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

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Two students of the 1890’s strike a pose in front of the school’s familiar doors. 7Ueie boord. in centennial celebration The first high school opened class sessions in 1856 in an upper floor of the former Porter school located on Detroit Street between Jefferson and Maple Ave- nue. Only two persons partiepated in the first gradu- ation which was held in 1861. Our present school buiding was erected in 1924 and the annex was added in 1931. This year the graduating class consists of 260 boys and girls. The present enrollment is 1,250. The ushers carried out the theme of the program by appearing in colorful costumes of different eras.

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This group of boys portrays what a typical football hero in the early 1900’$ looked like. Ma uf jeneAxUio+t4. wesie. iluuu+i p AAi+Uf Ik uotUfli The 100th anniversary of L.P.H.S. was celebrated last year. On April 24, an all-student cast presented a lively performance entitled Through These Doors,” written by Mrs. Robert Coffccn, Guidance Secretary. This play-type production reviewed the progress of L.P.H.S. from its establishment in 1856 by Jasper Packard to the present day. The A Cappella choir, aided by members of the orchestra and student volunteers, staged this musical production. The cast performed in appropriate cos- tumes representing different eras such as the Gay Nineties and the Roaring Twenties. The program was well received by LaPortc adults as well as by the students. In the 1920’s all the hep-cats were doing the Charleston. This couple takes a bicycle ride as the choir sings Bicycle Built For Two.” Page twenty-four

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The entire cast of Say It With Music” combine their efforts in the final chorus after a delightful performance. 7(4e J Qap xeila Gltoi i (j oe uA anatUe i Last year on May 17 and 18, the A Cappella Choir gave its annual spring musical. It was entitled Say It With Music” and was a follow- ing of the life of Irving Berlin. The show was written and produced by two members of our faculty, Mr. John Mark Johns and Mr. David E. Simpson. The student director was Dennis Bowen. The entire musical program consisted of Irving Berlin's most popular songs. The first part of the show had some of the old favorites Nancy Frye and Janice Brown com- plain that You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun.” Page twenty six