Pennsylvania Avenue High School - Quill Yearbook (Cumberland, MD)

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The Quill, 1936 E , N .X I V Dedication Education, the all-essential requirement for success in life, inevitably stamps the individual with its mark of distinction. It is the accessible factor that contributes much to Il personls character. Clean-thinking, broad-minded men and women issue from the portals of educational institutions every day to take their places as better citizens of the world. Therefore we, the Qui Staff, in our modest way of paying tribute, dedicate this last volume of the Quill to that unit in the massive structure of education- Pennsylvania Avenue High School The associations, the ideals, the development of mind and body are experiences represented by this building. They will always be felt in our progress, revered in our hearts, and cherished in our memories. No honor is too great for the beloved school that is now about to pass into history. Page Five Q

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The Quill, 11936 Foreword it In this volume of the Quill We, the staff, have en- deavored to record and illustrate the events of the year I935-,36 of Pennsylvania Avenue High School. In order to make this book more interesting to you we have tried to present vivid accounts of all the activities that have interested you. In years to come We hope that the narration of these events will revive in your minds the happy realities. We now present this book with the hope that it meets all the requirements for a good one, and we trust that you will not value it by the mere sum for which you purchase it. THE STAFF Page Four QAfI ?175

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The Quill, 1936 History of Pennsylvania Avenue School One score and seven years ago the Board of Education purchased a two hundred foot lot on Pennsylvania Avenue. Immediately the construction of an eight room elementary school began. The following September found the building completed and waiting for the students to enter its portals. The administration of the elementary institution was under the direction of several different principals in its early years. Iohn I. Tipton, head of the Virginia Avenue School, divided his time equally between the two places of instructiong but he maintained his ollice at Pennsylvania Avenue School. ln 1914, Mr. Scott became principalg Mr. Boughton succeeded him the following year. The progress of South Cumberland has been reflected in the growth of Pennsylvania Avenue School. The Hrst addition of two rooms and a small office formed the north wing. ln 1916 a south wing was added, and four rooms were made out of the basement. The building lacked an auditorium but this fact did not prevent the students from having assemblies. The programs were conducted in the main entrance hall. At both sides of the corridor there were wide stairways leading to the second Hoor. The seventh and eighth grades were allowed to stand in the hall while the other grades were distrib- uted on the stairs. ln 1924 work was commenced on a new building that extended to South Street. An auditorium was built that connected the old building with the new. Grades one to six secured the new edifice and the Iunior and Senior High School occupied the old building. i The first two years of high school work began in I925. Mr. Tignor has the distinction of being the Hrst principal. In 1926 Mr. I-Ieisey replaced Mr. Tignorg Mr. Boughton became principal of Iunior High and Miss Higgins assumed the control of the elementary division. Again it was necessary to enlarge the building in 1927. This time two three room wings were attached to either side of the original building, and four rooms were also added to the elementary side. The school board felt that the building was now adequate to take care of the growing needs of South Cumberland. But foresight has never been lengthened sulliciently to see the tremendous progress that constantly challenges the ingenuity of the directors of education. Again the community has outgrown the school. On the summit of a southern hill a shining new edifice overlooks the city. Pennsylvania Avenue School must soon relinquish a part of its burden of youth. Who knows what elaboration the old walls might make of this scanty record, what invisible forces have issued from its portals, how far the circle of its contacts has reached! The old order changeth, yielding place to the new - - - 'l'-TENNYSON. Page Szx QE 'Seg7QPt?3i YP.Q3fQ!E, 1 KJQ'4fQ5iQ5YS,i5Z l?e2yf'?gB 5