West York Area High School - La Memoria Yearbook (York, PA)

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ZW' zz I 1 IISIINIIART XXIIDXSIN hlsrl Abmrs Cnmss BOARD OF EDUCATION In 1905 when 1 sy stem of Pllblle sehools w 15 set up IH West 'lork Borouieh a Bolrd of Idueitlon wrs OIZQIYIIZCLI to admmnster the affurs of the sehools The hrst bo1rd meluded SIX members The membershlp was deereased to H e rn 1911 In 1950 the eensus showed oyer 5 O00 residents rn the Borough pllemg the sehools third ellss This neeessltited ILILTIDKL, two members to the Bolrd of Iduextnon m 1951 A sehool dlreetor serxes 1 term of sux yelrs 'I wo members rre eleeted to the Botrd exery two yetrs the LCULFII eeetlon I ery sxs 1 year trree members rre eleeted In use ot the delth or FCSIKL nrtlon of .1 drreetor the remunme members of the Bolrd ippomt one who sh1ll serye untll the next venerll eleetlon when another drreetor rs eleeted to serxe the unexpired term of hrs predeeessor Xlembers eleet 1 presldent md nee presxdent trom thexr own members A seeretrry and trelsurer rre rlso eleeted by the Botrl erther trom tmerr own members or from outslde If these two otheers Ire eleeted from outsrde the Boird they hue no yote The President Vnee Presld nt md the Trers urer serye 1 term of one yeftr The Seeret1ry hls 1 term of four years The SLIPCIWISIUI, PFIIILIPII serxes as 1 eoordm 1tor between the lLII'l'1lfl1SfVlflOl'l of the sehools md the pohenes of the Bofrrd of Iduextlon It 15 the super NISIHL, prmelprl who ldylses 1nd keeps the BOIFLI o leueltron Informed rs to the nee s of me sehools The present members ot the Bond Ire CARL GIATHLTIR Prfrzefwzf HARRY Xfnx as PA 1 Z KISTI'R Arms AIT! un I-IINRX Vax Anurs Iam Xwlrlmslx Cr Amis Grzoss Du mx F SHIIIIR H W IISI NHKRI Vue Prerfdenl aelzzy T e ll KI I1 Sy Ru ' fGI.,A'l'IfI?I,1'Fli, Al.TI.ANI7, SH1Z1fIfFR,IXIi NAYQRnl1'2ff.'T ' ', , , 'R' .mg ' , f V Y 7 L 2 -L' 2 . . I- I ' . . L 7 ,. A. '. 2 ' ' 1 . ah' ' ' . .' , 'e , 4 - L'- . 2 ' ' . ' ' ' e 'e. 1' 'L ' . I 7 7 ., . , ,, S , A Y . -.i U V I L h .L .rf - Y- AI Alf . iv! V eau 1 H K . , . -L , , ,- . U -ks. ' . .L .Uh ' 1 A' 1 3 g 'Q .' ' A . ' 2' ' r 1 ' A -ff f t , 1 - . . .............., t L 4 I K T4 -A V A TA' A .'1 , .,..,... .. ....... ,T I I 9' 'L ' 'I ,ly . Q ,.......... . ........ Ser-.' A ' ' ' A . 1, . jf , rrr..I...I.....,, I-,fr ,A - A ' A -. 'I - ,L ,jr Q 1. i-'fc Vlfyge I

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.-l WEST YORK JUNIOR SENIOR I-IIGI-I SCHOOL Less than two score years hase passed smce West York became a borough So rapld was rts growth that the need of a Hugh School became xmperatrve In March 1925 a group of crtrzens met to dxscuss the adusablllty of erectmg a new un1orSen1or Hugh School burldmg Crtrzens cheerfully endorsed the plan and rn 1927 the bulldrng became a reahty It consisted of twelve classrooms, a lrbrary a lab oratory, a commercral room, and an oflice Ap proxrmately three hundred and fifty students were enrolled under the gurdance of a faculty consrstmg of elesen members Another two years passed by and agarn came the need for larger and better equlpment and f3C1llflCS Each year an rncreasmg number of students crowded the classrooms Admrnrstrators were un able to work under these congested condrtlons junior Hngh School classes were sent to the Wd ham Shelly Bulldrng untrl rt, too, had a capacity population The Board of Educatron presented the problem to the cltxzens of the borough An addrtron to the unnor Semor Hugh School burldrng was proposed and heartily endorsed In May 1936 the project was started and on anuary 7 1937 the dedrcatory exercises were obserxed Over two hundred pupxls mos ed from the Wrllram Shelly Building into the new classrooms Crowded condltrons have been elrmmated and progressxve advantages mtroduced A combmed gymnasrum and audrtorrum affords a place for physical educatron and dramatrc expresslon A larger lrbrary satxshes the growrng demand for pleasure and reference readrng A recently mstalled publlc address system wrth a loud speaker rn every classroom IS greatly facllrtatmg the admlnlstratlon of jumor Semor Hrgh School bu'smess Students and teachers are proud of thus fine bulldmg and are deeply grateful to the patrons who have so eagerly and graclously provided lt for them lpdgf' 41 2 l . :LJ ' N na , , 7 N., I I . ' ' 7 Y . f' ' J - ' J , , ' , - .

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,few ' ADAM H MARTIN AB AM CURVIN A WENTZ AB MA SUPLRVISING PRINLIPAL PRINCIPAL Franklin and Marshall College A B Millersville State Teachers College Diploma Columbia University AM Elizabethtown College AB Lniyersity of Pennsylvania enrolled for PhD University of Pennsylvania MA It is a pleasure for me to make my contribution to the Yearbook of 1938 as published by your class You deserye the cooperation and support from the student body and faculty in producing one of the largest and best yearboolcs eyer pub lished due to the fact that you haye the largest enrollment thus far in the history of the school I trust your four years spent here in High School vyill enable you to be better prepared for your lifes vyorlt I hope a goodly number of you continue to prepare yourselyes for greater respon sibilities and thus be able to make better contribu tions a Q citizen in general Those of you who may not be prmleged to con tmue your schooling may you find a place in some profitlblc employment and enjoy the fruits of your lrbor XV1th thc hope that you vsill 1ll become utiyc ind faithful members of our Alumni Association and mth xery best p rsonal regards to all I n If my t0IdI6lU'1 10111 f The great scroll of Time unwinds and the script thereon bears vsitness to the fact that another year of high school life with its varied experiences has run its majestic course The years spent in high school by yirtue of their accomplishments should be prideful in retrospect Days ot achievement and joyful associations past and gone should be rein carnated as pleasant memories for the future During the years that vue spent together I ob served your efforts actn ities and achievements with keen interest While little clouds of anxiety cess always resulted in happiness for me The hal lowed memories of the class of Thirty eight vshich I will always cherish and carry with me will be an inspiring benediction As your close friend and counselor I extend to you sincere good wishes for the days that lie ahead and my fondest hope is that suctess and happiness may be your lot throughout a long life of useful seryice May you alvxays prose faithful and nexer betray the implicit pride and confidence of your Alma Mater Remember your motto as you go Out of School Life into Lifes School Ajfet 1101141613 Jlfbzlzzlled A H MARTIN C A WENTZ SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL fPage 61 . , . ., . . . , . ., . . ., ' K , , , I I ' ' p , ' , , ' , f 1- . . . . ' , . . , . Q . . , a 5 Y 7 7 ' - , h , 5 I 4 7 Y 5 will enroll in higher institutions of learning and appeared above the horizon at times, yet your suc- 7 I K I Y, y ' - A I , 1 . . ' y-N v y 7 D v I a v 'I 2 ' 2 ' . la I . Q . ' 2 A ' ' 4 . ' Y I ' ' e . v , ai ' ' ' ' I l S I I V 1 1: 1 i x . . , . . ,