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

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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

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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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171 ni' The xocatxonal departments and the llttle gymnaslum occupy the ground floor The metal and wood shops are much larger llghter and more comenlent Probably the greatest lmprovement has been made 1n the agrlculture room Before the new add1t1on was added classes were held ln a small room ad1acent to the shops Now the students have the advantage of a fine studx room equlpped wlth cupboards apparatus for testmg m1lk and solls and magazlne racks filled w1th current agrlcultural materxal Next to thls IS a laboratory room to be used for more exten slve projects Wlth thlQ new equlpment we are now able to move lnto a newer type of class procedure whxch lnvolves mstead of the studyawhlle reclte a whlle ty pe a more 1nd1v1dual kmd of work This has been trled thls year 1n the soclal sclence department Students are glven outlmes to follow and a speclfied length of tlme 1n whlch to complete the work The class perlod IS spent takmg notes from the many references supplled by the 1nd1v1dual llbrarles At the end of the deslgnated tlme the entlre class holds a dlscusslon follovs ed by an examlnatlon on the materlal prevl ously studled Thls method enables the student to form more unblased in-nuff 'gi v 4' . 1 l 1. v 1 ' . . . , , V . . . . . . I ' v 7 1 L ' 1 . 1 . , . . . ' . ' . . - . . . V . V 9 Y N . . . U Q - . - . . ,, v . . . . . . - - , 0 . . . . V . . . .- . . . , , 1--Q..-vM..:'.wl.aw..., ,-If . A V A ' , , , we Q Q . n . vg3',.:L I Q 5 ,, K l X I l G ' Newly Equlpped Biology Laboratory Typical Lecture Room In the 1937 Aclclltlon