Princeton High School - Tiger Yearbook (Princeton, IL)

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glze Clentermial ,finger 1858-1958 V One of the first homes built within the present city limits was the cabin of john Howard Bryant, brother of the poet, Willianl Cullen Bryant. Mr. Bryant, with his mother and brothers, was one of the early settlers. Always looking to the future of Princeton, he was one of those who made possible the Princeton Township High School. CONTENTS BOOK ONE . . GOVERNMENT BOOK TWO . .... SCHOOLS BOOK TIIREE . . ORGANIZATIONS BOOK EOUR . . RECREATION Darius Miller, one of Princeton's famous sons, is memorialized by a monument in the park near the railway which bears his name. This spot is appropriately chosen since for many years Mr. Miller was president of the C. B. 8: Q.

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,C-Eze Centennial! .Egger 1858-1958 THE STAFF EDI'I'oRIAL STAFF- C0-Edilorf .,A... Carolyn McManis, Gene Connolly Afhlefirir .......,.,,,,,,,.. joe Heitz, Clifford Hayden Ozgfzlzizafiozzi' ....,. Robert Simon, Jeanne Kasbeer Calemfar .77.7,..,,,,.... Jean Springer, Jeanette Dahl Iieaffffw' .,7,,, ,,,,,,.,,,r,,,,,,,,.r,.,... l da lane Brooks BUSINIQSS STAFF7 Swzmrs .....,.,...,,,,. james Tedrow, Martha Zearing. .Bendy Nathan, Marjorie Thomas, Ellen Freeman, Katherine Bryant. fllliffllil' ,,..,,,,..,,,....... Wancla Berry, George Bruce PHOTIXQRAPHY STAFF- A Donald Roberts, Donald Flohr, Eileen Russman, Gwendolyn Pierson. TYPIs'rS- Loretta Brown, llelen Noren. The welfare of its elderly people, its children, and its sick is always a problem con, fronting a progressive community. Along these lines Princeton has not been amiss. Located on Park Avenue East is the so-called Old Ladies Home!-a place where elderly ladies find a home when for some reason their own home has been broken up. Here the twilight years of their lives may be spent in the knowledge that they will not lack that which makes life comfortable. At the opposite end of the city on Elm Place is the Covenant Children's Home. Supported by those of the Mission Covenant faith it provides a fit home for children and youth who otherwise would have no home to care for them. Again on Park Avenue East is the julia Rackley Perry Memorial Hospital, made possible by the generous gift of Mrs. Perry. Well equipped and well staffed it offers the best of medical care not only to Princetonians but also to many in the neighboring communities. ,

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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.