Carl Schurz High School is apublic four-yearhigh school located in theIrving Park neighborhood on the northwest side ofChicago,Illinois, United States. The school is named after German–AmericanCarl Schurz, a statesman, soldier, and advocate of democracy in Germany. The school building, which represents a combination of theChicago andPrairie schools of architecture, was designed in 1910 byDwight H. Perkins and designated aChicago Landmark on December 7, 1979.[7][8] It is considered one of "150 great places in Illinois" by theAmerican Institute of Architects.[9] The AIA has described the school as Perkins's masterpiece, "an important example of early-twentieth century architecture, utilizing elements of both theChicago andPrairie schools."[9] In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, Carl Schurz High School was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places[10] by theAmerican Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois).
The land upon which the current school is built was purchased in 1908, and is about two blocks south of an older building which was also Carl Schurz High School (located at 2338 N. 41st Court).[11] The final site was approved in October 1908, with an estimated US$500,000 construction cost.[12] Shortly after the school's opening, Carl Schurz's son donated a picture of his father and copies of his father's two published works to the school.[13] The school was formally dedicated on the evening of 18 November 1910, with a presentation of abust of the school's namesake.[14] Able to accommodate 1,400 students, the building included an assembly hall, gymnasium,foundry,forge, aphysiographical lab, and lunchroom.[14]
Schurz High School has a twin on the south side of Chicago.Bowen High School at 2710 E. 89th st. was built using the same design.
Schurz competes in theChicago Public League (CPL) and is a member of theIllinois High School Association (IHSA); the organization that governs most athletic and competitive activities in the state. Teams are stylized as theBulldogs. The following teams finished in the top four of their IHSA sponsored state championship tournament:[15]
Alvin Wistert was a collegiatetackle for theUniversity of Michigan. He is the oldest football player ever to be named anAll-American. He and his brothers Francis and Albert all have their uniform numbers retired at the University of Michigan, and are all in the College Football Hall of Fame.[17][38]
Whitey Wistert was a collegiate tackle for the University of Michigan who brieflypitched for Major League Baseball'sCincinnati Reds. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.[17][39]
^Schurz High SchoolArchived June 7, 2007, at theWayback Machine. City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division (2003). Retrieved on 2007-05-14.
^"Charges Neglect of Schools: Ald. McNeal Calls Sanitation in Old Buildings Intolerable – City orders Inspection – Tour of Poorer Districts Probably Will Be Made This Week – Names Badly Kept Schools – Orders Manual Equipment",Chicago Daily Tribune, p. 11, June 11, 1908,It also approved the purchase of a site for the new Carl Schurz high school to replace the school of the same name at 2338 North Forty-first court.
^"Decries High School Outlay: Cooley Objects to Giving Facilities to Rich and Not to Poor – Lower Grades Need Room – Basements and "Portables" for Children of Congested Wards – Guerin and Spiegel with Cooley – Question of Fact Disputed – Schurz School Site Chosen",Chicago Daily Tribune, p. 1, October 17, 1908,The site of the proposed $500,00 Carl Schurz High school ... was determined ... the school will be located at Addison street and Milwaukee avenue ...
^"Schurz's Son Sends a Gift",Chicago Daily Tribune, p. 12, November 4, 1910,... member of the Board of Education received ... a letter expressing gratitude toward the school board for naming the high school ... The writer also announced that he was sending a set of his father's literary works and a picture of their author for the school.
^ab"Dedicate the Schurz School: Exercises to be held tomorrow night at new Northwest Side $500,000 structure",Chicago Daily Tribune, p. 13, November 17, 1910,... it has an assembly hall, gymnasium, foundry, forgeroom, woodworking shops, physiographical laboratory, office, teacher's room, and lunchroom ... The capacity of the school is 1,400 students.
^"IHSA Season Summaries". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). January 25, 2010. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2010.
^Sisson, Richard; Zacher, Christian K. (2007),The American Midwest: an interpretive encyclopedia, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press,ISBN978-0-253-34886-9,(p. 901) Sybil Bauer was born in Chicago on September 18, 1903, and learned to swim at age fifteen at Carl Schurz High School.
^Pruter, Robert."Girls Interscholastic Swimming in the Chicago Public Schools, 1917-1934". Illinois High School Association (IHSA). RetrievedJanuary 25, 2010.In all the contests that Schurz participated in, the school won, because its team included one of the all-time greats of women swimming on its squad, senior Sybil Bauer.
^New York Times, AP (February 16, 1979),"Slain Envoy a Man of Compassion",Milwaukee Journal, p. 9, retrievedJanuary 25, 2010,After completing Carl Schurz High School in Chicago he attended Beloit. His classmates saying that they did not want to call him by Adolph Hitler's first name, nicknamed him "Spike" ...[permanent dead link]
^Hoffman, Klaus (1987)."Vincent Du Vigneaud (1901-1978)"(PDF).Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences.56. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences: 543. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2010.Vincent du Vigneaud was born in Chicago in 1901 ... He attended Carl Schurz High School in Chicago, from which he graduated in 1918.
^"Loyola Mourns The Passing Of Ed Earle: Former Rambler scored over 1,000 points in his career".press release. Loyola University Athletic Department. April 2, 2009. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2010.Former Loyola University Chicago men's basketball star Ed Earle passed away March 26. Earle, a graduate of Schurz High School in Chicago, was a member of the Ramblers' program from 1946–50 and currently ranks 36th on the school's career scoring chart with 1,018 points.
^Pruter, Robert."The Glorious History of High School Speedskating In Illinois 1921 to 1988".essay. Illinois High School Association (IHSA). RetrievedJanuary 25, 2010.The 1932 Public League meet, which Austin was for the second year in a row, featured another future Olympian and Hall of Famer, Leo Freisinger of Schurz High. The senior knocked an unheard 30 seconds off the record for the mile distance, and in 1936 represented the United States in the Olympic Games.
^"Biography of Sheldon Harnick".biographic scketch. Music Theater International. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2010.Carl Schurz High School 1938–1942
^'Illinois Blue Book 1969-1970,' Biographical Sketch of Walter P. Hoffelder, pg. 160-161
^"Luke Johnsos".statistics & biographic info. databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2010. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2010.
^Associated Press (October 15, 1946),"Best Yard Gainers Were In Air Force",Milwaukee Journal, p. 2, retrievedJanuary 25, 2010,The Big Ten top two gainers ... Vic Schwall of Northwestern ... Schwall was a star on Chicago's Schurz high school ice skating team, and would like to see the conference make speed skating an intercollegiate sport.
^"Vic Schwall".statistics & biographic info. Databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2010.
^"Ken Silvestri".statistics and biographic info. The Baseball Cube. Archived fromthe original on December 31, 2009. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2010.
^Davis, Jeff (2006),Papa Bear: The Life and Legacy of George Halas, New York, USA: McGraw Hill Professional,ISBN0-07-147741-1,(p. 298) "I always think of Don Stonesifer", Gleason said. "Stoney made the most remarkable catch. Stoney went to Schurz and Northwestern, played with the Cardinals ...
^"Don Stonesifer".statistics & biographic info. Databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2010.
^Peterson, William E. (November 6, 2003)."Illinois Senate Resolution 0299". Senate of the 93rd Illinois General Assembly. RetrievedFebruary 28, 2010.WHEREAS, Mr. Vanderpoel was born in Chicago's Norwood Park neighborhood on the Northwest side; he graduated from Schurz High School in 1939 ...
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