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ALMA MATER With gratitude dear Granite High We ' ll always think of thee. May thy sweet memories linger long When we have gone from thee, Dear Alma Mater. Granite High. Of thee our thoughts shall be When our school days are past and gone We ll e’er be true to thee. Immortal school that e ' er will be Praised by the poet ' s pen Who taught us how to love and live Among our fellowmen. Fair Alma Mater, Granite High. A blessing rest on thee That your success be nobleness We ll e ' er be true to thee. Oh! beautiful, for fellowship For inspiration true For loyalty and truth sublime For self-denial, too. Dear Alma Mater. Granite High. God shed His grace on thee. With rich success thy children bless We ll ' ere be true to thee.
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FACULTY W. F. COOLIDGE, Principal No school has been more wonderfully blessed with a principal than Granite High. Principal W. F. Coolidge, born in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1876, is a graduate of Galesburg High School, has two degrees (A. B. and A. M.) from Knox College and a degree in Education (A. M.) from University of Chicago. He taught first in a little school in Lockport, Illinois, just outside of Joliet where only sixty-two pupils were enrolled. For two years he coached athletics and instructed mathematics at Galesburg High School. From there he went to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, where he taught mathematics for four years in the State Normal. After one year at Michigan Military Academy and two years at Natchitoches, Louisiana, State Normal, he taught at Shurtleff in Alton. In 1913, he became principal at Granite High. At that time only one hundred thirty-one students were enrolled. The wonderful effort and patience shown by our principal has been one of the greatest forces behind the sure increase in enrollment, and the high standards of scholarship and athletics are due to his undying interest and excellent judgment. His ability has been recognized by others and for that reason he was made Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Southwestern District of the State Teachers’ Association. Page Eighteen
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