Highland High School - Iris Yearbook (Highland, IL)

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.Xfter 19011 the increasecl school en- rollment antl the neeml for a high school nizule the olcl building inadequate. A S.2tl,tltJtllxo1ul issue niacle possible the construction ol' an entirely new builtl- ing on the same site. Plans were mlrawn by a Klr. .Xllen who built a prize-winning inotlel for a school at the XYorltl's Fair. 'l1l1C11CXX' school, put to use in 1893-1894 carefl for the needs of four hunclretl gratle pupils, flivitlecl into ten rooms, and a high school taught by Mr. Dietz. The high school llourishecl, antl by 1913 . . ,, a tour-year course was olferecl. lhen, expansion ol' the high school ancl crowml- ecl conmlitions in the grade rooms niatle larger quarters very clesirable, ancl an atlclition on the south was built to house the eighty-live pupils ol' the high school ancl their live teachers. v

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FOOTBALL ln September twenty boys answered Coach Davis's call for football. Only live ot' the boys had had any experience last year, and so it was necessary to make up over half of the iirst team with inexperienced boys. As the season got under way several boys dropped out, and this handi- capped the team very much. A coach trains his team with difficulty when there aren't enough boys to scrimmage in practice. The squad was composed ot three seniors, five juniors, four sopho- mores. and eight freshmen. The fact that a good number of freshmen were out shows the promise of a stronger team in the future. The usual starting lineup was Clayton, center: XVehrle and Kleiner, guards: Rogier ami Beichel. tackles: M. Siegrist and W. Steiner, ends. The backfield was composed of R, Siegrist, quarterback: Alldridge and Lebegue. halvesg and Kuhn, fullback. W. Steiner and M. Siegrist, ends, were both newcomers to the squad. Steiner. a freshman, is quite tall and should develop into a good end. M. Siegrist, although not so tall as Steiner, played a hard fought game. Heichel, a tackle, is a well-built player and should profit the team in his last two years in high school. The other tackle, Rogier, was also a newcomer to the team. He played a good game for an inexperienced player. Tl1e guards were played by Kleiner and Wehrle. Kleiner. a senior, has had more experience than any other player on the team: and, although he is not very large, he proved to be a valuable asset. Wehrle. a fresh- man, is a well built boy and should grow into a good player. Clayton, center, is a hard tighter and will be a greater help to the team in the future. The backiield, composed of lt. Siegrist, Lebegue, Alldridfle, and Kuhn. was also handicapped because of inexperience. Kuhn aint Lebegue had seen one year of playing before, but the others were newcomers to the squad. Most ot' the ball handling was done by Kuhn, who will develop into a very good backiieldman. Captain Kuhn can run. and is a good passer and punter. ' The boys played two games with the Granite City second team at Granite Uity. The first game, played October 3, we lost ti-ll, and the second, October 17, we lost 32-0. RUNV It: Km-li, M. Siegrist, llaltli, XVelirlu, Schott RUN' 2: Nlalan, tErin-nw-nfe-lmler, Spinwller, Tscliannen, XV. Steiner, lsert. Ambuvltl HOW' l: lt. Slegrist, I-I. ln-ln-gtle, .Xlltlrltlge, lieieliel, Vlayton, Kuhn, liogier, lil:-inet