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

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'ii School History Our high school training is a great force in preparing us for our later life. In this capacity the Streator Township High School has had a great deal to do with the destinies of our city, state, and nation, since it has been this institution which has trained the minds of many of the young men and women who have helped to govern our nation. In consideration, therefore, of the constant change which is taking place in our civiliza- tion, it has been necessary at various times to make additions to and changes in our school, both in the building itself and to the curricula. The first class of the Streator Township High School was organized in 1875 Because of the lack of an appropr1ate building the classes were conducted at xarlous places first in the Carfield School then on the second floor of the building now occupied by the Times Press and then in the old Methodist Church located where the Baptist parsonage stands today The first graduation exercises in the spring of 1876 were held in the Oriental Hall When the success of the school seemed secure Colonel Ralph Plumb donated a square block of land on North Bloomington Street and erected the first permanent building This building large enough to accommodate four hundred students was dedicated in 1882 In a little over a decade the number of pupils had increased to such a degree that it was necessary to add more rooms to the o11g1nal structure Therefore in 1902 a south west wing was constructed and a xariets of new subjects was introduced to the students A few xears time however proved that even the new addition was insuflicient to accommodate the student bodv which was lapidly increasing in number each vear Thus in 1917 the large house on the corner of Bloomington Street and Lincoln Avenue was leased and the rooms convei ted into classiooms This house was known as the Annex k,..ff' ,ff Original Building of CD Streator Township Hugh School A f.i.fiwafXdNA,5 'B H' Built 1882 'K' ' Razed1923 gmzi 5' in sf-iff! Tis-H 's fungi! A1 x p ,gf ' 1 ' 7 l' I , l' I , v v L ' L y . , 7 L . 'Y 7 . 3 . . . . , . , . I . K - a 1 ' 1 7' v 1 Y . Y V . 7 . K U , v v , ' Y v I . v I , , , L. K, . K -I v ' ' 7 3 . ' 1 1 v ' v y ,iii V ,, , '. ff'f1'QQ':f7' ' f ' ' , ' 3 f ' ,Pg 5-'sf-T' 15.55 , . 7 T, l fi All l'Ts?2f Q e 8:7 A gg - , 1 51. 65 , ii I ' ' ' ' gf U- -'-- r-islff .jiggkm 's'TlQ. . fig , 'E-,T fr -V W 7- ' Q 55152 ' '- ' 5, 7:51 1 ' 3 , l m,,.,--:- :..i.33,w 4 -, Q - U 2 , A ' ' 'w -' ff---2: .f,,. HQ- 1 ' . - I fl . I 9' W- . -- - 5 - ' 'E 2 , 11: a 2 '- if-1 wif. P la ififi' ' 1 H xr- , ,-K. 'lx M f - x ' A 1' 3'--' gf!-.-ful ' . Vg' fl ci: 'g ' 4, .FJ'f.'- .igl 'QA 'Q-N'-E td' . Q 1f, . 'K . ,-.- .,, 3 g4',,,' - -'fiiq I L 17 my I ' QP -I ' 1 1 iw 141' W' 1' 'S A I -' -:, - -- 14 f, ,. E ' f, .4...e.-4--, -ug.-. '-'. -7 Wifi - ' Q ,fcE+-nig?fPif5'4fs11d'fas-iff''f 'A '-pf bnff ' 5 v-Q, r I T.. ',. f W' -. '.'-Q21 ,-f'f. A 1 f --,, 1 --f , Lfqn., lf! 'F- . ' 'f5y,d.y if ,f5,.,s, 1-01 n , .5 f E . .sal x zamfr 5 - -w,L.1i, as-,if-' ,Q 12 V5 -43 , V-:Z -n 4 -., A it W irq., is fgarsiw ,Q g 1, f' J . ' 57' 'f, 'E' N., , , 'Y ,V H, .. ' ms. : A .2 . if fr: 'Ii , H ff 1 I fling., ff . V 'f-,Wm gust? fig.:-Ig. ,ii 5 hi f T1 . A AAA- is vi II, .3 L V- I . . - 4 il L'-4-.M - '-If r.. ' 1 1 'f' '. ' ' Y - . e 1,- ' ' gr 'v1'z', I?1p,-vs v f 'gli . 's1 -- 5 'W - L-f f :gn 54X , .,.. V - M -. 535 'u i -f- ,Avg .- .As i . - ..-f h .: X 'sas' 3 f- , A if-'73, u rx .,,,i - ' , 1.2. r f' A ,:'...,- , V ' .- . - - ' ff . ' -in' S 1' if if V1 - T, ' -rf of 'isfM.f.- - sp, wr' fd '--- ,:-.w-f.g'.-- V ,. .--Lf V2 1 1 Pg, -' - H A -'.- ' - - sq ,, 'yy' 1' . 4' 3 H .418 141

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1 Prlnclpal s Message In these changlng tlmes educa tlon fmds 1tself 1n a paradosucal posltlon It IS at the same t1me the leadex and the follower of these changes To those 1n 1ts charge lt makes clear the paths that have been adopted so that the future c1t1zens mll be prepared to meet the COHdl tlons the new world has set for them and It helps blaze new tra1ls so that mtelllent democratlc progress ulll contmue The people of thls communltx mav vxell be proud of then hlgh school as one whlch meets the needs of young people 1n thlq complew: soclety 'Nlexu before has thxs 1nst1tut1on been 111 a better pos1t1on to fulfill the edu catlonal duty than lt IS at the present tlme mth the addltlon of the new bulldlng New shops provlde adequate fdCll1tl9S for those whose xnterests help students leun the nevs est 1n sclence new classrooms make poss1ble the latest methods 111 academic lHStI'llCtlOH a new gymnaslum IQ deslgned to dex elop the phx sxcal slde and an audltorlum and stage both ws 1th the new est 1n deslgn and equlpment do the1r part 111 asslstxng 1n the dex elop ment of the a1t1st1c and cultural aspects of the entlre student bodw Comblned vuth thls superb physlcal plant IS a staff that IS eager and Vlllllflg, to progless vuth the school It IS upon such schools as thls that the futule of Amerlcan Democracy 10StS 'A Dean of Glrls LOXX ELL D-XLE Dean of Boss 0160 I I l A1 . 1 y' ' S, ' , I Q 1 ' A . .l I l ,L , . 1 , K1 l l K1 V Y . n, . , . . A . K 1' v. , 71 ' i' , ' . . . ' x 3 I . 1 l Y Y . ' . L' I 'A' ,X v .v l 1 ' ' l 1 1. U - u Y D .K K1 l , V. n . are industrialg new laboratories, with modern equipment, stand ready to V. . Y ' xlx v' x 1 . K' . f' 's A i A J YA 3 , H Is WIIIITIER Prlnclpal ATHFNE N-XCHTRIEB

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15 First Addition Built 1902 Razecl 1936 Agaln ln 1923 the crowded condltlons made lt necessary to make another addltlon The orlglnal was razed and classes were conducted 1n the first addltlon and 1n the Annex Much dlfficulty was encountered 1n dlgglng the foundatlons because of the layer of quick sand dlrectly beneath the surface but the bulldlng was completed 1n the fall of 25 and dedlcated November 16 Included 1n the new add1t1on were a beautlful gymnaslum a fully equlpped cafeterla and a model apartment The old gy mnas1um was converted into a machme shop and the wood shop was greatly enlarged and lmproved That sectlon Whlch was added ln 1902 had become unsaf for use by 1936 so lt was declded to tear It down to make way for a long deslred audltorlum and new classrooms Work was begun on the new bulldlng ln February Althou h It was hoped that lt would be completed by December unavoldable delay ln obtalnlng materlals presented the occupation of the blllldlllg untll the mlddle of February Formal dedlcatlon was held March 2 An educa tlonal moy 19 w as shown 1n the audltorlum and xarlous mterest ng speakels completed the program Among the speakers were the Honorable John A Wleland State Superlntendent of Schools MISS Lltta Law a faculty member who gaxe the teachers NIEHS on the new addltlon Lola Johnson and Frank Harrlson, members of the Senlor Class, w ho gave the students news Th1s new add1t1on 13 so arxanged that almost all of the space on a gn en floor belongs to a separate depaltment For example, on the top ,-p- ,,--+A? - - A-f-f-f -+7--g? --,..., - ,,,.,Y,,., , , , r ' h , J , - x ' ,V ' ' I 4X - xox rx f 'Q 'V 1 f' ! .xg A 1 I ' I Z! b . V , X Q V 9 - .- V I, - , . 1 ' - - , ' ' w . ' ' , l . ' ' u l l E LX Q- . , n , , few. fix 1 b 1 -I Y V Ml.. tis, ' 3-, YYKMYTX e 0 mvswr Yi-4 3 1 VY A Mn W 7 9 ' 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . , . ! . .Q , , . . . . V . . ' . 9 1. L' . . . Y Y - Y. , . . Y Y . . . V 0, . ' o . ' Y . . . V , . ' . . V - . y- v v . . . V . . 5 1 . . . . 1 . , , . , L v y 1' v' v V ' ' - ! 'A 7 . . r v ,