Lowell High School - Red and White Yearbook (San Francisco, CA)

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KEIZO KOYANA WILLIAM C. MARTIN CHARLES WALTER MARWEDEL CHARLES A. MCDONALD HENRY MEYER WILLIAM GORDON MUGAN FREDERICK PATEK EDYWARD PUTNAM ALBERT RAYMOND GEORGE ROTHGANGER MAXIMILIAN SALOMON WALTER A. SCOTT LUCIUS L. SOLOMONS GEORGE B. SOMERS CECIL STEWERT ABE STERN FRANK T. WAY CLASS OF MAY. 1882 GAsToN M. ASHE CHARLES L. BIEDENBACH G. F. BIGELOW GEORGE D. BOYD ARTHUR cAsTELAzo JOHN W. CLASSEN THOMAS E. CURRAN FRANK G. FINLAYSON FRANK FISHER CHARLES F. FITTZSIMMONS HARRY L. FORD JOHN F. HARROLD LINCOLN HUTCHINSON MELVILLE KLAUBER LOUIS KOHN BEVERLY LETCHER I. N. LIPMAN HERMAN MARKS FRANK W. MCEWEN JOHN MCMULLIN FRANK M. MICHAEL BEVERLY Y. MORRIS WILLIAM F. MURPHY JOHN N. POMEROY WILLIAM RIX LOUIS A. ROSENTHAL FREN. WILLIAM SEIBEL WILLIAM C. SHARPSTEIN JAMES H. STACK MICHAEL D. STEIN J. B. T. TUTHILL JACOB WAND ALFHONSE D. WEIL HENRY M. WHITELY HORACE M. WOOLLEY CLASS OF MAY, 1883 Boys WALTER J. BARTNETT GEORGE WALKER BATES JOHN F. BAUER CHARLES BISAGNO MILTON E. BLANCHARD RICHARD F. BOYLE SAMUEL G. BUCKBEE ISSAC CITRON CHARLES H. CROCKER ARTHUR D. CROSS SAMUEL S. CROWLEY JOSEPH H. CUNNINGHAM CLIFFORD A. DAVIS EUGENE J. DE SABLA, JR. J. WALLACE F. DISS SEWALL DOLLIVER GEORGE J. DOWNING PIERSON DURBROW PATRICK H. FARRELL CHARLES S. FAY WILLIAM E. FITZPATRICK JOHN L. FLAHERTY THOMAS F. FLEMING THOMAS A. GAMBLE JOHN H. GRAY, JR. WILLIAM L. GREENBAUM WARREN C. GREGORY JOHN F. HARPER RICHARD C. HARRISON WILLIAM C. HAY ANGELO M. HEVERIN WILLIAM KAHN WALTER KAUFMANN FRANK A. KINNE FRED S. LAFFERTY ROBERT S. LAMOTTE JOSEPH LANDO STEPHEN T. MATHER W. CLARENCE MCCULLOUGH BENJAMIN MCDOUGALL ADOLPH C. MILLER EDWARD F. MORAN OSCAR C. MORGAN SIGOURNY B. MORSE WILLIAM L. MURRAY JULIAN F. NEPPERT HARRY BOWEN RATHBONE HENRY RHINE EMMET RIXFORD BENJAMIN ROMAINE JOHN J. RUDDOCK 28 2-?f !4 .fff f .-'ff ,!,f' . M- MZ ------fr-iff TI' I If ,.,.-ff n'MT:1iii?f',, .. A U: .,,,.,.-f y-',,-f--f A,,.,,M:f-' A .--' ,If ,,..f J f Boys' High School after it had been enlarged in 1889 to take care of the increased enrollment. though several of the students had continued their education by going East for college work. Instead the school had been Considered as a final preparation for life. Principal Mimms served only one year before re- turning to his previous home in Massachusetts. He had been held somewhat in awe by the students because of his personal acquaintance with the great literary fig- ures of the day. He had attended Harvard with James Russell Lowell and had Oliver Wendell Holmes for a professor. Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, and the Alcotts' were numbered among his friends. Theodore Bradley, a mathematics instructor at Boys' High, was made principal of the school. William T. Reid took over the principalship in 1875 and served in that capacity until 1881 when he resigned to accept the position of president of the University of California. Shortly after Mr. Reid started his prin- cipalship, the Boys' High School moved to a new lo- cation. In january of 1876 the school moved into a new three story structure on Sutter Street between Gough and Octavia. The new site covered all of a 50 vara lot, twice the space occupied by the Powell Street building. Another change during the Reid period was a divi- sion of the curriculum into a Classical Course and an English Course. Frederick H. Clark, later to be prin- cipal of Lowell High, was a student at this time. He described the course of study as follows: At this time the school was organized into two de- partments which might have been two separate schools so far as the daily life of the students was concerned. There were the English Department and the Classical Department, in each of which a rigid course of study was maintained for the three years. I enrolled in the English Department, but later, on my own accord, I sought the opportunity for training in Latin, and with the never-to-be-forgotten assistance of Mr. A. L. Mann, I carried on the study of Latin and Greek in addition to the regular studies of the English course. The basic studies in the English course were mathe- matics, Science Qphysics lirst and chemistry second, biological science being unknownj, ancient, European, and English history, and either French or German. Our course in English literature was mainly limited to Studying about authorsg any broad acquaintance with their writings was left to our own initiative. United States History was considered a grammar school study. There was an option course in bookkeeping given after 2:30 o'clock, so that if you 'wished this course you remained for a later dismissal. Many did so. In the Classical Department, Latin for three years and Greek for two years replaced much of the Science and all of the modern language work of the other de- partment. Most of the students in the Classical Depart- ment were looking forward to the traditional Bachelor of Arts courses in college. After the resignation of Mr. Reid, his brother-in- law, Francis A. Blackburn, who had been a Latin and Greek teacher in the high school, was elevated to the position of principal. He remained as principal until 1886 when he resigned to accept a professorship at the University of Chicago, which had just been estab- lished. i In one of his graduation addresses Mr. Clark men- tioned an event that took place under Principal Black- burn: An important step in the relation of high school to the University was taken in 1884, when the University of California established the accrediting system. By this system, a graduate of an accredited high school

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S' HIG Sutter Street, between Gough and Octavia Streets. fit for neither church, school building, nor anything else. The account continued stating how the work had started last fall but was discontinued due to lack of funds, In May the sale of the School Bonds made the Board Hush again, and the work was resumed under a contract for 313,272 .... Original cost of the lot was 39,200. Grading and putting up a retaining wall cost a little over 33000. Furniture cost 31500.'l The exercises opened with a dedicatory prayer by the Rev. E. S. Lacy, followed -by a dedicatory song written by Bowman. Master Edward Thomas of the first class of the High School was the next speaker, then the pupils sang Sweet Summer Comes When All Is Bright. James Denman, the Superintendent of Schools, ad- dressed the gathering next. He detailed the slow growth into public favor of the high school, Of which failure in all quarters was predicted. He explained that when the school was opened in the old church, it was intended to be temporary, but that the departments financial embarrassment had delayed the new school until this date. He concluded with the remark that the new building, furniture, and improvements were go- ing to cost the city 328,000. Ani oration by Rev. Thomas Starr King, one of the great orators of his day and one of California'S two representatives in the National Hall of Fame, was next on the program. He felt that this was a proud day but that he would like to See the dome of the University crowning the public school system in this and every other statef' Thomas J. Nevins spoke saying that this day was the verification of his dream of eight years ago. Henry B. James gave an account of how the old u.,T-.Mc L. church had been raised and thrust back in the lot. In his detailed description of the new building, he said, Across the front of it, like the top line of a T, is a new brick structure with a mastic veneering in front and the undisguised brick at the end. The front is im- posing and handsome-there is no imposition as to the rest. Curved staircases lead the visitor directly to the second floor, where is the large hall, Hanked at the entrance of either side with a recitation room, and a gallery in the west end, for the excess of visitors on gala days, which when shut off by sliding doors, makes a good room for teachers' meetings, with abundant fa- cilities through the two stairways to provide drafts of air. All the rooms are bound with blackboards built in the wall. A convenient desk and a good seat is pro- vided for each pupil. In the basement are wash rooms, bonnet and cap rooms, a recitation room, separate rooms, yet to be furnished with gymnastic apparatus, and a long run of the softest sand in each yard, The view from the building, always except to the west, where a sand bank obstructs it, is really charming. The varnish will scarcely be dry and furniture in place this week, for which reason school will not actually be opened until about Tuesday nextf' The San Francisco High School then settled down to its task Of training scholars without any eventful happenings until June of 1864. In that month the girls were separated to another school, an old brick build- ing at Bush and Stockton Streets. Principal Holmes was transferred to the girls' school and G. W. Mimms was elevated to the position of principal of San Fran- cisco High School, which soon after took the name of Boys' High School. Up until 1868, when the University of California was established, little thought was given to the high school as a training ground for university studies, al- CLASS OF 1878 BERNARD BIENENFELD ZENAS UPHAM DODGE CHARLES E. DOUGHTY JOHN J. DWYER HARVEY M. EDMONDS WILLIAM HENRY EISKE THOMAS J. FLYNN FRANK J. FRAPOLLI JOHN E. GLENNON WILLIAM H. GRIsWoLD HENRY G. HANLEY GEORGE W. HARROLD EDGAR S. HOCHSTADTER JAMES H. HUMPHREYS EELIx LENGEELD SAMUEL M. B. LEvY SAMUEL LOUISSON SAMUEL J. MAGUIRE PRED MATTHEWS ALONZO G. MCEARLAND EDWARD D. OAKLEY EDWARD c. PEASE EDWARD s. PURDY JOSEPH E. ROBERTS HENRY RUDDOCK JOHN D. SHERWOOD PHILIP ZEMANSKY CLASS OF 1879 FRANK M. ANGELLOTTI HENRY J. BARBAT WILL E. CONNER CHAS. EULER EDWARD M. HARMON GEORGE H. HEALD JOHN M. HESSION WALTER P. JOHNSON OTTO C. KOBICKE WILLIAM G. LANIGAN ED. M. LOUISSON FRANK LYNCH JOHN W. MAILLIARD FRANK J. MCCONNELL ANDREW F . MCCREERY HARRY J. MORTON FERD. MOSEBACK, JR. GEORGE W. PEASE FRANK PETERSON JOSEPH B. POWNALL WILLIAM RIEGER ABRAHAM RUEF GEORGE A. ROUSSEL HARRY M. SCHILLER GEORGE H. UNDERWOOD CLASS OF 1880 HENRY ALEX SIMON BERLIN ROBERT O. EOKER FRANK E. BOOTH WILLIAM J. CARLIN EINLAY COOK cHAs. E. COOPER BANCROET G. DAVIS EDWARD DAVIS SAMUEL L. FOSTER GEORGE E. FRENCH DANIEL GAVIGAN GEORGE D. GIVENS FREDERICK I-IAASE CHARLES E. HILL EUGENE HOEEER WILLIAM G. HOUSTON EDWARD c. HUTCHINSON ALEXANDER DUMAS JONES WILLIAM J. JONES SAMUEL JOSEPH WILLIAM HENRY KEITH, JR EDWARD A. KOLE WILLIAM E. LARZELERE GEORGE H. LEMMAN DAVID LESZYNSKY ALBERT J. LOWENRERG CHARLES L. MATHIEU EMANUEL B. McCORMICK JOHN JARDINE MCEWEN CQOLOMON PEISER SAMUEL SONNENEERG HENRY SCHUSSLER HENRY COGSWELL STEVENS ARTHUR WHEEI.ER CLASS OF 1881 ALFRED ADELSDORFER ALLISON C. BONNELL SAMUEL F. BOOTH ALFRED BRAVERMAN FRANK DUNN GEORGE B. ELLIOTT HENRY P. FLINT GEORGE GARMLEY EDWARD L. GOETJEN A. K. HAPPERSBERGER EMANUEL S. HELLER RICHARD G. HILLMAN F . W. KAISER

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was admitted to the University upon the ptincipal's cer- tificate. But the high school must be accredited. This meant very complete and rigorous investigation of the actual teaching procedure in the schools by members of the University faculty. As the University at that time maintained not merely one, but three, and later four, sets of requirements, the planning of studies in the high school became more complicated. The Boys' High School was one of the first three to be accredited. QUp until this system was set up, it was not neces- sary to finish 'high school in order to get into the University of California. Numerous ambitious Boys' High students took the university examination before graduating from high school and in several cases even succeeded in gaining sophomore standing at once. Many of the brilliant Boys' High students are not list- ed in the class lists in this book because they were able to continue their higher education without 'waiting un- til graduation time.j Following Mr. Blackburn's resignation, James K. Wilson, principal of the Lincoln Grammar School, was given the high school post. At this time the school was organized into three departments: Classical, Latin- Scientific, and English. It is also the period in which the high school starts to look upon college preparation as one of its principal functions. More and more stu- dents entered the school with their ultimate aim a col- lege degree. fDuring the next several years other secondary schools were established in San Francisco to take care of other needs than college preparation. In 1884 a Commercial High School was established. In 1894 its name was changed to Polytechnic High when manual training was added to the school program. The Com- mercial High School which later became Commerce High School opened in 1900, Cogswell Mission High operated from 1890 until 1892. It reopened in 1898 as Mission High School. QNO other high schools opened in San Francisco until 1921 when Galileo High started. In 1928 Bal- boa High School opened. The last two San Francisco high schools to be established were George Washing- ton High in 1936 and Abraham Lincoln High in 1940.1 In 1888 Principal Wilson resigned from Boys' High to become president of a local bank. Frank Morton, a Latin teacher in the school was promoted to principal, a post he was to hold for 30 years. A year before this, girls had been allowed to enroll at Boys' High School in order to take such college prep courses as Latin and Greek, which had been discon- tinued at Girls' High. Under the circumstances a move was started to give the school a title other than Boys' High. In 1894 the name of the distinguished poet, educator, and diplomat, James Russell Lowell, was substituted for Boys' High. Without any ceremony the new name, Lowell High School, appeared on the Sutter Street building. In 1889 the high school had been enlarged to take care of the increased enrollment. However, the increase in size didn't enhance its beauty, according to John F. Swett, Lowell '97, recalling his impressions of the school: The building which reflected the spirit of the times in regard to school architecture, simply ignoring the aspect of a school, was painfully plain. We would call it a warehouse today. It had a frontage of about 100 feet on Sutter Street and extended north about 75 feet, with three stories, wooden throughout and no architectural adornment whatsoever. Grim and forbidding, it reached its gloomy, 'barn- like silhouette amid an otherwise rather attractive SURVEYING CLASS - 1890 Included in the surveying class of 1890 were, left to right, Walter Terry, Will Drew, Bert Hawks, Walter Burner, Abe Bienenfeld, Tom Eagleson, Albert Chandler, Eugene Holmes, Charles Week, and Martin J. Heller. JACOB SAMUELS WILLIAM W. SANDERSON EDWARD E. SAWYER JOHN H. SCHUTTE ARTHUR M. SHARP FRED F. SPRINGER JAMES J. THEOBALD JOHN F. UNDERWOOD EMILE B. VILLAIN JULIUS WANGENHEIM BRYANT L. XVATERHOUSE CLASS OF MAY, 1884 C. A. ADAMS M. A. ARTIGUES R. S. ATKINS F. H. BEAVER C. S. BLOOM S. H. BOARDMAN J. F. BONNELL F. T. BOWERS B. BROOKE L. L. BROWN W. V. BRYAN S. W. CLARKE C. F. DAMKROEGER T. D. DAVIDSON T. H. DOANE W. B. FIELDING M. GERSTLE L. GREENEBAUM B. HART S. M. HELLER H. M. HOLBROOK F. W. JACKSON M. KOSHLAND F. D. MADISON E. E. MANHEIM A G. . MERRILL A. B. MOULDER H. C. RAY T. C. RETHERS G. H. RIDDELL H. D. ROGERS F. P. SHELDON A. L. STETSON E. J. STRAUSS T. B. SUTLIFF C. E. TURNER S. S. WALLER H. E. WISE W. A. WISE WM. F. WOOD, JR. CLASS OF MAY. 1885 J. B. BATTEN J. M. BREWER J. A, BROSNAN L. E. CHENERY c. B. CLARK L. cook H. J.. coRDEs W. T. CRAIG J. 1. DELVALLE c. J. DURBROW J. A. EPHRAIM s. ERLANGER W. GERSTLE J. H. GovE M. L. GRUNBAUM H. GRUNDEL J. U. HALEY c. P. HANLEY 1. R. HASKIN W. H. HOLLIS c. E. HOLMES A. c. HooPER E. HousToN G. H. T. JACKSON H. J. JORY W. H. KESSING G, E. KINCAID E. P. LANDON ,Ep R. LASTRETO . LAZARUS G. K. LENFESTEY J. J. LERMEN F. M. MARTIN G. B. MCDOUGALL A. C. MCFARLAN S. MEYER F. D. A. MURPHY G. P. NEPPERT S. NEWMARK C. A. NOBLE A. PAINTER E. D. PEIXOTTO G. C. ROEDING F. ROSS T. A. ROTTANZI H. SACHS S. SCHWARTZ L. SINCLAIR N. SINCLAIR E. D. SWIFT S. J. THEISEN M. P. TOPLIZ