North High School - Viking Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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We dedicale lhe Fif'rie+h Viking lo 'rhe memory of all lhose who have preceded us a+ Nor'rh-'rhe s+uden+s who have given a winning spiri+ and confribuied 'I'heir 'lime and abililies in school ac+ivi+ies for +he improvemeni' of +he school: +he 'reachers who have guided so many in 'rhe search for knowledge, and who have also willingly dedi- caled fheir 'rime and alaililies +o make if possible 'ro weave dreams info reali+iesg and ro 'lhose from Norrh who have died in lhe service of fheir coun'I'ry +ha+ we mighl' coniinue +0 receive fhe beneii+s of living in a Democracy.

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introduction Since fhe firsf graduafing class in I886, which consisfed of six girls, Norfh has grown fremendously. Norfh firsf occupied a four-room frame building af fhe presenf sife of Ashland School. This building accommodafed all high school pupils and fhose of fhe sixfh, sevenfh, and eighfh grades of fhe fown disfricf. ln i888 fhis building had become foo small for fhe number of pupils, and worlc was begun on fhe Ashland building. During fhis fime fhe high school was held in fhe Arbuclcle building af fhe corner of Norfh Speer and Federal Boulevard. In fhe fall of l889, fhe Ashland building was opened and if was fhe home of Norfh Side high school for fwenfy-fwo years The enrollmenf sfeadily in- SQQTHY 'QJQRXK Q1 S, Ya 4' X 3253 .ua aaa-.E+ Q54-'gk is 'Z .r 4Z.,e1,, ' fs-fffe' ' creased during fhis fime and in I907, consfrucfion was begun onulr 54415, fhe presenf Norfh Side high school. This building was finished in A vrizg l9I I, and has been fhe home of Norfh since fhaf fume. During fhe pasf sevenfy-fwo years, Norfh sfudenfs have read news ifems in fhe newspapers of fhe Spanish-American War and World War Ig have lisfened fo radio news commenfaries of World War ll: and have seen and heard on felevision, prisoners of war refurn- ing home from Korea. Many have served fheir counfry in fhe armed forces, and many have sacrificed fheir lives in fhis service. The aufomobile, fhe airplane, fhe submarine, fhe afomic bomb and fhe hydrogen bomb, have all been developed while Norfh High sfudenfs were on fheir quesf for knowledge. Whaf are fhe sfories fhe walls of Norfh could fell? Who are some of fhe people who have walked her halls? We can never answer fhese quesfions fully, buf we lcnow fhaf fhe memory of each class will never be forgoffen. ln fhis 50fh Annual we will sfrive fo presenf some of fhe evenfs of fhe pasf and presenf, and fhe hopes and dreams of fhe fufure. Q51 Tqfqf ini if -iffy 'Ez ,- . I ,r a--.xx 'XL .1 . 541-11,11 'S-f SI