Main Avenue High School - El Sombrero Yearbook (San Antonio, TX)

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CENTRAL BUILDING 11ST across ihe bridge from the Main building is the Central building, covered on one side with vines, and containing?—the Library! Walls lined with books, floors covered with some noisless material, windows filled with growing ferns—who does not delight in spending his study period in this peaceful, altho so very educative, retreat? Notes (we blush to say it) are passed surreptitiously, under cover of the Encyclopedia Brittanica, or perhaps, “The History of the World”! but the pupils do have a dandy time in there, and perhaps the atmosphere makes them learn things. Who can tell? There are history and civics classes in this building, too, where political questions are hotly discussed and great men or great deeds reviewed. There are Spanish, French and Latin rooms here, too, where poor American children try to learn something not at all connected with their mother tongue! And away down at the end of the hall is the room where trig, the crouching ogre, devours innocent High School students. In the rooms of this building the club meetings arc held; Dramatics, Phils, Haynes, and many more. Here also the classes meet, from timid Freshmen to learned Seniors. Voices arc heard front these rooms on meeting days, arguing questions pro and con, and blue smoke, that authentic omen of excitement is seen issuing from the doors! This, then, is—the CENTRAL BUILDING.

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THE MANUAL ARTS BUILDING IIIS building of red stone, with its imposing entrance and wide halls is dedicated to the muse (or is there asuch a muse?) of industry. In the lower floor are rooms the like.of which have never been dreamed of by the feminine half of the Student body, at least. Wood turning, joinery, welding, auto repairing; all these things and many more are taught to prepare the boys for the struggle they all must have with life. On the second floor are the Mechanical Drawing rooms where, perched on high stools, boys and sometimes girls, learn to draw with the greatest nicety. Kvery line must be straight, all must be “on the square.” The life lesson this course teaches is obvious. On this floor also are the mysterious Chemistry and Physics laboratories from whence issue those awful odors that so nearly asphyxiate innocent pedestrians. And away up on the “toppest” floor, far away from all the disturbances are the rooms that teach tin girls to be house keepers by and by. Sewing, cooking and dress designing are all taught; and taught well. And because “fine feathers make fine birds”, the girls are also taught to make their own hats. The “Arts” building is indeed well named. Eleven

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SIDNEY BROOKS L'EE HALTOM ALBERT HAYS Hayden meyers IRA OGDEN WENDELL PRIME HARRY RHODES BAYLISS ROYSTER ROGER WALKER BEDFORD WEAVER EMIL ZUHLKE EDWATRD VANCE DEDICATED NOVEMQER 10,1919 PRESENTED BY JUDGE C. P. CARTER accepted by mr. j.f. Howard UNVEILED BY MISS DOROTHY McCAMPBELL Thirteen