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7... ......- -..M L , - cvf. v In addition to the numerous class rooms dealing with the varied school curriculum, the building also contains complete voca- tional departments that include an auto shop, a wood shop, an electric shop, a machine shop. mechanical drawing room, a domestic science suite, which includes a foods laboratory, clothing laboratory and a model home unit of kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and a combination living-dining room. The two spacious gymnasiums, one for boys and one for girls, include locker and dressing rooms. The boys' gymnasium has built-in bleachers on two sides, providing ample space for spectators at public exhibitions. To many perhaps the best known feature of Pottsville High School is its athletic stadium to the rear of the school named Veterans Memorial Stadium, In grateful memory and honor of the alumni of Pottsville High School and citizens of Pottsville, who, for God and Country, served our Nation with loyalty and devotion in the defense and preservation of our national union and in the Cause of Freedom and Democracy,- D The stadium, one of the most beautiful atheltic fields in the State, was erected with labor provided by the Works Progress Administration and material paid for from the athletic treasury without cost to the taxpayers. The night lighting system, erected at a cost of 520.000, was also paid for out of the athletic treasury. That the stadium is truly Pottsvillian is seen from the source of these components of its construction: Sand for the cement work was collected from the gutters around town where it was washed by rain: native stone for the encircling walls was secured from old homes in the city and from nearby land sites: the brownstone used in the wall was taken from the old post office and the old vineyard at Hillside: the gates are from cells in the old City Hall: and the footage was taken from the old York Farm breaker. The red Cinder used on the quarter-mile running track which circles the gridiron was secured from a burning mine near Minersville, a touch of the region's basic industry. Throughout its century of history Pottsville High School has sought to not only prepare its students for advancement to higher institutions of learning and for entrance into the business and industrial world, but also to present the opportunity for self-expression and personal development in many allied education and student government fields. School publications, musical organizations, and the student council are examples of groups that for many years have enabled them to augment class room studies. Sometimes these school avocations became after-school vocational pursuits. Some school activities groups of yesteryear have almost been forgotten by the passage of time: others have been integrated into the school curriculum for such a long period they no longer are considered extra-curricular activities. One of the oldest Hstill-going activities is the publication of the school yearbook. Under titles of The Graduate, The P. H. S. Annual, The Crimson and White, and Hi-S-Potts, the yearbook has been issued since 1890. The 1899 editor was Ioseph B. Eastman, who, prior to his death, was a member of the Federal Interstate Commerce Commission. The name Crimson and White, by which all P. H. S. sports teams have been known for many years, was adopted in 1893. The late Atty. G. Frank Muehlhof was president of the class that selected the colors. The school newspaper had its origin in 1892 as a monthly publication and then, after a lapse of publication, was resumed as a semi-monthly in the 1926-'27 term under the editorship of Herrwood E. Hobbs, Pottsville newspaperman and school board member. Its publication has been suspended temporarily. Another former P. H. S. institution was the High School Bank of Pottsville, organized in 1888 for the purpose of encourag- ing a spirit of saving among the scholars. It was the second of all high school banks established in the United States, the first being the High School Bank of Long Island City, N. Y. The bank, which loaned money in small sums, was managed entirely by the students. The first officers were: President, Harry Filbert: cashier, Harry O. Bechtel. The present day school savings program has been in operation since 1926: a school savings banking period is conducted weekly. The present school library, which boasts a collection of 9,300 books, a fine card catalog filing system, picture file, pamphlet and clipping collection, and a college bulletin file and a full-time librarian, was not always a part of the school appointments. The Bright Library of the school was founded in 1892 when Mrs. Ioseph C. Bright presented a number of books to the school which already possessed the old Public School Library and the Alumni Library, making a total of 2,222 books. The Bright Library occupied a room in the Garfield building and was open every Friday from 10:30 A. M. to 3 P. M. The present school library opened in 1929. Today all freshmen students take a brief course in library work. This instruction is offered to create an interest in the school library and appreciation of it, and to help the pupils acquire skill in the use of books, magazines, and other reference aids, and to help develop the reading habit. In the high school musical world Pottsville High School has for many years enjoyed a reputation unrivalled by few schools of its size, despite the fact that one of its earliest musical organizations, known as the High School Band, was disbanded at the suggestion of Principal S. A. Thurlow in 1902. A description of the early band stated: It was the first attempt at anything of its kind ever made in the school, and it is to be hoped it will be the last, although it furnished the school with much entertainment and amusement while it lasted. The instruments in the musical aggregation included a phonograph, a dish pan, a scoop shovel, and a cracker barrel, as well as several whistles, lst and 2nd occamelodians, zwombone, trommet, and the bandmaster in the person of Alan Morris. The present band, an excellent musical unit that participates in local civic projects as well as school programs, was founded in 1929. For many years the school also boasted an orchestra that had its origin in 1896 under the leadership of Harry B. Zimmer- man. Variously it was an orchestra, mandolin and guitar club, symphony orchestra, senior class orchestra, and the P. H. S. Collegians, a jazz orchestra in 1928 under the leadership of Willard LeVan. It reverted to symphony orchestra status in 1929 and for many years enjoyed a high position in school musical circles prior to being disbanded in 1949. Vocal musical aggregations in the school had their present day genesis in 1928 after Earl W. Haviland became director of music. The Associated Choirs of the school have a long standing reputation not only at home, but in many distant places as extra superior vocal groups. These groups have been to the school on the concert stage what the athletic teams have been on the gridiron and basketball court. Contributions made to the school and the enrichment of its scholars by the scores of clubs and organizations in the school's history could not possibly be credited and recognized in the space allotted here. However, one group that has played a tre- mendous part in the smooth-running operation of the school is the Student Council, organized in 1927. Many innovations ,-'12,-.
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made to better school life were adopted upon recommendation of the Council which also serves as a coordinator of teacher- pupil relations, ln addition the Council has in the past raised money for such worthy civic projects as the annual distribution of toys to needy children at Christmas, gifts to soldiers, contributions to the United States Friendship Train for Europe, and a host of others. The Council also sponsored a contest in 1934 for the creation of a design to become the otlicial seal of the winning emblem was drawn by Marshall Moyer, a senior, for which he received a S5 prize. The design is round, with 'Potts- occupies the school. The ville High School engraved upon the top and Pottsville, Pennsylvania on the bottom. The school building center while an open text, representing the book of learning, is below. A torch of knowledge borders both sides of the book. Clubs organized during the school's history have ranged from a Camera Club organized in 1899 to such unusual secret societies as: Starvation Eating Club, Gentlemen of Leisure, Rain Makers' Club, Ancient Order of Spooks, Uneeda Shave Band, Schmaltz Gr-unkers, and the Biskit Club. The motto of the latter, Prepare the batter-then beat it lto the moviesjf' Volumes could be further written on the history of Pottsville High School, but no greater tribute can be paid to this grand institution of learning than to merely paraphrase the prophetic words of Elias Schneider and say, It has made itself useful to its country. Patterson Division In 1946 the Board of Education of the City of Pottsville adopted the 6-6 plan for its school system: six grades or years of secondary education, six grades or years of high school education. The Patterson building at Twelfth and Market Streets. which houses all the seventh and eighth grade students, formerly known as junior High, thus became, again, part of Pottsville High and known as the Patterson Division of Pottsville High School. DIRECTORS IN 1933 AT THE TIME OF THE DEDICATION OF THE HIGH SCHOOL Rev. Howard W. Diller, D.D.- President Harry E. Wilson-Vice-President Walter S. Farquhar-Member Theodore R. Daddow-Secretary F. Pierce Mortimer-Member Allen W. Sterner-Treasurer Edgar Downey-Member Superintendents of Pottsville School District Elias Schneider .... Mar. 29, 1851 to Feb., 1855 josiah P, Sherman. .Feb. 24, 1855 to April, 1867 Benjamin F. Patterson ...... April 1, 1867 to july, 1906 Stephen A.Thur1ow.july 1, 1906 to jan,, 1912 joseph R. Ta11man..Feb. 1, 1912 to Aug., 1912 Principals of Pottsville High School Elisha Gotshall ....... january 15, 1853 to 1854 josiah P. Sherman ..... Mar. 11, 1854 to Feb. 24, 1855 j. B. Phillips ......... Feb. 24, 1855 to May 25, 1859 jackson Graves .....,. 1859 to November 7, 1860 joseph E. jackson ..... 1860 to March 6, 1865 Benjamin F. Patterson. 1865 to April 1, 1867 j. Cake ....... N. P. Kingsley. . . April 1, 1867 to Feb. 10, 1868 june 1, 1868 to june, 1869 S. R. Thompson. .. . . . . .june, 1869 to june 30, 1870 William H. Haskell. . . Samuel H, Kaercher. . . Date january 15, 1853 1868 june, 1870 to june 28, 1872 1872 to December 24, 1874 E. R. Barclay ...... Nov. 1, 1912 to May 6, 1919 G. H. Weiss ....... May 6, 1919 to Feb. 15, 1928 Clarence E. Toole. .Mar. 8, 1928 to july 1, 1930 L. A. BuDahn. ..... july 1, 1930 to july 1, 1948 D. H. H, Lengel. . . ,july 1, 1948 to Edward E, Swallom john E. Shull ...... Stephen A. Thurlow j. Kehler ........ W. E. Cate .... . G. H. Weiss .... E. K. Diehl ........ W. C. Bell ........ Franklin T, Moser. D. H, H. Lengel ....... lVliles S, Kiehner. . . Buildings Used as High Schools Place . . . .... Bunker Hill 1874 to june 30, 1877 1877 to june, 1881 Sept., 1881 to july, 1906 1906 to 1909 Sept., 1909 to june, 1911 Sept., 1911 to july, 1919 july, 1919 to june, 1925 1925 to 1926 1926 to 1928 july, 1928 to 1948 july, 1948 to 1868-1876 .... .... F ilth and West Norwegian Streets lCalled West Norwegian School Housej 1876-1894 .... .... j ackson-jackson and East Norwegian Streets 1894-1916 .... .... G arfield-Fifth and West Norwegian Streets 1916-1933 .... ..., P atterson-Twelfth and Market Streets 1933 ...... .... C astle on the Hill-Sixteenth Street and Elk Avenue -114,-
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