Springfield Trade High School - Beaver Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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THE TRADE BEAVER Principal Mr. George A. Burridge In all fields of endeavor progress is recorded by what is frequently called “Mile- stones,” in other words, by certain outstanding events. The Trade School has to its credit numerous mile-stones. Its humble beginning in 1909 was uneventful. In a sense it had no home, being housed here and there in different school buildings wherever there was a room available. The top floor of a factory building on Taylor Street was its first home in 1911. Then came the Pynchon Street building where it was housed from 1914 to 1921. Each time it was moved, the curriculum was expanded to meet growing demands for specialized education. The consolidation of the Trade School and the Continuation School in, 1934, was to mark an epoch in the life of the school, for, as a result of this consolidation, trade courses for girls were organized. Today the school has an enrollment of 950 boys and girls, but there are many others who are being denied admission because of the limited facilities, however their appeals have not gone unheeded because our school is again approaching a truly sig- nificant mile-stone, undoubtedly the greatest in its history. When it opens its doors for the fall term September 4th, 1940, it will be housed in the finest Trade School building in New England where ultimately 2000 boys and girls will be accommodated. The students and the faculty of the Trade School are indeed grateful to the citi- zens of Springfield for the beautiful, spacious building which has been erected on upper State Street.