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Page 28 text:
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At the expense of much rubber and shoe leather, each morning about 850 students arrive at S.H.S., and each afternoon 850 leave for home. The rubber is expended by those lucky ones who ride to school, either by school bus or by car. The native Slatingtonians who walk each day are responsible for the wear and tear on the foot gear. Those who reach school before 8:15 a.m. while away their moments in Smith Hall or in the Recreation Room. At 3:05 the bus students crash out through the big, green doors and board their respective buses for home. Five minutes later the final “mob of walkers and drivers” issues forth, and the edifices of Slatington Junior-Senior High become quiet, empty shells once more until the following morning. 24
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Page 27 text:
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Look at that auditorium! The building is taking shape and it looks so-o-o large. Behold! The roof is on; the windows are in place. Our building is looking more like a school each day. It doesn’t look much like a corridor now—but that’s what it will be one of these days. Summer saw the work begin on the underpinnings and a firm foundation for our new school. Steel beams, concrete, bricks, man power—we can’t wait for the finished product. .Here We Look Forward to a New S.H.S. A few weeds, a little broom-sage, a beautiful view of Lehigh Cap—this was the land purchased for the new Slatington High School. All the dignitaries were here for the ground-breaking ceremonies. April, 1958, saw the band marching and Mr. Snyder, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Allen Shiffert, and Dr. Stevens ready to ply that shovel.
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Page 29 text:
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Walking, or Driving, or Even by Bus-the Main Thing Is to Get Here on Time. The familiar orange and black colors of the school bus deposits its sleepy load of humanity at the high school door. Driver Ralph Jones watches his charges alight. Three wide-awake students brave the perils of early-morning traffic as they “hoof their way to school. Neither rain nor wind nor sleet nor snow can quell these students' desire to learn. The lucky, lazy lads who drive to school park their “wheels on the school parking lot. 25
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