Lyons High School - Lyonite Yearbook (Clinton, IA)

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History of Lyons The third Lyons High School now Intermed1ate School which was erected mn 1906 facing Mam Ave nue on the corner of Mam and Rooseyelt Street In the early 1900 s the school had two basketball teams a gurls and a boys The first games were played 1n the school gym but after the play ers recemved a few hard bumps from the post in the middle of the floor the games took place in the Odeon Club Around 1910 athletics with out of town teams was banned because the team members neglected to pay a hotel bill on 1 tr1p to Savanna This ban lasted untll the spr1ng of 1916 The year 1926 brought an event which went dovun 1n the history of Lyons e defeat of Chnton H1gh School 111 football Among the teams Lyons pl iyed 1n those years were Mt Vernon T1pton Davenport St Ambrose Cllnton and Cedar Rap1ds Grant High School The final organized baseball season was in the sprmg of 1927 In November 1933 The Illowa League was formed the name being suggested by the principal of Savanna H1gh School The or1g1nal members of this league were Lyons Maquoketa DeW1tt and Savanna I 1926 we yomed the National Athletic Scholarsh1p Soclety The year prior to this Lyons Hlgh School became a member of the Nat1onal Honor Soc1ety In the middle of the 20 s Band was introduced as a subject The first of a ser1es of Illowa Mus1c Festivals was held at the Modern1st1c xn the spr1ng of 1949 High School WWE IH ' M IH trim Because of the crowded condxtlons 11 Nl ,,,:L:'- -un wl I 'wrv-ser In the fall of 1949 Lyons High students began school at a new location the Central building at 318 Ma1n Avenue approximately the same location as the first Lyons Hxgh School The last five years for a hlgh school m the Northend of Clinton were com pleted there Bonny Bean was the most outstanding honor student Among the honors she received were valedlctorian of her class D A R C1tlZCnShlp Award co presldent of the student body and winner 1n the local and state Elks Scholarship Award The athletxc record durmg these fnve years was very good the teams winning four football tltles with an undefeated season in 1953 and one basketball title ln the Illowa League In june of 1954 the student body sang for the last tnme Stand up nd cheer Stand up and cheer for Lyons Hlgh School DARLENE S ,IOST JEWELERS Thfee 1 ' lc V L . . I V 2 . C Y . , Y , . ' C - C C , , Q , , 1 A ' ' , , 1' 1- I I - . X ' ' ' ' is , c A V ' ' ' L c ,' I - c , , L 1 f : - . . 1 . . . , 3 , Z I . e e L e . . t y . n N , -. l I - , , ' - ' t l 2' . ' . . 1 ' ' ' Q ' 1 Il l r . , , , Y V - th A f - g ' . . . . 1 , V g -, 1 A . 5 , M.. 4 ,, it . , , V ' , L ' t 7 Y ' ' 1 C C . 1 Q ,.......... - .. -- . . ' v 2 Y - y - . . . i c c e ' 'f' A ' 'W' 'N 4 ' . ' D 1 VC v C E . ' . . 5 ' , L ' e , , . I1 2 Q - - ' - A 'Vi'-Q . 1 I -fp. K . x A . ,- 1'-53' WT? . . ' . ,M .fe 4- X - . K' ,,. , . 1.1. Q r' ay l X md' , 1 f'f fl ' . , ' M Fzwi s vi g ',,,,.N ' ' ' 1 5. f I-taq4,,f . . . . . l . - ,. - Q. , . . . S- 1 ' ' . A - , '4g-:4-:Q':-- - - ' t A ' - est: . ' V 1 f . 'lei A - J'-. ' Q- se Y' , - ffm- r 1, A ,W A, I . . . . g , , ' ' T A if X , r L . I . . U , , . . , . V . - - ' . ' u ,, G 1 ' !! ,

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l-lustory of Lyons High School Lyons Hlgh School first orrgmated on the thrrd Hoor of the Old Central burldmg m 1868 and 1869 The school was located on Pearl and Nmth Streets now Twenty fifth Avenue North and North Thrrd Street on about the same spot as the present Lyons Juruor Semor I-hgh School The first graduatmg class consxstmg of Let1t1a Stumbaugh and Sallxe A Lukens recexved therr d1p1omas m 1871 At th1s trme h1gh school was only a three year course B cause of the crowded condxtxons and the objectxons to the occupancy of the upper Hoof of the bulldmg The present Industrlal Arts bu11d1ng was erected 1n 1885 It was sltuated on the square bounded by Ma1n and Pearl Nmth and Tenth Streets It was in th1s bu11d1ng m 1899 that hrgh school was changed to a four year course In 1905 4540 000 was voted to buxld 'ir Two PAPE FUNERAL HOME WARDROBE CLEANERS

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