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OUR HIGH SCHOOL —THE WAY IT WAS —THE WAY IT IS the first high school classes were held in the I.O.O.F. Hall in Warfordsburg with Mr. George Weiss as teacher and prin- cipal. The new high school was being built in Warfordsburg at this time, but the students did not occupy the new building un- til the spring of 1928. The reason for moving to the new building at this time of year was to take advantage of the SI00 state appropriation for each closed one-room school. Since there were six one-room schools and the I.O.O.F. Lodge Hall High School that were closed during the first year, it meant that the school district of Bethel Township would receive $700 additional state ap- propriation for that year. The next fall another teacher, Miss Freeda Duvall, came to teach and another class was added. By 1929, there were three teachers and forty students in the high school. Bethel Township High School graduated seventeen young men and women in its first graduating class of 1931. Belfast Township built a new grade school about the same time as the high school was built. This is known as the Need- more Elementary. Brush Creek, Thompson, and Union Townships still maintained their one-room schools. Once they completed their eight years in the elementary buildings, they went to high school if they had a way, for bus transportation was not for all these areas at this time. In 1935, the Board of Directors provided a transportation route through the entire district from Akersville south for stu- dents who desired to attend the high school at Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania. During the late I930’s, Bethel High School became known as Warfordsburg High School, and in 1952, Warfordsburg High School became Southern Fulton High School. The 1957 Class ring was the last one to read “Warfordsburg High School. In 1954, a new wing was added to the Warfordsburg building because of the increase in student enrollment. Then in 1958, it was decided to begin construction of the new building. Whenever the new Southern Fulton Jr. — Sr. High School was completed, students moved into it for classes in January, 1959. The new building now houses grades 7-12 from all the five townships. Grades K-6 now attend the Warfordsburg and Needmore Elementary Schools, because with the new buildings, all the one-room schools in the five townships had their doors closed forever to students. The school is growing at a rapid rate and discussions have been held concerning the construction of a new building that will be able to accommodate the needs of many more students. Our school has been modernized greatly since those little one- room schools that many of us may remember. We may sit and dream of the past days and wish sometimes that those days would return, but in our hearts we know that now is the best time of our lives, and we should look to the future by learning from the past. CLASS OF 1925 Row I John Henry, Viva Stahle-Murray, Esther Kerns-, Julia Faith-. Winifred Peck-Licar, Aura Deneen, James Webster Row 2: Miriam Andrews-Grcgory. Myda Schetrompf-Kerns, Mildred Noel F.. Katherine Dixon-Roxby, Hazel Watson-Schriever. Erna Schetrompf-L.-Hendershot, Helen Wink-S. -Corman. Row 3: Mary Carr-White, Margaret Barnhart-, Victor Reel, Lynwood Smith, Chester Hahne, Cora Schultz-Booth. Nellie Rilz-Schullz. Not pictured: Ella Mae H. Golden. Back: Professor Fred Miller — Principal Hancock 1925 Of the 22 members in the class of 1925 from Hancock High School. 10 were from the Southern Fulton area The class of 1925 in Hancock started with 24 students. Eight of the graduates became teachers in the Southern Fulton area: Cora Booth, Nellie Schultz, Myda Kerns, Katherine Roxby. Erna Hen- dershot, Helen Corman. Viva Murray, and Aura Deneen. Viva and Aura both taught school for 45 years before retir- ing and have worked as sub- stitutes regularly since retire- ment On Mav 24. 1980. the Class of 1925 held its 55th Class Re- union at the Park-N-Dine Restaurant in Hancock Six of the graduates attended the re- union. 9
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PTSO Dorothy Hixon — President. Beth Bo d. Karen Fowler. Bertha Deneen. Janet Mills, Debbie Keller. Jane Bowman. Carol Hendershol — Corresponding Secretary. Doreen Deneen — Student Represen- tative. Allccnc Hoopengardner — 1st Vice-President. Betty Lou Fischer — Secretary. Not pictured: Mar- jorie McGuire — 2nd Vice-President. Doris Stable. Catherine Durst — Membership Secretary, Annie Hepburn — Treasurer. The Balance Beam was purchased for the Southern Fulton School District by the community. Help was given by the Warfordsburg Lions Club, the War-Ne- Do Club, the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, the Pen-Mar Jay-Cees, the Warfordsburg Elementary Faculty Ad- ministration, and the PTSO. YEAR S ACTIVITIES OF SOUTHERN FULTON PTSO WERE: Santa's Workshop Sponsored Ensemble and French Club St. Patrick's Dance for High School Public meeting for new school discussion Kindergarten Easter-egg hunt Egg-decorating contest for elementary students Gymnastic program for community Spaghetti dinner for public End-of-school faculty luncheon OUR HIGH SCHOOL THE WAY IT WAS — THE WAY IT IS Though no official record is available, there is evidence that schools existed in parts of the present school area prior to the adoption of the statewide school systems in 1834. One of the earliest of these school was along the southern border and is thought by some to have been located in what is now part of Maryland. This school existed about 1770. In Belfast Township, this included Licking Creek, a German school was taught about 1790. In 1792, an English school was opened. These schools were located along the base of Sideling Hill Mountain along the old turnpike which was built from 1817 to 1825. During this period children were taught by travelers, mostly foreigners, who tramped the road. The first school in what is now Union Township was es- tablished in 1844. A second school was established in 1852. Later in 1877 there is record that Union Township had four one-room schools for the education of children. Northern Brush Creek Township opened two schools in 1837 and 1838. Some years later, two more schools were added but one of these which was located in the northern end of the district was discontinued. Southern Brush Creek which remained a part of Bethel until 1864 had two schools in 1837. Thompson Township was separated from Bethel in 1849. In 1874, there were six one-room schools. For a good many years prior to 1874, this district had maintained six schools. At one time students from our district attended high school in Han- cock and Flintstone, Maryland. In 1926, the Board of Education of Bethel Township decided to establish a high school in their township. In the fall of 1927,
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