Whitefish Bay High School - Tower Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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From ’34 To ’83 Bay Grows, Yet Stays Same I. In appreciation for those who gave their lives in World War II, the Memorial Gym was dedicated in 1950. 2. The old and new share an interest that can be found only in a library. 3. J. Harold Rose observes the Fieldhouse, dedi- cated in honor of his long-time friend, Nick Kuehl 4. The auditorium in 1982. 5. The Tower looms forever above the trees of White- fish Bay. 6. The front entrance as it looks today. 7. Through the years, methods of teaching have changed as well as the equip- ment used.

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Archi tectu rally, 50 Years Alter School’s Shape Because of the rising population of Whitefish Bay in the 1920’s, the young village decided to construct a high school for its residents. Completed and opened in the fall of 1932, the building consisted of the tower and the west wing. The original plans were to have an east wing built later to make the building symmetrical, with the tower in the middle. This idea was changed in 1957, when the east wing and audito- rium were built. Instead of being identi- cal to the already existing wing, this wing was built shorter and with a por- tion of it in a north-south direction. Prior to this construction, the west wing had also been altered with the ad- dition of the Memorial Gym in 1950 to honor the residents of WFB who died in WWII. Up until this time, the “dun- geon” as it is known today, was the only gym in the school. The final major ad- dition, the fieldhouse, pool, and ten new classrooms, completed the mod- ernization of WFBHS and gave the stu- dents some of the finest facilities in the area. This excellent building and its fa- cilities have helped to make school a more enjoyable place to spend four years of one’s life. 6 5 6 — Introduction