6—Lancaster Farming, Friday, May 18, 1956
Purebred Calf Goes
To Dean Hoffer
Dean Hoffer, Manheim Central
High School Fuutie Fanner of
America, was awarded a pure
bred (Holstein calf preceding the
Lucinda Land Classic Holstein
Sale at Mount Joy Presentation
by J Elvin Hess, Jr, president
of the Lancaster County Hol
stein association.
Mr. Hoffer was winner of the
association’s membership con
test. Last year he received a
purebred Ayrshire calf at the
Lampeter Fair.
GENERAL TO RANKS
PROVIENCE, R. I. Forced
by law to retire on his 60th
birthday, Brig. Gen. Bruce
Johnson, of Warwick, R. 1.,
wanted to stay active in the re
serve. He could do so only as
an enlisted man. So, recently,
he was sworn in here as an air
man third class-
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Dedicated Saturday was the Pequea Valley High School,
part of a three-day program that included afternoon and
evening open house. Arthur P. Mylin, Lancaster County
superintendent of schools, told the audience that exclu
sive of parochial schools, Columbia and Lancaster City
Pequea Valley School Dedicated;
Cost Per Pupil Record Low of $1,666
By LF Staff Reporter
Constructed at a record low
cost of $1,666 per pupil, the new
$1,250,000 Pequea Valley Joint
Junior-Senior High School was
dedicated Saturday at Newport
Road between Intercourse and
Gap.
In use since the September
term opened, the school is on a
20-acre plot of land where Salis
bury, Leacock and Paradise
townships meet. Land for the
new building was purchased froi®
the John Weaver Estate, Ezra
King and Harvey Keller.
Among presentations were
two from Farm Womens Socie
ties of Lancaster County. Farm
Women 7 were acknowledged for
their gift of shrubbery at the en
trance, and Farm Women 14 pre
sented split-leaf philodendron for
the lobby. Acceptance of these
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and other gifts was by Harry V.
Pownall, assistant principal of
the Pequea Valley High School.
Home Ec, Vo As
Dedication ceremonies were in
the auditorium of the new school,
Assistant Principal
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HARRY V. POWNALL
where brown, tones and redwood
predominate. Excellent stage and
auditorium lighting facilities
make this one of the County’s
outstanding school auditoriums.
Facilities for home economics
courses and vocational agricul-
Wenger Impl. Co.
Buck, Pa.
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schools, there are now 1,305 school teachers in the county
and 36,000'students. Mylin was a member of the first
Class graduated from Paradise High School in 1906, and
was raised in Leacock Township, both of which have play
ed an important role in the new building.
ture are also outstanding. A
hom'emaking suite occupies the
area between the auditorium sec
tion and the lobby, while a large
agricultural shop, storage room
and classroom are located at the
eastern, end of the auditorium
Immediately behind the stage is
a music room, permitting easy
access to the stage and audi
torium. ,
Many Lancaster County firms
were employed in construction of
the school, where groundbreak
ing ceremomes ‘were held Sept.
18, 1954.
700 Attend Ceremonies
Attending the open house
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
were approximately 800 each
day, and about 700 were at the
dedication ceremonies Saturday
afternoon. Several large bouquets
were in the lobby from friends
and from contractors.
Principal, of the school is Ar
thur W Eshelman, who introduc
ed guests at the Saturday after
noon ceremomes. Greetings were
extended from J. K. Bowman,
department of public instruction,
Harrisburg; by Arthur P. Mylm,
Lancaster County Superintendent
of School; and George P. Sum
mers, authority member. Pres
entation of the building was by
Robert Burnley, chairman of the
school authority, acceptance by
Earle Emery, president of the
Pequea Valley Joint School
Board.
Presentation of Gifts
The invocation, dedicatory
prayer and benediction were by
the Rev. Frank Drukenbrod, re
tired EUB pastor of Salisbury
Township, former pastor of the
Limeville EUB Church.
Presentation of gifts were
made with the VFW P. J. Bair,
II Post No. 7418 giving the Am
erican flag; Tanawa Post 409
American Legion, the United Na
tions Flag; Salisbury Township
Alumni, lobby furniture; Para
dise Class of 1955, lectern and
chairs; Intercourse Civic Asso
ciation, Holy Bible; Farm Women
7, shrubbery; Gap PTA, tree;
Salisbury Township Lions Club,
evergreens; Salisbury Township
PTA, evergreens, and Farm
Women 14, plants for "the lobby.
Music was by a high school
brass ensemble.
John W. Kopp, from the
school building programs of the
Pennsylvania Department of.
Public Instruction, gave the dedi
catory address.
A symbolic key was presented
to Mr. Emery by Clair Buchart
of the Buchart Engineering Corp.
~ Three Major Units
Contained in the building are
three major units, 1, gymnasium,
music, industrial arts, vocational
agriculture; 2, administration,
health, cafeteria, homemaking,
and art, and 3, classroom section
STILL AT IT
COLUMBIA, S C. A resi-
who gave his address as
Apartment 6-A, 1515 Gist St., is
sued a check to pay for some
merchandise he ordered by mail.
The check bounced. Investiga
tion revealed that the sender is
at present serving a ten year
sentence in the State Penitenti
ary. An additional two years
has been added to his sentence
for mail fraud. The address of
I the penitentiary and his cell
'number was 6-A.
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with 20 regular classrooms, and
viiui ottier areas included, a total
of 32 teacher-pupil stations.
Painted concrete block walls,
slate,chalk*boards and an abund
ance of tack board are contained
m the building that will accomo
date 750 pupils. Present enroll
ment of the school is 520.
Cost per pupil in the $1,250,000
bqpd issue is $1,666, against the
: '_y
$1,700 figure limit per pupil re
cently established for state sub
sidies
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Principal
ARTHUR W. ESHLEMAN
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