Iowa Park High School - Hawk Yearbook (Iowa Park, TX)

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SCHOOL PERSONNEL The most exciting incident recorded by the 1949 HAWKS' NEST was the fire which occurred in the basement of the high school one chilly day in January. All of the students, quickly and safely evacuated, remained to watch the fire- men fight the stubborn and rather in- accessible blaze. Since the fire was confinedto the basement, classes were resumed the following morning. For the first time a Who's Who section appeared in the annual, sponsored this year by Mrs. Dorothy Thompson. Jan Bedford was the editor and Lucy Lee Dale was the business manager. 9

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T THE NEW GYMNASIUM is 102 feet in length and contains a regulation college size basketball court with floor of maple hardwood. Bleachers are ele- vated four feet off the playing court. Beneath the bleachers are dressing rooms and showers for both girls and boys of the home team and of the visiting teams. Office space for physical education instructors is also included. THE NEW BAND HALL, constructed at a cost of $30, 000, adjoins the new gym on the east. Built of concrete blocks and veneered with brick, the hall is 72 feet long by 40 feet wide. The most attractive feature is the circular practice room, consisting of four elevations, each level being eight inches higher than the preceding one. The building also contains the band director's office, storage rooms, a recording room, and several practice rooms. the band hall, and the visitors’ grandstand. THE NEW VISITORS' GRANDSTAND was hailed with joy when fans of our opposing teams arrived for football games last fall. The steel frame is set on concrete piers, while bench seats provide accom- modations for approximately 500 visitors. That crow's nest which you see on the center pole is a platform on which the photographer stands to take moving pictures of the games.

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The Board of Education works tirelessly for our benefit. THE BOARD has been un- usually busy this year in connection with the con- struction of the new gym- nasium and band hall. They have given generously of their time and efforts to provide us with an en- larged and improved phy- sical plant. For this, and for all of the other things they do, unknown to us, to make our school system function smoothly, we thank them sincerely. BOARD MEMBERS are gathered here in a regular meeting, discussing, no doubt, the financial affairs of the district. Seated at the table, leftto right, are Jim Miller, T.C. Berry, Albert May, Jr. (secretary), Ernest Birk (president), and Miles Thompson (vice-president). Stand- ing are Alan W. Berry, Elvy G. Sargent, and Superintendent Keith D, Swim. 10