Litchfield High School - Licohi Yearbook (Litchfield, IL)

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1902 Track MK 61 STANDING: Left to Right: Cornelius Sparger, Keith Miller, l'rnnk Whrods, Harry Brokaw, Roy Fisher. SIQATICD: Allen liuel, Fred Blwnliley, llave Oller, Glen lluveriilge. University. In the years following the establish- ment of the township high school the growth of the school can best be put down in print by a chronological listing of events: 1919: October 23: The Litchfield Community High School District, num- ber ISO, was first formed. 1920: January 10: An election for the purpose of voting to issue bonds for Twent the purchase of a site for the construc- tion of a building was held at the Masonic building and defeated by 348 votes. 1921: September 1: The Community High school opened in the school rooms of the Masonic building and in two rooms of the Litchfield Hotel. The Litchfield district school board rented one hundred desks and other material to the high school and permitted the high school to use the domestic science rooms of the ine

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sw., Clan' of 1911 'RN SYN 5 fYs',. l Maw Q 'N ' t 5 T . if . 'IQ'- Q X Q i is gl? -X icy ti ,,,,,,.V ,. . x R,-M X I., , V W' -P QE N 'M TOP ROXY: Left to Right: Roland Duncan, john Chamberlain, jennic Hughes, George Telfer, Hazel 1'Burgej Miller, Roscoe Barlow SECOND ROXV: Paul Kelley, lfarl Fcllers, Superi ' QNathanj Barton, , Blanche CRJl1lllCJ Scott, nrendent Anderson, Principal laul Smith, Edna Earl Brokaw. THIRD ROXV: Clara qiiannonj Boosinger, Rosalie fKnieryj Wand, Roy Barringer, Florence Qllossbackl Dennis, Dan Taylor, Blossom Clniyj Brown. BOTTOM ROVV: Kenneth Lane, George King, Effie Creighton, Robert jordan, Florence Howard, Irene Albert Keese. QChristiej Fletcher, should be appointed by the mayor with the consent and approval of the city council. In this year of 1897 the Hrst annual commencement of the North Litchheld Twenty- township high school was held at the Rhodes Opera House. In 1899 the school was accredited by the University of Illinois and has since remained on the approved list of the eight

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1904 Pla -new Cast of l'i7arro : Anna fMelilligottJ Todr. Fred lilankley, Tliomnfs Motherway, George Sililer. In Front: Wfarren Nwliitc. district school. September 19: The question submitted to voters of community district as to whether they were in favor of having a high school, resulted in 1410 votes for continuing and 1042 for discontinuing. 1922: July 5: The community high school district was disbanded by a decision Thirty handed down by Judge Jett. A com- mittee immediately circulated a petition seeking to organize a new community high school district. July 17: A special election resulted in a vote of 1274 for and 930 votes against establishing a new community school district. The board elected on