Central High School - Spokesman Yearbook (Erie, PA)

Page 12 text:

,SA 1 'P cbs 211 38111 cbs xx h1tc clcphant a xxa 101611111661 11x the G1aph1c at thc t1mc 11 xxax D10 Icctccl Ihc hlgh cho 11 110111011 ot the 1JLl11C11I1g1 cut up 11110 m1l1 1oon1 1101C1111f2,' hitx pup11 each and the1e 1 no place 101 then1 to ax emble cxeept 111 thc bun hall o11 thc eco11c1 f1oo1 T111 hall hoxx ex 91 lx so lalge 1nd loxx that thc xx hole 1'11g'1'1 chool 1 loot 111 1t and -omeone ND6i1i1l1g f10111 o11e end L1I1I101 bc 11611111 h111xxax i10XX11 1t V1 hen 11 bccomc HCQLSSAIX 101 a Lhdchel to hea1 111othc1 claw leclt the 131113118 111 he1 home 1oom ale com pclled to changc 110111 o11e 1 1m to anothe1 The DIOLQSS ot changmg ls eo LO111UN1I11,I that onc ol thc membc1 ot the School Po11d dcxcubcd It IS p1gs 111 clox G1 About 114111 thc p11t oi thc 111111d111g f1on1 thc toxxc1 to thc Tcnth St1cct C1111 1ncc xx 1 1dc1cd to iLLOI111110C1cl1Q thc 1l1c1L1N1I1g l111T111JL1 ot xtu dent 111 18111 1t xxa p1act1c1l1x 111 Cent1al School and xc1x 11tt1e Hlgh School but 111 11104 lt xx as xe1x 11tt1e Ccnt1 11 School 1nd l18d11X all Hlgh School At 111xt g'1dC1U1t1011 cxe1c1c xxc1c hcld xt CL111111 but as thc school g1cxx 1t 11cc1n1c neccxsa1x to haxe thcm 1t thc Ope1a House -X thc D11I'l1i1N 961.11011 ot thc school d1m1n1Nhec1 1nd the h1gh school 6,111011IT16111 INLILISGC1 1dD1C11X people began to combme the names Cent1a1 g1adc xchool 1nd 14119 H1gh School and Qpeak of It 1 Cent1 11 H1gh School G1adua11x the namc E11c H1gh d1ed out One 01 the me11 1C16I11lf1GC1 xx 1th the ea11x N'flL1gg19s of the H1gh School xxax As 1xtant Pllllllpdl James R Bu1nb xxho xxax called the g1eatext 111QI1f1 a11c1 teache1 ot xouth 11 hen N11 John C D1ehl took ox 91 h1s dut1eb a DIIHLIDA1 the E111 o11n1e11t ot the H1gh School xx as ox 61 1 000 itu c1e11t C 1011 ded CO11C11UO11N made 1t 1n1pe1at1x e that anothe1 Qchool be bu11t 111 thc 11631 11ltL11L In a texx ho1t xea1Q the H1gh School had 1nc1eaQed 110111 a hu11d1cc1 O1 H1016 pupllw to ox Q1 1 thouband Soon plans 101 1 nexx n1gh school xxc1e completed and the Academx Hlgh unde1 CO11St1LlcI10I'l Becauxc thc f61'1I1 11 Hlgh xx as L1 oxx ded bex ond eapaeltx It xx ae 11619583.15 to d1x1dc the School 1nto txxo Dd1tS 'lhe mer 6111181011 unc1e1 P1111c1pa1 John C D1ehl met 111 the mo1n1ng 110111 8 00 Ulltll 17 30 The a1tc1noon es 1011 hcld 1101611 1 00 to 1 00 xx 1x unde1 thc UDLIXISIOII oi Pllllclpdl t L01 gc O Nloole X1 he11 the Acaclemx xx ae completed N11 D1chl 111c1 111s SLCUOII ot thc school xxc1c tl l11S1Ll18f1 to the 11cxx Nchool Lcnt1 11 H1g11 c ool 11111111111 to thc 1122111111 111 cl 1X LSNIOH xx1t N1 N 0016 lx 111111 1 1 Noxx xxhc11 fL11t1 11 h1 the S1 I1l119N1 tudcnt bodx ot 1nx ol thc schools 11 1 11c to 1ca llc t 1t oncc N c It 1x m 111K 1311111 N 15 'XLit16,111X 1nd t c U111t1 1 fl 1 11c 115111 1'1X6X xpc11111g hc1 111111111 c 11c 11o11d o1 QL1111 11 athlet1c 111 O11 H1xc xou exe1 toppcc to con 1t1cl thlt thc1c xx 1 a t1n1e xx hcn chool 1th1et1ce xxc1c plactlcallx un hc 11d oi 1nd that onlx thmuch thc ef'1o1t ot thc tudcnt them clxe xx c1c tn x QDIXLII 1p11tc 111l11c L1111lL11 11 -X11 -Xthlctlc A 0C1i11011 xxae t11tcc1 1I'I10112,'I11L 17111111 1nd o11 N11x Z7 18110 thc hut 1'1c1d Dax xxa celelnated '1h1 occavon came to bc 1cu ton1 xx n1c11 h1 01111 ltctllflx bcen 111 11111011111 -X IEDOII 11OITl the vchool IJILXIOUN t 1h1 cxcnt hoxx the attltude toxx 1141 ath1ct1cN X1h11e ou1 1 f' S , 'IX' 1: 1 x . - f vs , 5 1 nv, J 1 1 4 1 . 1 ,V af-, ea 1: ee , 1, , ' -1l --H f - ---i',jf,,,-- f ,fwfr 7- gYY ' 'x - ' , , , 4 .Q -. Q - '. f - -. '-. . A ' B ' .1 V 4 - ' rx Q r vt . - . v , 1' 1 . 1 S' 1 ,' s ' s z ' s ' ' ' v ' S 1 . . 1 'S 1 1 ' . 1 is 3-- ' ' 1 , . . . 'a f v . '. - . v 1 f w . 5 , , . . ' 2 . , . S. S L. . L. Q. 2 . .i 1 fn H 2 I 'I ' ' l . S . 31 is 11,4414 1 v ' v 4 ' xv . . . -2 J- . 1 L-t 1 1' ev ' ' T ' . . 1 1 . - 3 ' . 1 J '- . . 1 . . N ' . f ' '11 ' .' ' 1 1 1's 1 1 1' 1 2: ' v ' , v .77 A 4 l 7 1 2 - 1 1 1 ' ' 4 1 1 -1 - 1 1 1,1 , .. ., -.v. 1, ... 1 A' .-,.-' ,. '- c , 1.5 1 c 1. . - Q ' ' Y, Q ., . ' .. V . ' 1. ' . . VJ. v ' ' A. I L C K C ' -U . '-1 -. . ' ,Y -.'f,1 'J-3 1 4 'J -1 .- , . . , 4 1 . 5 S c . c . '1 ' 111 1 ' ' 1 2 1 1' .7 . ,S 1 1 11' .'1' s z .1 , . ' .-,E -. ' - . ' . 1 af . 1 b, .. , . . . . 1 . ' z ,1 ' ' . as , 1 1 . . , - 1 3 U, ' ' .. x ff-'w . 1' ' . w - N - -, N , U . 1, . 4 cb 1 ' ' 1 . c c 'ul 1 3 1 ' v 7' v 1 . v v 1 . . . . - . A 1 A 1 1' 1' 1 1 I A . v v 1 5 , , c ' ' A 1 1 ' -3 1 ' - Q 1 - 1 ' 1 ' 1- '. ,Y ,3 . . ' S - .2 '11 ' ' . 2 V .. L- , , ' .2 ' v. - 1- - v 1 ' - ' 11 x - xv ,,, n -4.9 . x sus , 1 1 : if 'zi 1 BS 11's ' ' 17 ' A . 1 . t' ' . A . 1 2 1' 111' l 1'- '111 '2 L1'1 1 ,1'Lx- lx '2 I T' - n . 1 4 , v 1 wx. v- 1 1 4 1 1. 1. S-h, 1 1 1 1 . 1 KL N1.. 11-I..1 .. cpzl. v ' v 1 In 4 ' 4 4 v 1 v b 1 v - v 1 . X , 1 3 4 15 1 c . 5 X K c A A 1 ' 1 shz'1 hz '1.'h1hz1z.' aj lsz.-.11 1 ja tha t111 1' 1.11c1 111131 sc'11oc lsz 1. f ic 1, ,' 12 1 1, 1 1 1 11. 11111111 '1 'z s' 1 st 11 . S' A. 2 1.1 -ZS. ' 1 A S. 2 'aw -1-A -.. .- v '- 1z' 'z 1 1' 1, 1' 1 's' 1s 1 s s1's '1'1 1 ' . ' 1 n . 1 1 I 1 .1 cg f 1 . 1 1 1 1111 . , ' , ..- .'. ' .. . . . x A . , ' - . . v 1 1 A . 55 4 . 5 c c 5 c . ct ..., t ' , , .. S . .. i S x .. , L . N . , ZS 5, K. , 22 fl A ., . .1 K., A, U S S .S , 1 ,i , , , . o

Page 11 text:

fill-E551-fi xb H 93-his 3 ,5 aaa!! nl6M?r..2 , chs Q In September, 1891 the High School mox ed lnto 1tS new quarters 1n the Central School Bulldlng at Elex enth and Sassafras Streets The por t1on of the bu1ld1ng extendlng from the Elew enth Street entrance to the tower was the or1g1nal structure At that txme the Hlgh School o cupled only sex en rooms and the grade school the rest Mr Henry C 'VI1ss1mer, who had been prlnclpal of the school 1n the old buxldlng s1nce 1873, contlnued to do h1S splendld work 1n the new sur roundlngs The old order changeth g1v1ng place to new Naturally wlth the assumlng of larger proportlons and respons1b1l1t1es a new order of thlngs was lnstltuted The classes whlch had formerly been seated ln one room were placed 1n seven rooms To ma1nta1n unlty the school met twlce a day ln the mornlng for openlng BXGFCISSS and talks by a member of the faculty and 1n the afternoon for transactlon of buslness The student body not only sang hymns every mornlng but met on Monday for vocal muslc practl e At th1S tlme there was a llbrary contalnxng about three hundred volumes, whlch record compared favorably wlth the other schools of the tlme It IS 1nterest1ng to note the att1tude of the general publ1c toward the Hlgh School whlch had not lost ltS novelty An artlcle 1n th Erle Graphlc, November 29 1891 gave the followlng edltorlal on the subJect The Central Hlgh School bulldmg IS turnlng out to be consld rable of a 355' 1 ggi ik 3 it 'W'- ' 5,2 xvvfww, li- '53 if .z. P 1 af-.1 1- gg 5 YG A Timm 3 F 'psf 5 Q riff if is ri '-'fl Y' s 6. ,b I E ' 35 af, fam , F ' arg All H F1 f 3 Us ar f L , .l ,f.,,. lllllFnI 11 r lll Jlllllll I1'TlllTlHF11l+lll'n.4l'TlffI7l'VfH v ILM Il FV' E Hi-filler 'P MTE-2T'?Z'f Aff 'fain-w -Ru' +4 'i' 11-ig JVM The Fnsf Hzgh School th 11111 Hollmzl qfll'ffS . V . . v . 7 , . . Y . . . . Y Y . . . . . C . 7 . ' A . . V . 4 . . . . . . . . Y . v - ' u - ' , ry , . , . . . v . . L 7 7 . . . . . Y . ' Y 7 Y . . .n . . . . v . . Q H . , . .. . ,, Y. . . . I Q 7 . ' U , . . . . . . Q c ' -1--, if?-tif-gf' - as - iii ,.., . .-' 3f!5-T'-19342-:Qi 'I .iii-2-i L-i?':. -Y-S: ggi? - f 25,-1? fljg3g,gYS,23ifWilE-??.if. 1-rf' i iz -.2 , 1 ' , g--was 4T?5I'7i'-'2-l ' 2-45: S'i-ELL 'W-:?E-2142+ -iF':i???,1'? ' V - +a1l3-Y---'-f . - Y 1 , .1 T.--if .T.T',-ff itf-3 T i'?l1'li- L '- ' - QS. Ti' ,... :rAi34 1 V 'T' To ii:'?q '12 15gi,,'g nifglil' iii' T: i -ie . ' - .ai'1-:i???:ic?-2t:'ie,, fi: 'il 122-'f ' F5 '- - t::zi.:2? ?i3-iii: fr - '-i,.g-eff -ivwggf, , , sf ' j gf' fr 1:..1i3, 'S A .2 f ,iiji5 F, 1 ' . Y - In :viz 11,731 - -Efgq 3 Y . . - , - 3524 - gi , ,.-:--,1-fail? -.. Te :i1111: f -4 f, f . rgfaai '34 'eff-Eif. . k Y ' i:1f'F'- 11 , 1 T112 -- - if fsifgl-7:i4i.5'f-rpiifig? . 53'Tf75iifT -5 -4 - 4. 55. e 1- If c '-' 5221, Q1 .S ,I 3 ff ,422 ,za -',:-,4, -:se -4-'. E :rg . , T -Ja? --Y Y ,47q -'W - 524 3 :if-5 . fl .g -1 tic, Y-Y 5 sf?a.:3- , sf,-fi: :-s, .ez Y,--- 'A ,A ' , 4 5. ?12:?i1i-., ,v 7 ,' 7359 - 12:2 1 , ' 5 1+ -.Ai ri- 'gmnliik-Q-A-lgr' H - V V H fr' , ,I Q12f 'rff se lf . I as fffr. 1 -. S iisrl , 353 . 5 51533752 ' ,Q 3-1 ' is if uf , .J - 'T f be .. .: f' .J ff: 'f -. TE? ff - ' f. , QE3T13:9+ 'f-1: ' ,-f,. L 1 'I-i'hT..'.l3.f 'ff4 -1-:Ein , ' r' .L ff- -fir -if W f L1 2.4 Y ,-1, -F QV, . : ,JT if 1- , ' - - . g +1 2' I--74 5 -wf y59h' -' , -1 ' Y , , 1' L 5 ' 1 ,--1' . V i-'. '. - fl l ' , . LX '. 'fq.. J, - ' f'4,'h12,. .2921 llgff-:Q2'9 1,, 'l' - l---- If - if' ' . , J, . 14.2 --' -- 1 , .s- 1' -.ff-'sw' ' - 'ga -: - .' .P , ' ffl, - re 1e,4wg ,f fm.-1 rf? . 4 'g I' '- f if 1 x 1753. f- Q ' - .K ' . fog.. Aa, 1 u gil' . 1 N9 ,, 4'-Q1-at 133' wif, . f A-if .y .VL-AQ., - A ' .fl ','1..-- ,Q ': -'pl , . . 1 - 3,1 ,fs 1 ,.,-. .,.-l,, . ggfin-fi,r,', H gs ,r'- ', '. Qgftl -' ' ' -.. Y :L A .1 f'-4 :zg.1,- 4 '.-: fp:-js 4. ..f'i:g: g5,vi.,' Q.-s Q .f yrs' -' -- r. l r' . ' 1' -' 'l'-:eff-' ,v,g'g.V:,:v -5. 5-rf 15, :S -- .,-1 fi lil. g rf 1--7, f .Q,,7,g 'fn 'V--I ' ry .. -EYJTI1' U.. vo- fi-'if Rfb lg, .jj D . 'Y'-An F A 1 Jgvf Q EP 51,7- ,:..144:l..3 1 E ' 1 - ' -' ffffff ,wife-:sy A x . 1 2 .57,-G- -- Z1-: if 0 .ANA V I 'Ag .4 '. I E1 g- , 1f,Fr'..,iji -'I' I, ,I , ,4 , .1 ll. ..A, 15 1. f V13-- 'S 3,4-eff. z fflmff' ' 'N ,sl T 1 .,'3!.,,. f' ' l 'I ,M H f1Es ff'1 M51 ',. 3- ' -Els . I f .- for ln 'vm' fi a 5-1.25 .A .iff- K me-' -ff' f... A ffl ll 1 - I: rf, L5 v -. .'.q,,-.ff L. ,,,r g ,- -. r f r , . , 1 , , J Q. .. ,f an 1 xi-If-'-w -r 1, in l - .4 'l .-- I ' , ' A-f. I r1:,t-3:4 -1: -3 A ,rw . - g LQ y.,p,l ,. -LF 4- , .g.,.-V. 131. , - -1. U-5 pl, . ,,r.v5- ' .7 4l:ir ': .f-H' 1, f -'f ig . '1 Qvflflv .-.nhl ' ., ' K- 124 !--H,G!1.T'-- 1-f' Trzirtx' r-A -- -.-.'- . ' Nr, ' Q, , .' U ,.S--- .41 A , - 1 - L'-nj:f- ... , ,, v, W fwfql' .11 xg W L-.. 1 -L Z rg ., ' I -.n--n ' lin' 5 7 - Jmflg.. ' 'I J! llL,'-.lLbl.lI,U. - ' 4'-L. .' '. -1.15 --S1 ' m- -,-1. . --: . .. A . 'T' .- ' 'f - .'Pf 'if - 1 get 'f5'E2-:f1 f'2?ff'f'f'Ef - -:Ls fwifff' wtf ' 8 -'F-'PY :f1ffh,1 51 + ' LM g 6 15' iii ff ii ? J wg j se ,--lf-11 '1 1 -2--sfffra Q ff Q a w - - fe- -f--W -' f-saws . s - V H ----W . ..,,-1: pg.. ,WHL -- ,gl-W- - .1.--, 1- V 3 .gg . , -. +- V 1 4. --.. .1, 5' - .f lg . ,- .1 . - . L- z f - 5931... 1- - 'wiiif-Ti .-2141-4, -Z-SQA:-.s?'7.i5,'2.f if'-Z'Zl,.g?s'-113 iff' .. ' .' ' ' '- 'f 1 - A 1 .TT ' 1 Ei -iar sir ii -iii?--F5 fnsl ifqfz- :f,:i.:,- rg -4,-.Y-,ex-ii, . --1-13 5' , I v-g- - 11- A -qw' -, 5-re , 'I . '- 'j .- rpg,-L'-Y-1.4.-'ze ,cf f .:..'g f J: ,, V, , '--Q-R-kt--1--K , --. Y : Q ifsi lf- 'E:?13gfE:-L7Q'f:l1lliT1-'Q T ' 5 -.' Li ' ' ' i7 5 f r ' 1 .'

Page 13 text:

' ,I I Hx?ailllf1E C 'I program does not provlde for any physlcal lnstructlon we feel that any thmg that tends to strengthen the body IS to be heartlly supported Unt1l 1907 when a group of ambltlous glrls ralsed the money to equlp a gymnaslum there was no place for exerclse but the lawn 1n front of the school The field where the Cathedral now stands was used for base ball and football practlce The cellar of the school served as a place to llmber up A few mlnor accldents occ red when some athletlcally IH cllned student trled to do a trapeze act on the gas plpes thus spreadmg the contents all over school In thls way several half hol1days were procured Athletlcs not be1ng fully recognlzed there was no competltlon wlth other schools Th1S tended to make 1nter class r1valry an lmportant factor ln h1gh school hfe Each class developed the best team posslble and played 1n a tournament Wlth all the other class teams The w1nn1ng team became the varslty and was the only one Wh1Ch had sults or equlpment Conse quently It was more advantageous then than now to be on the first team As soon as athletlcs became promment a campalgn was started by the students to purchase and equlp an Athletlc F1e1d By 1912 they had ralsed the necessary funds For several years assemblles were held every day durlng WhlCh the en tlre faculty sat on the stage At the close of school the rooms formed 1n Centml School before the addztzon 11 Qsyjsa