Myerstown High School - Myrialog Yearbook (Myerstown, PA)

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BEGINNING OF EDUCATION IN OUR COMMUNITY Education dates back to the first settlers of the Myerstown region, for they and their ideas laid the foundation for the schools of yesterday and today. As they made their homes in the rich valley, the German settlers brought with them from Europe the idea of church schools. This idea prevailed until 1767 when the non-parochial school system began. In this year Simon Bassler, and John Meyer provided for the erection of a long, low school building of logs. It was located at Main and Goodwill Streets and accommodated children within a five mile radius. It was not until 1804 that the German School was built just west of the Lutheran Church. This school was managed by the Reformed and Lutheran Churches from which each had a trustee to do their managing. The next school to be constructed was a log structure founded in 1820 on the present site of Thomas W. Batdorf's Memorial Studio. In 1845 the first school tax was levied in acceptance of the public school law. Eight schools were erected throughout the town, of which seven are still standing but used as homes. These schools convened for only two or three months a year. The erection of those eight schools marked a definite advancement, for in addition to the three R's the following subjects were added: grammer, geography, history, physiology, and English. The consolidation of the early schools resulted in the erection of the presently known Hill School building on College Street in 1885. In 1895 on Railroad Street a high school was built which now is used for a rest home. The final educational institution is the present high school which was built in 1915. This building is now under the direction of Mr. Wertz, supervising principal. The first yearbook was edited in 1921 by the senior class and was re-published by the senior classes of the following two years. The Myrialog, as it came to be known, was resumed in 1949. Since this time a Myrialog has been published each year. It is the policy to dedicate the yearbook to a faculty member who has been of great help to the senior class. CThis issue is the last Myrialog for a Myerstown Classj.

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v!'l'9--,JY V v THE CLASS OF '62 Q I Ann Sitauss lom Chrxelrnan Ighn Nevgug ei e '1 1 egfg e e ef ef We are the class of sixf- ty two, The faith-ful, loy-al, brave and true. We would re-calltthe best of each: The stu-dents and the ones who teach. 3 The times pf part-:Lng bring dis-may, with joy we greet grad -ua-tion day. rixti , , ,, f -V ' Y , Q l ff fig we-5 ef eg e e l lv A-5 5 5542 ee-fi -.,4,a.J..a.p e M -at j t tt' A ' Now that the year is near- ly done, We all re-call our Joy and fun. Not al-ways goed,non al--gays bad, We near-13: drove our teach-ers mad. And tho we have to say goed-bye! Nefll al-ways, chez--ish bU'rs-town High. 1.11 ' 1 ' f ' Y' , , ' 'r t Pdf M F 4,1 he e ,Ee ee fn Y es e eg f e :LL ' -Eff I And we are ver - ry proud to state, That wefre a.-bout. to grad-u-ate. We work for -get what we were 'haughty In la- ter life can-not be bought. The fu - ture is all bright and new, A great big year is six-ty-tim. gs:-553' eg g e