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

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1874 4 + 1949 jArougA flue mam The school convened as usual the following Monday, but met at the little Evanston Avenue, now Broadway Chapel, which had opened its doors to the students. ln the auditorium of the chapel were four long rows of tables which consisted of pine boards placed on wooden horses. These were the desks. Back of the platform which ex- tended across the front of the auditorium were two rooms divided into smaller recitation rooms by heavy curtains. This proved most confusing while recitations were going on. As there were no drinking facilities, two pails of water were placed upon chairs on either side of the front vestibule, the one on the right for the girls, and that on the left for the boys. The graduation class of 1885 was forced to find less crowded quarters for its exercises, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church on School Street came to the rescue with the offer of its auditorium. This Church, although large, was filled to capacity. The student body was seated in the gallery, and lest their voices should not carry, the music teacher called in a few alumni. The combined voices made the audito- rium resound to the melodies of Italia Beloved and the Anvil Chorus. There were ten graduates in this class. Fully realizing the value of a high school, the community floated a bond issue for twenty-five thousand dollars, which sum, when added to the insurance from the old building, made possible the construction of a new building, twice as large as the old, and more modern. Built at a cost of forty-five thousand dollars, it had accommodations for two hundred and fifty students. The grounds surrounding the new building were attractively terraced. A bell weighing seventeen hundred pounds, was placed in the tower, its warning at eight- thirty, and again at nine, could be heard as far as the toll gate at Clark and Addison Streets. School work was begun in the new building in March, 1886, and on May 28 a thousand citizens were crowded into the auditorium to celebrate the opening of the school. Life progressed at a rapid pace for the next five years. The little town of Lake View suddenly began to expand, and in 1889 it was incorporated into the City of Chicago, as a result its school became a member of the Chicago School System. Stu- dents accepted the change with comparative indifference, life was too full of more important things, such as the election of Beniamin Harrison to the presidency. A num- ber of pupils cut the afternoon school session in order to celebrate the event with a gay party at one of the boy's homes. Of course, they paid the usual consequences at school the next morning, but there was not a one of them that did not agree it was worth it. Neither did anyone ever forget that day in the Latin Class when an irritated teacher told Hod Chase, the class scamp, to hold his tongue, which he promptly did -between his forefinger and thumb. The accustomed teacher cheerfully said, That's fine, Hod, and continued the lesson while the girls took refuge behind their Virgils, and Hod stubbornly kept hold of his tongue. How could any of those students forget the sight of Miss Lord leading the daily hymn, her bustle keeping accurate, lively time to the music, or the Girls' Shinny Club, twenty-five years ahead of its time, or finally, Madame Appleby appearing Monday morning at the assembly room door to demand with a rapid, excited accent that she vanted to know vhy her French Class had not been sent down? No, those wonderful happy days of growth and laughter form a never-to-be forgotten era of Lake View history. 1. ADDITION TO LAKE VIEW, 1925 7. PIRATES OF PENZANCE 2. R.O.T.C., 1921 8. MR. ROTHE 3. THE SCHOOL, 1925 9. MR. SMITH 4. THE BOHEMIAN GIRL 10. MR. DICKERSON 5. MY MARYLAND 11. MR. HOCKE 6, MY MARYLAND 12. SWIMMING TEAM, 1926 21

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1874. + + 1949 .7!wougA flie ward During that time Dr. Nightingale saw the little country school he had founded grow to a great bustling high school. He, himself, with his wife, Fanny Chase Night- ingale, who taught music at the school, had become almost an intrinsic part of Lake View, and it was with a deep sense of loss and regret that students and faculty bade them good-bye in 1890, when the remarkable principal left to become Superintendent of Chicago Schools. To fill the vacancy thus caused, Mr. Charles W. French was appointed. Mr. French, however, left Lake View the following year to serve as principal of the Hyde Park High School. He was succeeded by a Lake View teacher, Mr. James H. Norton. lt is seldom that a man becomes a high school principal in his twenties, there are few men who are worthy of this honor. Mr. Norton was one of the few. To his students Mr. Norton was a big brother-the hero of the girls, and companionable pal of the boys. His sincerity and nobility of character were so contagious that the pupils were ashamed not to do their best for him. He had a spontaneous interest in their clubs, their teams, their studies, but, primarily, in the students themselves. He was so patient and gentle that they trusted him implicitly, and were never loath to go to him with their troubles. Those whom the gods love die young seems a true prophecy in the case of Mr. Norton, for, in 1900, when he was on his way to the Paris Exposi- tion to install a large exhibit from Lake View, he suddenly became very ill, and died before ever reaching his destination. In the Conference Room, originally the office, you can find two stained glass windows, one of which is dedicated to Mr. Norton. lt portrays an armed Roman sol- dier with a young boy. The soldier's sword is drawn, his left hand points to heaven symbolizing his high ideals, his determination, and his love of youth. During the nine years that Mr. Norton was in office many changes took place, not only in the school, but over the country. lt was the Speed Era, and the Age of Flaming Youth, the last contribution of a hectic, historic century. In school life, bicycles had become an all-consuming vogue. The boy without a bicycle might have been the boy without a country for all the girls cared. A young speed demon who could push his tandem along at fifteen miles an hour could be king -at least in the heart of the blushing damsel on the front seat. Lake View was infested with cyclists of all descriptions. Rotund young ladies, who could barely be sustained by their fragile vehicles, always presented a humor- ous spectacle especially to their slimmer sister pedalists. Diminutive males had a tough time of it, for that was before the day of the twenty-six inch wheel. Tall fellows had the advantage all the way round. The Horseless Carriage was as yet held together with safety pins, men still wore removable cuffs and striped trousers, the curfew rang at nine o'clock, and home- work was abundant. Wotta life! There were more serious aspects to the situation, however. Lake View continued to grow, overflowing the building that people had considered extravagantly large. In 1898 a large four-story addition was erected at the north end. It is now the central portion of the school. As the enrollment grew, so did the faculty. Mr. Pepoon, Mr. Taylor, and Mrs. Trowbridge, who had graduated in 1889, came to teach the swelling student body. Miss Mary Isabel Reynolds, a former student, returned as a secretary, advanced to become a teacher of English, and later assistant-principal. She served under four principals, each of whom felt, I couldn't run the shop without her. She remained until 1929 when she was assigned a school of her own. Mr. Beniamin F. Buck, successor to the principalship upon Mr. Norton's death, soon revealed the caliber of his ability by attaining the same warm place in the affection of Lake View. During the twelve years he was here, his achievements won him such great renown that in 1912 he was chosen the first principal of the new high school to the north-Senn. 1. VIEW OF THE SCHOOL 5. ROBIN HOOD 2. ASSEMBLY HALL STAGE 7. LAKE re VIEW, 1923 3. THE OLD OFFICE PRE-1939 8. THE MIKADO , 1931 4. MY MARYLAND 9. HCYRANO de BERGERACH 23