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CONTENTS BOOK I .... History of the York High School The Faculty Class History Class Song History of Y. H. S. Chorus History of Y. H. S. Orchestra BOOK II .. BOOK III . .. BOOK IV. . . BOOK V.. . . . The Class . . Societies . . Athletics Miscellaneous
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History of the York High School By A. Wanner HE York High School was organized in l870. For two years, the school years of I870-7I and I87l-72, it was located in the South Duke Street school house. A section of the Industrial department occupied this same building during the past year. Provision was made for the high school by the erection of a three-story building on West Philadelphia Street, between Beaver Street and the railroad. It was occupied from the school year of l872-73, inclusive, to the year IS99-l900. At first high school pupils were located only on the second floor. The first floor was used by grade schools, whilst the third was to have been fitted up as a gym- nasium. That commendable purpose was never carried out and eventually, in the rooms were placed grade schools. From this building the school was transferred to its present quarters in the school year of IS99-I 900. The curriculum as first adopted required three years for its completion. Later, at the close of the first year, it was revised and made a four years' course. At the time of its creation the Borough Superintendent, Prof. W. H. Shelley, was appointed Principal of the new high school. His duties included grade super- vision and high school instruction and administration. There was provided an assistant principal and one other teacher on full time. A fourth instructor, but only on part time, gave lessons in vocal music. ln this faculty of four there was only one lady teacher. High School credits were given for work done in the grades previous to l870, so that the Hrst class was graduated in I872. The number and class location of early graduates are given in the following: i Classes Number of Graduates l872 2 I873 9 IS74 6 l875 7 l876 I0 I877 l l 1878 l I l879 I3 l880 I0 The Principals of the High School, in the order of succession, follows: W. H. Shelley 1870-1880 A. Wanner, l880-l890 W. Shearer, l890-l893 Otis L. Jacobs, I893-I897 F. M. lVlcLaury, l897-l902 C. B. Pennypaclcer, l902-l9l2 A. A. Holden, l9l2-l9l9 C. B. Heinly, l9l9- For purposes of comparison the following statistics are interesting. l870-7l l922-23 Number of Instructors, full time, 2 51 Number of Instructors, part time, 2 3 Enrollment, 94 l 516 Number in graduating class ffirst classj, 2 l98
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