Sinking Spring High School - Imago Yearbook (Sinking Spring, PA)

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Four mago I 9 ma Wafer 'Neath the shades of old South Mountain Rests our fair High Schoolg There is where her sons and daughters, Learn the Golden Rule. Faith and Virtue we acknowledge, Learning as the toolg When we combat, ours the friendship Sinking Spring High School. -Paul F. Freed, Sr. C265 Wolfe IN OURSELVES OUR FUTURE LIES CEM CMM MAROON AND WHITE CAM fldw WHITE ROSE

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ix ,4 Staff Jshdfofy U! Sn ing ,effing This borough derives its name from a spring located in the eastern part of the town. This spring has a periodic f'low and, at times, is entirely out of sight. The settlers in this town were the Pennsylvania Germansf, They were very much interested in agriculture but later turned their ideas to manufacturing. Hosiery mills, electric light plants, coal and lumber yards were among the earliest industries established. The first settlers came to this section as early as 1728. The most prominent families at this time were the Kricks and the Grings. The town was founded in 1831 and was incorporated as a borough in March, 1913. The first election was held in April, 1913. At this election John Glassmeyer was named the first burgess of Sinking Spring. The oldest building in the town is the Eight-cornered Schoolhouse . It was first built as a Baptist church and was located on the Old Tulpehocken Road, now Mull Avenue. Later this building was remodeled into a school which was used for many years. It is standing to-day. In 1896 a larger school was built on Vester Place and John Hartman was named the first principal. ln 1921 the building was damaged by fire and a larger and more modern building was erected. During the reconstruction period the pupils attended classes in the churches, fire hall and Orioles building. ln 1922 Steffy's cigar factory was re-established into a bank, which to-day is known as the Sinking Spring Bank.