Elwood Community High School - Crescent Yearbook (Elwood, IN)

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Our H o m r s The church and the home are the two greatest institutions in America. Both are indispensable to us. Thousands of boys and men have lost their lives while protecting their homes and defending their religions. Why? Since man was created, he has had a desire to worship something or somebody; he has also wanted to love and be loved. So with the coming of civilization, he built homes and churches. The appearance of these has changed so greatly that they would seem entirely different from the first ones. Although worship is very much the same as it has always been, family life does show much outward change in the last century. Still there remains the basic love in our homes. a ii il O ii r I1 li ii r v li e s — 4 —

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I » 5 2 E E W OOD .X » W The very fact that it is possible to take an aerial-view picture of Elwood today in 1952 is an indication of the great progress in the last hundred years. The small general store that was Elwood has changed into a progressive and prosperous town. After the rapid decline in Elwood when the gas supply was exhausted, it seemed as if it were destined to become a “ghost town.” Fortunately, Elwood recovered, and today the population exceeds 12,000. Looking down upon Elwood, you can see the two main thoroughfares —Main and Anderson Streets. Elwood’s two large railroads, the Nickel Plate and the Pennsylvania, cross at approximately the center of our town. From above the town, you can clearly see the great strides that Elwood has made in education since her birth in a small brick building. The numerous grade-school buildings are scattered out over the entire town. The high-school building is situated on Main Street near the heart of Elwood. Next to the high school is another example of the town’s educational advancement — the Elwood Public Library. Perhaps the most important progress that can be seen by observing an aerial view of Elwood is its many churches—all of different faiths. They are the very backbone of this community. Yes, Elwood has greatly increased her population in the last one hundred years, but this is of secondary importance. The real advances have been made in transportation, education, and religion.

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