Mankato High School - Otaknam Yearbook (Mankato, MN)

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Maw! 4mm I J.-S Visiiors fo ine new MHS building on flie nigln' of dedi- cafion were amazed a+ ifs size and spaciousness. The beauti- ful and modern audiforium ex- emplifies fhese feafures. I+ was said fliai 'llwis building is noi a school, buf an educa- fional plant Greaf care was ialcen in i'rs planning +o insure fha mos? efficieni and func- 'rional consfrucfion for besf re. sulfs.

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-or NNdmiw wen mwzmeeffywyfqe... A school is a symbol ol progress, lhal malces slrenglh in+o mighf and symbolizes America. Whal belfer way could Manlcafo celebrafe and culminale her lirsf one hundred years of progress fhan by dedicafing fo lhe communify a symbol of pasl progress and a monumeni' +o fufure advancemenl? There is none. On a warm Ocfober nighf cilizens were inviled +0 'ralce par? in a dedicafory ceremony which would borh conclude and iniliare a progressive proiecl. The dedicarion of lhe new Manlcaro l-ligh School fermi- nafes a long sfruggle on ifs behalf by cirizens and sfudenfs, begun len years before wilh The desfrucfion of rhe old school. ln a larger sense This ceremony was nor one of cornplefion, buf one of commence- menf. I+ was a filling close for fhe ci+y's firsf one hundred progressive years, and af The same fime a proper sfarl for her nexf. This school, buill by Man- lcaro, was builf for Mankafo, and for her fufure. Noi only does if mark lhe end of a fen-year fighf for ifs own exislence, buf if also marks The 'rerminafion of a one hundred year sfruggle by flse cify for i+s con- 'rinualion and slrenglh. Nor only was if a proiecf for ifs own goal: if was a monumenf fo fhe fufure of lvlanlcalo. This boolc underlalces a lwofold faslc. Firsl' +o show 'rhe grafilude of lhe s+uden+s for lhe greaf giff-and own up 'ro 'rhe ensuing responsibilify-be- slowed upon us in fhis school. The second and grealer 'raslc is lo show 'rhe pride and faifh fhese sludenfs have in 'their ciry on ifs anniversary. A salufe lo +oday's Manlcafo from l'6morrow's.

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The spaciousness and excellence oT The gymnasium served The physical educaTion deparTmenT as well as equipping ScarleT Teams wiTh one oT The TinesT Tloors in The sTaTe. The need Tor an inTormaTion booTh indicaTes The complexiTy and size of The building. The booTh is sTaTTed by volun- Teers Trom sTudy halls. The unprecedenTed TeaTures of The school, such as The LiTTle TheaTer and science labs among many oThers, provided opporTuniTy Tor many ad- diTional acTiviTies and proiecTs. ,ami szwme 7a alfa M mag: The gymnasium oT The school is consTrucTed wiTh Tolding divisions, so ThaT Three playing floors can be Tormed from The main gym. The bleachers Told inTo The wall, and when They are seT baclc, The gym is large enough Tor many oTher proiecTs: iT can supporT a dance wiTh ease.