Wawaka High School - Pow Wow Yearbook (Wawaka, IN)

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A FEW REFLECTIONS 19-4-8! Wawaka School has entered into the second half of its first hundred years of existence. It offers its First Annual this year. It might be interesting to try to imagine what the first annual and succeeding ones would have been like, had they been issued from the V beginning. Memory, inigaination, a few old photographs, conversation and research reading may reveal some meagre details. It seems doubtful that you would desire to follow all the details in exact chronological sequence. This discourse rather proposes to review just a few of the highlights. From its humble beginning over fity years ago with only one high school teacher and four grade teachers, to now, Wawaka School has been growing up while America has been grow ing up. The life blood of each has been the life blood of the other. Through depression, panic and wars--three of them to be exact--it has carried on. Men and women, former students of Wawaka School have given much during these years. Some have given even their very lives that Wawaka School and America might still have much left to offer. Wouldn't it seem funny, if today, the schoolhouse sat at the edge of a great sawdust pile as it .did previous to 1911 when activities were transferred to the present building? fThe accomplishrnents of the school i.n those days were remarkable, Sawdustcould always be re- moved from shoes and ears without proving fatal.j During the first years in the present building basketball players sometirnes showed a tendency to get somewhat dirty, This was during the years when the old gyin still had a dirt floor. Unless it was kept well sprinkled it was sometimes hard to see the players for dust. But this was changed after a few years when a new hardwood floor was laid., At this tinie electric lights and a water system were installed. Imagine, if you will, a school building now without electricity, modern plumbing, and hand-washing facilities. To go backwards would mean giving up much, wouldn't it? Much given to Wawaka School by a progressing world has helped Wawaka School give much to that progressing world. Names and ideals associated with Wawaka School have be- come traditions that will last forever. Everyone looks toward Wawaka School with hopeful expectations. Wawaka School looks to the future with confidence. --Keith F. Krippner l onlne., i

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