Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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 TO Miss Clara Postle who has been a loyal supporter of every project in this school, who has bridged the chasm between teacher and pupil, who has given us invaluable assistance in preparing this book, and whose memory will long be cherished by us throughout life, we the Senior Class of 1930 do sincerely dedicate this Retrospect. €t)c Bctrojspcct l 9 3 0 |

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Ctjc tfctrogpcct Contents: The School Graduates Undergraduates Students Life Athletics Features

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 €l)c Hctrogspcct £ EJ£ m Blume High School Away back in the spring of 1871, three students had the honor of being the first class graduated in Wapakoneta. The exercises were held in the old school building, located where the Third Ward building now stands, and C. W. Williamson was Superintendent of Schools at the time, serving in that capacity from 1868 to 1879, and served another period terminating in 1899. In the time between the years 1871 and 1874, a rapid growth in population and business developments had taken place. As increased accommodations for school purposes was needed, the Third Ward School building was erected in the years 1874-5 at a total cost of twenty-eight thousand dollars. In the year 1907, the citizens of Wapakoneta thought it necessary to have a separate High School Building. Things were progressing nicely towards this end, but the difficulty remaining was the lack of a suitable location. This trouble was finally settled by the kind offer of L. N. Blume, donating for the school the present site. Thus, the school was christened Blume High School, in honor of the liberal giver. This building was adequate for the time, but again, as increased numbers began to see the value of high school training, it became too crowded. To meet this problem, the present annex was begun in and completed in the year 1923. At the same time, Blume Memorial Library was constructed thus equipping the school with not only an up-to-date library, but with an auditorium as well. The building is an imposing structure and modern in every respect. And now we come up to the present time, 1930. Some four hundred students are daily attending the high school seeking all its opportunities. Blume High is rated as a first-class institution, and it has the distinction of being recognized and held in high repute among all colleges. Such is its history.