Muncy High School - Canusarago Yearbook (Muncy, PA)

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EUUSTQEY QE TEIE EITWEJINEYSUTMUINICY EEEEH5 GEBELDE EIEND HUGE! SEEIQQDIL As we look back through the years at the history of education in Muncy, we are profoundly impressed by the zeal with which the people have promoted the education of their children. Muncy is twice blestg blest first in the fact that she has really made some genuinely significant educational history, and also blest in that she has had persons with foresight enough to record that history for future reference. The old school building situated in Muncy Borough, although a masterpiece of architecture when built in 1873, had outgrown its usefulness several years before a new building was contemplated. When this building became overcrowded, the old insurance building situated on the northwest corner of Main and High Streets was purchased for school purposes. Later still, two rooms in the Masonic building were rented to help house the ever-growing number of students. After struggling along in this crowded condition for several years, a definite movement was made toward the erection of a new and adequate school building for the Borough of Muncy by the definite selection of a site. A plot of approximately 12 acres, the present school site, was purchased. The conditions revealed by a survey of both the Muncy Borough and Muncy Creek Township School Boards were considered by both boards, and it was found to be to their mutual benefit to contemplate a consolidation in the interest of adequate school building facilities for the joint districts. An organization was effect- ed and the school districts consolidated under the name of Muncy-Muncy Creek Joint School District. At this time, the township students had been attending one of four different schools: the Glade Run School, the Port Penn School, Turkey Bottom or the Clarkstown Schools. A private corporation of local business men was formed to sell bonds to raise the money for the project. Under this system, the building is legally owned by the corporation and leased to the school districts for a rental which gradually will retire the bonds. The building, which was begun in October, 1931, was completed at an approximate cost of 3185,000, and ready for delivery to the hands of the Muncy School Association and the Muncy-Muncy Creek Joint School District on .luly 15, 1932. Tentative plans for future additions to the building have been submitted by the architects. These plans represent three separate additions. The one on the west end of the building would include a vocational shop, a new shop for the agricultural boys' program, a cafeteria, and four additional rooms on the second Hoor. The proposed addition to the central part of the building would carry out the enlargement of the present gymnasium, and provide seating space for 1,000 spectators. The gymnasium, would also have moving partitions and the auditorium would be extended to the rear. On the east end of the building the addition would provide for six additional elemen- tary class rooms. Thus, after studying the history of our school, we come to the conclusion that, if the number of educational institutions and developments is an indication of true culture, then surely Muncy can be assured of a reputation second to none. Of this record we students are truly proud. We feel the same as Daniel Webster felt in his plea for Dartmouth College when he said, lt is a small school, but there are those of us who love it. 6

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ERNEST H. ENG!-:LHARDT MA., Supervising Principal G-DDEDUIID ENUSTERFWUQMNI ESTHER H. PoUsT M.A., Administrative Assistant 7