Shippensburg High School - Scroll Yearbook (Shippensburg, PA)

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.. 5zf...f Let your imagination carry you back to 1925. Several factors were responsible for the first West End School. The Burd Street elemen- tary building was destroyed by fire on Decem- ber 31, 1925 and the westward expansion of Shippensburg created a demand for a grade school building in that part of town. After much discussion the school board took steps to procure a favorable site in 1928. Six months later the lot at the corner of Morris and Orange Streets was purchased for 51,510. As soon as the building was provided, the problem of teachers for each of the two rooms confronted the board. Mrs. Mabel Stock was Top: New West End Elementary School Bottom: The Chicken Coop transferred to the new building to teach first and second grades and Miss Edith Morrison was elected to teach third and fourth grades. The school was fondly known as the Chicken Coop to every student who attended it. Now let your imagination bring you to 1948. The two rooms of the Chicken Coop'f were ruled insufficient. Consequently, the school board looked for a suitable site and purchased four and one-half acres at the corner of Morris Street and Lurgan Avenue. twelve The plans drawn up by architects Hunter, Caldwell, and Campbell of Altoona, Pennsyl- vania were adopted and an attractive four-room elementary school was constructed at a cost of S86,375.2O. Its modern features include auto- matically-controlled oil heat, sound-proof ceil- ings,, concentric-ring incandescent lighting, and steel clothes closets with receding doors. To complete the unit there will eventually be added two more classrooms, a kindergarten, and a combined playroom and auditorium.

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dndgefd As a student, you have thought about what you will take with you from your years in high school. Your contacts during the past several years will give to you the impetus necessary to start a new way of life for yourself. You will contribute to society from a new and richer per- sonality and this new self will be your reward for the years you have spent as a student. Democratic society demands that young people have the necessary attitudes, understand- ings and the modes of behavior to function as in- telligent and responsible citizens. Our demo- cratic heritage can remain vigorous and dynamic only so long as it is replenished with young men and women who are devoted to it. This de- mands leadership-leadership that is the task of the trained, the willing, and the capable. Your graduation is the announcement to every one that a few are worthy of this leadership. It is the time for the recognition of those who will guide, advise and direct as well as lead in our complex social order. This is the challenge. Do you accept it? Charles F. Saylor CHARLES F. SAYLOR Superintendent of Schools Southwestern State Normal School A. B., University of Pittsburgh A. M., University of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania State College CHARLES B. DERICK High School Principal A. B., Dickinson College A. M., Dickinson College M. S., Pennsylvania State College l olovon

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Seated: Mrs. Hazel Baer. S. Standing: Mrs. Mabel Stock, Mr. A. W. Ramsier. fianitorl, and Mrs. Ruth Lesher. Approximately five hundred very interested West End parents and patrons of Shippensburg attended the open house of the newly erected West End school on Wednesday evening, Novem- ber 30. On entering the building each person was presented with a brochure which explained the need for a new school and contained infor- mation concerning construction. Features ofthe building and equipment that attracted most attention were the unique light- ing system, the modern oil heating plant, the intriguing new receding lockers, book shelves under the windows, attractive blackboards, and ample bulletin board space. The health room was equipped with a cot, scales, dental chair, first aid supplies, and a lavatory. Mrs. Mabel Stock's first grade moved into its new location at the beginning of the fall term in 1949. The other grades followed early in November. Many proud parents viewed work done by their children, as they toured the school. There were colorful and decorative art exhibits in each room as well as samples of student penmanship, arithmetic, spelling, and special projects. An attractive Thanksgiving display with Indians and Puritans was arranged by third grade. The fourth grade displayed a model fort. In one science corner, seeds, fall leaves, plants, and fruit were exhibited. Patrons attending open house at the new school. thirteen