Palmer High School - Terror Trail Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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iililnbern Sgdjunl illlustrates Rrngress dBi Qilnlnrahu bprtngs The first permanent Colorado Springs school building, located at the corners of Biiou Street and Cascade Avenue, was built in January, l875. lt was in this little school that the first graduating class of five spent their high school years. Fire struck the building on the night of January l3, l89O, and destroyed the school which was the pride of the residents of Colorado Springs. Some, however, didn't have the heartfelt concern for the building, for it was thought that it was old fashioned, and there was a suspicion that its walls were unsafe. This event left the students without a place to hold classes, but for a while sessions were held at the Congregational Church on East Biiou Street. Since classes couldn't always be held at the church, it was inevitable that a new school be built to accommodate the increasing number of students. Thus, in February, l890, the northwest corner of Platte Avenue and Weber Street was purchased for the sum of S20,000. The new high school which was built to replace the destroyed one, was open for classes in January, l893. As Colorado Springs grew in prominence and population, it was soon noticeable that an addition of rooms would have to be made on the high U school building, The issue was put to an election by the f ' townspeople, and in l9l3, it was voted that two ' additional buildings be erected for the high school. Construction of the buildings b e g a n almost immediately. I D u ri n g the following P years hundreds of A ' K' passed through the doors of this fine school. By the end of the l930's again there was a growing need for a new building. Reluctantly the old building was torn down, but it was not forgotten by those who had fond memories of school life in its halls. The new building, facing General Palmer's statue on Nevada Avenue, was started in May of i939 and completed in May of l94O. May 26, 1940, the new C.S.H.S. was open to the public, and for a whole week visitors swarmed around the campus. As we all know, the high school building is one of the most beautiful and most modern in the entire state. The T953-54 en- rollment was over 1600. In future years, an even larger student body is expected, as the con- struction of the four room addi- tion so well illustrates. graduates 3