Colchester High School - Afterglow Yearbook (Colchester, IL)

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COLCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL 1891-1951 The records show that C. H. S.'S first graduating class was in 1891, making us sixty years old. The school formerly occupied the North Side Grade School with two rooms upstairs and two rooms plus an office upstairs. A labor- atory, furnace room, and store room occupied the basement. In 1925, a contract was given to Van Etten an Wetzel of Macomb to build four new rooms, a study hall, and the gymnasium. During the remodeling a new heating system was installed In December, 1946, a new furnace was installed, the old one having gone bad This required a weak for installation and everyone enjoyed a small vacation Again, in 1949 SO the school was expanded to take care of the growing student body This time a music room, a new agriculture room and an office for our unit superintendent, Mr Fleming, were added to the North end of the building In 1947 48, two school buses were purchased by the school district for the purpose of conveying the country students to town In 1948 49 a unit district was put in and Mr Fleming was appointed as super intendent over all the schools in the district A bus and a new station bus was purchased Again, in In 1922 23 the COURANT a editqrship of Keith Bayless wagon were added to the bus staff In 1949 50, another new 1950 Sl, a new bus was purchased to take school newspaper was begun under the During the year of 1925 26 it was changed to a magazine and stories were written for the magazine by various boys and girls of the student body In 1950 51 a school newspaper was taken up after not having one for several years It's title is the BIRCH BARK care of the many students who live in rural areas.

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VORFWORD We presewt to you NThe Aiterplown of 1951, truetlng that it Jill renew memories of your typlcql High chool day ReWated in the fO11OW1HQ page is 1 UlbtOT17l arcount of the Hap penings of this year fnorts, a SOC1H+1OD w tm new frlerds ana a complete dleplav of our course of study, have ddeo to a rroeper ous year west 1 yours, 'lh Xft rglew ' IEUICMTI As a tok n of our most lncere f Leem, we, the Llas cf llo icate th1S vclune to Mr Alexander Hirr' , Nr Wlllur ou bur and Mrs Mirlam Anderson, wr apprecia+1on of their O1+1PTCP and helpfulness as spon ors of our cla s and year boox .. J HA x I k . AY ' 1 1 ' Q o, S 5, ... 5 . . . J S u 1 In .. . 1 A ' , K . , .3 S ' ,' i'E e ' . ' . 'L o J o' 3 . r , a J' 1 ., - K is C We hope fhis issue will ?c among your treasured rememkrancou, Cnr 1 if .S 'M 0 1 ,Q , N ,' w ' ,-M or ' e f S' 1 1 BS A X 5 w QQ1, ded- ' ' 1 A ' , .4 Z- ls 5 I. P JK' S Y, . ' 1. .A , ,.J o AfJ',. , F , K' ' . . Q Q 1 ,

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To show how much our school has changed through the years, here 1S a comparison of the course of study in 1915 and 1951: I I ' . I ' 2. S II 1915 English Latin I Algebra Science English II Latin II Ancient Hlstory Sc1ence II Engllsh III Latin III German I Plane Geometry Modern History Adv. Algebra English IV Latin IV German II Physics American History FRESHMEN SOPHOMORWQ JUNIORS SENIORS 1951 English I Algebra I Practlcal Mathematics General Science Agrlculture I Home Economics I Cltizenship Latin I Ervl h II Blclogy Uorl' H1SLOTV Home E onomlc Agr1culture II Latln I General BUSIHGSG Plane Geometry Chemlstry Engllsh IV Typing I Shorthand Boo?keening Civics Home Economics IT Adv, Algebra Agriculture III Latin I World History Plane Geometry Chemistry English IV American History Bookkeeping Physics Civics Home Economics IV Adv. Algebra Typing II Agriculture III Latin II Shorthand