Valparaiso High School - Valenian Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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BROWNELL 1. Valparaiso High School 2. North Calumet's Restaurant Row 3 Downtown Valparaiso's facelift 4. Foreign cuisine for East Lincolnway 5 The fringe of the Loop

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Man by nature is a curious creature. Whether it be climbing a high shelf to reach the cookie jar or flying off to outer space, since his beginning man has sought ways in which to quell his insatiable desire for knowledge. In primitive times, man pondered such questions as why fire was hot. the art of flicking the switch or kicking the locker to improve or repair his lot. So accustomed is he to modern conveniences that he seldom takes into account all that he possesses — until the bills come in. that is. Man's world needs more than a cynical glance or a frustrated slam to water was wet. and the sky was blue, cure what ails it. It needs — and Modern achievements have brought a certain amount of sophistication and skepticism to man's .gjg.- philosophical questions, particularly those of today’s teenager, who wonders where his money is always disappearing to. and why God created zits. Because of the total dependence he had on his environment, early deserves — the excited curiousity of one to whom a world with wheels and push-button everything is completely foreign. So. come on. Toss aside your switches and buttons and things that go tick-tick for a minute and imagine yourself as a primitive man looking at a very minute portion of the universe, the world of Valparaiso man was careful with and very much High School. Look at it from every aware of his surroundings. When rain failed to come or something went haywire, he was forced to move on in search of better conditions. Modern man. however, has learned angle, especially close-up. Be bold, be daring, be willing to burn your finger to find out why the fire is hot. Come on. we dare you ... to check It out.

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CHICAGO Wi'tmf It’s far from being a big city by anyone's standards, and yet with a population of 22.000. Val-paraiso does not qualify exactly as a Mayberry or a Booneyville. USA either. Its location alone is e-nough to save it from that rather demeaning label, because if you can't think of any better way to tell someone about where you live, you can always impressively state. It’s near Chicago.” That sounds nice and helps to dispel any question of your living in Valparaiso. Chile instead of Valparaiso, Indiana. Once you've straightened out that rather common misunderstanding, you can proceed to instruct your listeners in the proper technique of pronouncing your city's name, which is val pe ra zo and not val pe rl so. Finding two people who agree on any one description of Valparaiso is like finding peanut butter being served at a luncheon of the Young Republicans. To some residents, Valparaiso is — quite bluntly stated — the pits. To other more sentimental Valpo-ites. it is quaint. and to still others who come from or work in the Chicago area, the city is little more than a quiet place to prop up their feet after a day in the Region. About the only point on which everyone in Valparaiso can agree is that the city is growing — by leaps and bounds it seems at times. City officials have projected a doubling in size of Valparaiso by 1990 and are taking steps to ease the growing pains expected to accompany this expansion Fast food addicts have noted with emptying pockets and bloating stomachs the recent commercia B developments in the north Calumet area It was estimated that approximately a dozen new eat-ertes offering everything from tacos and hamburgers to charcoal broiled steaks would be S opening in Valparaiso in 1977 — most of which will locate along North Calumet. Other less caloric ventures planned include a shopping center, new industries, and banks