Princeton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Princeton, IL)

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S7716 Centennial Snger 1838-IQ38 GQVERNMENT hfayor Floyd Avery, promi- nent business man, guides the City Council in its delib- erations, lem handled by the city is that of sewage disposal. A modern plant just west of the city is adequate for this purpose. Other assets of Princeton which are under the Since its incorporation as a city Princeton has had sixteen mayors. They are justice Stevens, Robert R. Gibbons, A. H. Thompson, D, E. Munger, R. M. Skinner, C. A. Palmer, Wrltts A. johnson, james K. Hopkins, Guy A. Bryant, M. Ennes, R. L. Russell, L. M. Eckert, Charles F. Anderson, T. P. Gunning, Claude Brown and Floyd Avery. In Civic services the government of Princeton has been unusually beneficial. The water supply, always a problem of city government, was solved by the erection of a city water works in 1890 as a result of the activity of D. Munger and C. McManis. From time to time new wells were added and during the administration of Dr. T. P. Gunning a purifying and softening plant improved the water supply. A second public utility was provided with the purchase of a privately owned electric light plant in 1900 while Dr. C. A. Palmer was mayor. The light plant has been a profitable enterprise although as late as 1907 it was offered for sale because of unprofitableness. When no one offer- ed to buy the city council decided to improve it and with the moving of the plant to its present location business picked up. It has made one of the best street lighting systems in the state. A third civic prob- Hospital, The Matson Public Library and the Old Ladies Home. The county Court House and lied- eral Post Qffice do their bit in beautifying the city as well as making more effective government control of the city include the Perry Memorial Scfvifes- N e w c st building in Princeton is the lovely Court House. Situated in the midst of Court House Square it adds its beauty to that of the elms which surround it. !

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Cid ,CT e Cientenniaf .Jiger 1858-IQ58 BOOK ONE A, -4 sf ' an r 4 iran can I Patterned after the ancient Greek Temple is Princcton's City Hall. Here meets the City Council to de- cree ordinzinccs for the government of the City. HE 17th of March marked the centennial of Princeton's incorporation as a town. On that day in 1838 twenty voters cast their ballots for its in- corporation. The twenty were Andrew F. Smith, Stephen Wilson, William H. Wells, Noah Wis- woll, Cyrus Langworthy, john Long, Robert C. Masters, Samuel Triplett, john Walter, Butler Dunham, john Vaughan, Oliver Boyle, E. H. Phelps, joseph Smith, Robert Stewart, john H. Bryant, justin M. Olds, Thomas Elston, and Robert Templeton. The first step toward establishing a local gov- ernment had been taken in 1832 when a land sur- vey was completed by B. M. Hayes. A plot was made and its subdivisions recorded by Warren Hooper, Recorder of Putnam County of which Bureau County was then a part. As early as 1831 a postmaster had been appointed and the village was known as Greenfield. This name was not sat- isfactory to all concerned so three names were placed in a hat and the one drawn out was Prince- ton. All of this plus the coming of additional settlers made possible the incorporation of the town of Princeton. Shortly after this Princeton be- came the county seat of the newly organized Bureau County. From 1838 until 1884 Princeton remained a vil- lage governed by a Board of Trustees or Town Council. Many problems of government arose dur- ing this period. Among these was the laying out of street sand side walks, the control of the sale of in- toxicating beverages, the graveling and sprinkling of streets, protection of property from fire haz- ards, and the problems arising with the Civil War. A word should be said about the fire department. In 1859 the construction of five cisterns to hold rain water for fighting fires was completed and two years later an improved bucket was adoptedg a far cry from the department of today. Other interesting items include petitions to the govern- ment asking that horses be hitched to posts rather than trees and that cows be kept in at night. In 1884 an election was held to incorporate Princeton as a city. Over four hundred votes were cast in favor of incorporation and about three hun- dred votes were cast in favor of incorporation and about one hundred against. The aldermanic system of government, the only form used at that time, was adopted and the first election was held on April 15, 1884. justice Stevens was elected as mayor. This form of government was in effect un- til the adoption of the commission form in 1915.

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C Ci .Jlze Centennial ,tiger 1838-1958 l Mr. Bryant Miss Uthoff Dr. Flint THE Board of Educationfjust what do these words mean to you? Merely five people who make rules and restrictions upon usAOr five loyal citizens who give freely of their time and energy that we may have the best in educationf-We vote for the later for our Board Members do give their time and energy to keep the standards of the school high-But some one says 'lThey get paid for itf'fYet that is where you are mistaken-A They get no financial pay but they get the reward that comes from service well givenfAnd more for they get the satisfaction of helping youth fit itself for future leadership in the community. Who are these board members-We present them to youfMr. Guy Bryant a graduate from the school with the class of 1886-relative of William Cullen Bryant for whom our athletic field Board p of Education Mr. Skinner Mr. Pamp is namedfa well known nurseryman to whom we owe much of the beauty of our campus. Newest member!-Miss Mary L. Uthoff only member of the fair sexaalso a graduate of the school with the class of 'O24piloter of children through the intricacies of math and history in the Princeton Lincoln School-then in the wider serv- ice of County Superintendent of Schools for Bureau County. Member longest in time of servicefDr. O. Flint whose service began in 1911. A graduate ot the class of '88fbeloved physician who has brought many of us into the wrold and has seen us through mumps, measles and other diseases of childhoodfnow interested in the training of our minds as well as in the health of our bodies. Youngest member on the boardMMr. john Skinner graduate of the class of 1904fSecretary of the Board-Keeps out of mischief by seeing that bills are paid, teachers given their salaries, and all the other miscellaneous duties that befall a secretaryfsells insurance as a side line. Last but not least Mr. David Pamp-not a graduate of the school but nevertheless a loyal supporter of all school doingsfby profession one of the well known business men of Main Street. To these public spirited citizens we say, Thank You. Admired by teachers and pupils alike is our principal, Mr. Shaffer. He came to Princeton in 1920 and served for two years as instructor in Science. Then for two years he was in Oak Park and returned to us to serve as our Principal. Besides administrating the affairs of the school he finds time to in- troduce the Seniors to the intracacies of psychology, do numerous things in the community, and take part in the educational meetings of the state and national organizations. Mr. Shaffer Miss Ashdown, our Dean of Girls, may be small of stature but is large in friendship and interest in the students of the school. When not busy with the duties of Dean she propounds the value of z, y, z to the Freshmen or leads the Sophomores through the Pythagorean theorem, or takes the upper classmen through the labyrinth of advanced algebra and solid geometry. Miss Ashdown