North High School began thirty-nine years ago, in 1889. The old school was situated where the Logan School now stands. At that time it provided for both grade school and high school students. The section of the building which now faces Fremont Avenue was erected in 1896. The first lunch service was begun in 1901. This was in the form of table service under the supervision of Miss Hermine Konig. Because of the increase in the enrollment, North was no longer capable of accommodating grade school students; thus it became a senior high school in 1902. On account of fire in 1914, the school was rebuilt; and the south, north, gymnasium wings, and the greenhouse were added. Following the reconstruction, lockers were installed. As a result of the addition of the northwest wing in 1924, North consists of 82 class-rooms, not including laboratories and other special rooms. In 1892 there were only thirteen teachers composing the faculty under the direction of our first principal, John M. Greer, who served from 1889 to 1905. Today there are ninety teachers in the faculty, under the supervision of Waldo
Warren Hobbs, principal, and F. W. Gates, assistant principal. At present the enrollment is 2400 sophomores, juniors, and seniors. This has far exceeded that of 1889 which was eight hundred, including both grade school and high school students. The graduating classes have increased from 16 in the class of 1889 to two hundred forty-five in January, 1928, and three hundred sixty-six in June, 1928.
-From the North High Annual, Polaris 1928