Curwensville Area High School - Echo Yearbook (Curwensville, PA)

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Always ready to lend assistance to Mr, Heil were the members of the Board, Committee, and Authority of the Jointure, Pictured breaking ground on August 21, 1953, are W. D. Tate, Chairman of the Authority, and A. Wilson Straw, President of the Joint Committee, who worked closely with Mr. Heil at all times. A successful program for the ground breaking was guaranteed through the eEorts of Mr. Heil, W. H. Briggs, our former high school principal, and D. A. Ying- ling, County Superintendent of Schools. These men are shown in the above picture. The Joint Authority is shown below, approving the building plans submitted by the architect's representative, Walter Campbell. Seated left to right: William Davis, W. D. Tate, Walter Rowles, Truman Wall. Standing: Clair Mills John B. Gates, Walter Campbell, Harry Heil, Seth Reed. 7

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successfully executed. The ECHO Speaks All who are affiliated with Curwensville Joint High School-students, faculty, parents, and future generations-will be forever grateful to those who worked untiringly to materialize the dream born in the minds of men many thoughts ago, and which at last has been made tangible. It has taken these many people, working harmoniously together, to create and erect these pillars of learning which are the components of our Alma Mater. The man to whom much credit must be accorded for having given his time, patience, and undying zeal toward the completion of this spacious new building is your supervising principal, Mr. Harry G. Heil. Because you students have not associated with Mr. Heil on a student-faculty basis, perhaps you have not realized the work he has done to keep the frame- work of this institution steady and unwavering. Not only has he engineered the smooth-running curriculum and extra activities, but he has also been prominent in the successful fulfillment of your dream. Few will ever realize the long hours of extra work Mr. Heil put forth for the perfection of the dream as a beautiful thought in architecture. With this in mind, I, the 1956 Echo, have been dedicated by my creators to Mr. Harry G. Heil, in recognition of his efforts. 6 Three things are to be looked to in building, that it stand on the right spot that it be securely founded, that 1

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W. Bolchelier A. Barrett A. Bloom Joint oard William Buchelier, Grampian Borough, Arthur Bur- reft, Ferguson Twp., Ai S. Bloom, Pike Twp., Joint Committee. Robert W. Davidson, Curwensville Borough, Joint Committee, Merle Dickey, Greenwood Twp., Joint Committee, Seymour Diehl, Grampian Borough, Joint Committee. R. Doviclson M, Dickey S. Diehl C. Dimmick J. Errigo H. Fink M. Fronkhouser E, Horshberger L. Hile C. Johnston H. Johnston E. McCracken E. McCracken H. McFadden T. Rcmcik 8