South Side High School - Totem Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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Presence, absence of Archers form contrasts ' Smooth shines and hazy reflections accentuate the shadow-pronourr Elbows and hands support the heads of concentrating students during ced corners and angles of a corridor abandoned in the evening. an afternoon study perlod in the adapted, quiet schoo cafeteria. An occasional slide rule and scattered notebooks indicate that the cafeteria is useful for study purposes even during the lunch hours. 12 r

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gathering places around city of Fort Wayne The downtown library provides a quiet place to study for students who are finishing assignments or even just searching for a book. A basketball, a backboard, and a few friends are the only things which are needed to have a rousing game of cold, brisk basketball. Homework and the continuing pursuit of studies dictate much of a studentis life, but teens discover outlets in their free time that provide the variation necessary to a balanced high school life. They frequent spots that are reserved for their use and develop friendships through the acquaintance of a friend of a friend or a common fascination for The Mamas and the Papas . Some prefer quiet talks about the future or the chance to share secrets, but almost all Archers have some interest around the town they enjoy turning to. A 1,,?':'. . :Wa In recent years, Hall's has become a favorite meeting place for South Siders at lunch, after school, and for dates in the evening.

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in personalit of ordinary school surroundings With lunch lines closed and studying Archers absent, the cafeteria is only a large area of chairs and tables and irregular aisles. 13 Some things like chalk, erasers, and blackboards never seem to changeg but even these constants have contrasting forms with the presence or absence of Archers in South Side. No more than minutes mark the transition of a study hall to a cafeteria or the rebuif ofa student lingering late in the halls as an intruder into the silence of darkened classrooms that welcomed him as part of the group during the day. Nor is any corner of South Side free of these contrasts which form the personality of the school and make it thc rcmarkalmlc institution that it is to an Archer.