Mendota High School - Atodnem Yearbook (Mendota, IL)

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Nostalgic memories THIS PICTURE of Room 13, the old study hall, will evoke varying memories in all for- mer students who ever sat in its squeaky seats. Some will remember the special pro- grams which were presented from its stage. Others will recall pulling the ceiling cords to darken skylights for movies. How many hours were spent staring at the pictures of Miss Howes and Galahad above the stage Ca rare combination, we always thoughtl and of presidents George Washington, Abe Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt on the south wall! The meager library consisted of a few books behind glass doors on either side of the stage. Changes STUDY HALL, divided to provide space for a library in the east end, was remodeled and decorated in '52 and enlarged again in '57, The stage was removed, and the area is now the fiction and browsing section, A conference-periodical-reference room was built to the north and a library office to the south. Modern lighting and furniture make our library an attractive place, and super- vision by a full-time librarian, Mrs. Doenier, has raised it to high standards of excellence as a school library. The west end of old study hall has been remodeled into a suite of rooms for use by the school nurse. Study halls are now held in the new cafe- teria as well as in the new study hall on second floor of the 1957 addition. Familiar landmark TO THE OLD GRAD returning to MHS to- day, these steps and the double stairway which used to lead to the old study hall mid- way between floors is one of the few familiar 'llandmarksn unchanged by the recent remod- eling program. The door to the right leads to our new library as shown in the picture at lower right. The white marble plaque honoring those who served in World War ll, which was given by the Class of 1920, still hangs in its original position. Flag and statuette have long since been removed to allow for the traffic of a stu- dent body which has tripled since these stairs were built.