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

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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 ,

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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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Typical Classroom ln the 1937 Addltlon An Interior View of the New Auditorium floor are located all of the SCIENCE rooms 1llClL1Cllllg' chemlstlx bxology physlcs and general suence The chemxstrw and blologx d1v1s1ons each have a large lecture room ad1o1n1ng the SPZCIOLIQ laboratory The laboratorles have bu1lt1n cupboards and acld proof laboratory benches and IH connect1on vsell stocked stole rooms Every room IS equlpped vuth cold water gas and a vsaste dlsposal sx stem For the convenlence of the blology students there IS a well hghted room Wh1Ch may be used as a planetarxum and aquarlum and for photography enthu tlon all of the scxence rooms have much nevs general equlpment On the second floor are soclal QCIGHCQ IOOIHS other class looms a fine large type room and 1 modern office for the Dean of Bow In the soclal sclence rooms may be found new tw pe tables and chans mstead of the formal arrangement of 1nd1v1dual desks PFOYNIOH has been made 1n each department for 1ts ovsn hbrarx A good start has been made m furnlshlng these Wlth approprlate books and It IS expected that each year current materlal wlll be added 1n order that the hbrarles may remam modern I 1 l6 ' 1 v .' ' v ' 7 ' 1' . . -. . - 7 . V. 7 . V L x , L' ' S . . , - siasts the physics department has a fully equipped dark room. In addi- , K ' . L . . . ' . S, .lf ', S, v , I 2 tvnw. L1 ' . v l 1 Y 1 l . 4 7