Lake View High School - Red and White Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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ing school, shuddered, seeing inthe charred or bones all that remained of a school churn. v Gasps gave way to relieved smiles however when closer inspection revealed that this skeleton was-' only 'llohnnyf' anexpgnsive specimen fiomthe sci: ence laboratoirgy, w se bones they had often count ed as part o their classwork. EN the sun rose the next mornin3,i1's rays tell on a heap of ashes and smoulder inguembers inthe center of adlagge prairie. This was that remained ofthe pro young' high school HE Lake View Telephonef the township paper, published a special edition to inform parents and students that school would convene as usual on Monday but would meet at the little Evanston Avenue now Broadway Gha Chapel which had opened its doors to the school. N the auditorium ofthe chapel were fbllf long rows of tables which consisted of pine boards placed on wooden horses. These were the-' desks. Back ofthe platform which extended ae cross the Wont ofthe auditorium, were two rooms divided into smaller recitation rooms hy heavy+' curtains. This proved most confusgg while re: sitations werexgoinvg on. 5 there were no facilities, two pails of water were placed on chairs oneith: er side ofthe front vesftlfule, the one on., r' ht for the girls anclthat onthe lefrforthe boysf HE qraduatirgg class of 1665 was rbrceclto find less crow ed quarters for their exercises T f

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wind that blew across the open prairie olten robbed thetripofallits pleasure as it usually resulted tn frozen lingers, ears, and noses HE sleigh made only two trips, one inthe-' aigaininthe afremoon. IP one nussed sle .... !! RIDAY, March lj, Lobj, was a red Letter .14 day in Lake Views histog .... Professor .14 seated at dinner in his home on. Diversey Street, was startled by the loud of the fire Songs. Throwing open the door, he shouted to the firemen on the apparatus drawnn by twdogalloping nags, 'Where's the fire? He-2 was ' matyed and alarmed atthe repl , The ' h schoo ! Take me along ! he ordllred. NE fireman lent him a hat, another help edhim intoaeoat, forhewas wea' a smoleinigtiieket when he dashed our1l:1ofl'tlie house. Awag Fy elanged up Clark Street , ECAU5 o the sparse settlement ofthe dis, trict the fire was easily discernible in all diree: tions and the populace had alreadys-gathered to watch the first townshipiwh sehoolinthestate o up in flames. 051' OF the first-floor Furniture and as science apparatus hadbeen rescued when suddenly a cry went up from the throng. A man was seen to clash recklessly into the-:J flames. After alfewtense fearfulminuteshestag: gered out, carrying on his shouldersvgsqruesome urden...a human skeleton! The cro , compose. ed. mainly of students who had been laieinleavz Twenty-fbf

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and the Evanqelical Church on School Street-' came to the rescue with the offer of its auditorium. This Church, although lage, was filled to cap: acity. 'Ute student body was seated in the gallery lest their voices s uld not carry, the music teacher called in a few alumni. The combined voices made the auditoruinn resound to the mel: odies of Italia beloved and the uAnvil Cltonisf There were teigraduates in this class. LlLLY realizing the value of a high school, the conuniutitxy floated abond issue For-' twenty-five thousand dollars, which stun, when added to the insurance from the old as made possible the construction OP anew twiceas largeas theoldand more modern. It had accomodations for two- hundred and fivftcl students. Hfkgroun surrounding the new building were attractivel terraced. A bell, weighing seventeen-hundred potutds, was placed in the tower, its warning ateiqht- thirty and..ox again at nine could be hea?d as far as the toll qate at Clark and Addison Streets. OL worh was begun in the new build: ing in lvlarch, 1866, and on May Z5 athou: sand citizens were crowded into the audita oritun to celebrate the opening oF the school. Y 1595 the enrollment o the school had so greatly increased, that the little buildiw as was unable to accommodate all. To remedy conditions a lanrge Four-story addition was erected at the north e . It is now the central portion 0?