New Trier Township High School - Echoes Yearbook (Winnetka, IL)

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Since The very beginning oT New Trier Township l'ligh School on February 4, IQOI-53 years ago- The main Tower building has served in various Tunc- Tions as The Tocal poinT oT school operaTions. Through The years, The Tall, sTaTely sTrucTure, Topped by iTs conTinuously-running cloclc, which was The giTT oT The Class oT l926, has been a symbol oT New Trier's excellence in educaTion. I-Iowever, similar To The TaTe oT all buildings, iT has become ouTmoded, unsaTe, and inadeguaTe Tor an increasing enroll- menT. The Board oT EducaTion has ThereTore Talcen successTul sTeps To have The building Torn down and a new, more modern, and much bigger building con- sTrucTedvin iTs place. Also, a new audiTorium, con- Taining approximaTely Twice as many good seaTs as The presenT one, will be builT on The siTe OT Today's audiTorium. HISTORIC ENTRANCE TO 54-YEAR-OLD MAIN BUILDING Besides The new Tower building and audiTorium, The consTrucTion plans as approved provide Tor The replacemenT OT a heaTing boiler, The insTallaTion oT a new elecTrical sysTem, The building oT indoor cor- ridors To connecT all school buildings, and The expan- sion oT The caTeTeria To accomodaTe 400 more people aT one Time. Included in The new main building will be ThirTy- Tive classrooms and laboraTories and eighT sTudy halls. A memorial library and reading room will be presenT in The new building: and The school's easT wing, which aT presenT houses The library and Two sTudy halls, will be reTurned Tor physical educaTion use, The TuncTion iT originally served. OTher rooms This building will conTain are numerous conTerence rooms, adminisTraTive, business, and TaculTy oTTices, an enlarged book sTore, and addiTional loclcer, sTor- s'..Q ,,.S,T' --TW' '-'7' AS Ab f'7'W.'.'-'ir'-'71 V C131 1 JL'-xi -N' ' 2521- dll' s 'V M .ig ' -fV.a.f'l..4i' '

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LAST DAYS FOR WEST WALK FROM MAIN BUILDING TO LUNCH HALL OLD AUDITORIUM HAS SEEN ITS LAST ASSEMBLIES AND STATE PRODUCTIONS ,T We 3 ' 1 J V' 'ffffgi ', V-, f, 24- - auf f ,Lg .11 D?