Eighty Years Ago Today

March 21, 1936, Oshkosh Northwestern

Eighty years ago today, the old Menasha High School was destroyed by fire, and for a time classes met of necessity in various public buildings. Two years later the new, Georgian-Colonial structure on Seventh Street was dedicated. Built during the administration of the late Superintendent of Schools, Frank B. Younger, the new school cost $600,000 and, at the time, housed, in one unit, the Vocational, Junior, and Senior High Schools. In addition to classrooms it provided a completely equipped gymnasium, a theater, a swimming pool, and facilities where students could learn printing and the manual arts.