Shipman High School - Shipmate Yearbook (Shipman, IL)

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1 V' I 'Q , V -1. 'P is , , 95.9 HISTORY OF OUR SCHOOL Sh1pman High School first began as a three year school in 1880 Miss Coffeen was principal the first who 1S still alive graduated in 1883 In those days, the h1gh school and grade school were in the same bu1ld1ng It was a two story, frame building wlth the e1ghth grade and hlgh school downstairs The remalnder of the grade school was upstairs The pr1nc1pal's office was downstairs, Th1s school bu11d1ng was located on what is now a vacant lot, across from the present Methodlst Church Between 1883 and 1898, James McClure, R L Barnstable, and R E Selby were pr1ncipals at our h1gh school Shipman High School was moved to a dlfferent and new building 1n the school season of 1918 19 It was a two story bT1Ck building with a very lhrge basement, and the fourth year of high was added The hlgh schools and grade school were st11l con solidated, however It is a very large buildlng, and the grade school still carrles on its work there In 1938 the high school and grade school were sep- arated, and our high school was moved to the present bulldlng The new bu1lding,a one story brick build ing was dedicated to the youth of the communlty in 193 It has a very nice auditorium and basement The aud1torium is used for many thlngs, including a gymnasium There are four regular school rooms, be sides an office, library and stage, The currlculum has been enlarged to meet the needs of the students In 1938 a new commercial course consisting of t ping bookkeeping, and shorthand was added. In 19 chemistry course was added. We are all very proud of the progressive spirit and the high ideals and standards maintained by our school throughout the years. 1898 1900 1900-1901 O1 902 905 0 90 l 1902 1905 1906 1908 1910 1916 1917 SUEEBINTENQENQS Mr Bittner Tucker Jarrett Truman Snell Margaret Murphy Mr G1berson Oren Scaggs Albert Browns D E Stoeckel W F Thyer 1 kk- I 'I' fl 1917 1918 1918 1919 1919 1921 1929 1929 1936 1941 1993 1921 1929 1929 1936 1937 1 'v Eliz, Maefield V M Jacoby E C Coatney Emma Jones J H Ketring D A Thomas Albert Haines Walter Milone Bam H Beck ' f'7 9 I'0'I' 'I IP!! K f' . Q .- 'J'-4 x gg A ,. -'B I. glayf f '91 f 01 fl 2-effildf f f fix WT ?AA1h'W?zQ ,ff QQ, 'Q if three school seasons C1880-837. The first graduate KE - 9 ' 1 Q' . . . ' if 31 . . ,E ,Q . ,, . ' ' . f' ,E o 0 . l 1 rl . - V fi 1, I . . 1' ' se f , Q4 . L, 9 7- , , - la 11 - Qi 1 ' . ,V f it a if I 1, I Il I f if f'i X0 ,, 1 ll' X ' ' : , , 15 . ,1 9 ' 0 0 ' ' - . ' 44 , o o Q 5' 6- - . . 1 I 9 8- - . 3' 9 4 l91O-1915 Henry Heyen 1937-1941 B. E. Smith Q' 9 f ' '9 5' o 1 ' l9l6- . . -19 . M ' ' I 5 go u. --- I A n il ,,1' ' AV .I ' I ' '