North Central High School - Northerner Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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,gn je Eginning . . . Parents were canvassed in a fund drive to launch the school building program. Larry and his mother, Mrs. Claude Warren, were delighted when Mr. Robert Hammer told them the new high school would soon be built. Students dodged bulldozers and bypassed piles of rubbish on the Way into the building past the uncompleted theater. fffcrrlerj Chuck Harrison, Marilyn Knocbcl, and Sandy Jaeklin wondered if B wing Cornerstone laying for the new school was a momentous occasion at- tended by parcnts and future students on May 4, 1956. Mr. Kenneth Foster, president of the Washington Township-Marion County School Building Corporation, gave one of the speeches while Mr. A. Hamilton Gardner, president of the Board of Education, and Mr. Dean B. Smith, principal of North Central High School, looked on. would ever be ready for occupancy. fRigbU In those early days, this view of the theater gave no hint of what would later be a beauti- ful, colorful auditorium for student and community use. M ll

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' ---. . .4 4, -v-so-.-,,, -, 'gt s--' - - -- - Y, 4 v-so ..,,,. , -. ' t . , ...f.. .11 1 7- 1'.1'? , , ,.., . . Q -. -.,... - ,., I ,. ,, x , .vvs .-- .1-. it -- . . . .. sv' t 4 fy -' v V, IT ALL BEGAN . . . long before the first pupil entered the doors of North Central on opening day. It began with a dream in the minds and hearts of Washington Township par- ents. But the dream stage soon passed and a multi-million dollar building began to rise in the field that once was overgrown with weeds. Getting a new school started was a terrific job. Financing, selecting an architect, approving plans, hiring administrators and teachers, decid- ing on the curriculum, buying equipment, and a myriad of other details had to be settled. Somehow or other it was all accomplished and on September 5 the doors opened as scheduledg even though B wing, the cafeteria, the audito- rium, gym, and several other sections were still unfinished. Registration exceeded expectation since only 950 were anticipated, and actually, 1083 boys and girls enrolled. The Iirst few months were made hectic by competition with bulldozers outside, and pneu- matic hammers inside. But gradually the unin- ished parts of the building were completed, classes moved into permanent quarters, and North Central settled down into its role as the newest high school in Marion County. Interviews with teachers took up much of Mr. Light's time during the summer. The school board had directed that he obtain the best possible teachers for the new faculty and the task took a long time George Oberle was a successful applicant. 1 -Q52 - K ?xfw32zgQreiE: m 2s,g - - V . A ' Eiselllziilfiifyi Ei f' - Mr. Everett Light, Superintendent of Schools in the Nletropolitan School District, Washington Township, Mrs. Ruth Davis, Board of Education member, Mr. Dean B. Smith, Mrs. Selma Pond, president of the North Central Triangle Club, A. H. Gardner, president of the Board of Education, and Mr. Kenneth Foster. Early registrants, accompanied by parents, talked to Dr. Gene Schwilk, Director of Student Personnel, concerning subjects to be taken. Mrs. A. C. Iilles and Sandy were among those who consulted him during the summer months.