Dubuque High School - Echo Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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faultf, school was moved to the old Prescott School building on the northeast corner of Twelfth and Clay Streets. 'CA so- cial center was opened at the Audubon School to be held on two nights a week during the winter months. In 1914 the vocational department of the high In 1917 a movement was begun for a new high school building. I11 1920, at a special election, Dubuque voters authorized the building of one senior high school and two junior high school buildings. On the same day it was an- nounced that the new senior high school would be located O11 a ten-acre tract at the head of West Locust Street. 1910 was the first year the public school system had an orchestra. The construction of the new high school was of native stone, the style being Gothic. There were 26 classrooms and two study halls. On February 3, 1923, there was an open house for the public inspection of the new school. So many people attended, over four thousand, that the overflow of the auditorium had to be accommodated in the gym- nasium. The speakers for the day gave speeches to both crowds. On February 17, 1923, the building was opened to the public when the High School bas- ketball team played Davenport lligh. The crowd of approximately 1000 peo- ple was the largest ever assembled in Dubuque for a basketball game. The enrollment for this first year at the new high school was 733. After this period of excitement over the new building passed, school life re- established itself. ln 1923 there were 17 members in the orchestra and 15 members in the band. Ferdinand Di Tel-

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la was instrumental in bulding up the band. The Newsf, which continues to be Senior,s news- paper, was first published on November 1, 1921. The first edition contained four pages and, as the newspaper grew more popular, two more were added. Boys and girls glee clubs were active, in 1923 presenting the japanese operetta, 'lYanki Sanf, Students interested in writing found a stimulus in the Authoifs Club. The student council during this period was called the House of Representatives, with repre- sentatives from each homeroom. The other student governing body was the Senate, composed of two senators from each class, the presidents of school organ- izations and the editors of pub- lications. In 1921 there was only one coach, Merle VVooten. In 1922 the high school witnessed the arrival of three new coaches- Cecil Sarff, Wilbur Dalzell, and Ted Payseur. At this time foot- ball, basketball, wrestling, and track were offered. More stu- ' -Q Senior Hugh School shortly after its completion ln 1923.