Latin School of Chicago - Sigillum Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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SIGILLUM There in Division Street the school remained for live years, grew from twelve pupilsAthe number to which it had been limited while in private housese-to one hundred twenty-five, and won for itself a permanent and honored place in the community. ln September, 1899, the building, located at 561-563 East Divi- sion Street was erected and owned by Mr. Bates and Nliss Vickery. The site was only a block away from the lake front between State and Astor Streets. It was then in 1899 that the school was form- l l ROBERT Pack BATES

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Mrxiiiei, SLADE Yicxmu' fl'lRf7Iv1 A l,0R'l'RAI'l' BY JOHN SAi,isist url ln 1894 the departure of General and lXlrs. A. C. lXlcClurg with their son, one of the pupils of the school, for at long absence in lfurope, necessitzttetl at change in location. The place chosen was on Division Streetg tirst, in the EIULUIUN of 1894 in at sinzill house situzited on the corner of Division and Astor Street at what was then 581 lfztst Division Street and later from 1897-QQ in the more coniinodious buildings :tt 596 ltiust Division Street and the annex at 586 lfztst Division Street.

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SIGILLUM THE SCHOOL BUILDING 18-20 E. D1v1s1oN STREET FROM 1899 'ro 1926 ally incorporated as The Chicago Latin School, and its motto, fldelitas, was adopted. Mr. Bates and Miss Vickery became principals and added to the school a strong and able faculty. Miss Vickery supervised the younger boys and Mr. Bates was responsible for the upper classes. The school concentrated on intensive preparation for the College Entrance Examinations, which it did most admirably. So far back as 1916, The Chicago Latin School had for ten years fitted more boys for Harvard than all the other schools of Chicago both public and private combined. Twice as many were prepared for Yale, and no candidate recommended by the school, had ever been rejected by either University. In the spring of 1926, Mr. Bates announced his intention of retiring. The need of a school such as Chicago Latin on the near- North side made it imperative that it continue. The parents of the pupils in the school held a meeting and decided to carry on with a parent owned institution. A building committee was formed. It was necessary to raise funds, choose a location and erect a build- ing before the fall term. Some favored a country-day school and a site in Sauganash was considered. However, the present location