Central High School - Caldron Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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With eating of prin time to get a little s« 3ry importance, many students find lunch period a good ious studying done. Sloppy joe, 20 ... ice cream 10?:, that ' ll be 45(!, please. At the end of the lunch line stands the cashier, ringing up bills, making change, and going on to the next in line to start the process over. C ' mon, let ' s get this line moving, I don ' t have all day. Before one can even get a look at or a smell of something to eat, he must stand in line while oth- ers fill their troys. With nothing else to do many of the boys turn to cord playing after eating lunch. Even if one prefers to be alone card playing need not be ruled out. Most students prefer to do all or part of their studying in an informal setting. In the cafeteria they con take frequent breaks to talk to friends or eat something.

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Cafeteria, the ideal place for... The cafeteria ' s a special kind of place. If you haven ' t spent an hour there every day, you have lost a port of your high school fun. In it can be found all kinds of people doing all kinds of things. It doesn ' t really matter if you bring your lunch or buy your lunch; being there is what counts. In one part of the cafeteria is located a table at which a group of senior boys discuss senior girls. Right next to this there is one of senior girls who discuss senior boys. One student may find the cafeteria the ideal place for doing class assignments for the next period, study for on important test, or to do his girl-friend ' s book report. More often than not, students bring their books with full intent to study, but end up talking their time away. Oh, well! The most popular recreation in the cafeteria is playing cards. A couple of guys teaching a couple of gals the basic fundamentals of Euchre mokes a happy scene. Of course. it takes the gals the longest time to learn and they always trump their partner ' s ace. Wonder what those men teachers are talking about at that table in the corner? Bet they ' re gossiping. Never! Want to bet? I ' ll never believe it. Hey, look at that! What? That cute dome. Who was that girl you were with, Joe? What girl? I saw you! Here ' s your old ring back! But Barb . . . I . . . I . . . There ore a few in every cafeteria period. Freeloaders! This character gently flits from table to table, slyly but craftily coaxing someone out of a bit of food. Watch out for him, he ' s clever. This is the life, the life of the cafeteria. It shortens the day, lightens the heart. Indeed, it is the life.

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Probably the most popular place in school for Bengie ' s family to study is the library. Here students ore permitted to move about freely, getting books from the shelves or checking assignments with fellov classmates or reading magazines, so long as they are quiet. Start with a quiet room. It takes a quiet room, a closed, concentrating mind, and a sharp pencil to accomplish the fine art of studying. Central ' s study hall helps accomplish this. Degrees of quietness depend upon which period you happen to be there. Period one can be par- tially eliminated; some hove not fully awakened, others have homework to do. It must be period seven (that last hour is a long one) when voices elevate themselves above a dull roar. The beautiful, bright library is a most wonderful place. Always it is quiet. Always it looks cheerful. You have at your hands books, magazines, and the latest newspapers. You have much greater freedom of movement than is possible in the study hail. Most fellows appreciate the lovely array of service workers in the library. The active people, who have to make their own time, often have to make their own study halls. This is accomplished at the end of classtime, in homeroom, between scenes at dramatics, or between bites at the lunch table. Happy is the scholar who has his studies done, now it ' s time for fun. i