Historical Photo: John Baggett Guided Lake Forest Schools
Weekly posting honors city's sesquicentennial and its history.
Who is this important person in Lake Forest history?
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Several of you got it right.
Thanks to Shirley Lindsay, Gail Hodges, Barbara Mortimer and Alice Moulton-Ely. Richard Alvarado guessed incorrectly, but it was great to see you participate.
The historical photo posted Sunday was John Baggett, who served as superintendent of Lake Forest Public Schools from 1904 to 1936. He was known for his love of the arts, which he shared with students by filling the schools with works of art purchased on his many trips to Europe.
Encourage your friends to engage in the guessing game as well.
We'll have another photo up on Sunday.
Thanks for your help and feedback.
Barbara Mortimer
7:16 am on Sunday, January 16, 2011
I believe that the gentleman in the photo is John E. Baggett, principal of the Edward F. Gorton School.
richard alvarado
8:26 am on Sunday, January 16, 2011
David Adler
Alice Moulton-Ely
8:37 am on Sunday, January 16, 2011
Yes, John Baggett.
Gail Hodges
9:23 am on Sunday, January 16, 2011
John E. Baggett, principal of the Edward F. Gorton School. His portrait hangs in the Baggett Auditorium at Gorton Community Center. It is said that the statue of the "Winged Victory" on the second floor of Gorton was purchased with his first pay check when he became principal. Other sculpture from Baggett can be viewed over the entrance stairs to the Auditorium. His former students can share many legends. Years ago, a former student and opera lover wrote an article in Readers' Digest describing how his appreciation of opera began in Mr. Baggett's classes at the Gorton School.
Shirley Lindsay
9:51 am on Sunday, January 16, 2011
Definitely John E. Baggett! His spirit is alive at the Gorton auditorium!