Highland Park High School - Highlander Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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The Ones Under Discussion and the Reasons They Were Involvecl: p. Those Who Joined and What They Did for Their Group p. 43 Some Events Were Planned but Others Just Happened p. 67 These Were the Players and the Games They Played p. 83' Few Have Reached Their Heightg Many Will Continue to Climb P' 99 -5.

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OPQLUOI' There are many things which occurred during the year 1955-56 that will remain in the mind of many people, but there are also many things which wiill be forgotten, facts, faces and events that took place this year will be recorded in this book for every- one to read and see. Many things that, otherwise, would have been forgotten but for this annual, will be remembered and enjoyed by the people who took part in this school year. This annual will bring back fond memories, and renew old rivalries. These things are important to remember because these are the events that changed our lives and helped mold us into better men and women.

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A year of confusion, Principal Barney Hays called it when school opened in the fall. And with nearly 800 students and teachers trying to find pas- sageways through the halls, it was rightly named. Someone said the halls reminded him of Kansas Avenue just before Christ- mas. More students meant more cats and that necessitated additional p a r k i n g space. A large area to the north of the building was worked down and topped with crushed rock for student and pub- lic parking facilities. .7lze llflngniadecl . . The library was just a figment of one's imagination during the same period, until the south addition was ready after the first of the year. Time spent without the library made every one realize its value, and students used the .magazine stacks, the newspaper files, the reference and fiction book sections like they were trying to make up for lost time. The community came in for its share of the benefits as the library was opened every Monday night from 7 to 9. -4. 340 Crowzlezl .ilafa Students werent the only ones run- ning from one end of the building to the other. Workrrien on their jobs- electricians with rubber-handled pliers and romax cord, plumbers with pipe wrenches and elbow joints, painters and plasterers with plenty of identification- used the halls before, during, between, and after classes the same as the stu- dents. The cafeteria work was not completed until after the Christmas vacation, and students and teachers carried lunches throughout the first four months. How grand it was to eat well-prepared hot meals at uncrowded tables! OW ,ML Call gill