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

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11 On Frldax Apnll 12 1923 not an un lucky dax a COI1t1aCt was slgned w1th 'Nlr E L Damon contractor and 1n Nlax glound was first broken fo1 the new bulldmg The old blllldlllg was dlsmantled and constructlon started The annex and the dCldltlO1'l of 1902 serxed as classrooms dur1ng the two xears the new school was under construct1on Dxfficultles lmpeded the constructlon but 111 September 1925 the new bulldlng was completed w1th fac1l1t1es for an enrollment of 600 students The new structure was dedlcated on momes What a great dax thls was ln the hlstorx of the school' Many prom1nent edu cators of the county the a1ch1tect the con tractor promlnent cltlzens and alumlll were present at the dedlcatorv ceremomes These began w 1th a luncheon at whlch Countx Super1ntendent of Schools Mr W R Foster gave the mam talk The mam add1 ess of the 1926 1937 after noon D1 ogram w ab gn en by State Super mtendent of Publlc Instructlon Nh' Francls C Blau The plmclpal speakel of the ex en 1ng was Dr Wllllam McAnd1ew superlnterd ent of the Chlcago publlc schools at that tlme Included IH the new buxldmg were a large gxmnaslum a fullx equlpped cafeteua a large swlmmlng pool and a four room model apartment There were four large studx halls a hbrarx new officea mam well l1ghted classrooms cookmg and sewlng lab oratorles an art room a crafta room a prmt shop a mechanlcal drawlng room and old addltlon of 1902 was converted 1nto a mach1ne shop and an enlarged woodshop The old assemblx hall was conxerted 1nto classrooms wh1le the sclence rooms remamed 111 thelr or1g1nal form The orlgmal plans had called for an audltorlum to be btlllt at the north end but financlal conmderatlons prevented 1ts constructlon at thlq t1me 'WT Q-aas1lA v . Q. , , , - - M . v N . , , - Y vi . , . . .' ,' , ' ' . ' ' ' v . . . . . , . . . - ' v V 1 . A .vr I I. . R. Q, . L' Q v ' v .1 L' - V ' ' . ' V -. l ' 'r Q Y, L ' A - cv 'I ! .v . I' 9 L L' Y. . , - v ' ' ' L. L- Lv , ' Lv, 1, yv v - n 1 L' n , . S V' - . 7 7 T 9 V I L1 . ' , I Y- Y November 16, 1925, with impressive cere- a well-equipped commercial department. The 1 y 4 l - 1 v va 1 v . . , , . N . 7 K, v 1 his K1 ' . K1 I D A , .... l , , I s .' , , A , .4 , ' 5. T., 4. ,.,,a,,fr'1' W Gia ff . Q

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1902 1923 In 1902 an addltxon was constructed whlch prowlded adequate room for new act1v1t1es A large assemblw hall well equlp ped SCIENCE laboratorles a lecture room and several class rooms made up the new addl tlon Later a gvmnaslum was equlpped whlch made athletlc compet1t1on posslble at the school Class dances were now held IH the school but the Jumor sen1o1 prom was st1ll held 1n the old Armory ln 1917 however crowded condltxons agaln made xt necessarx to find more room The house across the street Wh1ch was known as the Annex was purchased and made ,...-:di 1nto classrooms These accommodatlons soon proved lnadequate therefore 1n 1921 after much d1scuss10n bonds were voted for the COl1Stl'LlCtlOl1 of a new school xr 1 l Ill ,. 1.1 A l V -- ' t mv-A Af 4 -.--Y Y..-,.. 1 . 1 1 ' - A. . I ,f- In xx '. .1 ,JY f' 5 --,-- . ' . - t 1 -L L , -l H if ,. ix .' 1 1 1 K ' ' 1 - Q ., ' , s I N V .. tl I , , ,, 1 - - N l , 1 . 1, ' .li-. . . v . . U . . . , . . .. V I Y- ' v v v I , 1 . .. . ' ' ' 1 v v ' - 1 ' ' 1 ' - 1 1. ss V , A 'l 1 . . Y . . 7 , , . . V . a L Y n V v 7 7 ' . . Y 1 1 ca ur , . , 1 . I . X , , , 1. . 1 A 1 . I . ' h , 1 J -, - xx 1 ' 1 ' ' N 1 ' v .- ls G

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B5 1936 the section of the building which erect the long awaited auditorium and new had been added in 1902 had become unsafe classrooms Work was begun on the new for use It was decided to dismantle it and annex in February, 1936, and the formal dedication occurred on March 2. 1937. In this aerial view we see the school as it is today, extending over a complete city block. Only a small portion remains of the large campus on which the original structure occu- pied but the small center portion. Yes, our school has grown.