Elmhurst High School - Anlibrum Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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as Elm hurst grows The nerve-raking noises that seemed to per- meate the classroom especially on exam days, the yellow crane bucket that swept by the windows as the class tried to interpret poetry, the stench of the diesel fumes that leaked into second-story class- rooms as bulldozers worked beneath, the grainy dust that blew through open windows onto the desk tops on warm autumn days, the sloppy brown mud that filled the chuck holes in the parking lot — all these things were caused by the ' 64- ' 65 construction at Elmhurst. Students who drove to school remember parking in the dust, wind, mud, and snow of the low field across Sandpoint Road that became a temporary parking lot. For EHS high-schoolers who withstood the con- ditions caused by the crowdedness, these problems will be remedied when the new building opens. For instance, the lunch line that sometimes caused a twenty-five minute wait will be replaced in the new cafeteria by two double lunch lines which will feed over 500 students in ten minutes. A wide stairway will replace the bottleneck of narrow ramps that caused traffic jams when the bells rang. Study halls will be less crowded. Twenty-three new classrooms — from home economics to developmental reading — will enable the size of individual classes to decrease.

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New teachers and As the physical structure of Elmhurst grew in ' 64- ' 65, nine new EHS teachers brought the total teaching staff to fifty. Several of the young teachers brought with them fresh teaching concepts and new approaches to subject matter. Emphasizing the need for clear thinking, Mr. Masterson (left) demonstrated physics principles and taught shortcuts in solving problems. In physical education classes Mr. Kemp and Mr. Bush required much hard physical exercise to keep the boys in condition. New and distinct classroom situations came about as a result of crowded conditions in the school and a trend toward futuristic experimentation. Mr. Kurtz (lower left) taught an all-boy junior English class and Miss Falls taught a corresponding all-girl class. Mr. Passwater and Mr. Weber formed a teaching team instructing large history classes. Mr. Passwater (below) lectured to juniors and assigned substantial outside reading. Miss Wimmer taught chemistry to two special class groups. Having already studied plane geometry, a number of sopho- mores studied Algebra II. A transition of literature programs caused juniors and seniors to use the same text book. Partial laning in English classes enabled mediocre and exceptional students alike to get the most from their time in class. Mrs. Decker (right) with an English class of exceptional seniors stressed creative writing, vocabulary, and the comparative analysis of literature.