Dubuque High School - Echo Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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The last picture of Senior with its dome, this one taken from the court. THE STORY OF THE MURALS Cyril Ferring, who graduated from Senior High in 1919, is the artist re- sponsible for the murals lining the walls of Senioris Auditorium. On a visit to the high school soon after its completion, Mr. F erring felt that the auditorium needed something to sof- ten its plainness and add needed color. In 1929, using his spare time, he began the first mural, which hangs on the east wall. Transportation is the theme for this mural. The atten- tion being centered upon a group of people to the left of an incoming, southbound side-wheeler gives unity and completeness. Phases of life along the Mississippi at that time are shown by the portrayal of southern gentlemen, farmers, scouts, Indians, boatmen, Negroes, and pioneers. This mural was presented to the school in 1935, the expense for it having been paid by the student fund. The two murals which hang on either side of the stage were placed there in 1938. They carry out the theme of the early settlement of the industries in and around Dubuque. The breaking of the soil in Iowa is the subject for the mural to the left of the stage. The figures in the foreground are clearing the land for the plowman who is a little distance back. Still farther distant in the background can be seen the chimneys of the furnaces in which lead was smelted. Thus in a few striking moments three phases in the history of early Iowa progress are pictured. The shot tower is the subject for the mural to the right of the stage, the foreground consisting of log floating into Dubuque on the Mississippi. Con- tinuing with this subject, Mr. Ferring portrays a lumber mill and two modes of transportation-rail- road and river. These two murals were paid for by the student activity fund and the alumni. Because there are no vertical lines in the audi- torium and the heavy, dark ceiling was accentuated by the light, blank walls, care had to be taken in designing the murals. They had to be planned in such a way that they would keep the ceiling upf, at the same time preventing the walls from ap- pearing too narrow. Therefore, before the murals were started, plans were drawn using uprights of dark color and a circular movement throughout the three paintings. The uprights were formed by dark- colored trees, care 'being taken that the uprights did not appear too stiff. This effect was obtained by painting the uprights in different widths, by the circular motion of the rolling hills, and by bend- ing trees. In this edition of the Echo are end-sheets por- traying two of the murals painted by Cyril Ferring. I Good-bye to Senior's Dome

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The construction of the new gym-a maze of steel needlework. dents participated in the sports, due largely to the fact that not so many extra curricular activities were offered. Football games, un- til 1923, were held on the baseball park ath- letic field in the afternoons. In the fall of ,23 the first game was played on the present field, a homecoming game against West Wa- terloo. In 1930 the first night game was played, against Oelwein High. The first Dadis Day game was held in 1926. The foot- ball team had some winning years, in 1931 taking first place in the Mississippi Valley Conference. The following year the team placed second, while in 1933 they were back again in first place. Until the completion of facilities in the new high school, basketball games were held in the Y.M.C.A. In 1921 some of our wrestlers attended a Boys' In- vitational at Drake. Athletics at this time received little financial aid from the Board of Education. A ticket sale was held before every game to raise the money. The first ac- tivity booklets developed from a suggestion of Mr. Dalzell for one annual ticket sale. The Girls Reserves, a branch of the Y.W. C.A., was organized in 1919, and a Hi-Y for boys became active in the next year. In 1921, 'ifor the purpose of fostering school spirit and the general good of the schoolf the D Club came into existence. Now we are entering the 101st year of Dubuque Senior High. The beauty of history lies in the fact that from it we build for the future. An early picture of Mr. Dalzell who started coaching at Senior in 1923.

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HIGH SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS List of Superintendents: 1895-1910 1910-1921 1921-1926 1926-1930 1930-1940 Franklin T. Oldt james H. Harris -O. P. Flower Fred G. Stevenson E. D. Cline 1940-1946-Jordan L. Larson Q1942-1944, A. W. Merrill, acting superintendentj 1946- -Max R. Clark HIGH SCHOOL PBINCIPALS Principals of the High School beginning in 1866-67: 1866-1867-J. M. Brainard 1867-1875-W. H. Beach 1875-1877-I. D. Wells 1877-1885-Hiram L. Peet 1885-1889-Frederick Parker 1889-1895-David Compton 1895-1899-E. D. Walker 1899-1900-F. L. Smart 1900-1902-G. S. Gochenauer 1902-1906-F. L. Smart 1906-1914-F. A. Anderson 1914-1917-S. W. Ehrman 1917-1924-F red G. Stevenson 1924-1926-M. S. Hallman 1926-1944-Ralph Johnson 1944-1947-Eldon Iackson 1947- -George Lee FIRST GRADUATING CLASS The first graduating class in 1870 consisted of two graduates: Sarah M. Belden and Mary Ag Dorgan. SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS School Board Members in 1844: William Lewis, J. Norman, Timothy Mason and William A. Carter. School Board Members in 1858: James Mullin, William Churchill, H. A. Wiltse-President, Wil- liam G. David, George W. Barnes, Henry S. Heth- erington, john W. Markle and Amos C. Mathews. School Board Members in 1922-23: David Murphy, R. P. Roedell, Ira N. Davenport, N. C. Gindorf, Mrs. Harriet E. Gratiot, E. M. Healey, Allen Kane, Leo Palen fSecretaryj and C. W. Wal- ton CTreasurerl. School Board Members in 1958: Dr. C. O. Nesler, W. B. Poinsett, Robert S. Ruegnitz, Fran- 12 cis P. McCauley, Thomas B. Schmid, Mrs. Evelyn F. Ayala, Frank A. F luckiger, Alois A. Kaufmann fSecretaryl and C. A. F irzlaff fTreasurerj. GUIDEPOSTS FOR EDUCATION IN THE DUBUQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS Equal Educational Opportunities Should Be Pro- vided for All Children. The Public Schools Should Be Locally Controlled but Broadly Supported. The Basic Philosophy and Design of Public Edu- cation Should Be Planned Jointly By Laymen and Teachers. The Public Schools Should Be Free to Teach Stu- dents to Think, Controversy or No Controversy. Schools in America Should Teach That Democracy Is the Best Way for Us. The Public Schools Should Educate Each Gen- eration to Keep America Moving Forward. Education Should Keep Pace with Advances in Technology and Life Outside the School. Education in a Democracy Should Be Concerned Equally with the Welfare of the Individual and the Welfare of Society. Public School Facilities Should Serve the Varied Educational Needs of the Local Community. THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF DUBUQUE CHILDREN To Learn to Live Successfully with Other People. To Achieve and Maintain Sound Mental and Physical Health. To Learn to Think Logically and to Express Themselves Clearly. To Learn to Live Intelligently with Nature and Science. To Be Provided with Sound Guidance While in School. To Prepare for Further Education, for Entering Vocations, and for Living a Satisfying and Use- ful Life. To Learn to Use Their Leisure Time Well. To Learn to Enjoy Beauty and Develop Good Taste in the Arts, Daily Design, and Nature. To Develop Standards of Ethical and Moral Val- ues Which Give Direction to Their Lives.