Grosse Pointe High School - View Pointe Yearbook (Grosse Pointe, MI)

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Three full years ot mathematics and three lull years of science in well-equipped laboratories are standard opportunities maintained for the last thirty years in Grosse Pointe Senior High School's curriculum. Solid geometry students Chuck Munk, Mary Young, and Tom Harrett, 12B's, discussed a tricky problem with their teacher, Miss Bertha Schermer. He descends the stairs and heads for his office, where he dons his coat and locks his desk. Once again he strides down the corridor with a quick, firm step. He is still thinking of the myriad of activities and interests that converge in a school . . . The outside door swings slowly shut be- hind him. i Parents and teachers should work together! As a philosophy and a policy advocated by its principals, this belief has won increasing adherence in Grosse Pointe High School. Mr. Edward B. Erikson conferred with Mrs. Anita Leslie, the counselor ol his son, James, 98. Special challenge to special ability-that's another distinguishing characteristic of Grosse Pointe High School. One of the honors sections in English literature is taught by Mr. Charles Kraux-and their achievement is otten as unconventional as their setting is here. Administrative lead- ership has tattered the heners idea in many departments. Page Five

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Consistent high scholarship is the first goal of a quality school. This means serious and concentrated study by students like Dolly Beam, HB, who hope to qualify for the principal's recommendation when they apply for admis- sion to the college of their choice. How well are our alumni doing? A good school checks its product constantly, and Grosse Pointe High School points with pride to the exceptionally high scholastic record attained by alumni in college. Donald Herron, June '53, reported recent experiences to Mr. D. R. Campbell, assistant principal. A llllalit Ullool . . . Continued from Page Three Mounting a flight of stairs, the principal notices a somewhat tired-looking boy in a blue and gold sweater gathering up books at a locker. He makes a mental note to attend the game Saturday. He says hello to the boy, and then to a teacher with briefcase in hand. As he walks toward the stairway, he catches sight of two parents conferring with a counselor. They look like ligures in a silent movie as they talk behind the closed glass door. ln Grosse Pointe High School the importance of individual attention from teachers is constantly emphasized, Principals have planned things so that teachers like Mr. Dale P. Pattison have opportunities to work with students like Greg Behling and Sue Gorstenberger, l0B's, when they drop in after school. Students like to go to a good school, In fact, they're often reluctant to leave. The o arent ho piness of Grosse Pointe High School students has been a PP P source of pride to faculty leaders for many years. Page Four

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WE GIHIW! . . . UST how old is Grosse Pointe High School? 36 years? Or 33? Or maybe 30? Take your pick! For instance, the year 1922 C36 years agoj saw the combination of five Grosse Pointe school districts into one district to be served by one high school. In the year 1925 C33 years agoj the first gradu- ating class completed its high school course in the old Cadieux building. Dedication and occupation of the present high school building followed in February, 1928, just 30 years ago next month! . A S , Grosse Pointe High School without a Tower? impossible-but here's the evidence Near the end of a two-year construction period, the high school had all but the library section and the tower completed. This picture was taken on Septembe 7, 1927. A familiar picture in the warmer months are the groups and gath- erings of students on the lawn during lunch hour. The high school exemplifies a typical style of American architecture, Geor- llllllliliw... At the time of Grosse Pointe High School's dedication, some people iirmly believed that it would never be filled to its 1,500-pupil capacity. Two years later, however, it was jammed. Then followed crowded years which were relieved f1rst by the use of rooms in the Cadieux building, then by Pierce Junior High School, and eventually, in 1942, by the In- dustrial Arts building. The printing department, abundant shop facilities equipped with quality machines and tools, drafting rooms, and art rooms put a roof over the heads of approximately 240 eager learners of technical and fine arts, courses every hour of the day. Page Six gian Colonial. The enrollment in the opening semester in the spring of 1928 was 635. The majority of students have at least one class a day in the 16-year-old Industrial Arts Building, and nearly everyone makes his way across the court to visit the bookstore in the basement.