Lew Wallace High School - Quill and Blade Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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ui m i f IS ! V; We present here a kaleidoscopic view of Cary—the bright lights of the business district; the principal “focal” point of the city at Broadway and Fifth Avenue; the calm serenity of the bronze figure of Father Mar¬ quette, the Jesuit priest, overlooking the beautiful lagoon in the park which commemorates his crossing from the Mississippi to Lake Michigan in the seventeenth century; the new Clen Park library so recently opened to an appreciative public; the arched facade of the Memorial Auditorium built through the efforts of the school chil¬ dren of Cary in memory of those sacrificed in the World War: and the City Hall which together with its twin, the county building, faces the great steel mills to form the gate¬ way to Cary. J ' !i v. 1 I ■ 1 ■ JLSJUJt r . . ■ ■■ 1

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a .ooi place to play Cary is a great vacationland offering every type of summer and winter sport, recreation, and fun. There is something going jon every n fTl|nt. Nature has made the shores of Lake Michigan a great pi Mu nd. j rge bathing pavilion is conveniently situated to accommodate the thousands of swimmers who annually visit our shores. The two miles of clenr and and cool waters lure many vacationists. Near the beach is a larg laglfcn with a recreation pavilion consisting of a restaurant and ballroom overlooking the lagoon i his park offers not only bathing and boating but tmnis, baseball, horseback riding, picnicking, and hiking in the dunes. 1 Her ' the winter sports, skating, skiing, and tobogganing are enjoyed. A special pier has been built into the lagoon from which many casting contest are enjoyed. The famous Indiana Dunes Park, within easy reach of tie effy, covers two thousand acres of duneland on Lake Michigan. Within the city limits a system of well-planned and beautifully kept parks has been laid out for the enjoyment of all citizens. For the golfer Cary has ten golf courses within a few minutes drive of the downtown district. Gleason Park, which covers Jthne hundred acres, is located on the Little Calumet River and hasmunicipal golf course, but also tennis courts, rated as the best in tfle Northern Indiana district, league baseball diamonds, kitten uall diamonds, and football fields. There are numerous other parks and playgrounds katated at various community cen¬ ters throughout the city. Many of them ari quipped with bandstands and pavilions tor outdoor system covers five hux fr t ' Twenty- vided with a playground and every is very proud ot the playground space for - fmer months. The Cary park acres of ground. Each park is pro- )l is also provided with one. Cary u eighty square feet of The physical training department of the Cary Public Schools recognizes the importance of physical recreation for children. Some of the activities basketball, soccer, baseball, indoor baseball, volleyball, horse swimming. The Memorial Auditorium, erected by the school kCary in memory of Cary ' s World War dead, is used for art Scerts, pageants, and plays and provides many joyful hours for peoplegHVIVt ted in these fields. The Golden Cloves Boxing Contests and sectional b®$keH all tournaments are held here. The Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A. nave also ejected costly buildings for the purpose of providing recrea¬ tion. Over three hundred thousand persons made use of the gyms, swim¬ ming pools, boxing, rings, ping-pong tables, bowling alleys and handball courts, du ng the past year. Gleason Field is another popular place for ,e interested in sports. Interscholastic football games and field meets anc en ofessional baseball games are played there. Cary, so located and planned that anyone seeking to get away from the daily routine can do so by visiting any of these places, is a good place to play. —Howard Sunderman Page seven