Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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a Student jC owncjQ to 0„r Jl.l Lots of new things were added to C.P.H.S. this year. The Buzz Book” was the child of the Inklings, our weekly newspaper. For the first time C.P.- H.S.’ers had the chance to have at their fingertips the name, address, grade, and telephone number of every student and teacher — all in one book, the student directory. Many new fads and fashions were introduced this year. Chiffon neck scarves were favorites worn with sweaters and, when winter came, girls favored either a little angora half-cap” or a woolly shawl to keep their ears warm in Hoosier ice-land.” Senior cords — both slacks and skirts — added color to our halls, too, and before long juniors came up with an answer to the seniors — gray felt hats worn loooooow! They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but Ed Urbanski thinks the Buzz Book is a boy’s best friend when it comes to getting a date. Page eighteen

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usiness, C. T-MS. Offer, 4U Not being satisfied with telling students how and why things are to be done in a certain way, C.P.H.S. also gives us a chance to put into practice what is being taught in the classroom through home ec, industrial arts, and agriculture. Because C.P.H.S. is neither a city school nor a rural school, it is able to offer courses found in both types of living. The agriculture department owns its own farm land which the boys themselves farm. They also have both a gilt and a heifer ring, which gives the boys a chance to start their own herds. With the new industrial arts building, which was used all year for the first time in 1956, we now have one of the best industrial and vocational education programs of any high school. The home ec department, too, has its own build¬ ing, which, although not new, was the first in In¬ diana to house a separate home economics depart¬ ment. A sewing machine can be a puzzle when you’re members of a freshman sewing class as are Sandra Luke and Joan Misek. Page seventeen

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The Class of 19S3 gave the school a television set — that’s how the whole thing started. After that, two student councils planned a room which would be for students only, and last October the 1955-56 Student Council opened the Student Lounge. School clubs bought the equipment in the room, which is, as far as we know, another C.P.- H.S. first — the only room of its type in a high school. This is where we got together for fun during our free time — before school, during both lunch hours, and after school. This is where many new friendships began. It’s much easier to get acquainted with a stranger down there than in a classroom. This is the room which we own . . . we paid for everything that’s in it . . . it’s reserved for stu¬ dents only . . . it’s ours. With the recreation room all finished, students find it a desirable place to spend their noon hour. Dancing to the latest top hits is a favorite pastime of students during lunch hour.