Thomas Carr Howe Community High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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uf 7ZZ'zoZ M42 The enrollment of the school passed the 1,000 mark during the tall semester of 1940. Lawrence Born was the one thousandth pupil to enter the school. The present enrollment is approximately l,065. The tirst activity ot the term was the Gold and Brown Dance sponsored by the Hill- topper staff and seniors on October 18, 1940, in the school gymnasium. Ann Holloway and Richard Eichenauer were chosen the first Golden Girl and Brown Boy by the votes of pupils who subscribed to the Hilltopper yearbook. The first home varsity basketball game was played with Broad Bipple on the night ot the dedication ot the gymnasium, Friday, November 29, 1940. Before the game started Mr. De'Witt S. Morgan, superintendent of schools, gave a short talk. Mr. Harvey B. Hartsock, then president of the Board ot School Commissioners, gave the dedicatory address, which was accepted by Mr. Duke Hanna, representative ot the lVIen's 400 Club. 7 7 iw ,wa 1 'Ef?5?M ,Q . ggi ,AVF at yay. I I , I ' X.

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Ll? 26014 Gur second year's enrollment almost doubled that of the tirst year, mounting to approximately seven hundred and thirty- two students. This growth of the school brought need for a full-sized gymnasium and lunchroom. The new gymnasium is shown as it looked last year when under construction. The first activity held in the wing was the First Nighter Dance, sponsored by the publica- tion staffs. The school celebrated the third anni- versary of its ground breaking with the sec- ond annual Pageant ot Achievement on May 29, l94O. luanita Davis was chosen by the student body from a group of five can- didates to reign as Violet Queen with loan Campbell, Clyde Holder, luanita Godfrey, and Patricia Swayne acting as attendants. Hal Silver impersonated the Spirit of the Tower. The annual citizenship plaque award, given by the American Legion Post No. 38 of lrvington to the outstanding junior boy and girl, was presented to Marilyn Behymer and Tom Reese. T 11 3

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. W. .if A 1 0-we pon Me ..... Qur dream school, a stately build- ing of collegiate, Tudor Gothic type architecture, faces Pleasant Run and Washington Street. lt is constructed of reddish-brown brick and lndiana lime- stone. lts picturesque central tower, with leaded glass windows, has a great clock cut in stone. The corridors are Gothic in style and contain large glass display cases. The arched ceilings are made of acoustic plaster. The floor coverings on the first and second floors are asphalt tile, while terrazzo covers the ground floor. The walls are painted in green, buff, and horizon blue. The furniture is mod- ern, with movable chairs, equipped with gliders, replacing the old-style station- ary desks. The new unit contains a gymnasium that can be divided into two sections by doors which open and close automati- cally. Bleachers are of the folding type.