Streator Township High School - Hardscrabble Yearbook (Streator, IL)

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'ssl La? Q X, -em? - 'dv -MLW' AWN .. N 11oMxt QP' ,f 65 lf N QQ 1' 1, 'td 'M T 'M' R:-51 'L -WF +-gg... yr' .wggy,,'P rg iw 552'- rsf P' NN 1 5 'U'?5t-k'1 53 557 - ming' ,ms STREATOR TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL 18821902 Respected Frlend You are cordlally 1nv1ted to be present at the Dedlcatlon of the New Hlgh School Bulldlng Frlday afternoon and evenlng September lst 1882 PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES AFTERNOON MUSIC Atklnns 4th Regt Band Prayer Rex J W Haney Address Plesentatlon Colonel Ralph Plumb Address Acceptatlon Dr Edwln Evans Mus1c Dedlcatory Address Governor Shelby M Cullom MUSIC EVENINC' MUSIC Prayer Rex W H Penhallagon Address Prof R Wllllams Countx Superlntendent MUSIC Hlgh School Remlmscences Mlss Sadle Atherton Address Rex J H Shay MUSIC Dedlcatorx Poem R A Haste MUSIC R A Haste Prm Ldxxm Exans Presldent Trustees -kboxe ls the program sent to the cxtlzens of Stxe-'atm announclng the dedlcatlon of the nexx school Thu bulldlng tontamlng an assemblx hall and ten Claws looms housed the students COlTlfOlt3blW untll about 1900 At thls time an addltlon xxas started xx hlth xxas completed ln 1902 Pave Flex en ' . -.,f?'l---- 2,545 X V' Yr, ,. ' I, . Q, , . rg . . I Eg we - tcaefehe .fagvs se . , 94,1 1 if v, A -5 - Y lift-5 Q-J - . L U 1Q,' ' A fffft ' O t'1- U S-'R I , - 1 L'-.4 f i Q 4 Y' 9-Ll-A -ig .,x,': ., r :JPL i, is-l ff-tiff' . ,1'-f:3'- 1 - ,.w1s1f? fi, , v- fig ' ' 1 27 f- Y -ig A -A J f Q ' fi .- 1 M' .tg - 1.2! 6 kg , H - 1 1 - H ,gg ,L ? H -ig,.,f1,:1-q A fs.. 8 is ' J , -.ref-We M-rsi,,n.W,ffa as-- - ref! fee gh A xfwttfufaf, I -A 25 1 'NM 1 'fx 1, A 2 tt . 1 l P ll Q V F 'l ' - . 'L ,sf if 5' 'i-on A' 1' 4 -Is.-5 f' 2 v 1 4- 3 ,g -' ' f-df-, 1 f sit, - 1 :if Lang? jg . I .Y JH' ,'i,:i,3T:'?g-r 7,717-:QL ,,j'AQ1,. W 1' ., '.. z .- 1- ' ' I1 ' 'H ., ', -'V,','- J adam' 'nm-de, tw ,S f fe-, 2 ' 5 ee -n.-4 v. Q,- N ' -' '11, f '. -1, r ff- lf: .Mi ., ' if 4 ' :Nil '. ' 25' ' , ,g,.'-,,f?,'x,--'7.Jf-tif: L I f 5 - .fr ' ,ur '-',,-,,-,'f,. 'A - 'i 9 V 1 'fwfwiji 'J wil-We. Qlszrfh f-J iilagligfllglif -. All 1 1 , 3 4 r- -44-A ,ww gg. 1: In V! ,fi ,, . 759,15 fx,-435. 2,1 I ' , 1, H' .V :?,:j,'-V' fam In .gym vii:-.ff?'?'ff.. lf? - ' I A , If -Y en- ,L gg. ., EL, , W55: 7' '- ...lb , , 1 -.' :tsftff Wig I ,hifi W v sv O., -f bi-ff? ,. 5-STS:- V, 1 :'IF5,.1':5 fait' ' 'P J -. . . V , ,. E . ' i n i t: Lx P 'L 'T ' 'J ' . -: -- F-4' ,nu ,.'g1'11 ' , M. . . v- . '- , 414- . S A at .1 to El 1jn.'1f.v - . 'G-im g ,A 'i.1.-'q51??. -'i ' A-'ww-4-'X ' , -W 'f' . f- -fu, .,ffA.,'...,I, A . J, .I . , .,s..42'-' r'fSf1'++w9-f-- 1 v gqw., .fre ,rg 253: A .. ii W H I -5: .- - 1. .V , . Y 7 Y ' . . V, V yn T A. A Y....Y,,,, .. Vfrf.. . ...,,..,,................,,..... .1. 1 Y . ' - Y r 7 ,.....,,................................, 4 n K , YY r x ....-.--------------,.------ - -A---- - --------- --.-..----.. .------VV--- 4---- ..---- ---- - - V n a n C v L uv ........, YYY. . Y..... . U.. YV..Y. .......... .............. . -...'..., .,.,. . . . . , 4 S . I 1 v' vf w' . , . . . . , . A v '- 1 1 h ' ' 1 1 L a 4. ' '

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VICE? Colonel Ralph Plumb Every Clty has great men 1n 1ts history Upon the pages of the hlstoly of Streator the name of Colonel Ralph Plumb stands out as the founder of the c1ty 1ts first mayor 1ts most levered cltlzen and greatest benefactor Comlng to Streator at the close of the C1V1l War 1n whlch he served contlnuously on the staff of General Garfield he proceeded to lay the foundatlons of our c1ty and to g1ve encouragement to all enterprlses whlch would promote 1tS development Reahzmg that higher educatlon was a necessary requ1s1te for the future growth of the commumty he donated the site and financed the con struction of the orlglnal hlgh school The opera house was made pos slble by h1m and through his lnfluence and efforts our pubhc park was obtalned The Carnegle Llbrary was secured purely through h1s personal sol1c1tat1on At h1S last pubhc appearance at the dedlcatlon of thls beautl ful bulldmg he remarked I have been blessed wxth large opportunxtles and I have enioyed many experiences I have taken note of the pleasures of l1fe and I g1V8 It as my most Valld my most certam testlmonv that there IS no Joy 1n llfe llke the 1oy of g1v1ng No lnvestment jl6ldS hke an mvestment 1n men There IS no work that pays as xx ell as helplng people to help themselves Colonel Plumb died on Aprll 8 1903 at the age of elghty seven yeals A life of servlce and generos1ty ended the lnfluence of Wh1Ch has been of lastmg benefit to the youth of qtreator P ge Ten Yi XX 'K J f ' 1 f'o,wf 14,1258 .. AFIFIIF F rv N 1 , B, a Q El A 1 T El 11 ' - l 1 - . , g V f. , , ' . . i U ' . Je 1 , , , I fill, yr 1 ,fa5i gi, p 4 ' -. 1 . I 'A r l ', l ' I ll V l U l l . ll l l l , y, 1 s u K ? 7 , ' 7 ., - ! , : H . . . . Y n ' . , ' .rs . . , , . l - Q n , , , . Y L n

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xgw Nj. K' A 1 STREATOR TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL IQO2 1923 Qtudents enroll1ng 1n the fall of 1902 found adequate room for new act1v1t1es A large assembly hall well equlpped sclence laboratorles lec ture room and several class rooms made up the new add1t1on The cur r1culum was enlarged cooklng and manual tralnmg classes belng formed at th1s tlme and the school was placed on the accredlted l1st of colleges and un1vers1t1es In 1917 howexer the enrollment hax mg steadlly lncreased It was necessary to find more room so the house across the street was purchased converted lnto class rooms and was known as the Annex These quarters were soon filled to overflowlng so ln 1921 after heated dlscusslon the bonds were woted for the constructlon of a new school In May 1923 the ground was nrst bloken and constructlon started The orlglnal bulldlng was dlsmantled and for the next two years classes convened in the Annex and the addltlon of 1902 Dlflicultles arose and constructlon proceeded slowly Qometlmes It seemed as lf the bulldmg would never be completed but ln September of thls year over SIX hundred students attended classes ln our beautxful new school and on November 16 lt was dedlcated wlth flttlng ex 91 C1395 The class of 1926 has had the benefit of one year 1n the completed school durlng whlch tlme lt has been able to uphold the standards set by precedmg classes and to advance lll manv llnes Wxth our graduatlon approxlmately elghteen hundred students w1ll haxe recelv ed dlplomas from our school Almost ex e1v professmn clalms the gladuates The practlce of med1c1ne dentlstry and law the drama muslc and art the mlnlstry government SGFVICG farmmg teachmg buslness manufacturlng IH all these our graduates ale successful and they mav be found 1n almost all of the states of the umon and many forelgn countrles VT fx ,, !,f ' 1 L . . . 7 7 . . . - ' v s 1 1 Y l ' L L f n - 7 ' . 1 Y Y. . Y . I . 7 ! 9 r 4 1 , Y . . 9 9 r ' Y . . . . , . v J ' - v h . V . . I . . W . s. f l , , ., L , ' v , - l . Y . . . . . Y , K 1 . - , Y 7 7 V 7 1 . ' 0 ' . Q - . . . . V . . r r ' 1 l 1 9 v 1 f 9 's 9 - y ' L K ' u, .e wclve