Chattanooga High School - Dynamo Yearbook (Chattanooga, TN)

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Chattanooga High School On coming into its beautiful new building, the Chattanooga High School may find it interesting to review the history to see from what its student body of nearly a thousand has grown, to take a look at the build- ings which from time to time have been its home and to learn something of those who have preceded us. The public schools of Chattanooga were organized in 1873 by Prof. H. D. Wyatt, who was the first superintendent. He continued in active connection with the schools until his death in 1917, and to him belongs the credit of laying the broad and stable foundation upon which the system of public instruction rests. The first class was graduated from Chatta- nooga High School in 1879. It numbered five girls, two of whom are now valued members of Chattanooga's teaching force. With the ninety of this year's class, the number of graduates will reach 1,978. They are scattered almost all over the world and have made records of which their Alma Mater and their hometown may be proud. At first the High School occupied one room in the Second District building and the principal of Second District was also principal of High School and taught some of the classes as well. He had one assistant, whose memory is dear to all the older graduates, Miss Georgia A. Wagner. As numbers increased, additional teachers were secured, and when a new Second District was erected, C. H. S. was given the entire third floor. At that time there were four teachers besides the principal. In March, 1896, that building was destroyed by fire and the High School finished the year in the old University building, the University using the rooms in the morning and the High School in the evening. At that time it was decided to separate the High School and Second District, so when the latter was rebuilt no provision was made for High School. The next year, 1896-7, was spent in store rooms 'on the north side of Market Square. Connecting doors were made so that pupils could pass from room to room, but the only lighting was from one end and the rooms were poorly arranged for a school. . Befo1'e school opened the following year the city had purchased the old McMillin house on East Eighth Street, and converted it into a school. It was more comfortable and better lighted than the rooms on Market Square, but little suited to school purposes. However, it was occupied until the summer of 1904, when it was torn down and the present Dickin- son Junior High building was erected. Again, the next year, the High School held sessions only in the after- noon, this time in the First District building. The Class of 1905 held Class Day exercises in the new building, which was thought to be very fine and large enough for many years to come. However, the school grew more rapidly than had been anticipated, and the building was soon crowded. Too late it was seen that the selection of the lot had not been wise, as there was no room for expansion. After several years of work in very crowded quarters, another move was made, this time into the best school building Chattanooga has ever erected, planned in such a way that additions may be made easily. It is situated most beautifully on a lot large enough to meet the needs of the school for generations. The Class of 1922 is fortunate in being the first class to graduate from the permanent home of Chattanooga High School.

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