Highland Park High School - Highlander Yearbook (Dallas, TX)

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.7-1F 1-,,f..v K V HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL Ci. IU. ITBOWLBY X'ir'w-Pril1Cipf1f. Higflluml Purlc lfigfr Srlwol Cxnuuna INMON Pmxcliss CNUHIISGIOI' C:OUllSC!UI' GRACE GILLON Registrar 1X IAR Tl N Page Eleven

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Higtitonrl Park Higti Selloot Then No-W . . 0 . . . . . fV1n 1877 wtuen ttigtrtanet Partcysrresictentiat streets were rotting aim tanct. anct Dallas was a sma11 town on ttwe lmantqs ot ttie wtrinity. a 1itt1e reft scitaootlaouse on wtiat is now A1u1Jott Avenue Higlltonct Pork Atiinior High Cer1inQ year, As ttte years passert anc,1 ttwe townstmips ol' Higtl- tanct Partq anct t1niversity Partq grew. elementary svtmoots were organizcrt as neectectz Bractlictct, 102263 University tjartq, 19283 ancl 1'1yer, 10-IU, tn ttle meantime. 1056-'57, 1110 last ttwree gractes were movert to a new luuitcting on Emerson. 1116 ttigtwtanct Partq Higta Srtmootg anct t11e luuitcting on txtormancty luevame ttte Higtm- tanct Partq ,lunior t 1igt1 Sctaoot. ctrawing two tower gractes from eacta ot ltuc elementary sc'11oo1s. At more or tess regular inter- vals new 111oors anot new wings were actctect to all ttsre lnuitclings. anct 1110 o1c1 Armstrong Sfliltfil, ctestroyect 1iy tire in 1951, was reptarert lay an uttrafmoctern structure on ttwc same grouncts. tn 711 years ttde 11iQ111anc1 Parts Sctsioot system 1135 ex- panctect ttrom one room to six targe. welt-equippert luuitctingsz trom a tiancttut 01 pupils to 4.9743 from two teaetaers to ttwree tdunctrect. inetueting aetministrators. teactwers. anft all ottler pro- tessionat personnetg ttrom a two-year twigtm srtwot in 1917 witta 1511 pupils anrt ten teaftwers to a tour-year 111211 sc 11oo1, ttae last ttaree gractes Constituting ttw Senior Hiott wittu 1.2410 pupils anal 68 ctassroom teactwers. - GRACE GILLON. Registrar University Park Hyer servect 1110 cctuvationat neects ol torat rcsictents. rl-tie onefroom srtmoot tinown as ttue 1'-El1l'16UC1 Sctwoot District No. 60 was reptaeect in 1910 tvy a two-room strurture anct was renamect ttigtttanct Parte Setaoot Uistriet No. 60. Lanrt was ctonatect in 1914 lmy Mrs. t1o1'm S. Armstrong in taonor ot twr tate tausluantt. anct ttae sctroot namcct 1or taim was ereiitr-11 on Cornett anct Pmyron. Two years tater a seronct ttoor was actrtert to ttae' original tour-room sC11oo1. Arvorcting to ttxe lirst ttigtttancter 119171 a tvarutty of ten ctirectect a tqinctergarten. seven ctementary gractes. anct two twigti settoot grades-total enrottinent. 139. 15ei'ause ot ttae rapict growttm ot tt1e Community, ttte nortta wing was artctect to Armstrong in 19243 anct ttne seventtw gracters were movect over to ttme twigta setwoot, erectect on Normandy the pre- Armstrong Broclfietcl Page Thirteen