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

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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

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