Central High School - Optimist Yearbook (Crookston, MN)

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Sputniks, whatniks, missiles, and a new brand of cars made this year unique nationally When it came to innovations we on the home front were not to be left behind We had two supts. The school was divided into organized departments, complete with acting heads A two-track system was put to the test Teachers began a suggested get tough policy Remedial reading was begun in the English department Civics was made a required course for freshmen The trend showed on increased enrollment in Maths and Sciences Mr. TWT exclaimed over his big- gest and best band in ten years The 24 boys in choir were strong enough to be heard above the 49 girls The Soda Pop Hops decreased the usual number of school parties . . . With the new wing in its final stage, we all became avid construction fans, sneaking in tours of investigation and exploration . . . Finally, piece-by-piece, we moved into the fin- ished sections .. . Long-time residents had new quarters, nomad teachers for the first time had their own rooms.. .By April we were all gaping at the magnificence of the new gymnasium, wishing the basketball season would start all over again . . . With the coming of fair weather, everyone anticipated the end of school . . . On May 29 the largest class to graduate of Central left her halls.

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ww 518 Index Fall 6 Winter Spring

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While in its skeletal form, the house we The house we lived in contained curious little signs. These masterpieces were terse, but to the point, as exemplified by the two on this page. Our house was a maze of brightly colored wires, innumerable pipes, piles of sand and gravel, tiling of all shades and sizes, plaster and cement bags, and buzz saws. Many odors, some pleasant and others a little offensive, floated through our halls, the smell of freshly cut wood and new plaster intermingled with tar and oil. l If MA! ,.Qf'C,i!Af lived in didn't look capable of being trans- formed into anything usable for education. The silence of our study periods was constantly being broken by the rat-a-tat-tat of iack- hammers and the grinding of trucks weighted down with steel beams, lumber, cement, and other materials. Slowly the house we lived in evolved from a mere hole in the ground and immense piles of bulky materials into an im- pressive edifice to house our overflow of stu- dents and to provide a much needed lunch- room and gymnasium. .. l What's Behinc .-,ol