Sycamore High School - Log Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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is Buildings Eight more rooms were completed in 1955. These eight rooms formed the Jun- ior High School. A cafeteria, twelve class- rooms, and bandroom Enished its facilities. Construction on the connecting link be- tween buildings was completed in Novemh ber of 1961. Included in its new sections were oches, classrooms, and a library. In January, 1962, the status of Sycamore was changed when the local school district with- drew from the Hamilton County system and became Sycamore City School District. Compared with enrollment of seventy- hve students in 19273 Sycamore has greatly increased. Todafs facilities house approx- imately one thousand students with a fac- ulty numbering Efty-four.

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SYCAMORE HIGH SCHOOL was built in 1925 and dedicated in January of 1926. Its nine classrooms and four teach- ers served the district until 194-1. Five rooms plus the study hall and the library were added in that year. Roy J. Kennedy was first superintendent, serving in that capacity for twenty-four years. In 1950 Ed- win H. Greene became executive head when the district was consolidated. 1954 saw construction of four additional classrooms and introduction of a new heat- ing system. Sycamore

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In 1952 the first qualified librarian was hired to work two and a half days a week. At that time the library was on the plat- form at north end of study hall; The section next to the window was partitioned off for the librariank workroom. On the remaining wall space were shelves contain- ing 800 books. The class of 1953 presented the library with a charging desk. In 1957 the library was moved to the old cafeteria. The old kitchen and lunchroom became the work- room and reading room. In 1958 the libra- rians became full-time. Still growing in 1959, the liBrary added stacks in the workroom to take care of 1500 more books. Now, ten years later, Sycamore has a new library area consisting of a large reading room; a magazine-conference room, and a workroom with cabinet space for library supplies and audio-visual equip- ment, The number of books has increased to 7500 in 1962. Sycamore is the Old . ..