RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, In 1873, the citizens of Lake View Township voted to establish a high school. Built on land donated by the Graceland Cemetery Company, Lake View High School was constructed at a cost of $16,000 and opened its doors on May 4th, 1874; and,
WHEREAS, The original structure could accommodate up to two-hundred students with its six classrooms on the first floor, and an auditorium, principal's office, library, laboratory, and hall on the second. Ofthe seventy-three students who had passed the 1874 qualifying exam, eight were admitted for high school coursework, and the remaining sixty-five entered a remedial preparatory program; and,
WHEREAS, On Friday, March 13, 1885, a fire destroyed the entire building. A larger school was opened on May 28, 1886. In 1898, a new four-story addition was added. In 1916, a new five-story building was erected, and in 1939, another section was added. Lake View High School now covers a full-city block. Over the years growth has been extensive: a beautiful Campus Park was added in 1997 and a state-of-the-art science lab and student health center were added in 1998; and,
WHEREAS, In 1874, students were offered a comprehensive curriculum that could be completed in three years. Some ofthe subjects offered were Civil Government, General History, Cicero's Seven Orations, Virgil's Aeneid, Horace's Odes, Epodes and Satires, Homer and Caesar. Math classes consisted of Algebra, Geometry, Plane and Spherical Trigonometry and University Algebra. Among the foreign languages offered were Greek, Latin, German and French and the sciences choices included Physiology, Botany, Chemistry and Zoology. In addition to all of that, students in 1874 took Common English, English Literature, Mental Philosophy, Natural Philosophy, Logic, and Latin Prose Composition; and,
WHEREAS, Lake View's curriculum can no longer be completed in three years. Lake View's curriculum has greatly expanded and requires completion of 24 units of credit taken over four ...
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