Meadville Area High School - Red and Black Yearbook (Meadville, PA)

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llllllllllllllllllllllIINIIIIlllllIIIIIllllIIllllllllllllIIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIllllIIIIHIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllll High School Corner Stone Laying lmpressive Event Entire School Board Present anal Representatives of Other Institutions Bring Greetings. Dr. W. D. Lewis, of State Department, Makes Principal Aclclress Among those interested in the laying of the cornerstone was W. -G. Eckles, of New Castle, architect of the new building, and Charles E. Meinck, secretary and treasurer of the Nation-. al Concrete and Fire-Proofing Co., of Cleve- land, contractors for enclosing the building. Another deeply interested person present was Dr. William D. Lewis, Deputy State Superin- tendent of Public Instruction. Dr. Franklin C. Southworth, President of the Meadville Theological School, and Dr. Clarence F. Ross, Dean of the Faculty of Allegheny College, were present to extend the greetings of the educational institutions with which they are connected. Prof. W. W. Irwin, City Superintendent of Schools, .called the assemblage to order, and all joined in the singing of America, led by Miss Mary Bond, and with accompaniment by the High School Orchestra. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Robert J. Elliott, pastor of the Park Avenue Congregational Church. F. G. Prenatt's Address. Fred G. Prenatt spoke as follows: It is with a deep sense of pride we gather here this afternoon to lay the cornerstone of our new High School. We hope to see a build- ing rise on this spot that will be a monument to the deep interest of the present generation of Meadvil-le citizens for their youth, and an instrument whereby the citizenship of this fair City shall always be maintained at a high degree of efficiency and on a superior standard of moral excellency. We have received from our forefathers the imperative duty of sup-plying every reasonable means to maintain a common system of edu- cation and to spread out before our youth opportunities for culture and temporal ad- vancement. The establishment of this im- proved high school is but keeping step with the growth and advancement of the American people and American opportunities. While we who live under this American Constitution should deeply appreciate its be- nign influence and happy privileges, we must constantly remember this principle-namely, that democracy without education will die. That education must be for all the people, all the time. Representative government rests upon the ballots of the people, and those bal- lots should be cast by a people who are honest, sincere and intelligent. In no other way can a democracy endure and reach its full useful- ness than by in inculcating the simple virtues and spreading education throughout the entire body politic. This High School, there.fore, is constructed to promote virtue and develop the mind and character of the youth of Meadville. It will be manned by a faculty which must at all times set a high example of honor and indus- try. Their work shall be to produce. in our youth the splendid- qualities of moral recti- tude, mental efficiency, and physfical strength. This school must maintain a rigid discipline against the evil propens-ities of our pre-sent- day youth. Many new theories of education have crept into our schools, some of them be- ing only of an experimental character. They sometimes play havoc with the curriculum. While we welcome improvement in our course of studies and methods of teaching, this school should never surrender the old and tried sys- tem of mental training for fads and experi- ments. The physical improvement and care of our children has grown to be a valuable asset to our city. This school will, therefore, culti- vate in a reasonable way, these physical quali- ties, though it is hoped sports and games will never so monopolize the time- and attention of students as to overshadow the faculty and studies, which are the prime purpose of this school. Let it be remembered that the school is but a systematized agency to supplement the home in the training of youth. There is no power for good in the training of children which can take the place of the virtuous mother and the honorable father. It is, therefore, hoped that the parents will co-ope-rate with the school board and faculty to achieve the results in the education of our boys and girls which we all so earnestly desire and for which we are all so willing to sacrifice our time and our money. Corner Stone Laid The following articles were placed in the cornerstone: Names of members of the Board of School Directors. Names of all pupils of the public schools of Meadville. Copy of the Meadville Tribune-Republican, date of Wednesday, Nov. 2, 1921. Copy of Pennsylvania 'School Journal, Vol. 1, No. 1, new series. Directory of the industries of Meadville. Preamble and resolutions adopted by Rotary Club, pledging co-operation in the building of a new High School building for Meadville. d Copy of programme of ceremonies for the ay. American Flag. Copy of Holy Bible. Silver quarter and four Lincoln pennies.

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. IllllllIHIIIIIllllIIIIlII,HIIlIlIlHIIlHIIIIIIHIUU im ll!.IlHllI.IIIlIllIIlIlllMHHlIHlIHllHllHIlllIllIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllm.IUllm Address by Dr. C. F. Ross. Dr. Clarence F. Ross extended the hearty greetings of Alleghe,ny College. He expressed himself as glad to see what is being done for the school children of the city and said the pupils of Allegheny College, in the- main, come from the high schools. Much may depend upon the facilities for teaching, but more depends upon the individuality of the boy or girl who is seeking an education. All good citizens! are interested in the new High School building which Meadville had decided to erect and it will stand not only as a grand educational in- stitution but as an architectural beauty. Dr. :Southworth Speaks. Dr. Southworth was greeted with applause as he arose to speak. The city can be best judged by the High School which is located therein, and the future of Meadville will be largely iniiuenced by the magnificent struc- ture to be erected. The pupils were congratu- lated on what is to be theirs in future, and the time is coming when the cramped quarters will no longer be experienced. Those who are too old to attend high school will look with pride upon the boys and girls who are to be high school pupils in the years to come. They will be watched with jealous care as the years come and go, and all good men and women will be interested in the welfare of the youth of the City. Ilr. W. D. Lewis' Address. Dr. Lewis asked his young hearers how they would like to see a moving picture of them- selves 20 years hence, and said such a pic- ture would be largely what the boys and girls make it during the next score of years. Each boy or girl must fill his or her place. No child can say what he or she may be 20 years hence, but he or she is making that picture. Dr. Lewis placed special emphasis on the matter of shirking in school work. The pup-il may get by in some instances, but in later days the result will not be satisfactory to the person who thus put up the bluff. Bad habits will show on the face, and there are marks on the face that cannot be purchased at the drug stores. lFrom Tribune-Republicanl 1 f I Y M ,.f4f??2lQ S 1 3 - l'iem,,. 4. ' lr 5 Z 3 A f l Zwfaomihw l W sl Xt ll JW. 4 X +00 'lgb ly sy 5 lx ik' flx. E ft ,- rf X .X - fi .31 . l 1 If ' l. 3 8