Bakersfield High School - Oracle Yearbook (Bakersfield, CA)

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l'0I6 in ac demic li e 45195. The Bakersfield High School ME- CHANICAL ARTS BUILDING had a new face this year. Although changed in outer appearance the building offered students the same excellent facilities. The building contained equipment de- signed to give the knowledge and skills necessary to carry out personal and vocational tasks. Classes ranging from mechanical drawing to auto mechanics were held in the Mechanical Arts Build- ing. The newly remodeled Science Buildin provided ultra- modern classrooms for scienti?ic study. Classes for students with engineering ability were held in the INDUSTRIAL ARTS BUILDING. Students strolled the hall of newly rebuilt Science Building.

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C'ampuA 6u1ld1ng play ed mayor The ADMINISTRATION BUILDING was the nucleus of Drillerville. The ADMINISTRATION BUILDING was the center of administrative activ- ities for both faculty and students. It housed counselors', principal's, and vice- principal's offices, business and Work- pe-rmit offices, and the headquarters of student government. This building was the focal point of such school activities as registration, counseling, and all as- pects of student welfare. The new SCIENCE BUILDING offered excellent lab and lecture facilities to science students. Individual project areas were available for biology, chem- istry, and physics classes. A new pho- tography Workshop Was located in the basement. One of the extras greatly appreciated by the science faculty was a power panel from which alternating or direct electrical current for experi- ments traveled to lecture desks located throughout the building,

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Studen M pa Aed lwur 0 In addition to serving BHS students daily lunches, the CAFETERIA was used for dances, meetings for the community and school, banquets, and a study hall. After a busy morning, students gath- ered in the CAFETERIA fourth and fifth periods for lunch and friendly aossip. They also enjoyed the many dances and banquets that took place in this buildinq. Bakersfield High School qraduates will always remember WARREN HALL as a focal point of school activity. Here students took vocational or college pre- paratory courses. Students broadened their intelligence in the rooms of WARREN HALL. ELM GROVE provided a location for student election polls, noon sales, and lunching out-of-doors. Another popular lunch spot, the QUAD, was an ideal place for dances and pep rallies. The STUDENT STORE, open before and after school and during the noon hours, was a convenient place for students to buy snacks and school supplies.