Whitesville High School - Wycenian Yearbook (Whitesville, NY)

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J i i i f i WHITESVILLL CLNTEAL SCHOOL - a r .« » »i of. % «: .• % ou n, Hfc«v i 3« . - Groundwork for centralization was laid by Principals F.E. Pratt (1931-1937) Charles G. May (1937-1941), and R.K. Howe (1941-1946). Under Mr. Howe, on June 23rd, 1942, by vote of the people concerned the goal was reached. Whitesville Union Free School District combined with 11 outlying rural districts in the townships of Independence, West Union, and Willing to form the Whitesville Central School District 1. There wa3 a great need for immediate plans for a new building. The site at the west end of Main Street was chosen June 17, 1944. The firm of Duane Lymar. Associates of Buffalo drew the architectural plans for a new high school building. Because of World War II the new structure had to be postponed. Through the next few years,negotiations were carried on with the State Depart- ment for the go-ahead signal. Finally orders came through in the summer of 1948 that our district could not build a high school building but a grade building only. The architect chosen for this project was A.W.E. Shoenberg of Olean and the general construction was placed under the charge of Benz Engin- eering Corporation of Salamanca. Work began on the new building in 1949 and it is planned for use in the fall of this year, 1950. |3xTarh af Eburatum John Slack; Miles Kenyon, President, C.C. Folts, V. Pres. Archie Foster; Lowell Grantier Absent: Robert Clark, Treas.; Harold Van Dyke, Sec. Office Sec. Custodian