University of San Diego High School - Presidio Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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University High in 1961 In the beginning, a one-wing High School

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e fig wre St Sy Ny Ws the things we nee and then we build it up SIR HENRY TAYLOR In this time of change we find ourselves amazed at man’s incredible progress; and, by the same token we find ourselves amazed at the incredible pressures and responsibilities which man has set upon his shoulders. Students, and more specifically, high school students, are as aware of these pressures and responsibilities as anyone else. We of University High School feel them, perhaps more so than most high school students. This keen awareness is not a defect, however, but a concomitant of an educational system which does not skimp on quality, of one which also produces a quality faculty and student body. The theme for Presidio 1966 is appropriately “Building for the Future.” As students we are building morally, intellectually, and physically. Amid the myriad of books, term papers, tests, sports and activities, we have each chosen ourselves a goal toward which we build. University High School plays an integral part in each of its student's building. It is this integral part which we hope to show you. eas Modern Geometry 11% STRUCTIGE MT FURE TION

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A continuing progress INTRODUCTION Those of us who have been at University for the past four years have seen a remarkable change in Uni’s face. The Alumni may find an even more startling change. Once upon a time, University High School. was a one wing school with a sparce enrollment. Since 1957, it has blossomed in size and now boasts an enrollment of nearly 700—an achievement for an all boys’ school. A new wing was added; then a chapel and two more rooms; and finally, this year, we have a multipurpose study hall and a combination auditorium-gym. Other noticeable improve- ments this year are a larger locker room and weight room, a carpeted library, a counseling program, and a larger office area. As a result of these changes, we have appropriately set the tone towards progress ...