0014_Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1965, Page 10

Description:	._»JS7? vv.Heres to YouOur Dear Old BHS . . .Yes, heres to you Bloomington High School—for knowledge, good times, and friends. You gave us an educationnot only in the classroom, but also in life—about people,our most important subject. You gave us good times-bad times too—but when we reminisce about our goodold school days, we will only smile. You gave us friends,people to laugh with and cry with—friends for life. Foreverything, heres to you.Adison Smith taught Bloomingtons first school, a logcabin, during the winter of 1818. 1824 saw the birth ofan institution that was to grow into Indiana University.From a university prep school you emerged as a highschool in 1863, the year of Lincolns Gettysburg Address.Girls were allowed entrance to the new high school andin 1867 when I. U. became co-educational, the MonroeCounty Female Seminary, for 35 years one of the few placesa girl could get a secondary education, ceased to exist.After occupying the central building and old collegebuilding the Gothic structure known as the Seminary became your home after I. U. moved to its new campus at theturn of the century. Fifty years ago, in 1914, the presentred brick structure was dedicated—extremely modern forits day. The Junior High School joined you in 1924 whenthe Southeast wing was added. Three years later the gymnasium was completed. The Mill, Shop, and Agriculturebuildings along with the football and baseball fields weresoon added to complete the campus scene. The agingtrees, minus the ancient elm, and the sparkling grass onsunny spring mornings give the rusty red of the mainbuilding a glow that will long remain pictured in the mindsof your students.From an enrollment of three members in 1863, your-rooms and hallways now accommodate nearly 1,800 noisy,bustling students. The worn front steps and expertlycarved desks in 427 are reminders of the thousands ofstudents who have graduated in the past half century. Thehigh ceilings and hanging globe lights are remnants of abygone era in interior decoration. The replastered wallsand the wide cracks in the wooden floors filled with oldwax and varnish again show signs of the passing of fifty10
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Collection:	Bloomington High School

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