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By JOAN KINGSBURY
Staff Correspondent
This year when school begins,
the Dallas Elementary School on
Huntsville Road will not open its
doors. For the first time for as
long as many of us can remem-
ber, there will be no classes in
session, no school busses going
back and forth, no children hap-
pily playing at recess.
The closing of this landmark
leads people to its history and the
development of this elementary
school is quite interesting. By tne
early 1900’s Dallas Borough
School was well established. Prior
to building the three-classroom
white wooden building which was
located next to the present school,
students attended school in a one-
room school house on the corner
of Franklin Street and Huntsville
Road.
According to one local resident
who graduated from the white
school in 1910, every student
walked to school, including those
who lived 1!» miles away. Almost
all students went home for lunch.
A pump in the school yard pro-
vided water for the students.
Although the school was heated by
a furnace in the basement, the
school still didn’t get very warm.
Maude Bulford Splitt was
teacher for the primary grades,
Marjorie Jones taught the inter-
mediate grades while Asa Lewis
taught high school. Music classes
were held upstairs with all classes
combined. Students marched into
the room to the tune ‘March of
the Wooden Soldiers”, played by
their music instructor Minnie
Bealer.
At recess, students enjoyed frol-
licking in the ample leaves, play-
ing tag and ball during the
autumn while sleigh riding was
the popular winter sport. With no
cars and few horse and buggies,
sleighing was the ideal activity.
At Christmas, entertainment
was provided by the students but,
for the most part, holiday pro-
grams were not held. In the
spring, books were packed away
and the school was closed for the
summer.
Dallas Borough school grew
through the 1920’s and 1930’s. By
1933 the school had a PTO. Offi-
cers were: president, James
Ayer; first vice-president, Calvin
McHose, who was principal of the
school at that time; second-vice
president Theodore Dix; secre-
tary, Mrs. Joseph Schmeur; trea-
surer, Ralph Brickel.
The 1940’s saw many male
teachers answer the call of their
country. Caddie LaBar, local
sporting goods dealer, left his
teaching job for military service.
Teachers salaries seemed amaz-
ingly small compared to today’s
standards as they ranged from
$1,400 to $,749 per year.
During the 1950’s, Dallas Bor-
ough High School joined with
Kingston Township High School,
forming Westmoreland High
School. Dallas Borough School
was retained as a neighborhood
elementary school and renovated
during the 1970’s. One nice,
friendly touch was the painting of
Sesame Street figures throughout
the school’s halls. This work was
completed by art students from
Dallas High School.
Many area residents feel a defi-
nite loss concerning the school
closing.
Mary Chappell, a former PTO
president said, ‘Its going to
bother me to look over there and
not see the children. I had two
kids who went to school there and
I spent a lot of time there as PTO
president.”
Molly Burke, whose children
also attended the school said, ‘I
feel sad about the school closing. I
liked the idea that the school was
close to home. It will seem funny
driving down the street and not
seeing the children out at recess.”
One resident pointed out that
she felt the move was for the
children’s benefit. Another resi-
dent would like to see the school
‘maintained as a community build-
ing, preserving one small room as
a museum to the area featuring
clippings, pictures and other
memorabilia of Dallas.
By 1983, the Dallas Elementary
School had come a long way from
the early 1900’s. Of course, the
school then had .indoor plumbing,
playground equipment, a -cafet-
eria and a library.
Although former students may
feel sad at the school’s closing,
the values and memories they
obtained ther will remain with
them forever.
better eating habits.
colors on their trays.
lunch routine.”
“red” items.
students:
THE DALLAS POST, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1983 3
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