Abington High School - Oracle Yearbook (Abington, PA)

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Innovation Architectonically and spiritually, Abington students entered a new era in the education of the townshipis citizens on September 6, l956. The massive brick building standing above Highland Avenue awed most who saw it for the first time. At first inspection it appeared a great accu- mulation of lines and angles traced by brick, but a closer look revealed that it was much more than this. With the arrival of the student body it became a vibrant entity with an extensive tradition and a promising future. ln this building appeared the ulti- mate in educational facilities. Abing- Kfw .. WRX .. s x, - 'S . it S X - sis. 1 l iss ' ,X . .. viagra- sf -,EF 'X 3 Si s ,433 f L K 56 i N.. Student Council Officers: Cleft to rightj Iudy Goss, Lloyd Bobb, Miss Clark, Sarah Murray, Barbara Polansky. tonians were no longer spectators in the modernization of learning. Yet, we were unable to accept the hy- pothesis which presupposes that a building is the main factor in the process of learning. We, the Senior Class of 1957, are both the begin- ning and the end of an educational era in Abington. We are the first to be graduated from Abingtonis new home and the last to have spent a major part of our high school life in the tradition haunted halls of old Abington. It has been our task to lead the adaption of steel and brick into a beloved alma mater. This task has been both pleasurable and chal- lenging. At the opening of the New Abington High School our faculty had increased by one-half while the student body had increased by one- third. New students came to join our ranks from places so close as Philadelphia and so far as Berlin, Germany, in the person of Bernhard Mahner, our exchange student.

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I --. While the builders were still busy at work, putting on the finishing touches, the members of the Student Service Corps began acquainting themselves with the intricacies of the great building in preparation to serve as guides during the unforget- table Dedication Services. These col- orful services were highlighted by , three days of justifiable pride as Abingtonians proudly presented Y their school to an estimated fifteen thousand visitors. Ours was a priv- ilege, indeed, to conclude the dedi- cation series with an address by Dr. Harold C. Hunt, Undersecretary of the United States Department of 1 Health, Education, and Welfare. ,um ' V int., g. 'H T- ., -.if .Q - X me -W , ' - ts- .. ' iv-5 K A revival of enthusiasm in their educational program was the experience of most students as the new building opened. Years of planning on the part of the Authority and School Board were not in vain. This favorable reaction justified the community's faith in the proposition that Abington students given adequate facilities and appropriate instruction can realize achievement second to none. Only the background of traditional activities had changed. The teams went forth from our new home even more anxious than before to bring back trophies for the expansive new display cases. Built-in bulletin boards waited to proclaim the figures of winning scores. Abingtonians were soon directing their line of attack toward the challenging goals of the New Abington's premier season. From the chemistry lab to the boards of the auditorium stage, we were the first to echo footsteps here. Our teams did not always win, to be sure, but they had a setting worthy of their endeavor. Senior Play, dances, Gala Night, sports and publications were set in a background of modern elegance. lust two examples of our accomplishments were our swimming team splashing on to an undefeated season in their refulgent new natatorium and our publication staffs returning victorious from the Pennsylvania Scholastic Press Association Convention held at Haverford and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association Convention in New York. Under glass and steel converging, we have set the pace for a new era. Look here, you generations to fol- low, and improve, but donit detract. Tread these tiles and boards and asphalt walks for decades to come, but tread lightly-for into these have gone sincere endeavor to make this structure a school. Humbly cognizant of the high privilege which was ours - we the Class of 1957 - depart but will always be associated in a unique way - with an exemplary educational organiza- tion housed in a structure planned to set the pace of learning for many years to come. 4 is 1