Hammond Technical Vocational High School - Chart Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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1923 to 1949- Growing Student Body Trained in Increasingly Inadequate Facilities; Plans For a New Tech Took Shape! 1922 — In September, Tech was formally organized. 1923 — The Central School building was moved from the corner of Hohman Avenue and Fayette Street to 231 Russell Street where it was to house the “new” Tech high school. 1925 — A new building was constructed in front of Central building and the two were connected only by a passage- way. The Girls’ Department occupied the new building and Boys’ Department the old. Boys’ and girls’ classes were separated and remained that way until Tech was reorganized in 1959. Nineteen twenty-five was also the first year for a yearbook — then called the BROWN AND GOLD. 1926 — Increasing enrollment necessitated the starting of Tech’s Cafeteria. 1927— 50 — Continually increasing enrollment caused the school to “spread out.” Auto shop moved across the alley; Sheet Metal and Plumbing shops moved to Fayette Street, and Auto and Aviation shops moved to a vacant building across the tracks on Russell Street. There were other “borrowed” buildings in Tech’s life including gym facilities. Tech students and faculty dreamed of a new and adequate school building. 1933 — Mrs. Barrows, wife of the principal, started a soup kitchen for needy students. 1934 — Mr. Barrows in a radio talk: Tech objective was “the making of dependable men and women from boys and girls who enter at fourteen.” 1939 — State and local fire inspectors termed Tech a “fire trap.” The need for a new building became more and more apparent. 1939 — Hammond Times headline: See no funds for new Tech school building. 1940 — Tech Varsity Basketball Team did the impossible: they won State Crown despite severely inadequate gym facilities. 1940 — American Legion Post 16 presented Tech with an American flag and a school flag. 1941— The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Many for- mer Tech students went to war. 1941-45 — Tech shops trained over 6000 persons for war- time industries ... in “round-the-clock” instruction. 1945— The Indiana State Legislature acted to give defi- nite assurance that there would be a new Tech building as soon as wartime restrictions on building materials were lifted. 1947 — After much controversy, Civic Center site was picked for the new Tech. 1948 — Ground breaking ceremonies were conducted. 1949 — Cornerstone Dedication speakers included Patri- cia Evoy, president of Tech’s Student Council; Mrs. Kreyscher, chairman of Tech P.T.A. Building commit- tee, and Lee Turner, Tech alumnus.

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I red S Barrows was the founder and first director of Tech. At top of page is sketch of the C entral School Building as it stood on the corner of llohman Avenue and l ayette Street. Mary Dwyer was Tech ' s first teacher.

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Top left — Foods Class right from the start was a major part of Home Economics Department offerings. Center left Miss Dinsmorc ' s Office Machines class included typing and Comptomctry. Top right— Machine Shop was introduced to Tech in 1922. Center right— Electric was one of Tech ' s first shops. Many area electrical workers got start here. I 1 - i This was Tech from 1923 to 1949. Boys attended classes in the building on left; girls in newer building. Site is now a parking lot.