Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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Page I 0 THE ELSTONIAN THE ISAAC C. ELSTON HIGH SCHOOL The school building erected in 1909 on the corner of Detroit and Spring Streets became the second Michigan City High School. It was named in honor of Isaac C. Elston, a very prominent and worth v pioneer of this city. A year after its erection it became of use to the youths of our growing town. Prom 1910 until very recently this edifice served its our-pose, and has each Spring turned out a class of graduates. But Michigan City has not stopped in growth and progress. The same cause that called this High School into existence has also now given it another place. Today Isaac C. Elston High School is known as the Junior High School.

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THE F.LSTONIAN Page 9 OLDEST SCHOOL Fifty five years ago in 1871 three young ladies, Mary F. Behan, Alice Brett, arid Sarah Farrar received their diplomas after completing a three years’ course in High School. They were the first graduating class in the Old Elston High School at Fourth and Pine Street. Every year since then except 1874 and 1885 there have been a graduating class. This makes fifty three classes to date. This year’s class consists of ninety five boys and girls. Mr. S. E. Miller was the first superintendent. This old building was used till 1876. By 1876 the number of students had increased so greatly that a new school had to be built. The old Central school was built in that year. Mr. J. C. Black succeeded Mr. S. E. Miller as superintendent. The next superintendent was Edward Boyle. It was during his term of office in 1896 that the building was seriously damaged by fire and the classes of the school were moved and held in Barker hall until the present Central building was reconstructed. Mr. Keeler, the present superintendent, took the office in 1904.

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THE ELSTON1AN Page I I THE NEW M. C. H. S. Michigan City’s third high school was constructed in 1924 on what had previously been the school playgrounds. It is a splendid three story building containing all the necessary offices and class rooms, but lacking an auditorium. The assembly room has a seating capacity of two hundred and seventy. Though it has robbed the children of one of their pleasures, it has done away with the over-crowded conditions found in the city’s schools. Of the three high schools this one is the most satisfactory for the present student body which numbers about seven hundred and ten. School opened in this building in the fall of 1925, and the Class of ’26 has the honor of being the first class to graduate from this new high school.