Murphysboro High School - Crimson and Corn Yearbook (Murphysboro, IL)

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1950 Crimson and Corn - Table of Contents 2 1011 1031 it 1010101020101021lic114D11111111l1uin11mioi11ioZoZ4li HISTORICAL SKETCH ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY SENIORS UNDER-CLASSMEN SPORTS ACTIVITIES HOMECOMING ADVERTISING M. T. H. S. HERALD l1n11ri1x1o1111v1 ini 11211: 1 Z 2 1 1 1 1 111 1 1 31 111: Page Six

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1950 Crimson and Corn - Dedication A half-century ago the townspeople voted into our community a new high school. The school was dedicated to guide and instruct the students who would enter her portals then and in the future. The school has not failed in this manifest duty. Her constant progress in all respects is truly character- istic of the great men and women who found- ed her. The school commands a place in the hearts of all alumni. We, the staff, are honored to have the privilege of dedicating this annual to our first half-century of progress: progress that was brought about by the students and administrators of the past. Not merely with words do we dedicate this book, but with a deep, sincere feeling in our hearts and a devotion to our schoo1's honored tradition. The following pages are hereby dedicated to an account of th-is progress. And so we dedicate .... 1sic1014111vicxioioilbilrinicxinrloioirrixri ni 1101010101 sic1410101031riricsiriclclitimvizxiflcrisnixlcxicsisiniririetavd Page Five

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1950 Crimson and Cora - Historical Skctclz of M. T. H. pt-1o1u1ugo2o1o3-ngt'14'init11-iinioioioioxtvinrioinittitnitvit'11'11xioioioioioioioioq HISTORICAL SKETCH Our building, as it appears today, was not always the beautiful, two-story, buff-colored brick Town- ship lligh School. ln the beginning M. T. H. S. was only a dream in one man's heart. He could toresee the value to the entire township of having a high school. Its influence would extend not only to the students but also, through them. to their parents and neighbors. So this man, Ellis ll, Rogers, formerly a superintendent, of Murphysboro City Schools, began with patient et't'ort to sell his idea to the leading citizens of Olll' city. lle pointed out the advantage of having a school t'or the high school pupils only, who then were forced to attend school with grade school pupils. ln a new building the students could conduct their activities, sports, plays. etc., with no fear of disturbing the grade school pupils. Ltlr. Rogers pointed out to citizens the advantage of an auditorium for their plays and graduations. lle reminded them ot' the first formal graduation in 1800. There was only one pupil i11 this class and she was determined to have a formal graduation. This necessitated a special meeting of the board ot' education to approve the plan to appropriate five dollars to rent a hall for the graduation. The first thing to be accomplished. through the persistent efforts of lllr. Rogers, was a general election held at the court house on Saturday, April 14, 1900. for the purpose of voting for or against a proposition to establish a township high school. The p1'oposition carried. The second accomplishment was the election of the first hoard ot' education for a township high school. The third step toward the accomplishment of the goal set by lllr. Rogers was an election to vote for or against a proposition to issue bonds to the amount of 5l422,000 for the erection and equipment ot' a suitable building. The bond issue was voted on and carried. A tract ot' three and onerhalt' acres of ground, located in the Clarke and Logan addition to the city of Murphysboro, belonging to Tom Logan, and adjoining Logan Park, was chosen as the site for the building. In 19210 the State ot' Illinois selected this campus as the appropriate spot for the location ot' the .lohn A. Logan memorial. The plans for the building were prepared by .Xlr. .l. IJ. Drake ot' Alurphysboro, The contract for the erection ot' the building was awarded to Messrs. Russell, Drake and Vo. January 11, 1901, who immediately began the work of construction. The t'irst building was erected in the center of a huge campus. llere, in the midst of this large tract ot land. the new building seemed a lonesome object. The townspeople wondered why a big new school was being built way out in the country. M. T. H. S. 1900 ..--M ,..11it111v1.12-,102-,Soi-lztlzt.101-,xt11-izoioi-nxt-1 -gogoitqt1101-,103,init-xoxo:-'ini--Q 'Tlzc old orrlcr frlzaugetlt . . . Page Seven