Shelbyville High School - Squib Yearbook (Shelbyville, IN)

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Shelby progresses from By John Kemper Students entering Shelby High in 1968 ioin a proud procession one hun- dred years in length. lt was 1868 when high school instruction first became a part of Shelbyville's schools. That high school occupied one room of the seminary that stood at the present site of Maior School. Three terms of six months each were required to complete the course. The curriculum included rhetoric, physiology, Trigonometry, ge- ology, and Latin. The program for the first Shelby- ville High School commencement listed six graduates. Receiving a diploma in the class of '72 was Charles Major, author of When Knighthood was in Flower, Bears of Blue River, and Dorothy Vernon of Hodden Hall. In 1876 the young high school added zoology, drawing, philosophy, Below-These girls were members of the girls' basketball team in 1909. Marie Stafford, for- ward, Hazel Amick, forward, Myra Hester, center, Florence Campbell, guard, Marie Coleman, guard. The girls had a victorious season but found few opposing teams. astronomy, and bookkeeping. Forty pupils enrolled that fall, and one teacher devoted his entire time to the high school. He was assisted by the grade school teachers. The term be- came eight months long and a pupil could complete every subject offered in three years. Today that familiar building at the corner of Broadway and Tompkins houses the school administration of- fices. In 1894 it was the new high school, built at a cost of S16,500. Three faculty members taught one hundred pupils for the four years. The class of 1909 boasted forty-three graduates. ln this group was John W. Hill who pioneered in public relations and founded Hill And Knowlton, the world's largest public relations firm. Right-This was the seminary which housed the one-room high school that Charles Maior attended. Note the old fashioned bicycles parked around the doorway. This picture is from Picturesque Shelby- ville, printed in 1902. One l'0Ol'l1 l'O Cl M E.