Hinckley High School - Echoes Yearbook (Hinckley, IL)

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THE 1951 ECHOES History of Hinckley High School Hinckley High School has had a very interesting history. The hrst school of 1840 in the Township ot Squaw Grove was a subscription school held in the home of jacob Lee on the present Fred Wiebke farm. Two years later a log school was erected on the Stewart farm. A frame school was afterwards built near this site and another on the present Albert Dolder farm. In 1867 the former was moved to the north side of the old town and the other to the Von Ohlen District. In 1873 a two-room building was erected on the site of the present grade school. The first class graduated from this school on june 27, 1879, with the late Mr. C. C. Kennedy of Hinckley among its four graduates. The other members of this class were: Hattie Hitchcock, Cara Porta, and Della Maltbie. During this time Frank Hanchett was super- intendent of the school, Phillo Slater was president of the school board, and J. C. Coster was secretary of the board. In due time, in order to accommodate students desiring to take a high school course, two rooms were added to the building. A two-year course was then offered with Mr. Frank Hanchett continuing as superintendent. Little is known about the school for a period of years, except the names of the super- intendents who succeeded Mr. Hanchett. They were: john A. Reddon, 18845 Fred Lat- tern, 1884-18865 Henry S. Earley, 1886-18885 E. P. Hussey, 1888-1889. In 1890 the school building was completely destroyed by lite and a new building was immediately started. The present grade school is an enlargement of that building. During the next few years the following men were superintendents of the school: Adam Clitfe, 1890-1891, J. F. Magee, 1891-18945 john H. Clark, 1894-1900, A. I.. Thorpe, 1900-1903. L. V. Cavins was the superintendent from 1903 to 1905, followed by W. E. Poore, 1905 to 1912. While these men were in charge, the course was changed in 1904 to a three-year course and again in 1907 to a four-year course. Mr. Caswell took charge of the school in 1912 and remained there until 1921. During this time the enrollment of the school grew to hfty students and extracurricular activities became of more interest. A girls' glee club was organized and basketball competition became a popular sport. In 1921 the Hinckley Community High School was organized. The enrollment in- creased from fifty to eighty students and a one-room building from the district north of town was moved in to be used as a laboratory and class room. These improvements were gradually outgrown, and in 1925 the high school moved into the new building with its finer accommodations. To this present building was added a farm shop in 1930. The superintendents of the later years of the school have been: H. E. Mann, 1921- 19313 H. W. Loy, 1931-19333 G. Price jones, 1933-1937g and Roy Schumacher, 1937 to the present time. It is interesting to note the increase in the number of graduates over a period of years. From 1890-1900 there was a total Senior class enrollment of 34. from 1901-1910, 4-lg 1911-1920, 493 1921-1930, 1453 1931-1940, 218, 1941-1951, 208. The smallest classes to graduate from Hinckley were the classes of 1892, 1900, and 1907, when the enrollment of the Senior Class was only one. The largest graduation class was the Senior Class of 1942 with an enrollment of 32 students. -- ll. C. Nt-luring implement Company, Hinckley, Illinois l-

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-.------ THE 1951 1-:cHo1-:s M 1 Board Members Back Row, Left to Right: ' ,Mr. Edward Freundc, jr., Mr. Melvin Morsch Front Row, Left to Right: Mr. Clarence Wielert, Mr. Roy Heinemeier, Mr. Hugo Wahlgren Faculty Bach Row, Left to Right: Mr. Charles Hillman, Mr. I.eo Shane, Mr. Roderick Wight, Mr. Leslie Saddoris Front Row, Left to Right: A Mrs. Donald Westlake, Miss Helen Barrett, Mr. Roy Schumacher, Superintendent, Mrs Waverly Nelson, Miss Shirley Young George E. Rani, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Hinckley, Illinois