Harrison Technical High School - Harrisonian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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1913 1915 -1918 1927 1934 1936 HISTORY OF THE HARRISONIAN Away back in 1913 when the current slang phrase was, I should worry, this school had a year book known as The Harrison Tech Annual. The book shows there was a faculty of only twenty members, and a graduating class of forty-four. Seven of this faculty appear in our 1937 I-larrisonian. They are the Misses Bell and Miller, Messrs. Almlof, Emery, Kral, Layman and Wiggs. The book itself was not much to look at. The leaves were bound together by a paper cover and a piece of string. It was not much bigger than a stenographer's notebook and had about ninety-five pages. Due to lack of funds, the Annual was not improved until 1915. The second edition of the Annual was dedicated to Miss Marinda Millerg it was edited by Miss Ida M. Edwards who was retired from service in June, 1935. The complete roster appears in this issue and reveals the fact that Miss Eva Cappetta was a pupil here at that time. In 1915, the Annual had started on a career that was destined to be long and successful. Its size had increased to thc one which you are now reading. More pages and pictures were added. More clubs were founded. True, there were many improvements to be made but they came later. In 1918, the Annual became the I-1ARRxsoN1AN. It was dedicated to the patriots of I-Iarrison who offered their lives for democracy. To make the year book more interesting, tales of love and adventure were included. These stories were written by the students and each one was quite interesting. These were soon stopped to make room for the increasing number of graduates. Many years pass. The 1927 issue of the I-IARRISONIAN has made a great change. Before this time the covers of the HARRISONIAN were made of heavy card- board, now it is changed to a cloth cover. This change was made because the cardboard wore off easily when handled too often. The annual was dedicated to the Spirit of Loyalty. In 1934 another change was made. Due to many requests from the student body, the HARRISONIAN was changed to a semi-annual. That is, an annual for january graduates and another for june graduates. This, however, was soon stopped because the year book was so thin that no one but the graduates bought it. The 1936 edition of the HARRISONIAN was by far the best ever seen. The cover was made of the best material to be had. The pictures were more clear than they had ever been. Even the group pictures of the lower classmen stood out. The HARR1S0h'IAN has gone a long way. May it forever continue to be the great annual th. t it 's. , . . 1 I ALBERT MCNELLIS, Editor-in-Chief. as GERTRUDE GAULT BYRON ELLIS KATHERINE WILLIAMS Literary Business A rl 10

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. t ffii S-iq 1 S rf? JOHN F. MACLEAR AM., U. cf c. PRINCIP The Harrison Technical High School has heen in existence a quarter oi a century. ln that period it has huilt up a wonderful tradition. The scholarship, athletic ahility md civic achievements of its student hody have been a source of pride and happiness to its mernlvership. Sons and daughters have gone out from its halls and classrooms to take high places in rhi- lifc of our community. citv and state. They are a power in the movement toward a hetter and fuller political and social life. This Harrison tradition is your heritage. If you are ever mindful of her history and resolve to lceep it alive, Harrison with you will continue to occupy her position as of old-a leader in the life of our Chicago.

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