York College of Pennsylvania - Horizon Tower Yearbook (York, PA)

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Ws ' f T ' T The York Academy was fou nded in 1787, before George Washington had been elected as the nation ' s first president, and continued its secondary education program for 161 years. In 1791 a local advertisement announced a lot- tery of C$2.00) tickets for sale— the proceeds of which were to defray the cost of the building on Beaver Street. No student was graduated, students went to the academy and learned to think as well as to memorize under the strict discipline of the masters. Moral training was an integral part of the cur- riculum which prepared young men for the pro- fessions of law, medicine, education, and the ministry. i]i-iq. j (jLj i u Cii ' - ii Fire destroyed Y.C.I. U t vAO eA ' ua rr er C.e meA - 0 . a e nsVv uH OUR EFFORT. A fllOtlVBftV BAOASIUB. DEVOTBl) TO SCIENCE ART, LITERATURE. PTBLISEIC B7 TSB jUHioB sciEimnc socbtt. TOSS. PSmiPA. ' lERMS, M CENIS MEkR. IN ADVaCE [ Vi ' uv sd.i, S ! ( . n Q :c ocV

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A Bow to the Present

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PLANS FOR The ¥Mt ,«f January II, 1956. York Junior College secures option to purchase Outdoor Country Club propertv for $250,000. .March 15, 1957. York Junior College agrees to ex- ercise option and pavs SI 5.000 in advance on the payment of $50,000 due October I, 1957. October 1, 1957. Balance of first payment to be made with additional payments of $50,000 in si. month intervals. JNIarch 31. 1958. $50,000 payment. This second pay- ment makes total of $100,000 as of this date. October 1, 1959. With final payment of $50,000, York Junior College takes possession of the 571 2 acre campus site. Construction to start on first building. September 1, 1960. Dedication of first building on new York Junior College campus. Outdoor Club — Future YJC Campus Trustee Development Committee Co-chairman John P. Connelly, Melvin Campbell, Ben Lavetan