Central High School is the oldest public high school in continuous operation west of the Allegheny Mountains. Its was established in 1854 as Evansville High School. The name was changed to Central High School in 1918 when another high school was built. The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... For other places named Evansville see Evansville (disambiguation). ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 38th 94,321 km² 225 km 435 km 1. ... High school - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Allegheny Mountains are a part of the Appalachian mountain range of the eastern United States. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

Central High School is located in Evansville, IN. Evansville is a city located in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. ...

Central is home of the Bears and of the brown and gold tradition.

History

The announcement of the opening of the school, which is now Central High School, is found in the Evansville Journal for August 15, 1854. The opening date of the free public high schol, which in now Central, was September 4, 1854. 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Evansville High School opened on September 4, 1854 with an enrollment of 17 students - 8 boys and 9 girls. The school started on a quarter system with new students entering the high school in January of 1855. The report at the end of the year states that the high school had a year-end enrollment of about 30. In order to graduate or move to the next level a student had to pass a very stringent final examination. A teacher did not give an easy exam for fear that it would reflect poorly on them as a teacher. 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Students sitting a final exam at the University of Vienna This article is about a type of examination; for The Outer Limits episode, see Final Exam (episode). ... A teachers room in a Japanese middle school, 2005. ...

"On the basis of the 1887-88 graduation list, Ferdinand C. Iglehart has been publicized as our first graduate. He was the son of Asa Iglehart. He was accorded a full page with portrait and biography in The Annual for 1909. It is possible that he was the first student to go through a public ceremony of graduating or to have a diploma handed to him, or he may have been one of several; we shall never know this definitely until we find a printed or written record made at the time the event happended. However, we do know that a goodly number of students completed the required course previous to 1863 and that they were recognized in public ceremony in 1898. The fact that others completed the course earlier does not in any way detract from the glory of Ferdinand C. Iglehart, who became a prominent clergyman in the New York area." (Meyer, p. 100) 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Academic procession during the University of Canterbury graduation ceremony. ... A diploma (from Greek diploma) is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, or confers an academic degree. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... see also Holy Orders The following terms have traditional meanings for the Anglican Church, and possibly beyond: A churchman is in principle a member of a church congregation, in practice someone in holy orders. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...

The Evansville City Directory of 1858 contains the first printed list of subjects taught in the high school: 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... See subject (grammar) for the linguistic definition of subject. ...

First Year

• English Grammar
• History (I)
• Physical Geography
• Algebra
• Philosophy
• Latin
• Arithmetic (I)
• Writing (I)
• Reading (I)
• Spelling (I)
• Compostion (II)
• Declamation (II)

Second Year

• Algebra (I)
• Latin
• French
• Physiology
• Geometry
• Composition
• Declamation
• Virgil (II)
• Trigonometry (II)
• Chemistry (II)

Third Year

• Virgil (I)
• Cicero
• Greek
• Chemistry (I)
• Rhetoric (I)
• Geology
• Botany
• General History (I)
• Trigonometry (I)
• Astronomy (II)
• Logic (II)
• Conchology (II)
• Navigation (II)
• Surveying (II)
• Constitution of the US (II)

(I) Denotes First Term only

(II) Denotes Second Term only

During 1896-97 the north and south wings and Central Tower is erected at the Sixth and Vine site. The tower becomes the symbol of Evansville High School. The Eiffel Tower Fire-observation watchtower in Kostroma, Russia. ...

The wearing of caps and gowns was tried at Central in 1920 and 1921, but was dropped in 1922. It was resumed in 1929 and seems now to be a permanent custom. Caps is the plural of the word cap; see cap (disambiguation). ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

"During the first forty years of our school's existence, there were no athletics of a competitive sort. In 1896 we had a mathematics teacher on our faculty named Linnaeus N. Hines. A giant of a man, nearly seven feet tall and huge in every direction, he must have weighed 300 pounds. Mr. Hines had become fond of football and considered it a fine sport for boys able to stand the roughness of the game. He organized a team in 1896 which arranged games with other school teams. Since there was no State Athletic Association then to make rules covering eligibility, Mr. Hines played center. Only 13 boys came out for the team that year..." "Leanord Young, physics teacher and later principal, also played on the team." (Meyer, p. 149) Athletics, also known, especially in American English, as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events, which can roughly be divided into running, throwing, and jumping. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Euclid, detail from The School of Athens by Raphael. ... Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A principal is: The head of an educational institution. ...

The first senior yearbook, entitled The Annual, was published in 1909. The second senior yearbook, entitled The Sagas, was published in 1912. 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Locations

• 1854 First and Chestnut Street
• 1855 Second Street between Main and Locust
• 1855 First and Vine Street
• 1855 Public School Building, Fourth Street, (Became Wheeler School)
• 1863 Second and Clark Street
• 1868 Sixth and Vine Street
• 1970 5400 First Avenue (Students 1971 - 72 school year)

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School District

Middle

• Harwood
• Thompkins

Elementary

• Cedar Hall
• Highland
• Lincoln
• Scott
• Stringtown

School Colors

Gold and Brown, Central's colors,were chosen some years before 1908. There is a tradition that the combination was suggested by Helen Click, teacher at the school from 1895 to 1905, because they were the colors of her sorority. 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... While the term fraternity can be used to describe any number of social organizations, including the Lions Club and the Shriners, fraternities and sororities are most commonly known as social organizations of higher education students in the United States and Canada but there are fraternities in the whole world (for...

School Song

The Rouser originated in 1917. Ada Bicking, music supervisor, suggested the tune of the University of Minnesota rouser, and a girl of the class of 1918 wrote the words. It first appears in The Sagas of 1918 beginning, "Evansville High School, hats off to thee!" The change to "Central High School, hats off to thee!" the following year greatly improved the rhythm. 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Washington Avenue Bridge at night The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...

The Rouser

Central High School hats off to thee

To your colors true we shall ever be

Firm and strong, united are we

Rah Rah Rah for Central High

Rah Rah Rah Rah

Rah, for the Gold and Brown

C-E-N-T-R-A-L all for Central give a big yell

School Crest

School Crest for Evansville Central High School

The background of the school crest is a shield, which is a defensive instrument and represents defending the school both academically and athletically. Crest is a heraldic term. ... Statue showing a Gallic shield with a butterfly boss. ...

On the top of the shield is the school mascot, the Bear. Mascots at the Mascot Olympics in Orlando, Florida. ... Genera Ailuropoda Ursus Tremarctos Arctodus(extinct) A bear is a very large mammal of the order Carnivora, family Ursidae. ...

Also on top of the shield is the torch, which represents education. Inside the flame of the torch, the year 1854 is visible. This is when the torch of education was lit, and Central High School was founded as the first Evansville High School. A burning torch, discarded on the road in the wake of the Lewes Bonfire Night celebrations. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

In the middle of the shield is the old Central Tower. It was constructed in 1896 and was part of the sixth building used by Central High School. The tower is symbolic of the rich heritage of Central High School. 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

The lyre, mask, and palette represent the importance of fine arts. A lyre is a stringed musical instrument well known for its use in Classical Antiquity. ... Masks in a Guatemalan Market A teenager reading a book, while wearing a dinosaur mask A mask is a piece of material or kit worn on the face. ... An artists palette A palette is: A thin board that a painter holds and mixes colour pigments on. ... Fine art is a term used to refer to fields traditionally considered to be artistic. ...

The winged foot symbolizes the excellence in athletics. Athletics, also known, especially in American English, as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events, which can roughly be divided into running, throwing, and jumping. ...

The hourglass represents the passing of time. Behind the hourglass is the Allegheny Mountains. Central High School is the oldest school west of these mountains. Hourglass in wooden stand An hourglass, also known as a sandglass or sand timer, is a device for the measurement of time. ... The Allegheny Mountains are a part of the Appalachian mountain range of the eastern United States. ...

The plow and corn represent farming and agriculture, which was once the backbone of the community. For the constellation known as The Plough see Ursa Major. ... De-husked corn Corn is a term that originally referred to the kernel of any grain — that is, a fruit of a plant in the Grass Family (Poaceae), such as barleycorn. ... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ...

The open book represents the past, present and the future of Central High School. The pages already turned represent the past, the showing pages represent the present, and the pages yet to be turned represent the future.

The slide rule and square represent the industrial and economic stability of the community. The slide rule (often nicknamed a slipstick) is a mechanical analog computer, consisting of calibrated strips, usually a fixed outer pair and a movable inner one, with a sliding window called the cursor. ... A square as a geometric shape is described and illustrated at square (geometry). ...

At the bottom of the shield is the year 1971, the year Central moved to it seventh and current building. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

The laurel leaves on the sides of the shield represent achievement. Some trees and shrubs in the laurel family Lauraceae are called Laurel: Bay laurel Laurus nobilis, the original true laurel that is the source of bay leaves used as a seasoning. ...

These combined symbols represent the outstanding institution that is Central High School.

Notable Alumni

• Andy Benes, MLB pitcher
• Larry Mackey, member of prosecuting team against Timothy McVey, lead prosecution against Terry Nichols

Andrew Charles Benes (born August 20, 1967 in Evansville, Indiana) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for four teams, the San Diego Padres in which he is the current all-time strikeout leader for the team, the Seattle Mariners, the St. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ... Terry Nichols (born April 1, 1955) was an accomplice of Timothy McVeigh, an American terrorist, in the Oklahoma City bombing (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, April 19, 1995). ...

Trivia

• The school mascot is a bear named Bearwinkle.
• The school radio station is 90.7 FM WPSR (Public School Radio)
• At games and pep rallies, the last line of the rouser is often changed to "give 'em some hell!"

External Links

• Central High School Home Page

• Indiana DOE Information on Central

• WPSR 90.7 FM

• Evansville Vanderburgh County School Corporation