Winona High School - Radiograph Yearbook (Winona, MN)

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.irchitcctur.1l SKL1llcl.1I'clNUlVIllL1f.lQC hoth thc cxtcrioi' .incl thc intcrior of this hniltliiig wcrc Yury artistic. lout' courxcx wcim' oliicrcnl' clgisxiciil, scicntilic, llIc'I'.1I'f. gintl coninici'ci.1l .Xnx ol thcsc tour coL1iNcN ol Your Yc.1rN rcquirccl thorough iiigixtc-iw ol .irithf nictic, gI'.1IllINgll', hixtory. iintl gcogriiphy. Bclorc cntcring high 5chool it um iicccmiry to now cntrgtncc cxgtiningttiom in thcxc stlhiccts. The coni- nic-rcigil courxc was wpcciiilly intcnclctl to prcpiirc nicn for cntrgincc into thc lmsiiicm ixorltl. M155 QiI'.lcc' Qilutlxx iclc gintl Nli's.Siti'i1l1 .Xllcn hgitl chiirgc ot thc trcwhingin iintl sophoinorc' giawcinlwly roonix. 'lhcsc' rooms xxcrc sc'p.1i'.1tccl hy liirgc loltling tloors gincl coultl hc' opc-nctl on occguionw whcn cxcrcixcw iiccc-witgttc-tl it. Thcsc tlooiw xwrc pliicctl in this position priinitrily to pcrinit thc sophof niorcw to kccp ihcir tlignity hy hcing cooly scpgirgitctl from thc frcshincn. lt wan in this 5CllUUlIllllflIlIL'I SCllllUl1lCIlX'lflC5LlIlclllllllL'llc5 wcrc hcgun. Bow' tcgnnx in liootlmll, hiislccthnll, lmsclxtll, gtntl truck wcrc orgginixctl hy' thc how' coiich, :Xltcr Ll victorv ot' ii tlclcgit, its thc- ciisc :night hc, it was thc tlutv of thc girh ol thc school to proviclc rclircslnnciitx for thc visiting tciiin :incl thc school tcgini. Thc hoys Llxllilllf' furnishctl thc iccfcrczini :intl thc girlw thc cgtkc. Artur thc rclrcsliincnts hiitl hccn scrvctl, sonic titlcntctl incli- YlcllllllXYULllulPlL1Yfllfl lLll1OMlIl1llffllC group might CI1lUYnlLlIlL'lll5l. luicultx' . t t , 4 . iiiciiihcis gilxxgtys gittcntlctl, gintl Illllllf' lcstivu occasions xvc-rc cclchixiic-tl in thu nigtnncii lt win in thiw school tintl in mich surrountlings thitt thc lirmt olhciiil Rntlio- grgiph wax puhlishctl, on March 28, 1900. At lirst thc Rgitliogritph was puhlixhctl hifinonthly hy thc :Xthlctic .-Xwocigition of thc- Winona High School. ln this hook wc-rc xllcll scctions .iw thc' ctlitorigil, litcrziry, zilunini, cxchg1ngc,socicty, githlctic, lotiil, pcr5on11l,gintl husincss. The purpoxc of thc Rgitliogrgiph puhliahccl in 1990 rcaclx in follows: The purpowc of thc- Ritcliogriipli, gif wc conccivc it, ix to prcscwc for futurc cnioyf nicni thc niginy gootl thingx that occur in iincl iilwont school, to provitlc ll iiit-.nn ol c-xprcMiiiAg thc thonghix gintl lcc-lingy of itx Iilc'lUl'ic'iN, gtntl to ltirniah .in ontlct to litcixiri' gictixity

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r ff 4 lm f Pro Bono Puhlicou was the Latin inscription over the tloor of the high school erected in 1898, This motto served to inspire and stimulate suceeetlf ing generations with respectful iulmiriition for secontliiry etlucgition in Winona. This huiltling, situiiteel on the corner of Washington .intl lirogiclwxiy on the sitc of the present Junior High School, had two entrances. Including the hiisement and the tower there were four stories to the huiltling: in the hasement, the iginitor liveclg on the secontl floor were the principg1l's office. the superintentlents office, and several eliiss roomsg on the thirtl tloor w ere the class rooms and the freshman and sophomore tissemhly rooms. Gas was used to light the school for some years. The winclows were spacious, and the building was coniprirativcly well ventilutetl. Acconling to the

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HE NEW The present Senior High School was huilt in 1915, hut classes tlitl not move in until ahout Christmas of 1916. The oltl high school across the street was left stancling and was usecl as the Junior High until a new one was huilt. The erection of these huilclings was another step in the develops ment of hetter facilities for secontlary etlucation in Winona. The present Senior High has remainetl almost unchangetl in appearance. hut more motlern equipment has heen atltletl ancl repairs have heen made to keep the huiltling up to moclern stanclartls. ln 192T a clecitlecl improvef ment was matle with the huiltling ol a new wing. This wing inclutles a very large. spacious authtorium with a seating capacity of ahout 14170, a large gymnasium which may he tlivitlecl into two sections hy a huge clrop curtain, a heautiful swimming pool, locker rooms antl showers for the hoys and girls. .-Xs the huilcling ancl equipment were improvetl, so were the courses en- largecl and hetteretl. lfire courses are now ollierecl: commercial, general. acatlemic, inclustrial, antl technical. They are arrangecl so that the stuclent