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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate the alumni of Lake View
4 High School, as they prepare to celebrate the 125th
5 anniversary of the oldest township high school in Illinois;
6 and
7 WHEREAS, In 1873 the voters of Lake View township
8 presented the township treasurer with a petition for the
9 establishment of a high school; the trustees of Graceland
10 Cemetery offered the township the current property at the
11 corner of Irving Park and Ashland, and on May 4, 1874 classes
12 started at the new school; since the school opened its doors
13 it has had only thirteen principals; Dr. nightingale was the
14 first and Mr. Scott Feaman is the current principal; and
15 WHEREAS, Out of the 78 students that first enrolled at
16 the school, only 8 of the students were advanced enough to
17 begin at the high school level; and
18 WHEREAS, The school was gutted by fire in March of 1885,
19 but classes went on at the Evanston Avenue Chapel; a new
20 school was completed in 1886; in 1889 the town of Lake View
21 was incorporated into the City of Chicago, making Lake View
22 High School a member of the Chicago Public School System; and
23 WHEREAS, A four story addition was added to the high
24 school in 1898; in 1916 a new four story addition was
25 erected; a girls gymnasium and a new cafeteria were added in
26 1939; Campus Park was completed in 1997; and in 1998 a
27 science lab and student health center became the newest
28 additions to Lake View High School and its ever-changing
29 facade; and
30 WHEREAS, Lake View High School has seen admirals,
31 generals, judges, politicians, stars from the entertainment
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1 industry, and business leaders graduate from its halls of
2 academia; Edgar Bergen, Gloria Swanson, and Tom Bosley are
3 from the entertainment field; former State Representative
4 Sidney Yates was a graduate; and the Reverend George A. Rice,
5 pastor of the Addison Street Community Church and president
6 of the Friends of Lake View is an alum; Lake View is a proud
7 part of the State of Illinois; with help from the New Lake
8 View Alumni Association and the Friends of Lake View, Lake
9 View High School will soon head into a new century of caring
10 for its students; therefore, be it
11 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
12 NINETY-FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13 we congratulate all those involved in Lake View High School
14 throughout its many years on a job well done; we wish Lake
15 View High School a happy anniversary; may Lake View continue
16 to provide quality education to its students for another 125
17 years; and be it further
18 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to a representative of Lake View High School.