Hobart Senior High School - Memories Yearbook (Hobart, IN)

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Table of Contents Clubs 14 Ads 46 Sports-76 Academics-112 People-124 Index-168 Below A view looking norlh on Main Si. a it is at the present time Left These two pictures are views looking north (lop) and (south) on Main St. in the 3

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Hobart Celebrates 125th Anniversary Tradition is usually defined as the handing down of information, beliefs, and customs by word of mouth or by example from one generation, without any written instructions. The city of Hobart is basical- ly and traditionally, a conservative, republican town. Once the winter hunting grounds of the Potowatome Indians, the area now called Hobart was first put to use as a source of timber. In 1845. George Earle moved to this area to build a dam and locate a mill. He nam- ed his new community. Hobart, after his brother. The town of Hobart became an official location in 1847 when the government Post Office was moved to the site. The damming of Deep River for use as a grist mill made Hobart a commercial center for farmers and by 1858 the community had the distinction of being the first railroad center in Lake County. In 1870, Hobart had a population of 500 and the first art gallery in In diana. The first town board was organized in 1889 anc the first City Government in 1921. In the summer o 1972 Hobart celebrated its 125th Anniversary. With a new city hall and a hospital of its own. Hobart is ex- panding more each year.

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Construction Of Auditorium Begins n il f Below Construction of the new auditorium began April 9. 1973. Completion of the addition is scheduled for April. 1974. Right Ihe new addition will house four classrooms: band, dramatics and one regular classroom. ' I , 4 •