Commercial High School

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Commercial High School
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Commercial High School
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Type Public
Established1889
Enrollment1306 (in 1921) [1]
Campus type Urban

Commercial High School was founded by Corinne Stanton Williams Douglas in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It began as a department of Girls High School in 1889 for girls who wanted to learn skills they could use in Atlanta's burgeoning business community. Students studied bookkeeping and typing, in addition to mathematics and history courses. [2] The school soon expanded into new space, a four-story brick building at 138 Pryor Street in downtown Atlanta.

In 1910, school superintendent William F. Dykes made Commercial High Atlanta's first co-educational high school. [3] Like Girls High, Commercial High had its own bank. [4]

The school closed in June 1947. [5]

Notable graduates

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References

  1. SCHOOLS OF CITY WILL OPEN TODAY. Atlanta Constitution - Sep 12, 1921
  2. The Selected Papers of Jane Addams: vol. 1: Preparing to Lead, 1860-81, edited by Mary Lynn Bryan, Barbara Bair, Maree de Angury. University of Illinois Press (November 8, 2002) p 218 ISBN   0252027299
  3. "WILLIAM F. DYKES, 72, ATLANTA EDUCATOR; Ex-Superintendent of Schools". New York Times, September 18, 1943 p17
  4. "Gaines Tells of Banks In Atlanta High Schools". Atlanta Constitution, July 27, 1922
  5. Eric Stirgus, "Commercial High reunion attracts alumni from school closed since '47". The Atlanta Journal - Constitution [Atlanta, Ga], 11 May 2003: C.1.

Coordinates: 33°45′03″N84°23′29″W / 33.750964°N 84.391286°W / 33.750964; -84.391286