James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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Potawatomie Zoo 13

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A Small Reflection of a Great Wilderness South Bend has its own Ut- tle wilderness at Potawato- mie Zoo. Annual attendance of 150,000 is often helped out bv some of Riley ' s students. The yearly Dudget of $290,000, is ' made by charg- ing adults $1.00; children 3- 14 $.50; senior citizens $.05; and organized school groups $.25 each. City funds also supplement the budget. The zoo has been open since 1917. There are one hundred and sixty-one spec- ies including seventy-five mammals, forty-five birds, thirty-nine reptiles, one amphibian, and one inverteb- rate. Its total number of spec- imens is five hundred and fifty-two, which includes three hundred and thirty- eight mammals, one hundred and thirty-two birds, sixty- nine reptiles, two amphibi- ans, and one invertebrate. The zoo under went recon- struction and landscaping, which was to be completed by Thanksgiving. The cost of the reconstruction was $2,100,000, for which the major source of money was city taxes. The future plans of the zoo will include more exciting activities for the community to experience. With the opportunity to feed the ani- mals through the fence and the addition of the petting zoo, the zoo will provide its visitors the chance to become acquainted with the animals. POTAWATOMIE ZOO ' S Siberian tiger paces his cage. SENIOR TIM Gavin studies the behavioral patterns of the zebra. 12Pota

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Anticipating the Future In addition to the respon- sibilities brought about by being in school, many stu- dents also have the responsi- bility of an outside job. .although a job can get in the wav olF education if it is taken more seriously than is school work, it can be a major part of a student ' s education. A part-time job gives a student not only responsibilities, but also experience for the future, along with a feeling of inde- pendence. The reasons for having a job, varNdng with each per- son, range from anticipation of future expenses, such as college, to realization of present expenses, such as a car. Part-time jobs available to teenagers range from a summer of working in the pineapple fields of Hawaii to working in one of the area malls. With each job requiring dependability and responsi- bility, the student has the opportunity to look into his future and to know what to expect when the time comes for him to work for a living. DAVID PFOTENHAUER ' S job at Farrell ' s includes preparing the ice cream treats. WORKING WITH the St. Toe county police at the 4-H Fair is Jeff Kline. THE PINEAPPLE fields of Hawaii provide a unique summer job for David Ullery. 14 Jobs