Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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Intenor of Boucher in 1 928 The neu- gymnasium was named after Supenntendent Boucher who ser ved as head of the Valparaiso schools from 1915 to 1930 V iew of Boucher Gymnasium in 1 928, the first year it was in use With the proper facilities, basket- ball became a popular sport at VHS 8

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Valparaiso High School as it appeared after it was built in 1927 Note g ravel road in foreground which is now Campbell Street The interior courtyard in 1 936 The courtyard is an example of Spanish architecture used in the con struction of the school 7

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Gym dedicated to C. W. Boucher In the fall of 1 965 a completely new termite proof gym floor and a new mercury vapor lighting system was in- stalled in Boucher Gym The previous floor served 37 years Valparaiso High School ' s gymnasium, named in honor of Chauncey Watson Boucher, was dedicated to civic effort on November 28, 1927. Mr. Boucher introduced the speakers: Mr. Despard, president of the Valparaiso Gymnasium Asso- ciation; Mr. Morris, president of the Valparaiso Board of Education; and Mr. Sisson, a community leader The men spoke of the good the gym would do the people of Valparaiso and future generations. The opening of the gymnasium came in December when the Bounding Brownies met and beat LaPorte 27-19. According to the Vidette Messenger of November 28, 1927, the gymnasium was built through the purchase of mortgage bonds bythepublic. The cost of the gymnasium was $100,000. In 1934 the students of VM S tethered their horseless carriages on the south side of the gym The area has since been blacktopped. and us today used for teach- er ' s parking The northeast comer of the gym has changed little since 1 934 except for the addi- tion of roll-away bleachers on the floor Mr Chauncey Boucher was superin- tendent of the Valparaiso Schools from 1915 to 1928 The gymnasium was dedicated in his honor in 1927