Mahanoy City High School - Maroon and Black Yearbook (Mahanoy City, PA)

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HISTORY OF SCHOOLS members of that class were: Thomas J. Parmley, Val- edictoriang Allen H. Swalm, Salutatoriang Charles Snyder, Jr., Carrie Bricker, Howard A. Bensinger, and Ralph Brecker. The High School later was transferred to our present junior High School Building. From there it was moved over to our present High School Building. In 1875 there Were six graduates, While in 1936 there are 174. The smallest class to graduate from LIBRARY HIS room is used by the students every day, be- cause of its large and wide choice of reference books. It also has many shelves, containing novels, histories, non-Hction, poems, plays. It is under the supervision of Miss Anstock. im s 111, L 1 K I 1 V i t1?W'WMW!'W'h- 1 5 f 4 H4 :M Q..,4u..m..... glaw.1... LPage 41

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CHEMISTRY LABORATORY NDER the supervision of Mr. L. R. Lebo, Chemistry is taught. The students perform experiments on certain days, set aside for laboratory purposes. It is equipped with all the chemicals and equipment suitable for this subject. Each student is given enough material with which to perform his experiments on his laboratory days. Biology is also taught to the Sophomores, and Science to the Freshmen in this room. HISTORY OF SCHOOLS 1880, when the High School was transferred to the Pine Street Building. In 1884 the Pine Street Building was torn down because it was too small and in its place a new eight- room building was erected. While this was being built the High School was held in the Armory Hall from 1885 to 1898. The High School enrollment in 1893 Was 83. The High School was organized in 1864 and the first class to have commencement exercises was the Class of 1875. The fPage 31

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HISTORY OF SCHOOLS High School was the Class of 1877, with two gradu- ates. Our present Superintendent is Dr. J. F. Noonan, who succeeded Professor Oday at the beginning of the present term, 1935-36. The President of the School Board is George G. Lewis, while the new members that were added are: Charles Lieberman and Charles Wittmer, who suc- ceeded Edward Northey and Arthur Jenkins at the last election. STENOGRAPHY ROOM THIS is the room where Stenography is taught to the Commercial students, under the supervision of Miss Helen Chesko. This room was occupied by Miss Mclnerney, the retired Commercial teacher, for twelve years. It is a room quite adapted to Com- mercial work, with large desks and equipped with ink-wells. Page 5 1