Of Progress This was the devasting scene on April 9, 1956, as the oldest part of the high school went up in flames. 1 he fire caused an estimated damage of $500,000 and the loss of fourteen classrooms. In 1957 this building be- came the Junior High, while grades 10 and above were educated in other local buildings until the construction of the new senior high school. (Courtesy of Evening Bulletin) The Senior High, as the Class of 1964 knows it, was dedicated in 1958. From 1958 to 1961 the student body was com- prised of grades 10, 11, and 12. In 1961 the tenth grade was moved to Paxon Hollow High School to eleminate crowded conditions. The construction of the new addition to the Senior High School begins in the summer of 1964. Costing three million dolars, the addition will accomodate 1700 pupils in grades ten, eleven, and twelve and will double the area of the existing building. The athletic fields will be moved to the area behind the Dunwoody Home. For half a century, Marple-Newtown has been a stepping stone to the future. Time and pro- gress have altered her face and changed her form; she has forged ahead in size, enrollment, and courses. Throughout the years, Marple- Newtown has evolved to meet the needs of each tomorrow; and so she will continue, bridging the present to the future. Just as students have for fifty years before us, we too shall look back with pride to Marple-Newtown. We, the Class of 1964, dedicate this yearbook to all those who have made the progress of our school a continu- ing reality. 3
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