Kane Area High School - Hurri Kane Yearbook (Kane, PA)

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Sig ,X K ,, -qC :2:..:4:.-fx! -M -.Ins ..- .Y,,,,:.! H: I - V Z A LN WY Y VY , --. ,K X fyxj T .n A,, g ,,,-m,fr l llQl:?E,lI.l'i-lglli HE ,ggi iii.-L ' Resume of the School 'Yeafr 1 9 2 9 f 1 9 3 0 ANOTHER year has passed, and with it, another graduating class, another issue of the l'IURRI-ICANE, and another summary of the activities of the Board of Education during the past year. 9 The Board of Education, ever watchful of the comfort and welfare of the youths of school age entrusted to their care, at the beginning of the year saw plans laid for the installation of a new heating system at the Clay Street school building, and with this system in complete operation shortly after the opening of school in September was completed the program of new and up-to- date heating systems in all of the school buildings. Kane can now feel proud of its school buildings' heating plants. The gift to the Board from the Class of 1929 took the form of a suitable light installed in the parking area on the High School grounds and has proven a much needed and appreciated improvement. The new storage building joining the rear of the High School building with the boiler house was an improvement of the year and now affords ample space for the storage of the athletic field seats and other equipment. So far as known there had never been a fire loss in any of thc school buildings for the past forty years until last summer when on August ninth a fire broke out in the west entrance of the High School building, and on August twenty-third lightning struck the Welsh Street building. In both instances the Board had almost as much reason to be thankful as the New York Hebrew who was almost overcome with joy when the death of a wealthy father-in-law and a fire in his clothing store happened the same week. It was fortunate that the fire in the High School building was discovered ea1'ly. It had already gained considerable headway and a few more hours would no doubt have partially destroyed the building at least. The bolt of lightning that hit the Welsh Street building with a wallop sufficient to split the rafters and floor joists might easily have caused injury or death but fortunately no one was in the building at the time. A very satisfactory settlement was made with the insurance companies and repairs were completed in time for the opening of school in September due largely to Chas. L. Eckman, Chairman of the Building Com- mittee of the Board, Whose energetic efforts were in no way hampered by the fact that he was literally between two fires most of the time. An outstanding event of the year was the first public appearance of the High School Band at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the eleventh year since the signing of the armistice ending the VVorld VVar. They can never again appear at such an event involving so many elevens. The band added a pleasing touch to Armistice Day services and many favorable comments were heard on all sides. Other activities of the year included the introduction of a pre-school health clinic, the election of an art teacher for all the schools, the purchase of a fire-proof safe cabinet for the Superinten- dent's oHice, and the usual routine work so essential to the smooth and efficient administration of Kane's public school system. H. G. BERKHOUSE .Secreta.ry, Board of Education. - be H' cf- A . 'J r no f1,,fs..2c - also Agri linens r. 35.35 Malia T l20l

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