Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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A1'chitect's Drawing-Desmond and Lord OUR NEW SCHOOL LEGEND By Lillian Sager At long last the dreams of the citizens of Malden have been brought to reality in our new Malden High School, perhaps one of the finest in New England. The mere sight of this modern educational establishment causes us to realize how great has been the growth of the public school system in Malden since its introduction in 1665. Since its founding in 1857 the Malden High School has been situated in several different places. The first high school was a room in the Old Centre Grammar School located where Grantls department store is now. In 1859 two rooms were devoted to high school studies in the townhouse. However, inadequate facilities brought about agitation for a new meeting place. Thus in 1872 ninety-four pupils and four teachers took over the structure known to the present generation as the Manual Arts building. After the passage of twenty-four years, the increase in the number of students necessitated the opening of a new high school building. Twelve years later in 1908, this building was extended eastward more than its own length. The Manual Arts building was then moved to the site which it occupied until 1938, at which time it was razed to make way for the present new building. Crowded conditions again presented themselves and by 1928 it became neces- sary to use the Centre Grammar School as an annex. This accommodation was not satisfactory. All sophomore homerooms were located in the Annex and hundreds of students found it necessary to cross Ferry Street between periods. Besides this, the building itself was in very poor condition. Something had to be done! Time and again a new school was proposed, and each proposal met rejection by the city government. Came the year 1936 and with it the persistent clamor for a new high school. Mayor John D. Devir suggested the construction of a new building with the inten- tion of receiving a Public Works Administration fP.W.A.j grant for 45? of the cost.