Malden High School - Maldonian Yearbook (Malden, MA)

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Www. THE ADDITION to the original brick building which was constructed in 1907, was planned to accommodate 1050 pupils. nual Training work, the truant ofticer's and superintend- s ottice, until 1939, when it was razed to make room our present new building. By 1910, most of the courses were increasing, espe- ly the Drawing and Manual Training Departments. Greek . the only subject suffering a decline. Mr. Henry A. vey, the superintendent, made the offer that if ten COOKING ROOM, located in the basement of the brick building of , was not a laboratory of electrical gadgets as it is today. However, gas stoves certainly could produce some palate-pleasing delicacies! pupils were interested in a Greek course, he would continue to include it in the curriculum. Only nine pupils presented themselves, and Greek was lost to Malden for the absence of one student. Mr, Lee's policy was to have as many teachers as possible work with the students in extra-curricula activities. Throughout the years, various clubs had come into existence - debating, dramatic, music, French, German, THE CHEMISTRY LABORATORY, which bears a strong resemblance to the one used today, was on the third floor. Here, students toiled over experi- ments similar to those performed by our present Malden High chemists .

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SCHOOLMARMS AND SCHOOLMASTERS of 1899 are shown here with Mr, Charles H. Daniels, Superintendent of Schools, on the left. Mr. John W. Hutchins, the Principal for whom our National Honor Society is named, is seated on the right. However, the Building Committee seemed to have been too economical and not far-sighted enough in the construc- tion of the new high school. Within six years, the enrollment had grown to 552, and again, rooms in the old high school were used to care for the overflow of students. Mr. John W. Hutchins, an efficient organizer, who was principal in the year l902, suggested that the old High School building be placed on smaller lot near at hand and the present high school building be extended . . . over the old High School lot , . . . It wasn't until the spri of 1907, however, that Mr, Hutchins' suggestion was act upon. At that time, the eastern one-third of the brick bui ing was torn down, and in its place, the center ofthe n building, containing an assembly hall, library on the seco floor, and a chemical laboratory on the third floor, vt constructed. Even today, at close range, it is possible see where the two brick buildings were connected. The c high school was moved back on the lot and was used 1 THE FIRST BRICK BUILDING was erected in 1896 on the corner of Ferry and Salem Streets. Today, it houses various ottices of the School Department on the first floor. I4

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-as Wm THE TYPEWRITERS click busily in Miss Rut Tucker's class. Although these machines are a tc cry from the pink and silver streamlined portable ot today, they did serve their purpose in 1922 rm 2 X -1. . sail' English, Latin - even at one time, a mandolin club fo those romantic young swains who wished to serenade thel lady loves. In 1912, during Mr. Arthur Lee's principalship, th system ot semi-annual promotions was instituted. The fir: class of iunior high pupils entered the high school i January, 1912, and graduated three years later in January 1915. This system survived for twenty-two years, when was found that its disadvantages greatly outweighed it good points, and the system of yearly graduations wo revived. At this time, the Commercial Department was rapidl advancing and growing. An employment bureau was esta lished to help the students obtain positions after graduatio and to aid them in securing part-time iobs during high schoo The year 1916 seemed to have been one of literar STRIKES AND SPARES were familiar terms to the senior members of the Malden High School Bowling Team, who stand on the school steps in 1922. THE FIRST MALDEN HIGH SCHOOL RIFLE TEAM was formed in the year 1926. These boys, shown with Carl Pop Taylor, who is still our rit1e team coach, were the predecessors of the excellent riftemen of today. 16 initiative, tor the first school paper, The Blue and Gold came out in 1916, as a monthly publication eight tim in the school year. A later development was The Maldo ian , published by the graduating class of 1919. This wa a folder of several sheets with illustrations devoted to th doings of graduates. A-its BOYS' WEEK - MAY, 1926 saw these outstanding high school boys i city officials of Malden. Among them are George Lodgen, now a lawyi and School Committee member, and Charles O. Wettergreen, a Maldd High teacher.