La Salle Peru Township High School - Ell Ess Pe Yearbook (La Salle, IL)

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ELL 'PE HIGH .Qu X . ,.' X . 4 1 nl ff- : J- .. X U N - f ll kfwf ,li ,. 0h A rt i keg Tang., ll Q 3-. ,. 4 S EARLY as 7:30 many students of L-P. are on deck. Coming in busses. . .in cars. . .by train... on loot. . .all eager to begin a day here. The happy chums greet one another. . .in the halls. .. on the steps. . .inthe rooms. . .and talk until the sounding of a bell rushes them oft to a class. Not so early as 7:30. . .but soon thereafter. . .teachers begin to arrive. Some in fur coats. . .capes. .. jackets. . .caps. . .some walking. . .some in cabs. . .some in their own limousines. They too have pre- liminary duties. They get the morning bulletins. . .open classroom doors. . .ventilate the room. . .adjust shades. Before classes begin we Find students in the halls. . .getting books from their lockers forthe morn- ing. . .purchasing pens and paper atthe bookstore. ..making valuable sales or pep talks in order to sell a ticket to a football game. . .a basketball game. . .a dance. . .a play. . .or a party. Students exchange glances and words. . .and then... . A bell rings. Qttthey scurry to home room. . .morning bulletins. . .perhapsa program. . .spelling bee . .question bee. . .safety talks. . .etiquette hints. . .musicals elections. .ora few precious minutes for study. Another bell. . .students are Ott again to their classes. So, all day long. . .an hour apart. . .bells ring. . .hurrying students from shops to auditorium. . .to the chemistry laboratory.. .to the English class- room. Some are in the study hall. . .some in the gymnasium. . .some in the library. . .some trying to balance a ledger in bookkeeping. . .some operating typewriters. . .some singing. . .some beating drums in the band room. . .some sketching Figures in art.. .ln the halls are members of the Service Squad. . .ex- amining lockers. . .collecting attendance slips. .clearing halls. . .taking care of visitors. .picking up papers. Bells at noon and we see students coming. . .going. . .through the bridge. . .down the halls. .. to the cafeteria. Out the door to the l-lygienic lnstitute where students receive medical attention... back again . . . the Bureau ol Educational Counsel. . .where students are interviewed. . . personally. Downstairs to swimming pool. . .a play in the auditorium.. .but all the time moving quickly and surely into operation. ' , And in the ollice. . .the superintendent in charge of administration and guidance causes this great institution Fairly to hum for ten long months. The dean. . .talking. . .consulting. . .conierring. . .on sub- jects. . .cards. . .schedules. The dean of girls directing the social calendar oft he school. . .talking to the girls in groups. . .confidelntially. . .intimately. . .about problems of school and life. The oltice in general ...aiding students. . .supplying bus tickets. . .books. . .keys. . .supplies. Q Q Q The teachers. . .many of them with their individual jokes. . .some for fun. . .some all serious. .. teaching things well worth learning. The janitors . . . cleaning windows . . . washing blackboards. . .polishing Floors . . . dusting . .. Women. . .cooking. . .scouring pots and pans. . .washing table tops. . .all in preparation for another day of school. ' 3:15. . .the last belll Students burst forth from their Final classes. .make a dash to theirlockersfor their books. . .hats. . .say a Few words. . .and are oft for home. . .and the end of a school day at L-P. 5

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LA SALLE-PERU STADIUM V? Now we students of La Salle-Peru High School have a truly fine school -one in which we can really take pride. We have some of the finest facilities for academic study in the state. Not only do we have these two splendid buildings and an ideal library, but we also have a beautiful stadium in which to participate in various athletic sports. Our stadium will also be used for music festivals. The land on which the stadium is located was generously donated to the Board of Education by the Western Clock Company. Our stadium will seat about forty-five hundred people which is nearly fourtimes the number of students enrolled in the La Salle-Peru Township High School. The playing field proper is three hundred feet long by one hundred and sixty feet wide, but the entire field is three hundred and ninety feet by two hundred and twenty feet. The stadium itself is con- structed of concrete, but the press box built on top ofthe stadium is constructed of aluminum. There are facilities for two teams at the south end of the field. These facilities include two dressing rooms and two showers. 7