Elkhart High School - Pennant Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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Now as we plan to leave this building where since 1868 students have learnetl (more than diplomas will ever show) from fine administrations, an excellent teaching staff, a constantly widening curriculum, the use of up-to-date equipment. V ' . ' .. V 12 i

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The Pete Sarantoses — Pete, class of ' 40, and Marilyn, class of ' 41, show their yearbook to senior daughter Mitzi as Mother and Dad did Lee Reniniel, class of ' 65, tells his father, class of ' 41, former Marine Air Force Major, of his desire to enter the Air Force Academv. Grandfather Havens, founder of Standard Tool and Ma- chine, watches his son, class of ' 41, and his grandson, class of 65, discuss a job 11

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? ■• . . . we are proud of the Elkhart record: As classes came and went. This year 847 members of the senior class were graduated, the largest number ever to receive their diplomas at one time in the history of EHS. In 1873 the first senior class consisted of five members. The next year only one person graduated from Elkhart High. As the years went by. however, more freshmen entered high school and more seniors graduated every year. By 1879 the number of graduates had increased to double figures, and by 1922 it had hit the 100 mark. Ever since, senior classes have been steadily increasing, some years exceeding the mark of the previous year by 200. buildings increased. When Elkhart High first opened its doors in 1893, the school was lo- cated at 326 W. Lexington Avenue, now the site of Samuel Strong Elementary Schoo!. Elkhart High remained here until 1908 when it moved to the Central Building. Three years later the main building was built and became the high school while the Central Building was made a junior high school. In 1951 the Central Building and the main builtling were joined to accommodate the expanding high school enrollment; the junior high students were moved from Central to North Side. A few years later. School City annexed old Trinity Methodist Church, next to the school, to allow more room for the increasing number of students. In 1964 the school administration leased the old Public Library, and converted it to the high school business department. Today, 97 years and seven building additions later, one school is no longer sufficient to effectively educate Elkhart ' s young people. Thus we are now in the process of building another school at Rice Field. curricnlnnis changed. As the times changed, schools changed. The first program of studies at Elkhart High School offered four subjects: English, math, Latin, and science. Since that date, the curriculum has been broadened and varied until fifty-two subjects are now offered. One big change in the twenties was the addition of vocational subjects: another big change has been in foreign languages. Speech, drama, and journalism were added to the English Department. Most recent, since the fifties, advanced and accelerated courses have been offered in English and the new math and the new science. but the excellence, the spirit, stayed the same. Elkhart High School was one of the first schools in Indiana to belong to the North Central Association. Through the years, in spite of in- creased enrollments, the school has maintained its standing. It has always enjoyed the reputation of being a good high school. In 1961 when Dr. James Conant was making his survey of American schools. EHS was one of the six Indiana schools which he visited, and was proud to be rated in his book as a good comprehensive school. In scholarship, music, in sports, in activities. EHS has achieved and main- tained standards of excellence. 13