Euclid Shore High School - Shore Log Yearbook (Euclid, OH)

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Euclid High Schools of Yesterday HE HIGH SCHOOLS of Euclid had their beginning in the year of1893 in the upper room of a two story brick building on the north side of the street known as School Street. Euclid was not a village at that time but was called Euclid Township. 'lihe pupils of the hrst school came from every direction, and many had to walk from three to four miles or farther to school. South Euclid. Clarabell and Nottingham sent their pupils to Euclid at that time. The teaching force con- sisted of one member. 1V1r. Sigler, and a three year course was given. ln May, 1897, the lirst class consisting of six pupils was graduated. At this time each pupil was required to deliver a commencement oration. ln 1897 our faculty was increased to two members: the Superintendent, Prof. E. L. Abbey and Mr. A. H. Mavis. 'liwo courses of study were offered, the English and Business course com- bined, and the Latin course. Athletic sports were few. Thetboys and girls played football and baseball in seasong while croquet offered thrills in the spring. Since we had no athletic held the grounds surrounding the village Town Hall served in that capacity As to entertainments -our efforts were centered upon a yearly entertain- ment, given in midwinter. One proved so successful that we gave it both in Euclid and Nottingham. Some may wonder at the excellency of the musical productions of Euclid High Schools today, but when one thinks that music has been part of the course of study since 1899 and B. Wzltsoii Burgess of' East Cleveland first introduced it--one no longer wonders. ln 1900 the High School was moved into a new building just east of where it had been housed. We were proud to enter our new building and begin work there with what we believed every equipment for a very ellicient High School. One of the sources of much interest was a chemistry laboratory. ln the year 1913 the present high schools were completed, one at Shore for the north and one at Euclid for the south side of the Village. Additions have been added to these buildings giving us two of the finest gymnasiums in the country and a splendid auditorium. With the rapid growth of our village and its schools we see a glorious future forthe little school which had its beginning in such humble quarters in the year of 1893. MRS. J. B. CLARK 6

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History of Shore High School URING the spring and summer of nineteen hundred and thirteen, there arose the foundation of a new school building. By late summer the edihce was completed and crowds of people dwelling in Euclid Village went to view it, inside and out, on the night of its opening. It was de- clared by one and all to be a beautiful and practical expression of modern architecture. Shore was decided upon as the most appropriate name and was carved over the entrance where you will hnd it today. The building, when first constructed, consisted of four class rooms. a gym- nasium and basement space, the latter being used for manual training and domestic science classes as well as for lavoratories and furnace rooms. The four class rooms seemed amply large for all the students that attended then. The fifth and sixth grades were in one room, the seventh and eighth in another, while all the high school was in a third room, and the fourth was used for a laboratory. The gymnasium was a wing all by itself on the south side of the school. lmmense beams ran across the ceiling and these played a unique part in the basket ball games. ln l9l8 an addition of several rooms was made to the original building to care forthe increased enrollment. The last addition consisting of six class-rooms, library and combination gymnasium and auditorium was ready for occupancy last year. The gym is the popular rendezvous for the whole Shore Community for neighborhood gather- ings as well as for school affairs. The gym floor is one of the best in northern Ohio. Excellent manual training and domestic arts departments are maintained. With the increased enrollment of the last two years it is possible to enlarge the curriculum so that a wider choice may be offered. N

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