Glen Nor High School - Chieftain Yearbook (Glenolden, PA)

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HISTORY OF GLEN-NOR FOUNDING jk little more than a decade ago a meeting was held by several citizens of the boroughs of Glcnoldcn and Norwood to discuss the idea of building X JL a school house on the vacant lot up on the hill. I he outcome was an agreement between the Glcnoldcn and Norwood School Districts, to erect a new high school that should carry on under the name “Glen-Nor. I hose who signed the document were; Glcnoldcn Board—! rank II. Roberts, Ilarold E. Allmang, Edna May Child. Lawrence Coxe. and J. Lamont Stewart; Norwood Board— Robert Lewis, S. C. Wright, Clarence Duke. Daniel Englchart, and J. Oscar Howarth. Plans and work on the new school soon got under way. and on May 20. 1922, the corner-stone was laid. From that time on, the day of completion loomed steadily nearer, and on April 3, 1923, the first sessions of school were held in the new building. The devotional exercises were led by Mr. Lewis, Vice-President of the new school board. Glen-Nor had weighed anchor. GROWTH Soon after Glen-Nor was founded, the Board of Education turned in search of various means by which the high school and its surroundings could be improved and beautified. In 1925 a fence was built around the athletic field, and in the early spring of the next year a driveway was laid in front of the building. Due to the rapid increase in the enrollment, from 302 at the end of the first year to 484 in 1926, the construction of a new wing was seriously considered. During the summer of 1927, this new section was added, and none too soon, for the enrollment soared to 555 during the ensuing term. Now, this building, with its new addition, has proved to be too small, as the present enrollment has reached the height of 612. Up till 1930. the pupils had either to go home for their dinner, or to eat a home-made lunch on the seats of the gymnasium. With the continual increase in the number of students, it became necessary to install a cafeteria. This was built on the site of the old gymnasium in June, 1930. A new gymnasium was then erected, a separate building, with all the latest equipment and a standard basket-ball court. Not only was growth realized in the building itself, but also in the departments of the school. A striking change can be seen in the Commercial Department. 'I cn years ago the meager courses in bookkeeping and typing were taught in one room with very little equipment. Today, each subject is taught in a separate room, under the instruction of three teachers. The old tables have been replaced by -«II »-