Jackson County, Illinois
COURSE OF STUDY - Murphysboro High School - Early 1900s
First Year
Required - English, Algebra, Physical Geography
Choose one - Ancient History, Latin, German
Second Year
Required - English, Algebra (half year), Geometry (half year), Botany
Choose one - Mediaeval and Modern History, Latin, German
Third Year
English (not required if taking Latin or German), Physics, Geometry (half year), English History
Choose One and One-Half - Industrial History (half year), Solid Geometry (half year), Pysiology (half Year), Latin, German
Fourth Year
Required - English, History United States and Civil Government (half year)
Choose Two - Trigononmetry (half year),
Arithmetic (half year), chemistry, Latin, Zoology (half year)
CLASS OF 1902 MURPHYSBORO TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
| Armstrong, Anna | Atkinson, John | Burroughs, Maude |
|---|---|---|
| Clark, Lelia | Deason, Ellery | Etherton, Winnie |
| Fraser, Thomas | Jennings, Lelia | Kimmel, Gertrude |
| Pierson, Nellie | Qualls, Guy | Smith, Margaret |
| Spiller, Pearl | Stephens, Myrtle | Tygett, Elbert |
CLASS OF 1903 MURPHYSBORO TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
| Bullard, Gerald | Cleland, Scott | Fager, Ruby |
|---|---|---|
| Imhoff, Ralph | Lucier, Clara | Morgan, Clarence |
| Newkirk, Edith | Pigott, William | Stein, Margaret |
| Whittenberg, Pearl | Williams, Thomas |
CLASS OF 1904 MURPHYSBORO TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL
| Baldwin, Ruby | Cotter, May | Cotter, Valentine |
|---|---|---|
| Delano, Chester | Essick, Raymond | Henson, Claude |
| Hodson, Charles | Kendall, Lillian | Kimmell, John |
| Newkirk, Leonard | Parks, Dwight | Sanguin, Harry |
| Schrader, Fred | Steele, Elmer |
These were the first three graduating classes of the High School. The School was opened September 9, 1901 and the following were the first teachers: Ellis H. Rogers, Principal, Mathematics; Mrs. Kate Chapman, Assistant Principal, Latin and History; Roscoe C. McCormick, Science; Miss Aneta Baldwin, English, French and Vocal Music. At the end of the first semester another teacher, Miss Harriet E. Jenkins, was added to the staff. She was assistant in Mathematics and History.