Charlotte High School - Delphian Yearbook (Charlotte, MI)

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The new addition, “New” was the password for the first day of school; new faces, new teachers, and new friends crowded the halls which were shining in their fresh coats of wax and paint. The smell of wax filled the air; laughter rang once again through halls which had stood silent for three months, and the tension of doing new and different things filled the air. ■■■■■■■ Mr. Powell, hand director, in- spected the band room in the new addition as it neared completion. “Natatorium. Yes, that’s what you call a “fancy name for a swimming pool. It has been worth its full value and will be for many years to follow. No, I haven't blown my top . The roof just hasn’t been put on my new swimming pool. The week before school was probably the only time that the locker rooms were dry; after school started constant use kept them from beinn so.

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With school days drawing near there was still time for the fun and excitement of the county fair. Many stu- dents were active contribu- tors and many more were exuberant funseekers daring the inventors to make a ride they couldn’t take. Oh ... . such is youth! 17

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before, after, and This is just one of the new class rooms. All we need now are some chairs and students. “One, two, three, go.” They’re off and swimming. The swimming pool, one of the latest newcomers to Charlotte high, gave a much needed opportunity for instruction and experience in swimming. It s hard to visualize that soon were added to this scene, ranges, a dishwasher, a dutch oven, and a disposal. Students later learned to use the new cooking equipment to turn out foods with delicious odors to tantalize passersby. 19 during construction The pool was ready by last Fall and these workmen were partly responsible for meeting the dead- line.