William Allen High School - Comus Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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' Vocational Annex The 'Vocational .annex laces Linden Street across from the Little Palestra. On the first rloor are the up-to-date facilities of the Auto Shop. Un the second floor the future carpenters and plumbers learn their trades. ln these shop laboratories there is the modern equipment necessary for the hest type of instruction. These excellent oppor- tunities enable boys of these trades to acquire valuable experience and to prepare themselves to become valuable employees. X xx xc x fNs. 5. 'xx . - ,ZX A , ' i7-M M 1 . , . H - , I X Z 7 li l Brick and Auto Body Directly to the rear of the Main lluildinq one finds a one-story huilding which houses the Vocational shops of liriclclaying and Auto Body and Paint. The lack Collieltl Stadium held house was converted into the liricklaying Shop hy the hoys ofthe huilding trades course: the Auto liody and Paint Shop was constructed entirely hy the members of the vocational curriculum. Such is the practical experience gained hy the trades-minded fellows. . f

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0 Mack and ' Farr Buildings South of l,inden Street are two white buildings. To the average passer-by they appear to be ordinary houses, but to Allentown High School students they mean more classrooms. liy remembering that the Farr Build- ing is the nearer building and that the black Building is the far building, one cannot be confused. While dinners are prepared and fashions are designed in the Mack Building. compositions are written and grammar exercises are practiced in the Farr liuilding. These buildings will not be used much longer: but at present they serve as classrooms for students of the various courses at Allentown High School. Annex How memorable are the long journeys from the third Hoor Main Building to the fourth Hoor Annex! The steady buzz of the saws in the cabinet- malcing shops and the clan- king of the business machines are audible proofofthe variety of activity in the Annex. Because it is south of the Main Building, the Annex is connected to it by the well- known tunnel and also by outside walks. Bearing the date A.D. MCMXXIX over its door, the Annex is oftimes the exclusive home of some Allentown High School stu- dents. l i 53

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, ' 2 A5 .X 4, -A-A Linden Street Annex NYest of the Little Palestrzi is the recently huilt Linden Street Annex. This huilding w time since 193-L all the huildings of Allen town High School are on the Seventeenth provides facilities for the various educational Street campus. and all the pupils are needs ol' our students. Now, for the hrst gether. Us. 4' I T Palestra ,-Xll the students will remem- her the Little Palestru. which provides the setting for nixuiy eiijoyzihle :md exciting even- ings. The huslcethzill games, the xx restling matches, and the swimming meets :zlllord much wholesome activity for hotli pgirticipgints :ind Spectators ol pXllentown High School.