Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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Because of the popularity of tapestries in the Middle Ages, the monks used them as their means of record. So far as is known the art of Aigle Warp tapestryfweaving was first practiced in Londers towards the end of the twelfth cenf tury. Many of these ancient pieces are scattered about the United States in various museums. A. Faculty AdUiSOT-MISS E. MCCULLOUGH Editor-BETTY GSLER i Assistant Editor-JOHN GU-NNELL Business Manager-STEVE BEREOLOS Ass't Business MdHdg6T-ORVILLE REISSIG

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Since prehistoric times man has endeavored to preserve for posterity some record of his physical and cultural life. Each era has found a change in his mode of living and method of expression. Around this evolution is woven the theme of our 1930 DUNES. In the twelfth and thirteenth centuries the monks were the only persons who had an ad' vanced educationg hence it was up to them to record for posterity the principal events of that era. Their offerings have heen recorded in a variety of forms and lan' guages, and their early trans' lations are still preserved.

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1. THE4 SCHOOL IV. ATHLETICS 11. CLASSES V.'FEATURES 111. ACTIVITIES VI. DONORS Printing is the art of record' ing by pressure prints or copies from some original or model. There is no doubt that the Chinese practiced printing 'many centuries he' fore it was known in Europe. Printing was introduced in England in 1476, and to the United States in 1685. Benf jarnin Franklin did more to' ward printing than any other person.