Pontiac Township High School - Pontio Yearbook (Pontiac, IL)

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:Nu aw Roof Variable Pitch Mowers are shipped all over the world in TIME PRESENT from the Roof Manufacturing Co. in Pontiac. The business was established by its present owner, Mr. Earl Roof, in 1945. No, this isn't Holland! In TIME PAST it was o ll cereal mill, one of l'ontiaC's first industries. I I I TIME PAST-the Pontiac Shoe Man- ufacturing Company fpictured be- lowj IVHS Completed in l899. The man and boy with the wagon seem to be waiting for something fa horse maybej. TIME PRESENT-the Fashion Built Shoe Company, which employs many residents, is located on the north side of the city. The company recently com- pleted an addition to the original building Qtall struc- ture in center of picturej

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. is T, , 1 .ii ' . K . 2 K , 7 lim-lnnann falias thc Mikado of Japanj, followed hy his scrvant Harding and court favorilv Morlimorc, clvsfcnds thc oriental hridgc in a climaclic sccnc from 'iThc Mikado which was prcscntc-d lfvh. IT I8 by thc Varsity Choir. After School Hours- The papa-r hoop, which has heroine-'a tradition, ie mxidc hc-forc each game by thc uliccrlvadcrs. This prac- licc was started four years ago and consisls of painting a picture of Chief I'o1itiaC' on 21 large paper- covc-rccl slccl hoop. ' 2 , .

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The Public library, erected on the corner of Main and Howard Streets, provides residents with modern reading facilities. High school students make good use of the library especially in the evening. Erected in 1893, this building was once Pontiac's storehouse of books, In 1905 the city was thc leading educational center of Liyingston County. It had four public schools, a township high school, and St. Mary's school. Faculty, Curriculum, Classes 26-79 XVhen thc last school bell rings and summer vacation begins . . . Students will head for their favorite spots along the Vermillion River, such as this one near the Vermillion Street Bridge. Stumps are from elm trecs killed by Dutch Elm Disease.