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

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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

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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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“I love the new track field, the gym, and the locker room—espe¬ cially the locker room. (Tommy Elliott) Graduates of ' 69 might not recog¬ nize South now. Sturdy cement benches replaced rickety wooden ones. Pedestrian traffic was improved by the installation of wide sidewalks. Ornate green lamps, which once decked the porch; the solarium, and an upstairs air-conditioner vanished. Aluminum sliding windows updated South’s appearance. Even the grounds differ. The audi¬ torium wing, tennis courts, and a resurfaced teachers’ parking lot elimi¬ nated the girls’ athletic field. Traffic jams at the north end disappeared: Darrow St. became sidewalk and track. South’s most distinguished fea¬ ture, its concrete stadium, gave way to chain-link fence. ABOVE —Teachers have a larger, black-topped parking lot with lighting, located behind the building for their convenience. MIDDLE RIGHT —Still under construction, these cement benches are located in the small student park by the stadium. LEFT —An all-weather track is appreciated by the track team, who found it hard to practice on the poorly-drained cinder track. Reconstruction Era Razes Long-Standing Landmarks