New Corry School Display Marks 15th Since 1862
Corry Area High School opens a public display of a modern building the 15th in Corry history. The article traces Corry’s early schoolhouses from 1862 Union School to the Concord street structure and notes the borough’s 1868 incorporation, the first school board, and rapid growth spurring new buildings and a city charter in 1866. Traffic plans for the dedication night include East Pleasant street closures and parking arrangements.
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Corry Corry Area
Corry
Atlantic and Great Western Railroad
Sunbury and Erie
Downer Oil Works
Old Creek
Titusville
G. H. Coney
J. L. Hatch
L. J. “Tibball
R. Morgan
W. H. Dean
L. Rockwood
Concord Street
Concord Township
Mary Doud
Silas Clark
Essex and
Washington Streets
J. L. Kappel
School Board
Henry Drake
East Main Street
Philadelphia and Erie Railroad
Board of Education
Columbus ‘Turnpike
Wayne
Fairview Street
Second Avenue
Hammond
Harry Drake
Fairview
Uise
Congress
Bond Streets
Wright
Dedication program features Dr. Thomas Miller at East Pleasant auditorium
Dr Thomas Miller newly elected president of Edinboro State Teachers College will speak at the dedication ceremony for the new Corry Area High School building on East Pleasant Street. The event includes music by the Corry Area High School Band and Chorus, a flag salute, invocations, and presentations by school officials.
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East Pleasant Street
L. M. Douglas
Thomas Miller
Edinboro State Teachers College
Corry Area
Corry Area High School
H. Lynn Rice
Joannie Maloney
H. Ray Harris
Evangelical United | ‘Brethren Church
Walter Deutschlander
Corry‘ ‘Area
Hubert
Vaughn
Edinboro
State Teachers College
New high school gym equipped for diverse training
The gym includes basketball boards kickboards and baskets plus 26 other physical education items worth 2257 dollars. Individual prices range from 30 for a balance beam to 610 for a parallel bar set and eight wrestling mats plus two large mats are listed. School 18 notes the student body has shown excellent conduct since the building opened last September with no property damage reported.
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Acio! Iast
Auditorium Highlight At New High School
The new high school features a spacious 850 seat auditorium with modern acoustics and tiered seating. It hosts assemblies, plays, and civic events, with stage lighting, motion picture projection, and beneath stage dressing rooms for costumes and band use.
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Umns
Ceenter
Bandamentor
Corry Area High School Unveils Modern Public Address System
An advanced public address network at Corry Area High School links every room via a switches maze allowing announcements music and radio feeds to be routed city wide. A semi automatic emergency alarm switch broadcasts instantly to all loudspeakers. The system strengthens daily school communication between central office and classrooms. Quaker State leads United States Board of Education Statistics for 1949 1980 with Pennsylvania boasting 6510 elementary public schools. Delaware trails with 149.
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New Corry Area High School
Iso
Quaker State
United States Board of Educaton
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Corry Area High School Cost Details Reveal Large Bonded Total
The new Corry Area High School cost about 2.385 million dollars in total planned outlay with a 1,200 student capacity and 38 classrooms. Construction was led by L. H. Ludwig of Falconer with a main bid of 1.384 million, plus contracts for heating plumbing electrical and machinery totaling additional amounts.
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Corry Area High School
Wersge
Hunter, Caldwell and Campbell
Open House At New East Pleasant Street School
Public urged to visit the school for a dedication today with open house from 2 to 4 PM and 7 to 10 PM. The $2,385,000 one story building features expansive windows, bright classrooms, and a heat controlled system for 1,052 students.
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East Pleasant Street
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New School Guides On Hand for Open House
Visitors roam the Huss building with a school map as teachers staff rooms and Student Council booths to answer questions. An assembly at 7 30 p m will direct attendees to the dedication program at 8 00 p m lasting about an hour, with elementary teachers on duty to welcome guests in each room.
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