Angola High School - Key Yearbook (Angola, IN)

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glass in the jiartition lietween the two rooms. This modern invention makes it possible for classes in both rooms to be under the supervision of one teacher while the noise from the typewriters loes not disturb students working on bookkeep- ing sets in tiii- room adjoining. The desks and tables are of modern design. We walk back down the hall to the library in the extreme left wing of tlie building. This room measures oS by 30 feet, and large win(lo s iu tlie east and north walls let in plenty of sunlight. The library is the largest room in the l)uilding with the exception of the auditorium and shooting gallery. Arranged in two rows the length of the library are the twelve quarter-sawed oak tables that the students use for study. Bookshelves cover one entire side wall. There are over fifteen hundred volumes ' in our library, including several sets of encyclopedias and reference books. These books have all been catalogued and students may use them at all times, either for reference work or home study. Two newspapers, ' The Indianapolis Star and The Christian Science Monitor, have been placed on the shelves this year for the students use. CLINTON E. BEATTY Treasurer Board of Education 1926-1934 Glancing around once more, we find there are five pictures, including those from both ancient and modern schools of art and a plaque of Abraham Lincoln adorning the walls. What inspiration any one of them may be to plodding students in our midst ! We realize as we continue our journe.v through the halls that the atmosphere cre- ated by this modern building should influ- ence our boys antl girls to gain knowledge in many fields. In such enviroument the stu- dent really lives while he is preparing him- self for life. While he is finding out for what life work he is best fitted, he is en.joy- ing doing that work. This ideal workshop will develop higher moral standards and greater economic efficiency iu our future citizens. ' : Page Ave

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AROUND THE SCHOOL 99 ii ' ' ' ' scliool building- has many in- terestini; ' features. Let ' s visit a few of the rooms, and see what we can fiml. Adjoining the cafeteria on the tii-st floor is tlie kitchen with all kinds of modern equipment, iuclud- CARY E. COVELL, President Board of Education 1926-1934 ing six gas stoves, six work tables, and a complete set of dishes — everything neces- sary for a thorough study of the old-fash- ioned yet always modern art of cookery. ' Dip work tables have tops made of a mag- nesium and wood pulp coudiiiiation, which cleans easily and retains no stains. There are three sinks, too, which are placed between two tables. A large, built-in cu])board covers the en- tii-e wall to the south : tliis holds the dishes, pots and pans, and the groceries necessary. A small store room between the kit- chen and the cafeteria provides a place for tlie storing of fur- tlii ' i ' necessities. .j We leave the kitchen and visit the ai ' t room on the second flooi ' . The odor of fresh paint fills the room and we realize at once that it is a workshop. On the front wall hangs a repiro- (liii-tiou of the famous painting, The 8ong of the Lark. lther famous pictures greet one ' s eye as he glances around. A ase of flowers adorns the teacher ' s desk. A well supplied liiiilt-iu cupl)oai-d occupies tiie entire west wall. The drawing desks are modern and comfortable, just the kind at which a student may sit and bring to life beneath his drawing pencil tile ideas flitting through his mind. Leaving the art room, we journey d(jwn the hall to the commercial and typing rooms. Opening the door, we hear the tap, tap, tapity tap ' ' of tlie eleven typewriters. A mimeo- graph machine is on a small table in one corner. There is plate Page f onr A DT R OOM

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ALMA MATER THROUGH THE YEARS Angola ' s first school was held in a log building located near the Klink Funeral Home. A second building larger than the first was later erected near Dr. Weicht ' s property, but this building burned in 1864. At this time there was also the Union Sem- inary where the advance courses were given. At the present location a new brick building was erected in 1866. In 1876 the nearby counties sent pupils to the Angola school and this added enrollment suggested the erection of a larger academy building. It was located where the Hendry Hotel now stands. The first Angola Public High School building was constructed in 1883. Since this building provided no auditorium, a stage was built in one of the larger rooms. Later entertainments were given in the gymnasiiim erected in 1921. After serving for nearly fifty years, dur- ing which time a north wing was added in 1905, this public school building was torn down to provide a location for our present building which was erected last year. This new building, costing $158,000, has provided Angola wit the second best school system in this section of the state. Page six