Grant High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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STEP’S LOG FOREWORD GRANT HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY CHAPTER I - THE LAUNCHING W. T. FLETCHER - 1924-1928 1 CHAPTER II - A NEW PILOT A. F. BITTNER - 1928-1943 19 CHAPTER III - RUGGED SAILING COLTON MEEK - 1943-1957 37 WORLD WAR II PERIOD 47 PAGEANT STORY - THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL IN AMERICA . . . HOW DOES IT COMPARE WITH YOURS? 51 CHAPTER IV - CALM AFTER STORM HAROLD KLEINER - 1957-1965 ACADEMICALLY SPEAKING 71 CHARIER V - SMOOTH VOYAGE ROY D. MALO - 1965-1970 85 THE AMERICAN FIELD SERVICES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 91 MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH, 1941 92 PUBLICATIONS AND WRITING AT GRANT 94 CHAPTER VI - STILL AFLOAT GUST KANAS - 1970-1974 105 CHAPTER VII - FIFTY YEARS OF SPACE WORTHINESS 111 ETHEL EWER 117 SPORTS 119 FAULTY OF GRANT HIGH SCHOOL 131 GRANTS 50TH COMMITTEES 139 THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.

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The next piece of construction opened at Grant was the new library wing, replacing the old library which is now partitioned into rooms 219 and 220. Grant’s $179,677 library is the design of the firm of Whitney, Hinson and Jacobsen and has shelf space for 15,500 books. Some 200 students can be seated in the main library, and two additional classrooms provide room for drama classes. As Grant’s enrollment passed the 3000 mark in the early 1960s, planning went on for the new science wing, located south of the auditorium. At first the wing was planned as a two-story structure, connected to the second floor of the main building by an enclosed ramp, but prohibitive costs doomed that idea. The actual structure cost nearly $200,000 to build and equip, and is the design of Stanton, Boles, Maguire Church, architects. This wing, a one-story adjunct containing four biology labs, two chemistry lecture rooms and a chemistry lab, was occupied on January 31, 1967, nearly a year after construction began. In all likelihood, the science building will be the last permanent addition to be made to Grant. Madison and Adams High Schools have relieved the burden of students from outlying areas, and shifts in population have caused Grant’s enrollment to decline from 2500 to 1800 over the last four years. But no matter what the age or size of the buildings, there will always be a thirst for knowledge at Grant High School, and a rapport of SPIRIT second to none. HARRIS ENTERPRISES INC. Premium Oil Co. Harris Distributing Co. Harris Oil Co. JERRY HARRIS DICK HARRIS 1717 S.W. Madison Portland 222-4201 vi

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SPARKS-WAGNER, INC. Products for Industry - Fasteners, Hydraulics, Filters and Clutches STAN WAGNER ’46 1106 S.E. Taylor St. Portland, Oregon 97214 234-7213