Springdale High School - Electra Yearbook (Springdale, PA)

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Today and Tomorrow main streetg 21 new school building will replace the old School Street School, or perhaps Zl fine new high school building with an auditorium will be addedg Springdale and Cheswick will have its park and luke for recreation. These ure 21 few oi' the things which will eonle to our connnunity of tomorrow. 5

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Uur Community Wlithin the great bend of the Allegheny River lies the borough of Spring- dale and the neighboring communities ol' Bouquet Hill, Cheswick, Acmetonia, Harmarville, Harwiek, and Orrville. From the roof of the High School building can be seen parts or all these communities for it's the geographical center of them. In the picture of Orrville the XVKPA Tower stands almost directly north- wardg the Wfest Penn Power Station lies in the valley to the eastg The Pittsburgh Plate Glass Factory lies southg the Duquesne Light and Power Station lies to the south-westg all of which follow the curving line of the Allegheny River and the Pennsylvania Railroad. Farther down the river can be seen the high bridge of the Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad. just below it will be the new Superhighway bridge. Harmarville with its boney dump can be seen glowing in the night. This is our valley as it is today. The valley of the Allegheny will present a different picture within a few years. New highways will be built to connect with the super-highway cloverleaf about a mile awayg vacant lots will have new homesg paved streets will take the place of Cinder roadsg boats will trade up and down the river as the Allegheny is slack- watered farther up streamg clean streams and rivers will make drinking water and swimming safer and more pleasantg smoke control will prevent the smog and fly ash from being a nuisanceg a new post office will add to the appearance of the 4

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-Our School Springdale High School stands on the brow of the hill over-looking the valley below. It has one of the most beautiful locations in the valley. The pro- perty was purchased from Robert Carson in 1932 and the total cost of the build- ing and land was Sl60,000. The architect was W. J. Steffens who designed the building along modernistic lines. The exterior of the building remains the same but the interior has been changed. The space for the cafeteria is now occupied by the shop, the typing room, and a business practice room. The large study hall has been converted into the home economic department. The end of the first floor hall has been made into an office for Mrs. Hendrickson. Beside those already mentioned are the eight class rooms, the band room, the library, two science rooms, the nurse's office, the principal's office, and the gymnasium. 6