Windsor High School - Pow Wow Yearbook (Windsor, IL)

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$ Welcome to our yearbook! The editors got together this year and decided to base our book on the theme of “Now and Then,” because Windsor is now one hundred twenty-five years old. We decided on Now . . . and Then . . . I’m sure you all know about now, but can you remember “then”? Read on and learn more about “then”! The town called Windsor, which was originally Illiopolis but had to In- changed because Illiopolis was already a town, was plotted or mapped on May 16, 1856 by Simeon Ruyder and P. C. Huggins. Thanks to these two gentlemen, we have a town to live in and attend school in. The town became a city in 1865 by a special charter. Windsor has grown through the years and at one time had a harness shop, a hotel, and a store called Tom and Bill's. I wonder if it is anything like Jack and Bill’s. Well, anyway, on with our lit- tle story. The yearbook to our knowledge began in 1922, sixty years ago. The name was selected strangely. “Why, POW’ WOW,” you ask, “when there are no In- dians around?” Well, it seems that the staff members were sitting one night trying to think of a name for the book when someone remarked, “We had better get this pow wow started.” Get it? You know, like a meeting. Oh well, I think you understand. Finally, the old part of the school building (the main part) was built in 1936. The new section was added in 1963. But the newest addition is the gymnasium which was built in 1980. What do you suppose is next? A swim- ming pool!?! HA! HA! Surely you all know Jobey Dunscomb, who just happened to be the first principal and superintendent of the 1936 building. Although we know that there were schools in W indsor and in the country, the 1936 building was the first community school. I hope that in these few short lines I have given you some history of Wind- sor, the yearbook, and our school. Now that you have read this little in- troduction, turn the page and start to learn about NOW . . . AND THEN . . . ) 4