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

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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.

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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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AIIGRUW... Two more additions to the high school plant came at approximately the same time. The building which previously housed the Coun- try Day School was purchased in 1953, re- named the Annex, and following a year of remodeling was ready for occupation in 1954. The Auditorium-Gymnasium is considered one of the finest buildings of its kind in the United States. Ready for occupancy following its dedication in 1955, it can seat an audience of 4,000 plus. The assembly is over. You may go to your classes, produces a scene like the one shown above. Auditorium-Gymnasium exits accommodate the 2400-plus students heading for lockers or class- rooms. The A Cappella Choir is shown in the center background. The ivy-covered Annex has added thirteen classrooms, three laboratories, three large study halls, and four counselor's offices. A ll GIUIW. The most recent addition to Grosse Pointe High School was finished early in the school year of 195 7-'58, Not so much a job of building as one of re- modeling, the completed office suite is divided between administration and student use. Is this the last of Grosse Pointe High's growing pains? No one can be sure-but a good guess would be no. Any school must change to meet changing demands. Grosse Pointe High School is no exception. From the teachers' parking lot, the addition to the school office space presents a modernistic show of glass and sharp angles. Liz Leete, Sue Male- cek, and Bonnie Brown, all l'lA's, look over a cer- tain someone's schedule card in the new student section ofthe ottice.