Wellsboro Area High School - Nessmuk Yearbook (Wellsboro, PA)

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THE NESSMUK A DREAM COME TRUE There was no doubt about it, the old building DID shakeg even the footsteps of babies could make it rattle, and when chapel assembled or the parent-teachers gathered, everybody held his breath. The state architects may have declared the building safe but parents and students even from the generation of Noah felt it an unstable ark. They dreamed, scolded, wrote letters to the papers, and held indignation meet- ings: but most of all they dreamed, and dreams have a way of being fulfilled. The teachers wished proper equipment and quiet classrooms. The students wanted something more than standing room. Also 400 students a year are great publicity agents and when enough people want them, things really happen. Under the leadership of Professor Butler the various groups and classes backed up their prayers by action. The Parent- Teacher Association in 1923, supported by the Alumni and citizens, started a building fund with the great fair which brought in 310,000. 1 The Board of Directors were certainly sympathetic, but they had to consider a new school in terms of cash and a period of hard times. They found a way and courageously arranged for the legal issue of bonds. Their next problems were a build- ing site in the center of town and an architect. The first was solved by finding a large tract of level ground on Nichols Street overlooking the trees of town and the hills be- yond. The architect appeared in the person of John Roy, a talented graduate of the class of 1923. It was the general feeling that there should be a fine auditorium and gymnasium instead of two rented halls in the heart of town. The board and the faculty wanted the opportunity for real junior and senior high schools, with an enlarged and richer program. Thanks to the wisdom of the directors, the vision of the principal and the faculty, and the financial support of the community, a beautiful building will soon be open for the boys and girls of town. It is built of red brick and ornamental stone. At the left end facing the street and approached by a series of cement steps is the auditorium with a seating capacity of seven hundred. The stage for which the Dramatic Club has been gathering money is large enough to accommodate plays or pageants. Behind this is a full sized and finely equipped gymnasium with baths, lockers, etc., beneath. The classrooms adjoin on two floors on either side of long corridors. These are scientifically lighted and will be cleaned by a vacuum process. They are all equipped with radio, bells, and clocks. Indeed, nothing has been omitted to make the school the best in this part of the state. A real junior high school will be put in operation and on the second floor the senior high will have several new departments including manual training. It seems almost as though a fairy had waved her magic wand. The seniors feel nothing but happiness that they are permitted to graduate in the new Assembly Hall. They celebrate it in their invitations. The inscription found on the front of the gymnasium Knowledge Is Power is to be used as the class motto. Every member of the Senior Class supports Mr. Butler in his plan for a higher d nd and is satisfied that he will continue to be the same inspiring leader and the I f all the students who will have the privilege of studying in this dream come f'-'W7 F '7v,, w. c. '32. J' X' Z i Q X 7-L Q 2 I +1 7 ----,-1.-. C, . V Q - Page Sixteen N, Q

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THE NESSMUK TRADITIONS Although the Class of 1932 will be the first to graduate from the new building, yet to the seniors of next year as well as to all those who will be enrolled in either the junior or senior division of the high school, will go no small task in setting the tradi- tions for all the generations of students to follow. The first and foremost tradition will be that of studies. With the new facilities for better teaching and the improved environment for both teacher and pupil, it should be easy for the student to set a new standard for his scholastic achievement. It will be expected not alone by the faculty, but by all who have shared in the enthusiasm incident to the erection of the building, and in this number are included all the people of Wellsboro. They expect it and it is your job, yes, your privilege to meet their expec- tations. There is no better means of expressing your appreciation for what has been done to promote your best interest than to avail yourselves to the limit of the advantages offered. Next to studies and following closely, will come sports. It is for you undergraduates of next year to establish a record in athletic activities that will live as long as this new school is in existence. It has always been felt that, given better conditions, we could have winning teams. You are fortunate enough to have the improved conditions. Will you turn out teams which will do them credit? This is for you to think of and work out for yourselves. ' A sportsmanlike attitude should be the outstanding feature of all activities whether social, athletic or interclass. Here, too, you have a new tradition to establish. lt is this: Be good losers but not contented losers. Other traditions may be in customs, such as the annual Junior-Senior Prom, politeness to teachers, and to others as well, recognition of certain rights of seniors not to be enjoyed by the lower classes, and the keeping of records showing achievements in sports and organizations. These are left to you, undergraduates of next year. May you succeed in making a right beginning, and may your memory be cherished in the traditions of the new building as long as traditions remian.-Q. L. W. '32. THE DEPRESSION DEPRESSED At a time when the rest of the world was in the clutches of the worst business slump it has experienced in years, Wellsboro has gone blithely on her way with a build- ing program never equaled in the annals of the town. The world has suffered but we have been extremely fortunate to be touched only lightly by the finer of depression. Our new and remodeled buildings are visible evidence of this. First consider the new school building. In its construction many men have been employed, and as much local labor used as possible. It has afforded work for scores of otherwise jobless men. Even the imported labor has helped, for the workers have spent, bringing material gains to stores and rooming places. Then the remodeling of the Court House. This was a much needed improvement. For the court of Tioga County the old edifice had become woefully inadequate. Now because of the improvements very skillfully designed and capably executed, it is a source of delight and is justly appreciated by all who take pride in Wellsboro. This project too, supplied Work for many men, both local and foreign talent. Because of the large number of patrons an addition was necessary to the Penn Wells Hotel. It was anixed, and across from this a new postomce has sprung up. Both of these have meant employment at a time when people, less fortunate, have been seeking desperately for means of earning a livelihood. This prosperity of ours is due to some extent to the gas industry, which arrived at v-ery opportune time, but for the most part it has been maintained because the people ' elgboro have never thought depression. They kept their heads, did not hoard by not spend lavishly, and everything has run as it always has, happily, prosperously 1-11 ' ' -- that spirit of hopeful optimism which has been so characteristic of the town 73 'fn founded.-Q. L. w. iaz. 9 3 J , -N.-2 X sf . we we W Q Q N.: 5 3 - fam' if ff- riff 1 i f-9252 Q' TESQT AMEEQQ Page Eighteen