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Manuals First Principal Mr. VV. N. Brown CDeceasedl The Silver Crown tThe History of Max-iual's Twenty-Five Yeursl Through a silver mist of happy years, As in a crystal sphere we gaze And turn it five and twenty times, The joys and triumphs, sorrow, lossy The well-earned victories, outstanding, fineg The daily common tasks well done, The coming and the going of the youth Whose lives write historyy The changes and the passing of the faithful Crowned only with their hard-won laurelsg These, and a thousand other visions Pass in majestic silence, Meaningful, potential, grand. ln the silver dawn-light of her early days, A beginning with no background kind, No traditionsg all new, with all to win, Manual, with name and history to make, Came into existence crude and formless, To build her way to public recognition. A firm but loving hand upon the helm Steered wisely, and yet learlesslyg And when his hand grew weary, His fellow-workers stood all ready to uphold it. Good will was born, and joy of work, Cooperation true, companionship, The spirit of high loyalty and faith, Of accomplishment for one and all, Of generous sharing in both sun and storm, Of love for school, for home and country, The spirit forged from the pure silver Of never-failing courage and the will to do This, incarnate, has filled her halls oerflowing. Not money, nor preferrnent, nor worldly standards Have built this school, but worth and work, True brotherhood, and ideals high Have been her inspiration, and never Have they failed to take material new And mold it into form and shape Both fair and useful. And when the helrnsman took his hand From off the wheel, another ready stood , 'With strong grasp to steer a broader course Out into wider paths, and new-charted seas. From out her walls a modest stream of silver Has flowed forth to mingle with the stream of life, And, by its purity and strength, Has formed an alloy with the world, So durable that neither wear nor time Can destroy, nor move it from its place. Her silver cords bind interests, friendships, Purposes, into one, and that alone for good. Some hair has silvered in her service Given with the joy of giving all, And now the silver mist grows clearer Revealing the five and twenty circles Bound together in a perfect whole, Such perfection as only love and service mold. Manual, with a silver crown of years, Grows brighter with the golden promise Of the years to come. ---EDNA L. EARNEST. i934 THE MIRROR Pagell
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Our School - 1989 Our Twenty-fifth Anniversary I-IE 1934 MIRROR would be incomplete without a brief resume of this grand old institution, which for a quarter of a century has held within its walls the hopes and aspirations of thousands of Peoria's noblest young men and women. After several years of planning, the Board of School Inspectors of Peoria, with Mr. D. S. Long as president of the Board, opened Manual Training High School, September, l909, with an enrollment of 158 students. The faculty con- sisted of W. N. Brown, principal Cdeceasedl and twelve instructors: Frank W. Bennett Cdeceasedl, Clara E. Barclay, E. B. Couch, W. W. Gorsline, I. A. Graff, E. C. Keeler, Anna A. Kellogg, Minnie M. Peterson, Elizabeth Persinger, Edna L. Earnest, David C. Hilling. The last two have the honor of still holding their positions. X The rapid growth of the new school indicated its popularity. It soon occu- pied a place second to none in its scholastic, athletic, and social activities. One of the early outstanding athletic events occurred in l9l3, when Manual lost the State Championship Basketball title by a score of 37-36 to Galesburg. The crowning athletic event of Manual's history was the winning of the State Championship Basketball title at Champaign in l93O. The year l922 opened as usual, but Mr. Brown resigned on September 30, and W. G. Russell was appointed to fill the vacancy. Mr. Brown was a school- man of rare ability in guiding young people. ln his passing Manual lost a true friend and wise counselor. The school has marched steadily forward under the splendid leadership of Mr. Russell, who soon made a place for himself among the student body, faculty, and community. Many of Manual's graduates have become famous in their chosen voca- tions, notably Louis Skidmore, who was head designer for the World's Fair Buildings in l933g Revere Wistehuff, a famous artist, and many others who are specialists in the field of education, medicine, law, art, and business. We regret that space will not permit due recognition to many faculty mem- bers, students and School Board members whose untiring efforts have made Manual's success possible. Peoria has been fortunate also in having had three school superintendents during the past twenty-five years, viz., Gerald T. Smith, Uncle Al Beasley Cdeceasedl, and E. C. Fisher, each of whom had no small part in Manual's progress. eDAVID C. HILLING. IQ34 TI-IE MIRROR Page l2
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