Horace Mann High School - Horace Manual Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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At the of each hour a hand reaches inside classroom doors to collect attendance slips. Every day begins with the raising of American flag hy ROTC members. Students learn to work, study, and discuss ideas together in this and other classrooms. Mr. Steve Harris helps 7th and 8th grade students with their problems in algebra. Students build Brotherhood of Mann” The 8:00 bell rings, students make a last-minute rush for their seats and the class settles down. A mysterious hand collects the attendance slip from the door —the school day begins. To most, school is routine; closer examination proves each day unique. As the year pro¬ gresses, new friendships grow, students and faculty get a better understanding of one another, clubs are organized and school teams are formed. In the classroom, students learn to work with each other. Participation in class discussions helps them to discover new ideas of their own and of their classmates’. Pupils find they can take their problems to guidance counselors or faculty for help. The office staff learns to operate smoothly so that the school can be efficiently run. At the end of each day, most stu¬ dents and faculty have faced new prob¬ lems and projects. By working together they have learned to cope with them. A feeling of unity grows in classrooms, among students, throughout the school. Being together every day teaches the value of working with each other to achieve a productive year. A bond be¬ tween the people of Horace Mann is formed and strengthened each day, re¬ sulting in the Brotherhood of Mann.

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During cold weather, Horace Mann is easily identifiable by the clouds of black, sooty smoke emitted from its chimney. Ecology influences students, community in Mann district Environment is usually taken for granted until something goes wrong, or it undergoes noticeable change, Horace Mann’s environment came to the atten¬ tion of many. .4 record number of 2,200 pupils at¬ tended Horace Mann although the ca¬ pacity is only 1,650. Crowded halls, lockers and classrooms resulted. The familiar sight of Horace Mann’s chimney belching huge clouds of black, sooty smoke in the winter won attention of pollution experts. The building has the doubtful honor of being the only city school building still burning coke screenings. All year long students were distracted by the sounds of heavy machinery. Houses were torn down and a new build¬ ing erected and annexed to Methodist Hospital to increase its capacity. Sand dunes behind neighboring Vohr school were leveled and trees torn out to provide space for portable classrooms. A longer view of this resulted as trees lining the streets were removed be¬ cause of disease, leaving an unbroken skyline down Sixth avenue. Students from surrounding areas became aware of these necessary changes as each day they came to school and became a part of the Brotherhood of Mann.

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Students take their problems and questions to counselor, Mrs. Bernadette Fissinger. go home, Willie Cambell his locker and puts on In prepanng Student assistants work with staff in the offices to help keep things running efficiently. The school day ends and students who have been together in the Brotherhood of Mann go their separate ways toward home.