Westfield High School - Golden Eagle Yearbook (Westfield, IL)

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History of Westfield Township High School 9Continued from preceding page! 1925-Shield, won in the Clark County Tourney: 1925-Shield, won in the District Tournaments at Paris: 1926-Large Silver Basketball, E. I. League: 1927-Shield, Clark 'County Tourney: 1927-Shield, District Tournament at Casey: 1929-Two Trophies, E. I. League Tournament at Casey: 1930-Trophy, District Tournament at Casey: 1931-Shield and Trophy, Clark County Tourney: 1937-Two Second Place Trophies, Blind Tourney at Greenup: 1938-Trophy, District Tournament: 1942-Trophy, Clark County Tournament: A large silver cup was awarded to Westfield in 1927 for winning three out of Eve of the preceding years of County Tournaments. The motto chose by the basketball team of 1942 was: It isn't that you win or lose, but the sportsmanship you show and the way you play the game. No matter what the odds may be against you the player who shows sportsmanship is the player who is the most likely to succeed. As in the past this motto is still being followed by all organizations representing Westneld Township High School in inter-school activities. The development of sportsmanship is a major aim of all scholastic and athletic events.

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q -... .,-...wg-..., , , A History of Westfield Township High School The first building of the institution was erected in 1863. This was an unpretentious, but substantial two-story brick building, 30x60 feet which amply served the early needs of the Westfield College. In 1867, the building was enlarged by an addition of 40x75 feet, which furnished ample room for the school's activities until 1898, when a second addition was made, giving an extreme length of 134 feet and a breadth of 75 feet, the building being in the form of a Roman Cross. This enlarged and modernized building was beautiful and attractive in appearance, and con- tained the college office, recitation rooms, laboratories, gymnasium, chapel, library and society halls. The building was located on a beautiful six-acre campus, situated in the southern part and most elevated point of the town. The operation of Westfield College was discontinued by the United Brethern Church in 1915, and the building was occupied by the Westfield Township High School until it was struck by lightning and completely destroyed by fire on the early morning of June 28, 1917. High School was then conducted in the I. 0. O. F. lodge room until the end of the year 1920, when the present fine, commodious, modern school building had been completed on the site of the old college building, which the district had purchased from the local United Brethern Church. The first Board of Education of the school was composed of James Dawson as president, and six members: Joseph Laws, Dr. Joseph Hall, C. A. Lee, Tonie Tyler, M. 0. Whitaker, and Dr. H. V. Anderson. Looking over the trophy case we saw several shields, cups, and trophies that Westfield Township High School has won since its founda- ion. , The departments that have won honors and the honors that they have won are as follows: Music and English departments: Shields won- C. C. H. S. Meet of Chorus Singing in 19253 Eastern Illinois High School League for Literary and Music Meet in 19273 County Literary Meet in 1938: Scholarship was awarded to Kathryn G. Strader in the years 1929- 30 and Lester Burkholder in 1931-323 the Band was honored with a shield in 1938 in the Illinois School Band Association. Cups won-Chorus won in E. I. League in 1927: Mixed Chorus at Clark County Meet in 1930g Chorus at County Girls Chorus in 1936. We have not entered in any of the contests in music since 1942. Athletic Department: The oldest award in our trophy case is a shield won in the Clark County Basketball Tourney in 1923. Other athletic awards received by Westfield Township High School are as follows: fContinuedJ

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