Pottsville High School - Hi S Potts Yearbook (Pottsville, PA)

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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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