Princeton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Princeton, IL)

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- L gps D Outline of Courses 1 NO'TE.4Numerals indicate units given. Sixteen units are required for graduation. A unit rep- resents the work of one recitation daily for the school year or the equivalent in laboratory other practice work. Freshman Year English ..,........ Latin .......... Gen. Biol. or Lien. Science . . . . . . .Xlgehra , ......... ENGLISH LANGUAGE Sophomore Ye English ......... Caesar ......... . World History . Plane Geom. nr Junior Year . . . 1 English .......... . . 1 . . . 1 Latin or French . . . 1 . 1 Physics ............ 1 1 Am. Hist. . 1 NOTE.-Either Physics or Chemistry may be omitted, but not both. is omitted an English ...... Gen. Biol. or Gen. Science . Algebra .... Latin ....... elective may be substituted. English ......... TVorld History . Plane G4-om. .. Latin ........... NOTE.--Girls are urged o elect Home Economics in either may be elected instead of Latin. English ..... Algebra .... or Gen. Biol. Gen. Science . Elective . . . . English ..... Algebra ...... Gen. Biol. or Gen. Science . Elective .... English ..... Gen. Science . Algebra . . . . Agronomy .. . Horticulture English .... Gen. Biology .. Algebra ...... Home EC. I . English .... General Biology .. Algebra .......... Theory 6: Sight Singing ....... . Page Twenty-three Enlrlish . ...... . . Viforld History . Com. Arith . . . Corn, Ge-ng, , . Plane Geom. . . ENGLISH-SCIENTIFIC . . . 1 English . ..,. . . . . 1 . 1 Phys. or Bot. . 1 and Zool. .. , . . 1 . . . 1 Am. Hist. ....... . . . 1 Elective ........... 1 their Junior GENERAL COMMERCIAL .. . 1 English .... . . 1 . . . 1 Accounting . . . . 1 . . 19 Arn. Hist. . . . . 1 . 19 Elective . . . . 1 . 1 . . . 1 Elective . . . ..... COMMERCIAL STENOGRAPI-IIC English ............ 1 English ....... . . 1 VVol'ld History . . . , 1 Typewrltlng . . . 1 Com. Arith . ..... 1,9 Stenography . . . 1 Jr. Bus. Training . . 1,9 Am. Hist. . . . . 1 Plane Geom. or Elective .... ....... 1 VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE English ....,.. . .,.. 1 English ............ 1 Plane Geom. Physics ............ 1 or Com. Arlth. and Jr. Bus. Training An. Hush. ..... . XVorld History . VOCATION English ......... WVorld History . Plane Georn. or Com. Arith. and Farm Mech. and. Farm Mgm. ...... 1 .. 1 Am. Hist. .. .... 1 . . . 1 . . . 1 AL HOME ECONOMICS . , . 1 English .......... . . 1 . 1 Am. Hist. .......... 1 Latin or French 1 Chem. or Physics .. 1 Jr. Bus. Training . . 1 Home Ee. II ...... 1 ENGLISH-MUSIC English ......... , . . 1 English .... . . 1 XVor ld History . . 1 Music Harmony and Appreciation . . . . 1 Appreciation . . . . . 1 -A m. Hist. . . . . .. 1 Elective ..... . 1 Elective .... . L9 Glee Pluh .. . 29 Glee Club . . . 19 1929 or Senior Year English ............ 1 Latin or French . . . 1 Elective ........ . 1,9 Civics ............ V2 Chemistry ........ . 1 If Chemistry or Physics English . . . 1 Civics .... . 1,9 Chemistry . . . . 1 Elective ..... . . . 119 or 'Senior Year.-French English .... . . 1 Adv. Acct. .. .. 1 Pom. Law . .. . Vg Economics . . V9 Civics .... . 1,9 Elective . . . 1,9 English ....... . . 1 Adv. Steno. .... . 19 Office Training . . . V2 Civics .......... . 1,9 Elective . . . 1 1,9 English ....... . . 1 Civics .......... . 1,9 Chem. or Biol .... 1 Elective ......... 1 1,9 English ............ 1 Civics ..... . ...... 1,9 Latin or French . . . 1 Elective ......... 11,9 English . . . 1 Civic . . . . 1,9 Physics .... . . 1 or Chemistry . . . 1 Elective . . . . . 1 Glee Club . . 59

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' -ii' ,-lklrv vrwr vu N W V: -J 'N i,,W4g--W,,,,,ll,.. -41'-' f Hisioru of Princeton Township Hiqh School ln the spring of 1866, the people of Princeton Township determined to have a public township high school. Accordingly, the school trustees organized the town- ship into The High School District of Princeton, and at an election held on April 23, 1866, the present site was selected and three directors were chosen to administer the affairs of the district. At this time there was no statute in Illinois authorizing the establishment of a township high school and so to give unquestionable legal sanction to the undertaking a charter was introduced in the legislature in January 1867. It was promptly passed and signed by Governor Oglesby on February 5, 1867. A few years later, the General Assembly of Illinois passed a laiw, patterned after the Princeton Charter, authoriz- ing the establishment of township high schools, and since then over two hundred such schools have been organized. Through the encouragement and co-operation of the patrons, the school has been a success from the beginning. In December, 1924, the original building was burned to the ground. Temporary quarters in City Hall, Post Office, Mission and Christian Churches were immediately arranged, and plans for a new building made. The building was completed at the cost of S400,000 and is now complete in every detail. There are several different awards offered in this high school. To the boy and girl of the senior class who shall make the best all around achievement for their entire high school course, determined by a vote of the faculty,i an annual prize of five dollars to each is given by the Mr. Hubert A. Clark Fund. Another prize offered is the five dollar cash prize given to the member of each class who shall attain the highest scholastic standing for the year. An additional five dollars is given to the person holding the highest scholastic rating in the entire school. Prizes are also offered by the Illinois Historical Society, the 'Women's Christian Temperance Union, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Prince- ton Woman's Club, and the American Chemical Society, for essays on subjects sub- mitted by them. An additional prize is given' for the best senior essay submitted during the year. From the standpoint of scholarship the school ranks among the very best. It is fully accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and 'Secondary Schools, and our graduates are admitted without examination to all the western universities and colleges, while the school has been placed on the accredited list of most of the eastern colleges. But while it is a preparatory school for the college and university, the chief aim is to give the best possible training to the pupil, whether he intends to go to col- lege or not. In addition to college preparatory studies, courses are offered in all the commercial branches, domestic science, agriculture, music, drawing, and physical training. Under certain restrictions, a pupil may select just such studies as he may wish to pursue. The outline of courses follows. An outstanding factor is that four years of English are required for graduation. I 9 29 Page Twenty-two

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