Wyoming Seminary Prep School - Yearbook (Kingston, PA)

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The Methodist Church The unforTunaTe fire which occurred on February 5, 1957, desTroyed The FirsT MeThodisT Church locaTed on MarkeT STreeT immediately opposiTe Swetland Hall. Due To The close associaTion beTween The church, Rev. Alfred E. CrayTon, and The school, The sTudenTs conTribuTed five hundred dollars To The building fund To aid in The consTrucTion of a new sancTuary. In April of This year, The proposed edifice became a magniTicenT realiTy. In accordance wiTh a week's observance of The opening of The church, The Semin- ary sTudenTs aTTended a Chapel service in The new building in which The Glee Club parTicipaTed. This year's class has The honored disTincTion of being The TirsT To hold Baccalaureafe Services There. IT is The obligaTion of every presenT sTudenT To renew and To sTrengThen The bonds which have previously exisTed beTween The FirsT MeThodisT Church and The Wyoming Seminary school family. 9

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E-yrrlnasiurn l On January 6, 1959, The sTudenTs of Wyoming Seminary officially enTered The new gymnasium on Maple Avenue for The firsT Time. AfTer many years in The anTiquaTed PeTTebone Gym, sTudenTs seTTled Themselves in a modern building wiTh excellenT faciliTies. The sTrucTure is a resulT of gifTs from alumni and efTorTs on The parT of The TrusTees To improve The facilities of The school. The building has Two floors wiTh The girls' locker room, The baskeTball courT, and The swimming pool locaTed on The TirsT, while The boys' locker room, The coaches' office, and an exercise room are siTuaTed on The second floor, Folding doors which can divide The baskeTball courT info Three regulaTion size secTions and roll-away bleachers, which can accomodaTe five hundred people, are oTher improved feaTures. Wyoming Seminary is proud of iTs new gymnasium, and The addiTion of such a sTrucTure To The campus will cerTainly be beneficial To The progress of The sporTs program. P 8

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