Borough of Etna - Centennial Festivities Yearbook (Etna, PA)

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Tt'I1V-'1l!!'.lI1ll5!iIE',lLll4'3illtlW3'-'- 7f'9'l ? -4- il - - - -----4 1' - 'iv l and Etna I ' ' ,,......--f if Names on the faculty, among others, were L. D. Cooner, Farrell, Kock, Peters, Rohrneyer, McAulis, Crouse and Hubacher. It was during this period in the progress of Etna Schools that both he Sharpsburg and Etna Superintend- ents of many years left the field-C. C. Kelso of Sharps- 1 JOHN D. McINTYRE burg by resignation on May 10, 1944, and J. A. Irvine by death on June 29, 1914. Mr. James Mitchell was elected to replace Mr. lrvine. In 1915 Etna organized a high school of her own in the Wilson Street building. Mr. John Mclntyre was elected principal. Miss Edith Ramsey was the only other f , iv y . ' v. tpe 'asv me .N Q.. 1, is Q ,is 'S 3,5 9519, S., 23 ig, 2 ,ajii f --f-- Y-'W W 'vi---1----?. A 3- if ' ., :-. - 'J 41425. ,,..4. .f.f.-.1,g:f.w- V . W f MR. WILLIAM STEWART teacher that first year outside the teachers of special subjects: music, domestic science, and manual training. Mrs. Bessie Shaw recalls that the seventh as well as the eighth grade was given a county examination in order to obtain enough pupils to permit opening a High School. She became one of the first commercial students who through two years of concentrated study, was allowed to graduate with a business certificate. The academic pupils were required to continue for a full four years in order to win a college preparatory credit. The first four year class, therefore, was graduated from Etna High School in 1919. ln 1917 Mr. John Mclntyre had joined the armed forces and his place was taken by Mr. Shearer as Principal of the High School. Mr. Shearer remained just one year and was succeeded by Miss Elizabeth Fleming. That same year H918-19195, Miss Jean Lewis, daughter of Reverend Lewis of the First Presby- terian Church of Etna, joined the faculty. From then on the teaching staff of the High School was expanded and such names as Carlon, fManual Training5, Matthias Y Z-Z.

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u , -,.,..,.. ,M .. , . I In the meantime during the twenty-eight years pre- ceding 1912, more than 300 pupils had been members of the senior class at Locust Street. This was an ad- vanced class beyond eighth grade commensurate with concentrated high school training. Many completed the work. Seventy-three of this num- ber by 1908 had taken the teachers examination and all but two of three entered the profession. Many gzaeg mgig -E-no-'fm ,O ESRB 'sis gqgfblhl 22-.iss ogtfgg cr' 3-525 'sz-tm: mgag rl-15'fvS sf-an m::0-cm. rn?-05' 2.222 F... sgqaf. me-:. D 1lx'J ' sage V,-109 E030 0125 E- anew rfmi' ogglg 2.:15iDm 5 ti? TLS' I fr - 'ffm yi I , .S ,EM sin +I 3 0 1 A Mil L ITT? i'J-fx T N v- ,Jw , '- Qi, . QT ,V S0 . N1 'F' fy' ' Q' T 4 1. A wif? f . Z D L, I V' - ' 'i'T'i 'ft , ,mf Q V 5 ,.-v QI A W A ' M ar sg in 1 EF: ' ii' ' J - A ' rf ? m-74 , A 3 as .. , F 'I' - I .dfgfh ll .5--.1 rv 1 I. A- ik he .. ,, ' W L s STUDENTS OF SHARPSBURG-ETNA H.S. boards 'fit was unanimously decided to establish a joint high school on terms to be submitted in writing at a later meetingfi IMinutes of Sharpsburg School Board, E. B. Roberts, Sec.l The resolution was adopted unanimously by the Sharpsburg board that the cost of maintaining said joint high school including teacher's salaries, text books and supplies . . . be born by each district in proportion to the number of pupils attending from the district . . .N Succeeding entries indicate that by Sept. 9, 1912, the joint high school was functioning. Some of the Etna pupils who went that first year to Sharpsburg to high school were Helen Slilz fMiehlkel, Jesse Vvally fBeck1, Helen Pope, ,Ioe Abbott and David Labowitz. Later Etna students included Gertrude Speer fAmbrosel, I . - I I -. 'Ti' Q I 55- lj ., gg i , Um, ,I x It-nf to F9 9' ' rw rm Q 'ffga Q B ff 'v 4 AJQ' Q Tv Mn 9 3 if v 1 ' cf I: Tl 1 'E V . Q, ' , QF ' I V 75' 5 V1 ' as 'w .0 E lia F 5. , 5 2' n, : ' ': ' J- j 2' IL. Q' 7,. ' ' -Y .. -- ' -I ' 5' ....... ff if face- -ft 2. ate. -- '-Q .ATX , ,U , G' :ALL 1 A cl, , 'r -- P' X . ' -' . . -. -- i H' -I f l IJ ' ' 'L l , 1 '-iw X 'f' ' iff-C' + V .n v . Pi I I I I I 5-5 I I' vw Tw ,TT ANOTHER SHARPSBU RC-ETNA ILS. 30 -I I .. .,,, ,,.,.,, t . .,. ,- .,, F . I 'N Wilbur Rae, Eva ' ' - I UCkl3S, Evelyn Metzger, and Pearl Otte fVVhitehill1- On June 17, 1913, it was resolved by the Sharpsburg board to continue the arrangement. On December 8, 1913, Dr. R. D. Ambrose was unanimously elected a member of the joint high school committee and the secretary instructed to so notify Dr. C. A. Speer, Secre- tary of the Etna board of his election. By March of 1914 discussions were being held con- cerning the purchase of a property on Main Street in Sharpsburg owned by H. J. Heinz. This is remembered as the beginning of the long struggle between com- munities for the position best suited to their separate needs IAspinwall later entered the lists where no one was victorious and each finally went his own wayi. But on April 13, 19111-, it was determined to continue as begun. On March 8, 1915, John Thomas Esq. reported the disagreement among the three districts and was request- ed by the Sharpsburg board to rake up the question with O,Hara Township and Aspinwall. Want of space and time precludes the inclusion of other interesting meetings except one or two pertinent ones. On June 15, 1915, a committee of high school students presented a petition for the retention of Pro- fessor Bisch as principal. Mr. Flory, however, was later elected to that position. All proceedings concerning Aspinwall, O'Hara, and Sharpsburg jointure were dropped on June 10, 1916. On November 13, 1916, action was taken for closing the business of Sharpsburg ... . XAWAJ, STUDENTS OF ETNA H.S. AT WILSON STREET 1 FIRST ROW: Robert Smith, George Schreiber, Joseph Mensel, George McBride, Robert Smith, Herman Streiff, Paul Lewis, ClYdC Lce. SECOND ROW: Elsie Morre, Eleanor Shinglcdecker, Mildred Couch, Hattie, Will, Frances Sunday. Edna Kinsey, Elsie Byers' Ethel Rae, Helen Thomas, Margaret Fitch. THIRD ROW: Jeannfm Frederick, Anna May Wonders, Emily Danrlo, Elizabeth Kammfft Frances Park, Ruth Klinginsmith, Thelma Hartung, Marie Nllllgh' ton, Margaret Couch, Bessie Miess. Vera Clouse, Hazel Hilliard- Esther Clouse. FOURTH ROW: Miss Edith Ramsey, John Johnson, Isadore Iiabowitz, Howard Dickey, Emil Kaschai, Harry Bechtold. I-larry Wally, William Vidl, Carl Sigan, Mr. John D. McIntyre. N ,-1-fel -'fer r' f

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....-139, - ,-T., 2 H -- i .fg'y,f+1zV V , -1-wi N . t, - If tsamet. Miss Ruth tteming ttlotnvsllt' st.-iencei, Iris lkeler. Katherine XY eisz tsalnt-J, and lsitltel Adams were added. ' 1' FT F 1 gf 2 i7f-gglsfpyj ' '-t . .. Q It was in the fall of 1918 that Mr. Elmer Rice suc- ceeded Mr. Mitchell as Superintendent. During his short three years as administrator, the died following the 1920-1921 terml enthusiasm was aroused and a bond issue launched for building a High School. To his name must go much of the credit for t.he building on the hill for it was he who encouraged activities such as parades I asv.-.k 1- K., ff.: WJ N I F is,- i 'K' 'qvrmg 7 L .7'h'I4N,a ,vat ra, .3 - -1,157 MR. SPANCLER to rouse the interest of the citizens. Mr. William Stewart, so kindly remembered hy un- numbered Etna folks, came in the fall of 1921 to replace Professor Rice and Mr. Spangler also of happy memory, took over the Principalship of the High School, which had been held for three years by Miss Elizabeth Flem- ing. New names added to the High School Faculty at this time were: Nina Smith, Mabel Anderson, Jean Agnew, and Elizabeth Eggers. Later, before the build- ing of tht- lligh School. were llferl, Korona, Ewing, Eggers, Miller and Henderson. ln the meantime, students who had started to school in Sharpsburg were permitted to finish there. Others, 32 who started heforei d.llI-iIL.lS4fHlng with the school code to be more convenient went to Allegheny High School. These also were permitted to finish from the school to which they had started. The High School remained in the Wilson Street School with an ever growing enrollment and an ever widening curriculum. This necessitated more space and in 1920 an addition was added to the end farthest from Grant Avenue. ln 1923 four more rooms were added and even then basement rooms were needed as class ETNA HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA-1927 SEATED: Howard Rogers, Arthur Young, George Hoburg, Emmett Lippold, Regis Weppelman, Irvine Calvert, Wilhelmina Hughes, Edith Forsythe, Frederick Hieber, Ralph Roth, Clarence Kurt, Alma Kleeb, Albert Thens, Clara Smith, Benjamin Rivlin, Edward Wally, Robert Beck. STANDING: Walter Stauffer, Mr. Aden L. Fillmore, Laura Pfaub, Edna Louise Hughes, Alfretta Tomlinson. ETNA HIGH SCHOOL ORCHESTRA-1925 SEATED: Edward Wally, Fred Meyers, Clarence Kurt, Frederick Hieher, Robert Beck, Howard Rogers, George Hoberg. STANDING: Almira Ohenauf, Wilhelmina Hughes, Alfretta Tomlinson. Allwrl Thens, Ralph Roth, Walter Stauffer, Anna Richter, Katherine Burni James Wrigley, Alice Truman, Mr. A. L. Fillmore. rooms. ln the spring of l925 members of the last claSS to be graduated from Wilson Street received their diplomas. Mrs. Clara Cook of Weible Street recallS that she was a member of this class. ln the fall of 1925 the school was lnore crowded than ever. Memory still retains the sound of verb conjuga- tfins and passages from Shakespeare recited to the accompaniment of gf:dFdr'altsmen's desks scrap- X