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

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CROWN POINT Slip-covering the county seat New government complex cost? Detention home, jail, Courthouse, Sheriff’s office, criminal court ONE WAY DO NOT cuTEP TOP—Planned to resolve the problem of long-distanced hospitals, St. Anthony’s construction progressed slowly but steadily on the expanding Southside ABOVE—Transferring from simple small town two-way traffic to unmethodical, big time one-way mix-up provoked befuddled drivers to avoid downtown traffic. LEFT— After serving as Superintendent of Schools for 16 years, Mr. Robert Bran- nock handed over his ever-growing responsibilities to Mr. Ray Rogers. But what about the old? Who will pay for demolition or Reconstruction— What will replace The traditional landmarks? Parks, parking lots, museums? Who knows? Everyone cares. Northside—Southside— Eastside—Westside— Busting britches with churches, Apartments, subdivisions People unite in Methodist and St. Anthony hospital Campaigns. Eisenhower comes to town in The form of a new Elementary school. Walk for the Retarded Begets a Day Care Center. WFLM-FM keeps citizens Informed on community events. Big town businesses demolish Main Street homes and trees Bringing Commercialism. Small town life fading Into the realms of time. One-way traffic sends drivers Into a spin around the square. Board of Education pushing Hard Toward high school Expansions; Pool, auditorium, library, Classrooms, gym. Volunteer Firemen celebrate 100th Anniversary. Mr. Robert Branhock turns over His duties to Mr. Ray Rogers. Townspeople strengthen club Funds through’the Carnival. Bookworms enthralled in Newfledged public library. More than a dot on the map— A community willing to give To suit the needs of all CROWN POINT- LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT '

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BELOW—Styled with the old-fashioned, peaceful school campus, CPHS will soon be keeping up with the crowd when mod¬ ernization begins. RIGHT—Early in the morning heavy-eyed students were seen stumbling to school by way of Joliet.