Neoga High School - Tomahawk Yearbook (Neoga, IL)

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TOMAHAWK The Voice of the Principal The Class of 1951 had the courage to take pic- tures of and to discuss several problems which they thought were very pertinent to the welfare of a good school community. At that time it was doubt- ful as to when the answers would be achieved. The Class of 1953 can just about give the correct an- swers to all of these questions because in the spring of 1952 the citizens of the community voted a S225,000 bond issue to be used in improving the physical facilities of the school so that today the question discussed in the 1951 Tomahawk can be answered. In 1951 and on through this year we have had to use the lower hall as a cafeteria and recreation room. In a short period of time we will be eating in a new, well lighted, and ventilated community room located on the second floor over the old gym. In 1951 the road around the building was too bad to travel. At the present time a. nice parking lot is being constructed in front of the new physi- cal education building which will do away with the road going around the building. In 1951 the old study hall had been made into two large rooms and one small one. The large ones were combinations of study hall and class room. In 1953 this area has been made into four Junior High class rooms with a library between the two grades. The high school study hall will soon be in the new community room. In 1951 there was little equipment in the science department. In 1953 much new equipment has been added including five microscopes. i In 1951 the old curtains to the stage were in a frightful condition. The classes of '52, '53, '54, '55, and '56 went together and bought a new curtain which was used in 1952 and will be used in the new stage in the physical education building. The new study hall will be the community room next to the library which has been moved and will be enlarged. In 1953 about 120 new books were added to the high school library. In 1951 the locker rooms were very crowded and dirty as they have been during most of 1953 but the new locker rooms are now in operation and that situation is cleared up. The Vocational Ag. department is now housed in a beautiful new room, with an office, laboratory, wash room and farm shop. Nothing like what wa.s used in 1951. A In the new building plan a room is set aside for the use of the Tomahawk, the Messenger and the Student Council. The competition between the music and science departments will soon be over. The music depart- ment is now located at the south end of the com- munity room with sound proof practice rooms. This will be a blessing for the science department which will have its lecture room back. The faculty will have a new room for relaxa- tion, provided they have the time. The new, beautiful physical education building is large enough to enable two P. E. classes to be conducted at the same time, and during the basketball season to seat about 1,100 persons. It seems like a long time and yet very few of the persons who helped write the material in 1951 thought that the changes they were suggesting would be completed by 1953. Where there is a will there is a way, and prog- ress will not be stopped, delayed' at times, but not stopped. 'We are anxious to see the changes that will take place in the next few years.

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TCJMA'H!AAW'K ' SENIORS 93 E9 Class of 1953