Collingdale High School - Colsenian Yearbook (Collingdale, PA)

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Page Ton PROGRESS SAGE once wrote, The foundation of every state is the education of its yo an has provid Our n to which a only by th of youth i to the enc possible th Those present gr that have building w a reality. But t Encourage conviction So in this objective, i new unit r the natura quarters t and increas But th It was wit to complet unit is fu auditorium th. The truth of this statement is not to be questioned today. Nor is ther simple truth to be questioned, namely, that only the nation which for the quickening of youthful minds has a future. tion is a composite of many minute communities g therefore, the degree rtness of mind is to be attained on a national scale, will be determined Contributions of each local community to that end. The improvement any locality will be in direct proportion to the opportunities offered, uragement of scholastic advancement, and to the facilities for making achievement of these first two. who so willingly contributed to the construction of the first, in our p of high school buildings, must surely have been aware of the truths lready been stated here. For when, in 1924, the Iunior High School s erected, a dream had materialized and an earnest desire had become ose entrusted with education in our community did not pause there. by this first realization of their hopes, they continued to plan with the hat greater progress was possible and that broader horizons lay ahead. pirit they proceeded, until, in 1929, they were able to realize another the form of the Senior High School building. The occupancy of this ieved the congestion and overcrowding, which for some time had been result of the rapid expansion in community growth. In these new re was sufiicient area for an infirmary, a complete library, a bank, d gymnastic facilities. year has seen the further completion of the building expansion program. the assistance of the Federal government that the borough was able the necessary link between the two existing structures. This final ished with the most modern equipment created for school use. The having a seating capacity of approximately one thousand persons, serves the double purpose of gymnasium and assembly room. The cafeteria and the library are conveniently and cheerfully modern and provide sufficient space to accommodate the pupils of both the Iunior and Senior High Schools. And t and with so a still more s there has been progress-progress from a mere thought to a reality, uch already accomplished in so brief a past, may we not look forward to challenging program in the future.

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