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

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it Front Row-Mr. I. V. Longshore, Dr. K. E. Wenk, President, Mr. C. T. Benscoter, Bev. l. V. Benson. Second Bow-Mr. G. H. Bickert, Superin- tendent, Mr. H. G. Berkhouse, Secretary, Mrs. lohn Harre, Mr. Frederick Kirne, Mr. Henry Hennell. il Santa Clauses Personified WENTY-SIX years ago the town of Kane outgrew its school facilities and 'WW as a result, the present high school building and the Clay Street build- ing were built. At that time it was believed that the town would in all prob- ability not again outgrow its school facilities, and yet twenty-six years later the unusual condition confronted the board of having more grade rooms than were necessary with at the same time a shortage in high school room and equipment. So it came about during the early part of l935 that the present high school building designed for about three hundred thirty pupils could not adequately provide facilities for almost double this number enrolled at that time. The problem of enlarging the high school building without spoiling its appearance and design perplexed the board of education for sometime until assurance was given that government funds could be made available for paying a share of the cost of a new building, and for the first time in the history of Kane Schools the sum of EE52,28l.UO was invested by the United States Government as its share of the cost of the present high school library and gymnasium ad- dition. With this help the board of education was enabled to solve the problem by the erection of this new addition rather than by making more or less unsatisfactory repairs to the old building. On December lil, l935, contracts were let for the erection of the new ad- dition and remodeling repairs in the high school building, and during the first part of April, l936, work was actually begun. At the close of the year 1936 the building was practically completed. With the addition of folding bleacher seats in the gymnasium and the installation of equipment in the lab- oratory and machines in the lndustrial Arts Department the entire plans for- mulated in l935 will have been brought to completion, and this, without any increase in local school taxes. So the year l935 marks another important step forward in the history of Kane's Public Schools. Through the persistent efforts and foresight of the Kane Board of Education and others who have devoted a great deal of time and hard work to the project without any pay, Kane can now boast of an ed- ucational plant second to none in many towns of twice its population. l-l. G. Berkhouse, Secretary, Kane Board of Education. Page 9

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Superintendent Susquehanna University Columbia University USICAL vibrations are those sound vibrations which stimulate pleasant ww reactions in us. Sound alone does not produce pleasant vibrations. There is a music that is produced by other means, the music produced by happy surroundings and successful accomplishment. ln this respect there has been an abundance of music this year in the Kane High School. First, we have seen the beginning and completion of the new addition. For all of us this was a great event, for most of us a surprise which We had not foreseen. This Work which Was completed is going to pro- vide more room, greater opportunities, and nicer surroundings. It will enable us to live bigger school lives and eventually, We hope, produce the effect which will make us better citizens. Second, the fact that much of the con- struction Was carried on after school was in session made a distinct hazard which all of us had to surmount. The best of Work was difficult with the ham- mering and confusion. Nevertheless good work was accomplished and much credit is due both pupils and faculty for the manner in which they rose above adverse circumstances. The same is true of the grade teachers and pupils, for all suffered to some degree. When routine is disturbed, conformity to a new set-up is uncertain and often irksome. This is one reason Why any change from a routine, Whether it be in school, government, or life, is frequently accompanied by stress and dis- comfort. These accompaniments of change are more or less comfortable de- pending upon the adaptability of those whom the change affects. You, Who comprise the school system, have shown fine adaptability and this should forecast with some accuracy the fact that you Will have a happy, successful future. G. H. Rickert. Page lU GLENNIS H. RICKERT, M. A