Bethel High School - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethel, PA)

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FACTS ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL S HISTORY Bethel Hlgh School started on a two year basls 1n 1911 In 1913 the f1rst class was graduated There were two graduates Ralph Sotzmg and Delas Keener Sotzlng 1S a bakery executlve ln the Clty of Bethlehem and Keener 1S a m1n1ster 1n the Reformed Church at Schuylklll Haven The f1rst pr1nc1pa1 of the school was Warren Beldler Inc1dentally he also taught all the subjects The other Supervlsmg Prlnclpals of the school and there terms of offlce were as follows Beldler 1911 to 1919 Edgar Strlcker 1919 to 1924 Earl Bordner 1924 to 1928 Lester Royer 1928 to 1931 Stoudt 1934 to 1943 The present Supervlslng Pr1nc1pa1 Harry E Eblmg was elected ln 1943 In 1923 the hlgh school was changed to 4 year program In 1929 the elec torate of Bethel Townshlp approveda bond lssue of 56 500 Dollars for the erect1on of a consol1dated elementary and hlgh school bu1ld1ng The f1rst bond ISSUE 1n 1928 was defeated by the electorate The erect1on of the school closed 12 one room bulldlngs and the Bethel School 1n the town of Bethel The old Bethel School Bu1ld1ng 1S at present used as the commumty f1re hall The follow1ng are the schools that were closed by con sol1dat1on M1ller's School Snyder's School Huber's School Shott's School Sunnyslde School Rollman's School Emer1ch's School Monroe Valley School Merkey's School Bens1ng's School Haas' Grammar School Frystown Pr1mary School and the Bethel School I Harry P. Landis -- 1931 to 1933, H.H. Good -- 1933 to 1934, Dr. Eugene F.

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?ofzewafzcZ We the graduates of 1954 W1Sh to set aslde these pages as a lastmg trlbute to agam be together ln the body th1s book w111 keep us together ln Splrlt. I I ' our school days. While we may never I

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DEDICATION For hls wllllngness to sacrlflce h1s tlme for our welfare for h1s slflllful guldance of our hlgh school years for hls sympathetlc understandmg of our problems but most of all for hls belng a swell person we dedlcate th1s book to our pI'1I1Clpa1 Harry E. Ebhng