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

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4 -Hillel --t H 1 v and command HTE'EhH?gHf5f A 'MM! The Exposition in the fall meant Heinz pickle pins, red tissue-wrapped pop-corn balls and samples of everything. Each Memorial Day, for time out of mind, a group of youngsters stood on the platform at the Etna Ceme- tery, and proudly recited the Gettysburg Address. Almost every child in town carried flowers to decorate the graves. Mouths water to remember dill pickles from the barrel in Wagneris store in West Etna and generous hunks of bologna from the Will Stilz butcher shop on ' Walnut St. Brookis Arithmetic, Barneis History and Rand- McNally Geographies were important too-but not ' quite so! ' As was stated in the 1908 history-records were not . always available and memories often short. lncidents 1 which have enlivened the story were declared Hoff the record by the characters involved. The writer is reluctant to burden the Centennial Committee with a possible law suit. Therefore, insofar as facts were possible to come by, we have endeavored to hew to the line. We bring this History of the Etna Schools Circa N 1969,' to a close with- regret for all those persons remembered with affec- tion and honor, who are not herein named. Space, time, and human frailty are insurmountable obstaclesg gratitude to those gone beyond the memory of any i living persons, who contributed to the schools of Etna, y and the education of her childreng fi Lhankfulness that we have, in Etna, been spared the tragic unrest which has blighted so many school districts. SIU' 15 fati t 'L fl 'U MtlL'l?'1 i -. if ..-is . ..,,.,, , M ,,. ln an old picture of Miss Laretta lVlcCain's room, hanging high on the front wall, is a framed motto, God bless our schoolf' With those words we say good-bye. Mbn- WM?- F Wit-- 4, ....., , ,Y W4 gr-M-.. 1 -J'V JSA ' MR. MCKINNEY AND SUPT. NORRIS 39 www-ff!-,-f -rf. ' l imn1.i.l.v'. -- '

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-----Q-H 1 . V. A 1 'aa -W, l l 'r Xa X We know of but three nurses who have been a part of the Etna School System. Miss Grace Griffin came in 1944 to replace Miss Mable Lewis who had joined the Navy. Miss Griffin has served efficiently in both the Public and All Saintis schools except for the year 1950 when she took a sick leave. During that year, Miss Pauline Clark acted in her place. ln 1960 Mr. Philip Glasser already a teacher in the Hi h School succeeded Mr. Joe Sawyer as Principal and had earned himself a distinctive collar in token of the exactinn years he had expended in that office. Miss Catherine Laird came to Wilson Street to take ow er Miss French s place as Principal and has acted as Guidance Counselor at the High School. Rooms in the Vllilson Street building have been rented to All Saints to accomodate an overflow of pupils since 1965. With the construction of their new buildin it is expected that the arranoement will be terminated in the cominb year l1969-1970l. With tender feelinbs of the heart of the mind and fleetinbly of the more tender sections of the anatomy names are recalled-and happenings. Mr. Span ler s Spoonerisms are Cleefully remembered by his students and co-workers. His speech was rapid and sometimes his tonbue and quick mind tripped each other up. Pete Skertich called upon to recite in Math class became Skeet Pertich. ln assembly the Star Spanbled Banner took on new decibles to become the Bar Stangled Spanner. Shelley s twenty-one verses of To a Skylark would have remained contentedly inside our readers - memorized and unrecited by scores of eighth Grade miscreants without Miss Annie Nixon s conviction that learninm and discipline vsent hand in hand. Two truant officers are recalled: Mr. lde and Mr. Edward fpat Patterson. Pa also a Sin er Sewin 'Vlachine man. is better remembered for bu,,-y rides behind Bob than for curtailed hookey playino. Hu hes Yearly 1'cO,.l. Only a few can be named, As nilh the teachers the namin of those few should reflect the hi h re ard in which they were held and the important part they played in the smooth functionin of the schools. Mrs. Wetterstein whose loxe for the younr ones made her hold the bell rope at Locust Street until the last one in si ,ht raced up the slope 38 l v l . v 3. f l if if PA PATTERSON Mr. Ed Truver also at Locust Street Mrs. Clouse Mr. Grau Mr. Blumer at Wilson Mr. Gottleib Lana Mrs. Carrie Orluske Mr. Tradina and Mr. Georoe Swope at the High School-all are remembered for their kind and cheerful help whenever they are needed. Ears may tingle and posteriors may smart fWhere have rattans disappeared?l but there remains a potent salve to ease the pain. Though squirrels no longer bark from vanished hickories on Griesmeres Hill and no wild turkey has called from the ridbes aboxe Pine Creek for many years-we in 1969 reach back with loncint, -to other thins. ? 1 Because of the old summer or open air street cars the school picnic in the sprint, held added zest. It vw a matter of honor to get to Wilson Street early 7 7 C, , D , U , , V , 7 7 7 U' , , , g U 7 0' U U 1 7 7 U 7 CT , KT T' U , 0' U V 7 1 1 , , U O' U g V7 r 46 77 , un fY ff 7 ' f ff Y ff U' C D t fm .. 11 fn , Remembered custodians go back to Mr. Alonzo g ITB ls ' ' A lg s 3 gf KY P 1 , 56 ,, 66 77 ff T' ff 7 0 F 7

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- -'Te' -- ' - f- ' Si,I'MELif'-I'11jf'JDElNl'1'S OF ETNA SCHOOLS Spang School Vine Street iDiscontinued 18581 Purviance fBuilt 18521 Council Chambers lBuilt18691 Locust Street School fBuilt 18751 Weible Street School Wilson Street School fBuilt 18971 Locust and Wilson Y1914-19191 l1919-19221 H922-19251 Locust and Wilson ancl High School 11925-19341 11934-19371 H937-19431 H943-19501 C1950-19511 f1951- 1 ETNA HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS Etna-Sharpsburg High School William Gulbraith 1868 and after T. T. Taylor H. Mulhatton H. W. Gross H. W. Gross H. M. Upp R. J. Malone J. A. Irvine J. A. lrvine 1897-1914 James Mitchell Elmer Rice William Stewart William Stewart Hugh Norris Clayton McMillen Robert McKee Paul Maxwell Norman Adama Mr. Bisch 1912-1915 Mr. Flory 1915-1918 Etna High School at Wilson Street Mr. John Mclntyre 1915-1917 Mr. Shearer 1917-1918 Miss Elizabeth Fleming 1918-1921 Mr. Merl Spangler 1921-1925 Etna High School Mr. Merle Spangler 1925-1937 Mr. Paul Bark Mr. Donald Cleland Mr. Donald Cleland 1937-May 1942 May 1942-Sept. 1946 Sept. 1946--July 194-8 Mr. William Beyers 1948-1949 Mr. Joseph Sawyer 1949-Mar. 28, 1960 Mr. Philip Glasser July 1, 1960- -f 113'