North Side High School - Legend Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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In Normality, There Is Room ■ ■ ■ Three o ' clock . . . school ' s over time to go home. Five hundred fewer students brought North much closer to the capacity enrollment of 1,500 for which it had been built thirty-nine years ago. Facilities were still crowded, but not to the extent of recent years. Seniors noticed the change more than anyone else perhaps, for they had struggled through halls crowded with the 2500 enrollment of two years ago, but spent their final year with only 1975 classmates. But more important than the physical spacious- ness in many aspects was the expansion of the scho- lastic attitude of students and faculty alike. The school ' s atmosphere, because of increased space and the resultant normal scheduling, assumed an or- ganized and purposeful manner more conducive to study. The part-time schooling appearance necessary in previous years disappeared, and once again North Side could offer education in the most desirable fashion possible. Unaware of a roaming photographer without a pass, hall monitor Ellena Collins concentrates on her homework. Although haunted by warnings against poor study habits, Earl Gleason yields to the enticing call of Spring.

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Back to Normal From the beginning, 1966 was a year of change — a return to normal. After three years of shift classes, North Side was again in session on the usual 8 o ' clock to 3 o ' clock basis. A decreased enrollment facilitated the return to normal. With 500 fewer students, it was no longer necessary to get students in and out of the building as soon as possible to make room for others. The smaller enrollment brought several lesser, but to the students, equally significant changes. With fewer students, facilities were less crowded. Classes no longer met in athletic exercise rooms, or home- rooms in the gym. Crowds in the stairways thinned, and the rush for a table in the cafeteria was not nearly so desperate. Improvements in the school abounded. The intra- mural program expanded, and a new exploratory teaching course was added. The selection of extra- curricular activities broadened with the addition of new clubs and seminars; wrestling and swim meets stretched the athletic schedule. With fewer students and a normal time schedule, the scholastic attitude and image of all North Side improved. 1355861 ATHLETICS ... 66 FACULTY 92 CLASSES 102

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A quiet corridor reflects hours spent in classrooms . . . Happy crowds escape the press of knowledge.