Elmhurst High School - Anlibrum Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Take a Look at Fort Wayne To go back 50 years and walk around downtown would definitely provide a culture shock for some of the 1980-81 student body of Elmhurst. In the past half century the face Df Fort Wayne has changed and is, to some, almost jnrecognizable. There are still some old standbys like the Embassy (it used to be called the Emboyd after Emma Boyd). The Landing, although it ' s had somewhat of a facelift and has lost some of its charming members, is still a part of the nightlife. The Courthouse, Old City Hall (it ' s now the Mien County Historical Museum), and the Swinney House are some other landmarks that have resisted the Degressive wrecking ball. Now there are new buildings, and new spaces taking the Dlaces where old buildings used to stand. There are new aarks and playgrounds. The Old Fort, the City-County Building, the Fort Wayne National Bank Building, and of course, One Summit Square all grace the streets of downtown. Fast food chains have infiltrated urban Fort Wayne, and we can ' t forget the cultural additions of the Center for the Performing Arts and Foellinger Theater. Just as scientists observe that California is slowly but surely slipping into the sea, so can citizens of our community see that Fort Wayne is surely but not so slowly moving north. The big surge north began when the Nickel Plate Railroad, which is now the Norfolk and Western, was elevated in the early 1950 ' s. With that out of the way, it gave Fort Waynians free reign to spread, expand, and build shopping centers, apartment complexes, industries, housing developments, the famous by-pass, the regional campus of lU-Purdue, and the Memorial Coliseum which grew out of the Centlivre Estates. With all the northward expansion and the renovation of downtown Fort Wayne, residents have a lot to look forward to but, more importantly, we have A Lot to Look Back On. K2 - TTLZ: sral Mad Anthony Wayne on his faithful steed rides perpetually in imann Square. Santa and his team of reindeer lit up the city for the first time in 23 years after being restored by industrious volunteers.

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From Depression to Devo For fifty years the doors of Elmhurst have been opening to students of different backgrounds and ideas. In the 30 ' s they opened to students who had every right to be hostile. More than two hundred people were yanked out of their respective schools and expected to go to a brand-new school out in the boondocks, that no one had ever heard of before. This school had no reputation for any championships in anything and to top that off they had the Depression to contend with. When the 40 ' s rolled around EHS had built up a minor reputation. People no longer dreaded going to the new school in town and the label of hick school didn ' t sting as much as it used to. The Trojans busied themselves with working towards the end of WWII and once it was over, adapting to the U.S. out of war. The 50 ' s brought bobbie socks, argyle sweaters, and the twist. It was a social time for the Trojans but the political issues did not go unnoticed. High school students held rallies and debates to try and sway each other ' s blossoming political intellects. Then came the controversial 60s. Political awareness came to the forefront with rebellion everywhere. Mini-skirted, bell-bottomed flower children were all around trying to bring peace and happiness to millions. Rock ' n ' roll or folk music. Joan Baez or the Beatles, drew millions of teenagers from all different backgrounds to concerts and music festivals. They all had common interests, to get together, have a good time, and listen to some good music. The 70 ' s and the building of Wayne and Homestead High Schools once again yanked Trojans out of their school, but this time turned them into Generals and Spartans. Those who remained still enjoyed music, although the music had changed to punk as we formed the Trojan personality of the 80 ' s. With 50 years of growing and changing, Trojans have A Lot to Look Back On. Making senior Ana Bordon ' s life a little different, junior Tim Litch attempts to surprise her at a party. 1966 cheerleade rs and sports personalities exhibit a Homecoming tradition of Elmhurst Past. Student Life —