McKinley High School - Nugget Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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The trophy at our front entrance was the gift of the class of January, l9l4, Formerly it was filled to overflowing with cups won by the students of both the old and new lvlcliinley l-ligh School for their athletic and oratorical accomplish- ments, Recently just the baseball trophies have been displayed to stimulate our baseball interest, Our school is fortunate in possessing original paintings by such illustrious St, Louis artists as Oscar Berninghaus, Tom Barnett, Edmund Wuerpel, Dawson Watson, and Gisella Leffler. To the right of our front entrance is a bronze tablet in memory of the boys from lvlcliinley who gave their lives in World War l, We have a service flag honoring our boys and girls in World War ll. On the opposite wall of the entrance is a beautiful memorial plague, dedicated to the first two principals of our school, lvlr. Gilbert Morrison and Mr, William Schuyler. Although our school is older and smaller than most of the other public high schools in St, Louis, we cherish its fine traditions and the accomplishments cf its graduates. The McKinley Seal The McKinley seal was designed by Stanley l-l, Moore, an industrial arts teacher on the first faculty of lvlcliinley. Miss Anna L, Place, art teacher, assisted in the arrangement of the design, The motto, head, heart, and hand, is sym- bolic of our life here at McKinley, our education influences us in what we think, feel, and do, The monogram, lvlcK l-l S, reminds us to keep in our memories the name of our school, which fosters the de- velopment of a well-rounded personality, which can only be achieved by combining head, heart, and hand. Page Eleven

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Page Ten History of McKinley High School February l, l944, marked the fortieth anniversary of McKinley High School. It was the second high school built in St. Louis and today is the oldest public high school building in the city. The structure, designed by William B. lttner, took two years to build and cost approximately SSOQOOO. The school opened in February, l904, under the competent administration of Mr. Gilbert Morrison, principal, and Mr. William Schuyler, assistant principal, In l905 additional stories were built over the wings of the building, thus adding twelve rooms. A When Roosevelt High School was completed, McKinley was closed, and the faculty and most of the equipment was moved to the new school. ln l925 McKin- ley was reopened as an intermediate school with Mr. J. C. Edwards as principal. In January, l932, it was again made a senior high school. Successive assistant principals were Mr. Armand Miller, Mr. A. O. Kelley, Mr. H. C. Zeis, and Mr. C. l. Flemingi ln l943, upon the retirement of Mr. Edwards, Mr. Fleming became prin- cipal, and Mr. William Weld, assistant principal. The old McKinley High School publications were the Carnation and the Crimson The Carnation was the year book corresponding to the present Nugget, while the Crimson, named after the school color, corresponded to our Goldbug, The Carnation, named after President McKinley's favorite flower, first appeared in June, l905. The editors were selected by the student body. The Crimson was published for the first time in January, l9l5. lt was a weekly paper, 'and its editors, too, were elected by the students, lt is interesting that in those daysrthe pupils printed this paper on their own press, and McKinley was the first Stfl.ouis' high school to publish a weekly paper. ' ' The school annual was revived in l935 and named the Nugget, This name, the suggestion of'Miss Volkers, was chosen by student vote from a number'of suggestions from students and faculty. The name suggests gold, our school color, and it connotes arvaluable possession, A Our athletes had been named. Goldb,ugsf' by a sports writer because of their black and golduniforms. The colors, black and gold, had been chosen for our school by student vote. Goldbug also serves as the name of our fine newspaper. The cunning little goldbug lent itself to the making of a clever design and has become our official mascot. A . . X, -, - ra.. 5 .Q .'f?.f'i '5'iQ'Qi - riiimg is aw.

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S Qur Memorial Friczc y Sw q' V . l , ,. . 4 William lVlcKinley's character is truly portrayed in the mural over our audi- toriumcstage. President McKinley is seated at his desk pondering over a document concerning the situation in Cuba. l-le is listening to Law, the figure at his left, whois reading to him as he debates with himself. Justice is leaning forward to hear the argument concerning intervention. Vengeance and Fate are the figures leaving the room in despair, At the other side of the desk are the figures of lVlercy,'PeaCe, and'War, ln the 'center of the composition is the veiled figure of l-listoryi Americaimpossessions are shown on the globe in the foreground, ln the panel at the le-ft are the foreign powers watching America during Cubasstrife. Spain, in royal purple robe, is most interested, while England, Russia, and Germany also look on, The President's actions are also watched by a priest representing 'the church, ln the panel on the-right the young Cuban girl with the flag shows our new world possessions l-let long robe suggests the Spanish influence. She and the tatteregjlfluban patriots-with broken swords look at Columbia, who with her Amer- ican flag is directinQ.,.them,Vtoward,President McKinley, who was every ready to listen to the voices ,of Reason, Law, and Justice. This beautiful picture, with its soft colors so well adapted to a mural painting, was executed by ,Frederick Lincoln Stoddard. lt was presented to our school by the McKinley lvligh School Memorial 'Association at a cost of two thousand dollars Page Twelve