Covington High School - Trojan Yearbook (Covington, IN)

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Look To This Day Look to this day- For it is Life, the very Life of Life, In its brief course lie all the Realities of your Existence: The Bliss of Growth 5 The Glory of Actiong The Splendor of Beauty. For Yesterday is only a Dream, I And Tomorrow is only a Vision: 1 But Today well lived makes I 9 Every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness, 4 Every Tomorrow a Vision of Hope :I Look Well, therefore, to this Day. QFrom the Sanskritb , I

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CONTENTS A CADEMIC Administration Faculty Classes ACTIVITIES Music Drama Clubs ATHLETICS Baseball Basketball ARCHIVES Win Calendar ALUMNI AUXILIARY Patrons Page

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History of Covington High School The story of the Covington High School is one of glorious achievement. During more than half a century of existence, it has shown a steady growth in the size of student body, the curricula offered to its students, the in- crease in number of its teaching force, and in its efficient physical plant. The Covington High Sc-hool was organized by Superintendent J. War- ren lVIcBroom, in 1879. The first course of study covered two years work and all the instruction was given by the superintendent. By 1881 Supt. Mc- Broom had arranged a high school course of three years. The first class consisted of four members and was graduated in 1881. In 1882, H. M. Mc- Knight was elected superintendent and served one year, when he was fol- lowed by V. E. Livengood. Supt. Livengood was succeeded by S. A. D. Harry in 1887 and by W. H. Fertich in 1891. W. P. Hart was elected superintend- ent in 1895. In 1897 the high school course was extended to four years. Supt. Hart was responsible not only for securing a state commission for the high school, but it was during his office as superintendent that the high school was first accredited by the North Central Association. A standing which it retained for about eight years. At the close of his term, H. S. Kauf-- man became superintendent from 1903 to 1908. Succeeding him have been E. C. Dodson C1908-121, W. A. Davis C1912-189, D. E. Leist 0918-245, H. C. Wysong C1924-295, D. L. Downing C1929-371, and H. IE. Sanford who is now serving his first term as superintendent of schools. In 1926 the Cov- ington High School was again accredited by the North Central Association and remained a member until the year 1936. The first high school building was completed in 1876, was 90X100 feet in dimensions and three stories high. It was constructed of brick and stone, with slate and metal roof, and contained thirteen large rooms with cloak- rooms, closets, and halls provided with wide stairways. The building was situated in the center of a full square, beautifully shaded, and enclosed with an iron fence. On the site of the present high school, a second school build- ing was erected which housed for a number of years, the elementary grades from kindergarten to the fifth grade. As the advance in school methods demanded, this building was razed and the present high school structure was erected in 1911. The same year saw the destruction by fire of the orig- inal High School building which had been the school home of so many of our citizens. An addition was made to the plant in 1923 which consisted of a gymnasium, stage, four class-rooms, halls and two offices. Already the ingenuity of officials has been exercised to accomodate the increased num- bers of classes and activities. The enrollment of the High School at the present is 315 students. A class of four members graduated in 1892, thirty-five in 1925, forty- five in 1930, ,forty-nine in 1938. The graduates of this year tie with the class of 1936 in being the largest number graduating in the history of the school. I-P