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l ' -wMtafthiflEMVt.-- Tiiinnnl y finished product Finally on September 4, 1956, a magnificent new building awaited the arrival of its youthful occupants. r y stately skeleton ' Construction work interested all of the stiderits and teachers. This is what the skeleton framework looked like to any inquisitive sp jorator peering through a classroom window of the old building late in April, 1955. Page Five
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architect ' s dream A Strong, Strong, and Strong architect of Lima made this first actual drawing of the proposed building for public ob- servation in early July, 1953. blue prints - ' , ' After the blueprints were approved, September 22, 1954, a Knowlton con- struction engineer made final calcula- tions on determining a procedure for erecting the edifice. Slowly, from the depths of a de- serted field, rose a majestic structure of education. Twenty-three months elapsed between that cold misty No- vember morning, when snorting bull- dozers broke the silence of classes, to that quiet, sunny afternoon when the equipment was gone and the building completed. One and a half million dollars, thou- sands of working hours and the minds, emotions, and muscles of hundreds of people helped mold this structure. Many people set a goal and worked for it — do you see what they gave us? ground breaking Architect, board members, and edu- cators assemble for the official break- ing of the ground ceremonies on November 8, 1954. This page sponsored by G.A.A. birth of a building Page Four
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. - During the dedication ceremonies, Mr. Ralph Merrill presented to Mr. Settleniire, president of the Shawnee school board, the key to our school, officially putting the building to the use for which it was designed. building dedicated October 6, 195 ■ ' . Before the building dedication ctremoni delightfully surprised when they Idarned honor of him, for his many years of uriselfish s Degan,jMr. Lappin, as well as his wife, were :h t the gigantic new gymnasium was named in rvice. Page Six
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