Lebanon High School - Lodestone Yearbook (Lebanon, PA)

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O52 CU'l0I'l 3400! jeiffdferf ' ON SATURDAY, September 23, 1939, Lebanon High Schoolis new stadium and ath- letic field were formally dedicated, preceding the Pottsville High-Lebanon High foot- ball game. The dedication ceremonies began at half past twelve, with one of the largest school parades ever to be held in Lebanon. Bands participating in the festivities included those of Lebanon High School, the Lebanon Junior High School, the Pottsville High School, the Boiling Springs High School, and the Myerstown High School, the Palmyra Drum and Bugle Corps, the American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps, and the Veter- ans of Foreign Wars Girls, Drum and Bugle Corps. The parade marched through town, arriving at the stadium about one oiclock. There each of the eight bands put on its own individual drill. Following the drills, Dr. G. Hobart Light, on behalf of the Varsity NL Club, of which he is President, presented the players, benches. Mr. Paul Shott, President of the Board of School Directors, made the speech of acceptance. Robert Kern, President of the Class of 194-0, presented the flag pole, the gift of his class, to Mr. Shott, who accepted it on behalf of the School Board. The key to the stadium was turned over to Superintendent John W. Hedge by lVlr. Alexander Frick, President of Frick and Sons, Contractors, the builders of the stadium. ln accepting the key, Mr. Hedge expressed his happiness at being able to participate in the dedication of the acquisition to Lebanonis school facilities. The Alma Materw was sung by students and alumni of L. H. S., accompanied by the hundred-piece Lebanon High School Band. The American Legion, Post 158, Drum Corps, played the Call to Colors while President Kern raised the American flag, below which was the 1940 Class Banner. Directed by Professor Saunders, the massed bands closed the ceremonies by playing the uStar Spangled Bannerf, About seventy-live hundred persons witnessed the dedication program and the thrilling game which ensued. The consensus was that the equal of the new field and stadium was not to be found elsewhere in the central part of Pennsylvania. The stadium and field, in themselves, covering two blocks, are surrounded on three sides by a brick wall, penetrated by one main entrance and seven smaller entrances. Stationary brick and cement bleachers seat approximately five thousand persons. ln the stadium the students of L. H. S. are able to indulge in four major sports. Besides the football gridiron, are a baseball diamond, four tennis courts, and a quarter mile track. UA 1940 Jodwfone

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