Cleveland High School - Beacon Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Mr. Drake was beloved by his students, for he was thorough, yet always kindly, thoughtful and considerate. Among the members of the faculty he was held in the highest esteem, for he was co-operative and helpful to a very marked degree. He was keenly interested in his profession and faithfully supported and participated in its many organi- zations. Always temperate in his habits, he enjoyed life to the utmost, never failing to avail himself of those things which gave him pleasure. During his long illness of many months, he revealed a fortitude of spirit that amazed all who visited him, always radiating cheerfulness and hopefulness -ever solicitous of the welfare of others. His passing will be a great loss to Cleveland and we shall long miss his friendly spirit. Page Twelve

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Any appraisal of Mr. Benson's life and influence would be incomplete without a tribute to his Hne qualities as a Christian gentleman. Generous and kindly by nature, his sympathies were easily arousedg no one in distress ever asked his assistance who did not get it in the fullest measure of which he was capable. And he loved his work as a teacher, never sparing himself when he felt that he could be helpful to a studentg it mattered not whether the latter was a member of one of his classes, or simply a straggler attracted by his friendliness, the help was forthcoming just the same. This sympathetic 'concern for their progress and welfare made him greatly beloved by his pupils. Mr. Benson was one of those rare spirits who never really grew old. He became frail in body, but his mind retained its youthful buoyance and alertness to the last. Page Eleven

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MEMORIES A MEMORY Can you picture the site of Cleveland High School as a vineyard? That is exactly what it was in the latter part of the nineteenth century when Mr. Philip Bardenheier purchased from the banker, Mr. Miltenberger, a huge house and the adjoining property, which now comprises the present site of Cleveland. The surrounding neighborhood was called Maryville after Maryville Academy, and most of the inhabitants were wealthy French who owned great estates. No street cut through the property between Grand Ave., which was then a dirt road, and Spring Town Road, now Virginia Ave. Osceola Street was the boundary between St. Louis and Carondelet. Travelers from the one town to the other paid toll at a gate located at the intersection of Spring Town Road and Osceola Street. The Bardenheier residence stood about one hundred feet west of the present Louisiana Avenue, on the second highest spot in the city, the City Sanitarium being the highest. A spacious lawn extended from the house to Spring Town Road, which it faced. A driveway lined with cedars led from Spring Town Road to the house. A formal garden with many varieties of fruit trees and a large circular flower bed added to the prestige of the residence. The house itself was built of brick painted white, and was about sixty feet across the front and almost equally as deep. A long veranda extended across the front. The entire southern half of the house was used as an impressive parlor. To the rear of this main building was another roomy structure. This addition contained an immense kitchen, a sub- kitchen, a large room for the servants, and a second dining room. When Mr. Page Thirteen