Madison High School - Trojan / Madisonian Yearbook (Madison, IL)

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THE NINETEEN M. H. S. r •5' ft' w (l c xsexl) BOARD Ten The “bored” of Education

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THE NINETEEN M. H. S. In September, 1914, the high school was moved into its present quar- ters, an eighteen-room building, erected at a cost of about thirty thou- sand dollars. The class now graduating from the high school was the first eighth- grade class to receive diplomas in the new building, but when we en- tered school in 1914 the building had not yet been completed. For six weeks we were without blackboards or electric lights, and there was considerable interruption by workmen on the building. In August, 1915, a terrific rainstorm completely filled the gymnasium with water; the result was that no athletic work was done until the next year. It was also during January of the year of 1915 that Mr. Baer died, his death proving a severe blow not only to the school but also to the town. During the rest of that year Mr. Jackson acted in his place, and in the fall of 1915 Mr. Janssen became our superintendent. In 1916 the Boy Scouts were organized under high school supervi- sion with Mr. Janssen as scout master. In the summer of 1917 our second great tragedy occurred—the death of Mr. Jackson. Mr. Jackson was a man who was well-liked by the townspeople and by the pupils, and there is no doubt that had Providence spared him to us, he would have finished admirably the work begun by Mr. Baer. In the fall of T7 Mr. Stice succeeded to the place of Mr. Jackson. Although Mr. Stice has been here only a little less than two years, still he has gained the confidence and trust of both pupils and teachers, as well as that of the townspeople, thus bidding fair to be the able and worthy successor of Mr. Baer and Mr. Jackson. During the war our high school has contributed splendidly to the support of our country. We bought over one hundred dollars worth of thrift stamps, knitted a quilt for the soldiers from bits of yarn contrib- uted by the pupils, sold red cross seals, and many other things—not to mention the work of the Boy Scouts. Just to show how our high school has progressed, in 1906 the high school course of study comprised but sixteen subjects; now it comprises twenty-seven and a half subjects, not including manual training and sewing. Besides Miss Megowen, who teaches music twice a week, and Mr. Stice, the superintendent, the faculty numbers five teachers. —Bessie Blackmore, T9. Good stuff often comes in small packages.—Mr. Stice Nine

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THE NINETEEN M. H. S. Facu LTY IH M.H.S. dra)i I tlcgoxixan Music. Belli F Unison Commercial. JFJ. Vines. Manual Training' fi 1)Sy BcSt dC Foghsh HSShce,AB; Sup? n nknxde n I. Eleven We owe much to this group