La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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Every morning about 7:30 some of the 1,240 students enter the door of L. P. H. S. to begin a typical school day. On the way to their classes some stu- dents stop before the display case to view the exhibits of the various de- partments of the school. The counselors office is the scene of activity from 7:45- 8:05 as the students begin to arrive to obtain their ab- sence cards and their admits to class. Page twenly-two

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Many changes have come about in dear old L. P. H. S. during the last 100 years. We have gone from the bloomers and horse and buggy age to bermudas and hopped-up hot rods. During the past century opportunities of various kinds have been opened to La Porte's fortu- nate students. From physiology, rhetoric, and anatomy we have gone to chemistry, machine shop and bookkeeping. Tardinness seems an everyday occurrence in the present day system, but back in the good old days” when one was tardy for the fourth time, a suspension from school was in order. Homecoming and Prom Queens, after game dances, swing choir, and cheerleaders are only a few present day pleasures which were lacking in the early days. Instead of these modem day innovations, our forefathers enjoyed old fashioned picnics, bicycles built for two, and once in a while, they would get daring and take a spin in a merry Oldsmobile.

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At 7:55 the students are jamming the halls as they rush to avoid being late to class. As the bell rings at 3:00 the students hurry to their lockers, get their coats, and leave the build- ing and thus another school day ends. Of course someone is always late—this time it is Kay Edmonds, who runs into the building a few seconds after the last bell.