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

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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?

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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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the school. N 1916 the old two-stony whichstood on the corner of Ashla and lrvirkq Park, was raised. A new fbur-story section, containingthe present assembly hall, was constructed. AJ: this same time there was addedto the northend ss another large section which the boyslgyntnasium now occupies. Lake View at the present time is-' Ligt as it was then after the remoclelinghad sq en completed. PHIL first was, in the calendar of Lake View- ites, the daby oi' daze, more Elgortant than either Christmas or the Fo of Jul . On this date members ofthe factgv and stiiih-it body hied their way to school w' hearts Fullof trepidation, fear' ,yet looking forward to, the-2 mansy praeticalllrgzes that were certain to be play ed on them. ' hese pranks were always inac- cordpwith the spirit ofsqood fun whichniled the day, and were so received by their unluclta vie: rims. No one, teacher or upiL,was over oleed. On one occasion Dr: N' whose ihlibroixs head was as smooth asigw well-known b' ' d ball, was presented with a giant bottle oP'Hai1-' Restorerl' A1 another time, Miss Cochrane, an., English teacher, was Pound in a rockigg- chair lzytggroup oPboisterous students. W' a whoop, njleseized the chair, Miss Qochrane and lllting it to ir shoulders marched victoriously' through the halls and out onto the C3?7Il5. I-Eere the set the chair with its tlustere occu: pant' in are back oiiawajong then, clintbig'