East High School - Crucible Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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YE CRUCIBLE EAST HIGH East nf 'Qwnrhag FRANCIS B. PEARSON, JOHN D. HARLOR, Principal Of East 18984908 Principal of East 1908-1914 More than a quarter of a century has passed since East High School came into existence as a separate high school. The first East students attended school at Ohio Avenue and Felton Avenue schools in 1897. Both sections were under the principalship of Mr. John C. Hanna. Juniors and Seniors attended school at Ohio Avenue, Freshmen and Sophomores at Felton. In the original Faculty may be seen many names familiar to East's student body. A. E. Addison ........ Mathematics John C. Hanna .......... Principal Mary Blakeston ............. Latin Helen O. Lemert ........... Civics Margaret Felsch .... . . .Drawing Otto H. Magly. .Commercial Course L. Mina Ferrell .... .... E nglish J. M. Mulford ............ History Mary E. Ferrell .... .... E nglish Ellen G. Parsons .......... English Anna Finn ...... .... G erman Emma Ruppersberg. ....... Physics John D. Harlor ........... History Mignon Talbot.Physical Geography Louise Herrick. ............. Latin H. O. Williams ............ History At the time of the erection of the present building at Loeiiler and Franklin Avenues, the Board of Education was headed by Judge Frank B. Rathmell as president. On the building committee were Charles E. Morris, Theodore Leonard, Fred J. Heer and David Riebel, architect. In 1899 the structure was completed and on April seventh it was formally dedicated. 5

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EAST HIGH IN HISTORY OLD EAST IN ATHLETICS EAST IN DRAMATICS EAST IN THE LIMELIGHT IN MEMORIAM

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YE CRUCIBLE EAST HIGH Its first principal was Hon. Francis B. Pearson. He was aided by the original faculty of the first East with two additional members. Juliette Sessions. ............................... History Margaret Parsons ............. . . ..... French The next four years saw the building's capacity reached when seven hundred and fifty students were enrolled. In 1907 the enrollment in- creased to eight hundred and thirteen students. In this year these names were added to East's Faculty: - Lillian Behren ............... Arts George P. Harfmount. .Mathematics Alice D. Hare .... . . .Latin Wilbert B. Skimming. .Mathematics In 1913 a residence adjoining the school on the west side was pur- chased to house Domestic Science classes. In it all the problems of the home are treated with practice in every housekeeping task. The house is completely furnished and classes are held regularly. In 1917 many of East's students answered the call to the colors, some never to return. East men who made the supreme sacrifice were: - Adelbert Agler Russell Mann Eli Bates Gleason McCarty Harold Hap Courtney Clyde McCormick Herbert Drake Roy Murphy Harold Huffman George Seltzer Ralph Kennel Rollo Stevens In 1920, a new office, that of vice-principal, was created in Columbus Senior and Junior high schools. Miss Grace Rarey Peters, head of East's History Department, was our first vice-principal. Her interests were the problems of the girls in school work and social life. She was succeeded, in September, 1922, by Miss Jane M. Doren, long known to East students as a teacher of Botany. Two of East's teachers have taken active part in the Americanization work which has become a department of Columbus schools. This depart- ment was instituted in 1919, because of the influx of foreigners to Colum- bus and the necessity of educating them. Miss Juliette Sessions, formerly head of the History Department, was the first director of the Americani- zation work. Miss Sessions left this work in 1922 to become President of the State League of Women Voters. She succeeded the late Kate M. Lacy as a member of the Board of Education. Harold W. Emswiler, formerly a Physics teacher at East, succeeded Miss Sessions as head of Americani- zation work. Miss Sessions' place as head of the History Department at East was taken by Miss Helen M. Gallen in 1919. 6