Lewis and Clark High School - Tiger Yearbook (Spokane, WA)

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1891 Commencement Planned Here Some of the details of the first commencement probably were planned in the office of the South Central high school. The picture above, however, was taken many years later — in 1907. The principal shown in his inner sanctum is D. E. Cloyd, head of the school from September, 1905, to June, 1907. June, 1944 Commencement Planned Here Many of the details of the one hundredth commencement were planned in Lewis and Clark ' s modern office. Seen from left to right are. Myrtle Elliott, secretary to the principal; Vice Principal William W. Taylor; Principal A. L. Parker; and Walter Toevs, vocational counsellor and Associated Student Body adviser. Page six

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Scene of First Commencement Although the first class spent most of their school days in an old frame building called the Central school, they were graduated in the new South Central high school, completed in April, 1891. The picture above shows what was then the city ' s pride in high schools. It stood on exactly the same spot now occupied by Lewis and Clark.

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Library Work in First Commencement Times High school students around the time of the first commencement evidently did as- siduous work in the library. Note, in the old South Central room: the girls in their shirt- waists and skirts; the boys in their suits; the crude library furniture; the imperfect lighting system. The book supply, on the other hand, did not seem short. Library Work in One Hundredth Commencement Times Students today possess a good library, and the demand for its use has to be reg- ulated by a kind oi rationing called library slips. The art work, the lighting system, the furniture, and the supply of books are all noticeably superior to those of the old days. Critics regret that the library room is too small for a normal student body of about 2000 and that the rooms are not located on the north side of the building. Page seven