Chillicothe High School - Arrow Yearbook (Chillicothe, OH)

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Sophomores in 1955 On the second floor each morning be- tween 8:00 and 8:30, some 361 sopho- mores can be found rushing for their session rooms to get an assignment they forgot to do the night before, brushing up on Teach Clinton's geometry assign- ment, or adding the finishing touches to a World History project. There is a gen- eral excitement in the air-someone passed his driver's test yesterday-au- SOPHOMORE CLASS OFFICERS Bill Rice, treasurer, Anne French, vice president, Jo- Ann Lee, secretaryg Skip Hildebrand, president. tobiographies are due in English class in only two days-tryouts are announced for M-B and Arrow staff-revue audi- tions called. Some happened to be tal- ented and lucky enough to make the grade. Class party tomorrow night- Y meeting at 7:30. All these activities helped to make the Sophomores wonder if there was any- thing quite like being a wise fool. slr 0 U Q ' fp V499 is 2' Z3 ff

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C.H.S. for 100 Years Voluminous annual reports by the Union School superintendent: and principals during the 1860's, 1870's, and 1880's, plus information fur- nished by Chillicothe residents with enthusiasm for local history provide the source for this con- densed history of C.H.S. This bit of a. summary is quoted from the An- nual Reports of the Principal: and Secretaries of the Chillicothe Union Schools for the Year End- ing June 21, 1867: Historical Sketch 1867-Annual Reports of Chillicothe Union Schools By the great fire of April 1. 1852, the rec- ords and official papers of the Board of Educa- tion, of the Chillicothe Public Schools were all destroyed In consequence, all knowledge of the previous history of the Schools is derived only from tradition: definite and minute information is not attainable at this date. It is ascertained, however, that the Public Schools of this city were organized about the year 1849, under what is known in school legislation as the 'Akron Law.' In the beginning, the schools were imperfect- ly graded and housed in rented tenements--old churches and other buildings ill adapted and un- suitable. ln the year 1850 the building sites were pur- chased by the Board of Education - one in, the west end of the city fthe lot now occupied by the Western Buildingj , one was near the present rail- road depot, and by authority of a popular vote, bonds were issued to provide means for the erec- tion of permanent and suitable school homes. In 1851 a part of the present central school- ground was leased from the 'Trustees of the Chillicothe Academy,' and by the end of the year three buildings were in process of erection. At that period the superintendent was Dan- iel W. Hearn. High School for Boys, on Main Street, Thos. C. Hearn, principal, Wm. Baird, ass't. High School for Girls, on Main Street, Sarah M. Burnside, principal. A later report gives more light on the early schools. In 1853 Central Building was ready for oc- cupancy, and the High Schools were transferred thither. Mr. O. T. Reeves was principal of the male department, and Miss Sarah A. Lawes of the female department in 1874. For reason not on record the office of Gen- eral Superintendent was dispensed with in 1854. It was not re-established until 1874. School reports say, Nothing worthy of note occurred in the school history until fall of 1861, when the whole male force, principals and as- sistants resigned to enlist in the war for the preservation of the Republic. Schools were then taught by the ladies. For some years thereafter a much debated question of pedagogy was the effectiveness of women teachers in the matter of presenting subject mat- 935 nw. noamvrmsmv ter and of handling discipline. The report to the board of education concedes that women teach- ers were satisfactory, but their techniques were less dependent on sheer force and strength than those of their male colleagues. In 1867 Chillicothe found that the East Main Street school was too dangerously close to the railroad. By popular vote of the residents the board of education was authorized to purchase two acres on the west side of Bridge Street be- tween Second and -Main Streets. The land and the building represented an outlay of some 5575,- 000. In 1872 Eastern Building was first used as a school. Another paragraph from the 1872 annual re- port gives facts about the Union schoolsexist- ing at the time. The Chillicothe Union Schools is accommodat- ed' in four large, commodious and handsome brick buildings erected at a cost of about 3100,- 000, and situated as follows, viz: The Central on Paint Street, west side, south of Fifth: the East- ern, on Main Street, near the M. and C. R. R. Depotg the Western, on Chestnut Street, west of Church. Each building is placed upon a large lot. fThat of the Central comprising one acre, and the others two acres eachg in healthful and otherwise eligible sites.J The fourth, or new Eastern Building, is situated on Bridge Street, west side between Second and Main. The Old Central Building, which predated the present elementary building at the corner of South Paint Street and Sixth Street, was the high school until 1901, It was condemned. For two years on a temporary basis prior to the erec- tion of the West Fifth Street building, high school was held at the Eastern Building. The third floor was the high school. There was no place else to have school. High school classes for most students were held in the morning. If a student carried ad- vanced Latin, he returned to school in the after- noon. Today a vestige of the Old Central Building stands behind the Public Library building. This remaining part of some three small rooms is still a storage center for school supplies. Old Central Building was made of brick with stone trimming. A study hall was con- structed on three floor levels, presumably to enable a teacher to watch the students at some advantage. The superintendent's office was in this building. His office hours were 8:30-9:30 A.M. and 1:30-2:30 P.M. The site of West Fifth building a century ago was a private seminary, probably a female school. It nrovided kindergarten and elementary training. The Union schools purchased this land, after Old Central was condemned. West Fifth was the high school between 1901 and 1931. Continued growth of the city necessitated an ad- ditional school building. The site selected in the late twenties for the new high school was a site of some twenty acres. It was a part of the old Ross County Fairgrounds on the northwest corner of Arch and Vine Streets. In 1936 the Herrnstein Memorial Foot- ball Stadium was built. In 1939 a supplementary Industrial Arts Building was added to the high school plant. In 1856 there were 930 students in all gradesg in 1955 there are 5200. In the 1855 graduating class there were about fourg in 1955 there are 198. S ....--f April 5, 1871 - Eastern School Building is being built. xi June 23, 1871 - Eastern School will be ready by November 1, 1871. Reopening .- of school on September 4 was post-poned to September 18, because of the Ross County Fair. Of. ber 9. Ols'Ib'lllll - A Q, 1x'.f IA ' : W1 . D. ' f I. Sak H K ' . . I .f x fxx - SQ' 55 -Q .ll 1. September 4, 1872-Miss Douglas's girls' school begins on Monday, Septem-

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Top Row: Charles Eakins, Mike Clifton, Bob Faulkner, Orville Clemmons, Darrell Davis, Harp Hurles Ralph Gallaugher, Charles Finley, James A. Cunningham, John Fave. Second Row: Ted Edler, Eugene Donahue, James D. Cunningham, Bmmit Collins, Jim Caldwell Dale llonkle, Dale Gallaugher, Glenn Buey, Willard Everhart, Dave L. Dixon. Third Row: Neil Fisher, Dave Dearth, David Dixon, Garry Clark, Alonzo Caplinger, Tom England Roger Bryan, Lewis Drake, Tom Dowler, Tom Dailey. Bottom Row: Larry Conkle, Dave Doner, Terry Duffy, Eddie Eltzroth, Bob Stoeklin, Skip Hildebrand Bill Keelingr, Jim MeVicker, Frank Copper. Top Row: Roland Hill, Don Hill, Larry Hill, Dallas Hunt, Warren Hickmott, Alvin Immel, Bill Garrett, Larry Jakes, Frank Iden, Robert Hoffman. Third Row: Martin Barlage, Bob Barber, Tom Artnian, John Berry, Dick VValsh, Fred Hicks, Jerry James, Bob Adams, Ralph Armstrong. Second Row: Jim Hupp, Bob Jividen, Gordon Herron, Bill Huff, Warren Gates, John Irwin, Robert Guysingrer, Ronald Harkless, Tom Boyles, Ronnie Hiles, Bob Brown. Bottom Row: Dick Rundels, Alan Richardson, Gary Vance, Clarence Brown, Dan Foth, Jack Beyerly, Robert Branseom, Lloyd Gossett, Dave Armstrongr, Charlie Perry. Not really l Dick Rundels Sophomores 1 y