| Chicago High Schools of the Late 1800’s and Early 1900’s
This page is dedicated to the high schools of the early days in Chicago’s educational history. These schools were real at one time, we simply have VERY little information to share on each. We will create a page for each if you have information you can share to help shed some light on their histories. Private High Schools of Chicago (late 1800’s-early 1900’s) Chicago Academy Member of the Preparatory League from 1895-96 No titles won while competiting in the league Chicago Andover (boarding school) Chicago Beleke’s Academy Chicago Berkeley Chicago Brooks Not to be confused with Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Opened in 1890 by Maria Brooks at Ashland & Monroe Chicago Brown Chicago Cutler Chicago Dyhrenfurth Chicago Electa School for Girls Was located at 3142 South Michigan Avenue, was a non-denominational school that accepted boarders. Chicago Faulkner School for Girls Opened in 1909 for girls from kindgarten thru high school.by Elizabeth & Georgene Faulkner at the former Ascham Hall at 4746 Madison (now known as Dorchester) on the South Side near the University of Chicago. School colors were green and white and they offered field hockey, plus their yearbook was called the Kismet. The school later moved to 7110 South Coles in 1960, and had financial problems at the end of the 60’s, and started admitting boys around that time. No year for discontinuing high school classes has been found, but a number of students have come together to keep the school’s memory alive on Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Friends-of-the-Faulkner-School-for-Girls/116747751690758. Chicago Kirkland School Chicago Lake View (boarding school) Not to be confused with present-day Lake View High School 442 Wellington Avenue Chicago Oxford School Member of Preparatory League from 1903-04 Located in wealthy Prairie Avenue neighborhood on Chicago’s South side Did not win any league titles Closed in 1907 Chicago Princeton-Yale University High School Located on South side of Chicago in wealthy Prairie Avenue neighborhood Was a member of the Preparatory League from 1895-1903 Won conference titles in football (1895, 1900, 1901), track (1895, 1896), and baseball (1895, 1896) Chicago Skinner Chicago South Side Academy Opened in 1892 in Hyde Park neighborhood as a way to prepare students for studying at the University of Chicago Became associated with the university in 1897 Was a charter member of the Preparatory League from 1895-99, and was in the Academic League from 1899-1905 even after merging Won league titles in baseball in 1897, 1901, and 1902 Merged with Manual Training to become Chicago University High School in 1904 Chicago Starrett School for Girls Located at 4515 Drexel, opened up in 1882. Chicago Stevan School for Girls Opened in 1890 by Mrs. Luella M. Wilson at 4313 Drexel Blvd. Offered education from kindergarten to college Chicago University School Located on the North side of the city, closed in 1907 Participated in first Preparatory League track meet in June 1895 Won league titles in track (1898 and 1900) as well as golf (1899) Public High Schools of Chicago (late 1800’s – early 1900’s) Chicago Curtis Was open from 1905-1915 on the South Side Member of the Cook County & Chicago Public Leagues while open No athletic titles won Renamed Fenger High School Chicago Hoyne Was open from 1905-1908 Member of the Cook County League No athletic titles won Named for Chicago lawyer and politican Thomas Hoyne, famous for writing “The Lawyer as a Pioneer” DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION TO SHARE ABOUT ANY OF THESE HIGH SCHOOLS? If so, please contact us through e-mail at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net. You can also mail items to us via the United States Postal Service to the following address: IHSGD Website 6439 N. Neva St. Chicago, Il. 60631 |
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