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Looking Over A Map . . . of the city are Gene Thorne, Gerald Gray, Paul Palmer and Don Hullinger, missionaries for the Latter Day Saints Church.

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All That Remains...of west wall of Eastside addition gymnasium now under construction is pile of cement block rubble. Job superintendent would not speculate on cause of collapse. photo was taken immediately after collapse by a Nonpareil reporter…

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This is an airview of the Eastside Junior High School. At far right corner is the new St. Albert Central Catholic High School. Bottom right corner is Arnold Ave.

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Students Relax And Study...in the spacious new library at Eastside Junior High School. The shelves in the rear eventually will contain about 20,000 volumes.

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A tour of Eastside Junior High School grounds is made Saturday by Supt. Russel J. Mourer, Richard Peterson, Edward Larsen, contractor, Frank Griffith Sr., Richard K. Stoufer, School Board president, and Alex Weinstein, Architect. Peterson and…

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Pierce Street Frontage...for the high school site proposed by the City Planning Commission is partially shown here. North Avenue (not pictured) is at left. Altogether seven homes line Pierce Street.

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Likely choice...as this site for a new eastside high school is the Sunbeam Home property shown here from Bennett Ave. It is the only ground on which the Board of Education has been able to obtain a purchase option.

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Three Tracts Of Land...still being considered for the proposed school are pinpointed by starts on the map above.

C.B. Schools--Early
School Histories and photos of first sites of schools
Includes:
Old CB High School
Harrison
Dodge
Lake Central & Township High School
Sunnydale
Garner Township
McMillen
Woodland (Burned down 1953
Pierce St.
Stutsman…

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An Elegant Barn...and 18 Holstein cows graced the school's farm in 1910. On 220 acres were several buildings, corn fields, pastures, a large orchard, vineyard and truck farm. The barn burned down somewhere around 1930.

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Once An Infirmary...this structure, completed in 1906 at the cost of $25,000, is now the dormitory for primary students. The building is shown near the completion of construction, before a small cupola topped it off.

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Preparing A "Room"...for one grade school girl in Primary Hall at Iowa School for the Dear is Mrs. Marie Gronberg, director of housekeeping. Partitions separate the sleeping quarters for each student.

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"Speedy No. 13"///is the theme of this mural which covers a large area of the wall near the school auditorium. It is studied by Diane Weed, Dawn Runyon and Rick Lanegan. Sketches for proposed murals are presented by students for approval before new…

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Colorful murals by students and former students at Woodrow Wilson Junior High are not only a matter of decoration but a deterrent to students who might be inclined to deface the walls if they were left plain. Here Sonya Mair and Rich Lopez, both…

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Returning From Inspecting . . . the new Landmark Park facilities are Charles Hannan, chairman of the Council Bluffs Park Board, Col. Alfred Griebling, district engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, L.W. Svendgaard, Blair city…

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Discussing Plans...for a system of Individually Guided Education for Wilson Junior High are consultant Gerald Brunworth, teachers Wanda Synhorst, Ron Lakatos, Connee Black and Tasha Mandaca, consultant Fred Wood, teachers Larry Brown and Connie…

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Work is now underway on the new $458,040 Washington School. A dirt loader is being used in the excavation work by Andersen Construction Company, general contractors. The new school will face Scott Street. The present school is in the background.

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Proofing A Galley Of Type...on the Washington Hand Press are Donald Wolfe and Homer Max, printing students. Robert J. Fischer and C.E. McDonald, behind them, watch the first test.
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