University High School - Tower Yearbook (Carbondale, IL)

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6. Largest graduating class of the 90's was twenty-seven in the year 1895. 7. There were few student teachers in the high school. There were none in the foreign language classes, but there were some in the university courses. Entertainment The entertainment was chiefly that provided by the university literary societies Qdebates, pic- nics, banquets, programs, par-' tiesj School dances were 7l0l allowed. c. There was neither football nor track. University lecture courses 8. a. b. d. 6. 7. 8. The number of graduates now range from fifty to seventy-five. There are now many student teach ers besides the regular classroom in St1'LlCt0I'S. Entertainment a. School parties and dances b. Athletic contests c. Class plays d. Concerts e. Banquets f. Club or organization parties g. Noon-hour dances and other ac tivities h. University lecture courses Well, this just about rounds up our memories for U. High, 1944-45. Of course we're going to miss. . Tom Galvin's height Joyce Mauney's smallness Mary Ellen Dunn's brains Mickey Geiger's history reports Barb Kinder's all-'round niceness 'and Pat Lawrence's friendliness See you next September Qwe hopej ll!! .ugh So Long The Clarion Staff

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And just to contrast the U. High of the 90's with the U. High of the 40's, note the following facts: The N inetier 1. The faculty consisted of a principal and two assistants. 2. Tuition was high. 3. Curricular Offering 21. Foreign languages fEvery student was required to take four years of a foreign lan- guage, b. All other subjects Qhistory, civics, literature, Eng- lish, drawing, mathematics and sciencej were part of the curric- ulum of I. S. N. U. High school students were privileged to en- Housing Conditions A Housing Conditions roll in these classes. Extra-curricular Offerings A a. Literary societies of I. S. N. U. b. Athletics fbasketball and base- ballj c. I. S. N. U. lecture course 21. One room froom 12, N.W. cor- ner, main floor of Old Mainj was provided to accommodate the pupilsof University High School. They used the Normal University gymnasium for ath- letics. The Fortier The faculty consists of a principal and approximately thirty-eight in- structors. No tuition is paid-only an activ- ity fee of 35 a semester. Curricular Offering a. Required Subjects 1. Three years of English. 2. U. S. History. 3. General Science. 4. M unit of Speech. 5. M unit of vocational civics. 6. One unit of P. E. b. Electives chosen from the Gelds of : 1. Agriculture 2. Art 3. Biological Science 4. Physical Science 5. Business Education 6. Foreign language 7. Journalism 8. Home Economics 9. Industrial Arts 10. Mathematics 11. Music 12. Social Science O Extra-curricular Offerings a. Note the many activities pictured and discussed in this book. a. We now have approximately twenty-five class rooms plus a large and well-equipped library. We use the Cook Hall gym and McCormick gym for athletic contests.

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Zi. Jhylt Seach! 914 Sewice Mm Nl! 0am Me WMM We, the students of University High School, are proud of our alumni now in the service of our country. Many of our friends and former classmates have fallen in the line of duty, but we shall never forget them. The service flag hanging in the library is only the symbol. Be- hind that symbol lies the faith, the trust in those men and women who have lived and died for the flag of the United States of America. We who are now in University High School give ourselves to the establishing of a world worthy of your sacrifice.