Muncy High School - Canusarago Yearbook (Muncy, PA)

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5,::::e,-.-,s:,::::-.,..,.-a:-.,::-.,::r-: CAN USARAGO ':,:,:2:s,.:-.-':g,.:-2::pP-:g:R:.,,3 The New Building URING the past seven years the need of a new school building in the bor- ough of Muncy has been plainly evident and at different times seriously discussed. This great necessity has been realized by the citizens themselves. but more especially by the school board, school faculty, students, and others who are in close enough Contact with the school condition. As to size, the building is very school. For the last three years it has been auditorium into two high school class rooms to feel its distressing and dangerous unsatisfactory for the needs of the necessary to divide the stage of the which are certainly very undesirable as such and also to rent two rooms in the local Masonic Building in order to ac- commodate the increased number of primary pupils. It was in 1927, the last year of Lester K. Ade's principalship, that these ous discussions resulted in definite action when the Muncy School Board chased a twelve acre plot located on East Penn Street. This ground has claimed by State school authorities to be a fine school site and one of the ideal in the entire State. vari- pur- been most Several years after this first step was taken, a careful survey was made in order to discover the best means of accommodating the increasing number of stu- dents in the community. This survey resulted in the consolidation of Muncy Borough with Muncy Creek Township into a joint school system. The main reason for this move was the fact that Muncy Creek was also in need of new school facilities. Other deciding factors were, first, that from all viewpoints it always had been more financially economic to maintain one large, complete educational system than to support a few small ones, which in themselves cannot be very complete, and secondly, the fine roads in use today make transportation one of the smallest problems which confront a school board. Now that the site of the building was at hand and the plans for the accom- modation of the students assured, the next step was in regards with the executive department. It was finally agreed that the Muncy Borough School Board, and the Muncy Creek Board consolidate and form a joint School Board. The members of this board are as follows: President, C. C. Pfleegorg Vice- President, J. Rollins Ebnerg Secretary, Howard Opp, Treasurer, Geo. M. Brelsfordg Members: Harold Turner, I. B. Wells, Ray Sprout, Harry Waltman, George Gardner. Within the last year all interests have turned to the construction of the edifice itself. After consultation with the State Department in Harrisburg and others in position to advise, the Board decided the best plan would be to organize a school association which would construct the building and make it available for the school districts' use. Many prominent citizens expressed their interests in this community 3'?:::2:2.-::-'-'2:::2:l-.:.'C-7-'::5:-':gF:2:sig-:-':2:g:2'2:g:2:'-::.'-'iU:::2':!-.::2'!:g:'-Fl-.g:l'2:::f-3'-:-.5'. :5'3 l9l

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F - vagal:-g ::' , CANUSARAGO rg, -'q.-was-,R it was necessary to secure extra teachers. These normal school students attended classes with the regular high school students. The commencement exercises were held at the end of each spring term which usually was in the middle of June. Diplomas were first granted in 1881 and have continued in being awarded to the present time. As the enrollment of the school increased, new teachers were added to the faculty, new courses introduced, and other classrooms secured to relieve the over- crowded condition. The one building satisfactorily housed the youth of the district until the principalship of Mr. Harris A. Sports. The need of more classroom space was realized, but it was not until 1915, while Mr. S. B. Dunlap was supervisor, that the Educational Building on Main Street was rented. The Home Economics depart- ment, the Commercial department, and the library were transferred to the newly acquired building. The enrollment steadily grew larger and in 1930 the stage and auditorium were partitioned off into classrooms. Under the administration of Lester K. Ade, in 1922 to 1926, the high school was changed to a six-year high school. It had previously been run on a four-year basis. In the new plan the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades were considered as the Junior high school while the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades were included in the Senior high school. This plan is still in practice. In 1931 the townspeople, faculty, and student body came to the realization of the fact that nothing could make the old building suffice another year. The plans and subsequent construction of the new educational center were the results of this. So, June third will be the Slst and last commencement to be held in the old High School building. As we, the students, file out for the last time, leaving the once overcrowded structure with its empty halls, well worn steps, and the marks of romance on its dusty wallsg and as your history and use, old high, draws to an end, we, with reverence and a farewell, salute you. Q 'f'-.2 '2-':-'- ':::f ::- 3-'2:F-'v:- :::a -::':22:2 fu22:'-:-.-'9H::f: -:2'- '-::'5 -:: '::2F'-:-'-1 -'-:: 'i3 181

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