Tolleston High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Whea Father Time tipped the hour glass in 1922, Tolleston was just one small grade school building which housed 281 students. The school grew steadily and eleven years later, a$ the sands of time reached the 1934 mark, Tolleston organized its first high school class, a sophomore class, which con- sisted of 124 students. Two years later, in 1936, 89 of these students gradu- ated as Tolleston’s first senior class. As the sands continued to sift through the glass, achievement was recorded through the formation of clubs, the entrance in intramural athletic contests, and the activity of the auditorium department. Tolleston was fast becoming a progressive, well-rounded high school. In 1947, Father Time discovered the sands in the glass had run out to dis- close the twenty-fifth year of the existence of Tolleston School. There- fore. in this school year of 1947 and 1948, Tolleston is celebrating its silver anniversary with a justifiably proud record. The enrollment has now reached the 1,638 mark with 157 graduating seniors. There arc clubs ami organizations to suit the interests of every stu- dent, and ground will soon be broken for a new addition to the east building. As you turn the pages of this lx»ok. you will see how every phase of l'ol- leston High School life has progressed and how each club and activity, each student and teacher, has contributed to the cultural, civic, athletic, and edu- cational advancement of Tolleston High School.