Corydon High School - Mirror Yearbook (Corydon, KY)

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X Q' ,f x, K,, HIbTORY OF OUR SCHOOL In 1872, Governor P V Lesile si ned a charter for building the second public hich school in Yentucky to be built here at Corydon Until then the only school at Corydon wa a private academy It has been told that the sifn inf of this charter franted permission to build the first grade school south of the Ohio River After obtaininp the charter, 'l0,0GDworth of erect what was the bac' h lf of our oldest school inadequate rnd P frame structure was bullt 1 the cor In 1903, a new fro t was put on the school was before blrnin The 10 0 In 1950 8 212,000 hen the school was Ir l878, two extla years from Corydon Uich School made up the avera e praduatinp class bonds w re is uec to buildinr This became yard to use as a primary and it was completed as it f,OOO axditorium was finisked in the spring of arriculture unit was p1t up near the school. first becun, only ten years of school was tautht were required so the second graduation of a class was 1581 Until the 20th century, ten members In l9lL the pirls had a basketb ll team and the boys played baseball, basxetb ll, nd footb ll Then the school colors were crimson and cold and the students school spirit was as fre t as that of today In l0lL, the first 'irror was published containinv 26 paves Slnce there were only a thirc as msny students then, it hat many ore features than the current lirrors Com erci l courses beran thrt yesr, too The Parent Teachers Association was organized in Februarv of 1013 continued on next pare Q Is 3 V.-' 1 - YVA- . . lfx t , , x . ,J 9, , ,ll N t ff 1 - lS:r '- Q ,ff '5'.,.3f - ,fff ' ,I w F Y f new a T 7-.J . ' x.N T . , ..J5 , X, . , ,F X . ,r ,V 1 , X , . ' V J' - 0 4 . are Y' 0 . . A . . , . . . s . . . , , , . - . - s , H A a A . Q. - . .N M u 4 A.1I LL A A ,. 1 C. - ous -1 1 7 ,L . t X H , n . I - a a A .I - - 4 1- ..:. l. , . F . - . , , . , - ' r z . f . . . . V . K a . g . I ' , . . . M X . . I . .f '... m . ' .' u T t , 1 0 ' . t , .