Highland High School - Highlander Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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A. B. Cochran contracted To build new A. B. Cochran and Son were contracted by High- land High School To add a new wing To The building. One hundred and ThirTy men worked eight months or 312,000 man-power hours on The consTrucTion of The S600,000 addition. 89,000 bricks and 27,000 glazed Tile were used. The new wing consisted of eleven classrooms, a mulTi-purpose room, a cafete- ria, a band room, a chorus roorn, and Tour shop rooms. Ten of the classrooms were To be ready Tor use The second semester. WiTh a larger TacuiTy and smaller classrooms individual sTudenTs would be able To receive more attention and a beTTer education. Trafiic jams in The halls could be eliminaTed. Both sTudenTs and Teachers would find better working con- ditions more conducive To inTellecTual activity. Crowd- ed classrooms and halls will be Temporarily relieved, but Highland's population will continue To boom, and more expansion will be needed in The TuTure. Mr. Don Lawyer, supervisor of construction, helped Mr. Donald Burris, Highland baind director, under stand details on The blueprint ofthe new band room 5 Highland's new addition joined the main building to form a courtyard which was to be planted with flow ers in the spring.

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liww M ' A 5 St . -' Q K f , 1 Q f X ii E E ,A i 1 s was 1 2 an-N Due to the lack of rooms, this desk and chair became the area used for conference between teachers and students. Department heads Mr. Stohler, Social Studies, Mrs. Sweet, English, Mr. Martin, Mathematics, Mr. Jenkinson, Science, and Mr. Meyrrose, Athletic Director, met several times dur- ing the year to discuss curriculum changes. Lack of classrooms, Despite the lack of permanent classrooms and a split shift, teachers worked together for the better- ment of H.l-l.S. Male faculty members were barred from using the upstairs lounge so the stage be- hind the curtain served as their lounge. Women teachers u.sed the upstairs lounge during their preparation hour to draw up tests and grade papers. Separate teachers' meetings had to be arranged to concur with the split shift. These meetings after school kept the faculty informed of new or changing policies at Highland. Attending workshops in the fall enabled the faculty members to keep up with the modern art of teaching. Working for a higher degree occupied the evenings and Saturdays of several Highland teachers. During football and basketball seasons the teachers sold tickets at the games, Acting as club advisors and chaperoning extracurricular events interrupted the busy home life of many faculty members. A teacher has a noble occupa- tion, one that demands giving more than getting. Seldom seen area is the inside of the teachers' lounge. As seen here it helped provide space for teachers to correct papers.