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Page 10 text:
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Through this side door passed Wirt's first student body, people who created the atmosphere which is an integral part of our school life. Three members of the former faculty. Dr. Ermel Griffith, Mrs. Nancy Jones, and Mrs. Frances Huddleston, are reunited in the spirit of good old days with their students of the Class of '39, Mrs. Phyllis Kean Parker, Mrs. Bette Flamme Wunschel, Mr. Frank Galloway, Mrs. Naomi Kean Parker, Mr. Earl Parker, Mrs. Olivemae Yester Dooley, Mr. Raymond Gray, and Mrs. Fannie Mae Christoff Gray. This glass cylinder illuminated the stairway when the school was young and remains with the new additions as a reminder of the past. Rising amid the sand dunes, the school is visible in final stages of completion. The familiar face of Wirt appears behind a lattice-work of trees. This worn and wooded path, once the frequent incentive for silent walks and quiet conversations, is now the cement drive which leads to our football field.
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Page 11 text:
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With the graduation of the 1939 Senior Class, William A. Wirt School marked its first year of existence. The completion of the first two semesters reflected and symbolized the success of our young people in the school and in the Miller community. The building located at 210 North Grand Boulevard was the last educational institute planned by Dr. William A. Wirt following his work, study, play system. The new structure then consisted of twenty rooms, but plans and appropriations had already been made for future development. Ideas for Gary's scenic learning center were feasible for we were allotted a perfect location near Lake Michigan and Marquette Park. Of the total enrollment, 179—seventeen students had senior rating. Members of the first graduating class led the list of outstanding personalities at Wirt. These students aimed their labors toward the future success of the Wirt School organization. It was through their efforts with the help of their sponsor, Mrs. Frances Huddleston, that a scholastic organization such as National Honor Society was established during the second semester. Their other varied group activities included track and basketball teams, under Coach Andrew Hatrack, Girls' Athletic Association, band and orchestra, SAND SCRIPT under co-editors, Phyllis Kean and Earl Parker, the traditional variety show, Chips and Shavings, and fine plays, some of which were broadcasted over radio station WIND. Thus, the young people at a young school were content to know that they had helped to attain actuality from a mere vision. A hopeful year had ended fruitfully for they had created a new school life . . . like no other.
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