Green Park Union High School - Montourian Yearbook (Green Park, PA)

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Our New Building After several years of public meetings, much planning, and the many activities necessary to the construction of a new building, the ground-breaking ceremony was held on a cold drizzly Monday morning, March 16, 1955, with Mr. Paul F. Hurley, Supervising Principal presiding. The first shovelful of earth was turned by Mr. C. Harold Swartz, president of the Green Park Union Board of Education, with a nickel plated shovel presented to him by Robert Lamont Smith, president of the Student Council. Perry County Superintendent of Schools, Jesse H. Snyder, was the principal s eaker. P As soon as the ceremony was concluded, an earth mover was set in motion. From then on work on the building moved along according to schedule. The building was accepted in july, 1954, and the student body entered on August 31, 1954. Here are a few facts about the building which may be of interest: lt is situated on the north side of highway Route 274 about midway between the villages of Green Park and Elliottsburg. The address is Green Park Union High School, Elliottsburg, R. D. 1, Pennsylvania. It is for the most part 2 stories high. The North end of the wing running north and south is 3 stories. This wing is 270 feet long. 'The Cast, west wing is 310 feet lon . gThis building contains 150 rooms of all sizes. There are 15 class rooms, 12 of which now also serve as home rooms. The auditorium has a seating capacity of 502, the gymnasium seats 498, and the cafeteria 160. The general Science laboratory will accommodate 40 and the physical science laboratory will accommodate 30. The library seats 50. There are now approximately 1500 books on the shelves. The book capacity is 3000 volumes. There are 19 different kinds of lamps in use in this building which includes 1868 different lampbulbs of which 1220 are of the llourescent type. The building is situated on a 45 acre plot of ground. The athletic field is 520' long by 300' wide. Page 4

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Dedication To the Citizens of Green Park Union School District, who have given so generously of their time and their substance to provide us with this fine new building and all its facilities for the further- ance of our education, we, the Class of 1955, of the Green Park Union High School, do with deep humility and sincere apprecia- tion, dedicate this seventh edition of THE, MONTOURIANY' Page 3

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In 1952 we showed you the architects sketch of the proposed Green Park Union High School building. In 1955 we showed two views of the actual building site. In 1954 we showed two shots taken from the same locations showing the progress made in building. This year we, the class of 1955, feel honored to present two more shots taken from the same locations showing the completed building. Page 5