb l926 principal Thomas Harriet Lake Ann Budding P ’the citythcSkylltcm7 1 bp music contest • 1936 — Central felt the loss of Florence Fish Ann Sothern tt«tf her movie CdrcVr , Q presentuCentralian was her private office 1937 - Central’s Flarkley men crushed all opposition and again carried off top honors in the city football race; 1938-Two vocational coun- , selors Sound equipment was ty$L(, the auditorium• Graduates — outstanding teacher • The Office, 403 jTd'mr, talent, evcryvAere---Comedy Conc«»«. x )XC installed in numbered 686.

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1879-Central High, with an enrollment of 229. graduated is under its “First princi- ■ Npal1 Benjamin Knerr. 1881 -The first old Central was k installed• 1888 -V our- nal prices ? , t° the highest rnnkinn te|ephone irv M ranking All broken up for the hut Centra1 High O nd Q Gale the students who wrote and deliv-the best or-were first princi 1908- i. The new principal arrives, in the gay nineties. f, ! iginal essays on designated subjects awarded • 1892 - John N.Greer became pal The first annual was published. • Centrals football squad its first city cham- jl. P'on ship • 1913 - Built J( circus grounds, entral opened • . er that season V T the pigskin. if ypushers captured the trophy 1914-nr. Horse presented the fi rst Rcd in J g|ue fighting for Red, White, and Blue opera 'Pirates of Penzance” This presentation started a long line of successful musical 11, pro-reductions that have continued to this day dt Jw: ,A,C r, ---------- J. Opening Central s Little Metropolitan. the leading American papers,was first published schools yearbook, previou as the Senior was ened ffThe Centralian1.’1 won in track training was started in the Plany young boys who trained 1915-The Mews,now one of r—- r r fiiqh school 1916-The •ly known rechrist-1917-Centra I (t( Hilitaru former reddents of Central's present grounds. — Pioneer's gymnasium, were later called upon to fight across the seas Diehard Hargreaves became prin- 6

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JOHN N. GREER was principal of Central for twenty-five years, from 1892 to 1917, resigning to become assistant superintendent. His predecessors were Benjamin Knerr. 1878 to 1885. and J. S. Crombie, 1886 to 1892. LOU N. MC WHORTER was Central's first assistant principal. He is now assistant superintendent. His immediate successor was Charles W. Boardman, who is now a Professor of Education at the University of Minnesota.