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sf ADMINISTRATION :f-F-M-iles OREGON CITY HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING. History of O. C. H. S. The first high school of Oregon City was situated on the present site of the Barclay Building. It was then occupying part of the Hold seminaryf' From '68 to y7O, there was just a three-year course, so the class of 1870 with its six members was the first to graduate. From the years '70 to '85 as there were not enough pupils to have a high school, subjects were given in grammar school. After 1885 the pupils taking high school subjects numbered about the same as those of the first graduating class so the three year-course, separate from the grades, began again and continued until 1890. During this time the number of pupils still continued to increase. In 1890 the present Barclay Building Was constructed and the high school occupied a part of this. At this time three years of history were compulsory. English history was not studied, only French, ancient and American history. Mathematics was then considered the most im- portant subject, so every pupil was required to take three years, including algebra, plane geometry and trigonometry. There was also a science course in which botany, chemistry, physical geography and geology were taught. Three years of this course were required and this made the subject rather elective because the students could take the three sciences they wished out of the four. They Were also allowed to choose their courses in foreign languages, taking either three years of French or three years of Latin. Then, of course, the three years of English were compulsory. This made each pupil take five subjects. After the year 1890, the course was changed to a two-year one. This was continued until 1907 when the four-year course was started. At this time new subjects were also added. hlany of these were made elective, however, there were also many more compulsory subjects than before. These were four years of English, one and one- half years of algebra, one and one-half years of geometry, one year of ancient history, one year of American history and one year of physics. Besides these every one had to take physical culture. 9
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