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

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, , ■ ABOVE —Although often leaving obstructions in the halls and on sidewalks, construction workers try to have fun by changing eyesores into interesting arrangements. UPPER LEFT —A familiar sight at South for three years, the presence of workers provided many excuses for students—too noisy to study, too crowded to get through the halls. LEFT —Faculty members gave ideas for their individual classrooms through department heads. Here Mr. Boylan, using the office phone, discusses plans. 11

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Department Heads Supervise Blueprints “Construction has taxed every¬ one’s patience, but I certainly think the results are worth it!’’ (Sr. boy) During the original Reconstruction Era, the old South required the aid of scalawags and carpetbaggers to restore the land. Here, old South is becoming new South, and it too was planned by latter-day “carpetbag¬ gers and scalawags.’’ Hard-hatted workers infiltrated South, visibly altering appearances. “Top brass relieved Mr. Weicker and Mr. Grile with scrolls of blue¬ prints. Department heads worked with draftsmen to create a functional building especially for the future. ABOVE —Refuse from school renovation cre¬ ates miseries for ecologists, ungainly sights for view-seekers, and blocks pathways. UPPER RIGHT —The gym becomes more color¬ ful as workmen paint the railings green. The gym was done in time for a football pep ses¬ sion. RIGHT —Leaky roofs, as this interested stu¬ dent sees, were a part of the problems cre¬ ated, as well as solved, by renovation.

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ABOVE —Although looking bleak after a winter snow, the new tennis courts are available to the tennis team, gym classes, and intramurals. UPPER LEFT —With the old lamp posts removed, the main entrance looks bare; but light is provided by lamps along the street. UPPER RIGHT —A high wire fence and wooden bleachers replace the stone wall and seats of the former football stadium. 12