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 RAFTSMAN'S JOURNAL, 
 
 CLEARFIELD, PA. 
 
 1917. 
 
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 [Prom th^ Raftsman's Journaf, April 
 18, 1917.] 
 
 The (IcdicFtion on TueP'l.ay, Wednes- 
 day and Thursday, April 10th, 11th 
 and 12tl\ lt'17, of the Clearfield Hi-h 
 School bnilujiig marked an important 
 epoch in the development of the edu- 
 cational institutions of this borough. 
 
 Clearfield county was erected March 
 26thj 180 i, by an act of the Legisla- 
 ture. Pursuant to the provisions of the 
 Aet, Roland Curtin, Robert Boggs and 
 William Tate were appointed trustees 
 of Cie?.rfield county to 
 
 "receive proposals in writing * * 
 for the grant or conveyance of any 
 lauds * '■ * for fixing the place 
 for holding Courts of Justice * * 
 or the transfer of any other prop- 
 erty or payment of money for the 
 use of said" county, etp. 
 
 Among the proposals submitted to 
 these trustees was one dated Conestoga, 
 Jan. 18, 1805, from Abraham Witmer, 
 reciting his ownership of three tracts 
 of land on Ihe West Branch of the Sus 
 quehanna in Clearfield county, and pro- 
 posing that 
 
 "should Either of these Tracts be 
 Deemed Eligible for the county 
 
 Town, to give 250 acres to be laid 
 off into Town Lots and out lots 
 in Such Manner as may be De- 
 sired by the Proper authoritye, 
 one-fourth Part of Neat Proceeds 
 of Sales for the Erection of public 
 Buildings, one-fourth for tbeEn- 
 dowment of an Academy in the 
 contemplated Town" * * * 
 
 This proposal was transmitted to the 
 Legislature by the trustees together 
 with the other proposals received by 
 them. 
 
 Attempts were made to get the Leg- 
 islature to locate the Seat of Justice 
 upon the land of tliis or that particular 
 owner. Tl.ese efforts failed, but re- 
 sulted in the passage of the Act of 
 April 4, 1805, by virtue of which Gov- 
 ernor McKean appointed Roland Cur- 
 tin, John Eleming and James Smith 
 commissioners "to view and determine 
 the most eligible and proper situation 
 for the Seat of Justice and public 
 buildings for the county of Clearfield." 
 
 These commissioners reported that they 
 
 "do find that the old town of 
 Chincleclamouse in said County 
 (the property of Abraham Witmer, 
 of the Township of Lancaster, in 
 the County of Lancaster and Com- 
 
mouwealth of Pennsylvania) situ- 
 ated on the south side of the West 
 Branch of the Susquehanna Eiver, 
 in said County aforesaid, is the 
 most eligible and proper situation 
 for the seat of Justice and public 
 buildingo in the said County; and 
 we have laid out said town (a 
 plan of which is attached to the 
 report), and we do further report 
 that we have received from said 
 Abraham Witmer his bond, which 
 is hereto annexed for the convey- 
 ance of certain lots and the pay- 
 ment of certain money at the time 
 and for the purpose therein men- 
 tioned. ' ' 
 
 The plan attached to the report in- 
 cluded the territory now part of the 
 borough of Clearfield, bounded on the 
 west by the river, on the south by Wal- 
 nut street, on the east by Fourth street 
 and on the north by Pine street. On 
 this plan three lots, numbers 162, 177 
 and 178, located at the northwestern 
 
 corner of Fourth and Walnut streets, 
 are marked "Academy Lots." 
 
 "Clearfield county was named after 
 Clearfield creek." (Morse American 
 Gazateer, 1810) and the Seat of Justice 
 was now named Clearfield, after the 
 county of which it was to become the 
 capital town. 
 
 On November 5, 1805, Abraham Wit- 
 mer gave his bond to the commissioners 
 mentioned above, for $10,000, condi- 
 tioned,* among other things, as follows: 
 
 "And the said Abraham Witmer 
 further agrees and engages to give 
 his bond, or other security, as may 
 b» required, to such persons as may 
 be authorized to receive the same 
 for the payment of $3000 on the 
 first of May, which' will be in the 
 year of our Lord 1812, one-half 
 thereof to be applied for the use 
 of an academy or public schools 
 in said town. ' ' 
 
Clearfield Academy. 
 
 On February 12, 1827, an Act was 
 approved in which it was enacted: 
 
 ' ' That there shall be, and hereby 
 is, established in the town of Clear- 
 field, in the County of Clearfield, 
 an academy for the education of 
 youth in the useful arts, sciences 
 and literature, by the name and 
 style of ' The Clearfield Acad- 
 emy.' " 
 
 The Act makes the following appro- 
 priation: 
 
 "Section 7. That the sum of two 
 thousand dollars be and the same 
 is hereby granted * * * to the 
 trustees of the Clearfield Academy 
 * * one thousand dollars there- 
 of to enable them to erect suita- 
 ble buildings for said academy or 
 to be otherwise applied under their 
 direction in such manner as they 
 shall believe most advantageous 
 for promoting the object of said 
 institution, and the remaining one 
 thousand dollars shall be placed in 
 some safe, productive fund or 
 funds, and the income thereof 
 shall be forever applied in aid of 
 • other revenues, to compensate a 
 teacher or teachers in said acad- 
 emy. " * * * 
 
 The trustees named in the incorpor- 
 ating Act were Alexander Reid [Reed] 
 Moses Boggs, Reuben Winslow, John 
 Kylor, Martin Nichols, John P. Hoyt, 
 James Ferguson, Elisha Fenton and 
 William McNall .[McNaul]. The 
 trustees obtained title February 7th, 
 1829, to lots numbers 31 and 32, situ- 
 ate on Front street adjoining tly? St. 
 Andrew 's Episcopal church property. 
 
 and erected the Clearfield Academy 
 thereon. ' The structure was built by 
 Isaac Southard and Samuel Merrcll, 
 and was completed in time for the ses- 
 sion of school for the winter of 1830 
 and 1831. The contract price for the 
 building of the Academy was the sum 
 of .$2,375. 
 
 On Juno ] 5th, 1830, the commission- 
 ers of Clearfield county conveyed the 
 lots numbers 162, 177 and 178, donated 
 by Mr. Wiimer, to the trustees of the 
 Clearfield Academy, who, on the 26th 
 day of June, 1830, conveyed the same 
 to Jacob Irvin for $40, 12i/^, they were 
 afterwards used by William Jones as a 
 brickyard and later by M. Shirk as an 
 annex to his tannery, and they are 
 now covered by private residences. 
 
 Mr. Witiner defaulted in the pay- 
 ment of his bond and died. An action 
 was brought by Roland Curtin, surviv- 
 ing trustee, for use of Clearfield Acad- 
 emy in the Common Pleas of Dauphin 
 county, 'igaiust John Groff, adminis- 
 trator d. b n., of Mr. Witmer 'a estate, 
 for recovery of the unpaid balance 
 due under the above recited bond, and 
 on August 28th, 1835, the plnintiff re- 
 covered a \erdict for $1,270. 12i/^, dam- 
 ages .06, costs .06. On the trial of this 
 action the defense set up was, "that 
 the public buildings were not located on 
 the lots contemplated by Abraham 
 Witmer when he gave the bond in ques- 
 tion;" it did not prevail. 
 
 The $1,500, realized on Mr. Witmer 's 
 bond, the $40,121/^ received on sale of 
 the three lots donated by Mr. Witmer, 
 together with the $2,000 appropriated 
 Iiy the state are the financial corner- 
 stones upon which Clearfield's first edu- 
 cation institution was founded. 
 
 One of the requirements of the Act 
 
incorporating the Clearfield Academy 
 was, 
 
 ' ' and there shall be admitted into 
 said academy any number of poor 
 children Vviho may, at any time, be 
 offered in order to be taught gratis; 
 provided also, the number so ad- 
 mitted and taught shall, at no time, 
 be greater than five, and that 
 none of eaid children shall continue 
 to be taught gratis in said acad- 
 emy longer than two years. ' ' 
 
 The academy opened its doors in the 
 fall of 1830 with the late A. T. Schry- 
 ver as its principal. Until the "gen- 
 eral systen.. of education by common 
 schools" was adopted on April 1, 1834, 
 the Acadtmy was the only institution 
 
 within the limits of the present borough 
 in which the children of the poor were 
 to be tauglt free — and then but five of 
 them were to be so taught every two 
 years. 
 
 Clearfield town was a part of Law- 
 rence township until 1840, and the com- 
 mon schools- of that township, which 
 the children of the town attended were, 
 during the time between 1834 and 1840, 
 held in the Academy, and from 1840 
 (the year in which the town of Clear- 
 field became an incorporated borough) 
 until 1852 the common schools for the 
 borough were held in the Academy. 
 The trustctP usually hiring a teacher 
 for one term and the school district 
 paying for the other term — there being 
 two terms each year. 
 
 TOWN HALL 
 
 Town Hall. 
 
 The "Town Hall" was completed in 
 
 1852 and stood on Pine street, where 
 the residence of Mrs. Fulford and W. 
 
A. Hagerty, Esq., now stands and after 
 1852 and until the fall of 1874 the com- 
 mon schools of the borongh of Clear- 
 field were held here and in the old 
 Methodist church building on Cherry 
 street. The late John F. Weaver, at 
 the time secretary of the School Board, 
 drew the plans for the biiildiug. 
 
 The "Town Hall" served not only 
 to accommodate the public schools of 
 the borough, but also as a place of a- 
 musement. Ventriloquists put voices in- 
 to the desks and in every corner of the 
 school rooms beneath the floors and un- 
 der the roof, and it was here, too, that 
 "Punch Hiid Judy" made their first 
 bow to a Clearfied audience. Here 
 magicians dumfounded our people with 
 their decfptive tricks and the magic 
 
 lantern threw its wonderful pictures 
 on the screen. 
 
 The first county superintendent, Dr. 
 A. T. Schryver, was chosen in the 
 
 ' ' Town Hall ' ' and here, too, the first 
 County Institute for this county, was 
 held. 
 
 The movement for the conservation 
 of the forests came too late, as the 
 teachers of the old "Town Hall" de- 
 pleted them hereabouts of their supply 
 of birch and white thorn, and were 
 making inroads on the apple orchards 
 when the new order of things came 
 and a change in the methods of disci- 
 pline. As a physical culture institu- 
 tion it would eclipse all our later es- 
 tablishments. 
 
LEONARD GRADED SCHOOL. 
 
 Leonard Graded School. 
 
 On April 17, 1871, the Legislature 
 established graded schools in Clear- 
 field borough, 
 
 "in which the rudiments and low- 
 er English branches shall be 
 taught free, and the higher Eng- 
 lish branches and languages and 
 classics shall be taught at moder- 
 ate prices. ' ' 
 
 The Act gave 
 
 ' ' The triistees of the Clearfield 
 Academy power to sell and con- 
 vey into the School District of the 
 Borough of Clearfield the Academy 
 
 lots subject to the express condi- 
 tion that the same shall be used 
 for the purpose of a public or 
 graded school, in which all the Eng- 
 lish branches, mathematics and the 
 classics shall be taught. ' ' 
 
 It also anthorized the sale of the 
 lots on which the Town Hall and the 
 newly acquired shool houses stood. The 
 Town Hall and Methodist church prop- 
 erties were soM in 1874 to James B. 
 Graham for $3,44.5. The Academy 
 property was conveyed August 25, 1876, 
 to the School District of Clearfield 
 borough in trust. 
 
 The Leonard Graded School build- 
 
ing, at the southeastern corner of East 
 Market and East Fifth streets, was 
 completed during the summer of 1874. 
 Ezra Ale was the architect and Richard 
 B. Taylor the builder. The lots upon 
 which it is located were deeded to the 
 School District of the borough of Clear- 
 field by the late ex-Associate Judge 
 James T. Leonard, fur whom the build- 
 ing was named, in consideration of the 
 sum of "one dollar and a desire upon 
 the part of the said James T. Leonard 
 to advance the cause of education in 
 the borough of Clearfield." The build- 
 ing, furniture and apparatus cost $36,- 
 400, of which amount Judge Leonard 
 on August 2Gth, 1876, donated the sum 
 of $14,30-2..53. 
 
 The completion of the Leonard 
 Graded School building marked the 
 passing of two of Clearfield's historic 
 schools — the Clearfield Academy and 
 the Town Hall. The late Revernd P. 
 L. Harrison was the last principal of 
 the Acamedy as an incorporated edu- 
 cational institution and Mr. T. P. Schae- 
 fer, of Philadelphia, of the old "Town 
 Hall." The Town Hall was demolish- 
 ed but the Academy was used until 
 1901 as an ynnex for the graded schools 
 and for private schools. 
 
 The first school in the Leonard Grad- 
 ed School building was opened Septem- 
 bre 28th, 1874, with the late Reverend 
 George W. Fnrtney as principal, and 
 Mr. I. P. Sehaefer and Miss Harriet 
 Swan as assistant principals. Its pu- 
 pils comprised those who had attended 
 the Aeademv and Miss Swan 's private 
 school for girls and the Town Hall. The 
 task of now properly grading the 
 schools of the borough was not an easy 
 one. Hero were the pupils from the 
 Academy and Miss Swan's private 
 school, from the Town Hall, some who 
 
 had been fway at boarding school, and 
 others who had moved into the bor- 
 ough or Vvho were new pupils in its 
 schools. Ml. Fortney and Mr. Sehaef- 
 er were equal to the task and so well 
 did they systematize and grade the 
 schools that Mr. B. C. Youngman, suc- 
 ceeding Mr. Fortney, as principal in 
 September, 1875, adopted their classi- 
 fications and courses of study, after- 
 wards making such improvements there- 
 in as from time to time was found ne- 
 cessary or desirable. 
 
 Messrs. Fortney and Sehaefer were 
 disciplinarians of the highest order. 
 Mr. Sehaefer had had some experience 
 in the old Town Hall and knew about 
 what he was up against, and Miss Swan 
 understood her girls. Mr. Fortney was 
 no mean athlete, for no pupil was able 
 to master him, and by the end of his 
 3'ear the most unruly was bent so as 
 to grow in the way he should. 
 
 The dedicatory exercises of the 
 Leonard Graded School building were 
 held in the Opera House, lately de- 
 stroyed by fire, on Friday, October 9th, 
 1874, at which the following exercises 
 were held; 
 
 1. Prayci, Reverend A. D. Yocum; 
 Music, Clearfield Orchestra. 2. Hon. 
 William A. Wallace, on behalf of the 
 Board, presented the building to tne 
 citizens of Clearfield. 3. Dr. R. V. Wil- 
 son accepted the building in behalf of 
 the citizens. 4. Dedicatory prayer, by 
 Rev. H. S. Butler. 5. Address, "Grad- 
 ed Schools." J. P. Wickersham, State 
 Superintendent of Common Schools. 
 6. Address. ex-Governor William Big- 
 lei 7. Address, Rev. H. S. Butler. 8. 
 Address, William M. McCullough, Esq. 
 9. Benediction, Rev. H. S. Butler. 
 
 The *eople were very enthusiastic 
 
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 over this new departure in the schools 
 of the borough and the Opera House 
 was filled to overflowing with a most 
 enthusiastic and appreciative audi- 
 ence. 
 
 Mr. B. C. Youngnian, as stated above 
 became principal of the Graded Schools 
 of Clearfield borough in 1875, and under 
 him the first class was graduated in 
 1876. Mr. Youngman was principal of 
 these schools until his election as 
 County Superintendent in 1890. when 
 
 he was succeeded by Mr. T. S. March, 
 now one ot our State High School In- 
 spectors and then again Mr. Young- 
 man again became principal of the 
 schools in 1896-7 and served for 5 years 
 when he was succeeded by Prof. H. E. 
 Trout. 
 
 From the opening of the Graded 
 Schools in September, 1874, until 1902, 
 a total of 141 pupils were graduated 
 under Mr. Youngman and Mr. March 
 and Prof. Trout. 
 
 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. 
 
 The Clearfield High School. 
 
 (Hereafter to be known as the Junior 
 High School) 
 
 The cornerstone of what we will now 
 call the old Clearfield High School, 
 standing on the west side of Front 
 street, and on the site on which stood 
 the Clearfield Academy, was laid May 
 
 5th, 1902, under the auspices of the 
 state ofiicers of the Masonic Fraternity. 
 The services were under the local su- 
 pervision of W. H. Patterson, Esq., then 
 ppesident of the School Board. 
 
 The building is constructed of brick 
 and stone with terra-cotta trimming. 
 It contains twelve rooms with an as- 
 sembly hall of a seating capacity for 
 
three hundred. Mr. C. M. Robinson 
 was the architect of the building and 
 our townsman, Mr. Reuben H. Thomp- 
 son, its builder. The building with its 
 equipment cost approximately $49,000. 
 It was completed and occupied, with- 
 out any special ceremony, in the early 
 part of 190.3. 
 
 Prof. H. E. Trout was the principal 
 of our schools at this time and held 
 that position until 1908, when he was 
 succeeded by W. H. Sprankle, who 
 served for two years; on June 14, 1910, 
 L. F. Benchoff was elected to succeed 
 Mr. Sprankle; and on June 27, 1911, 
 Prof. George E. Zearfoss became su- 
 pervising principal of the schools oi 
 the borough, and still retains that po- 
 sition. 
 
 Captain David McGaiighey (Company 
 C, 34th Regiment, Penna. Reserves), 
 having first made his will, died on Sat- 
 urday. March 22d, 1902. His will con- 
 tained, among others, a charitable be- 
 quest as follows: "To the 'School Dis- 
 trict of the Borough of Clearfield' two 
 thousand dollars ($2,000) to be used 
 for the purpose of the public schools of 
 said borough.' " 
 
 The School Board accepted this be- 
 quest on May 6th, 1902, and made the 
 following record in connection there- 
 with: 
 
 "On motion of Mr. Smith, Sec. 
 by Mr. Lee, it was 'Resolved, That 
 the School Board of Clearfield bor- 
 ough. Pa., accept the bequest of 
 the late Captain D. McGaughey, 
 and that the fund derived from 
 said bequest be set aside for the 
 purpose of establishing and equip 
 ping of the 'Manual Training 
 and Domestic Science Depart- 
 ments' of our High School; that 
 
 said fund be known as the 'Cap- 
 tain David McGaughey Memorial 
 Fund/ and that said fund be used 
 for said purposes only. ' ' 
 
 On December 2nd, 1902, the execu- 
 tors of Captain McGaughey 's will paid 
 this $2,000 to the School District with- 
 out any deduction being made on ac- 
 count of or for the collateral inherit- 
 ance tax — that being paid by Mrs. Car- 
 rie C. McGaughey, the residuary lega- 
 tee named in the will. 
 
 George F. Zerfoss. 
 
 The establishment of this manual 
 training department was at the time 
 announced as one of the main features 
 of the High School. 
 
 Mrs. McGaughey subsequently sup- 
 plemented her husband's bequest by a 
 eontributinii of $28.5.48 towards the 
 equipment of a chemical laboratory. 
 
 This building is to be devoted lo 
 the Seventii and Eighth Grades, which 
 are now assembled there, and will be 
 

 
 hereafter known as the "Junior High 
 School." 
 
 There have been graduated from this 
 building 334, which with the 141 pu- 
 pils graduated from the Leonard Grad- 
 ed School building, makes a grand to- 
 tal of 475 graduates from the High 
 Schools of Clearfield borough from 1874 
 to and including 1916. 
 
 The following is the corps of in- 
 structors who were in charge of the 
 schools in this building and who have 
 been transferred to "The Clearfield 
 High School" building: 
 
 George E. Zerfoss, Superintendent 
 
 High School. 
 G C. Kirk, Principal 
 
 H. Maude Latham, English 
 
 Sarah E. Shelley, English 
 
 Alfred S. VanOsten, Mathematics 
 
 Dorr I. Bartoo, Mathematics & Science 
 John T. Taylor, History 
 
 Jane E. Edwards, Latin 
 
 William A. Whiting Science 
 
 Frances T. McNall, German 
 
 J. Arthur Adams, Assistant & Coach 
 
 Sue E. Andrews 
 Mable E. Weir 
 Anna M. Sbultz 
 Lorenzo C. Carlton 
 Fanny E. Cassell 
 Charles Eockwell 
 
 Commercial 
 
 Commercial 
 
 Domestic Science 
 
 Manual Training 
 
 Drawing 
 
 Music 
 
 The following tables made up from 
 figures furnished by Mr. Zerfoss will 
 serve to show the attendance and 
 pupils entering the High School who 
 have graduated from 1911-12 to sma 
 including 1915-16. Examination of 
 of these tables must convince the tax- 
 
 payers that a greater number of pupils 
 
 are now taking advantage of the edu- 
 
 cationiacilities of the town. 
 A 
 PUPILS IN HIGH SCHOOL. 
 
 
 '.(.'uition 
 
 Borough 
 
 
 Term. 
 
 Pupils 
 
 Pupils 
 
 Totasl 
 
 ]911-12 
 
 29 
 
 155 
 
 184 
 
 1912-13 
 
 36 
 
 200 
 
 236 
 
 1913-14 
 
 55 
 
 227 
 
 282 
 
 1914-15 
 
 85 
 
 243 
 
 328 
 
 1915-16 
 
 109 
 
 280 
 
 389 
 
 1916-17 
 
 139 
 
 296 
 
 435 
 
 Totals 453 1401 1854 
 
 Pupils Entering High School Who 
 Graduated. 
 
 Term 
 
 1912 35 
 
 1913 27 
 
 1914 35 
 
 1915 38 
 
 1916 64 
 
 Total 199 
 
 There are 82 in the Class of 1917 
 but, as the examinations have not yet 
 been held, they have not been included 
 in above table. If they should all 
 graduate the total for the six years 
 would aggregate 281. 
 
 A graduation from this school meets 
 the repuirements for entrance into a 
 number of the higher institutions and 
 some of the colleges. 
 
 In addition to these buildings modern 
 school houses have been erected, from 
 time to time, in the second, third and 
 fourth wards of the borough. 
 
II 
 
 The Clearfield High School Building. 
 
 It is a singular coincidence that the 
 location selected for the site of our 
 new High School building should also 
 have been the homestead property of 
 G. L. Eeed, for many years a member 
 of the School Board of this Borough, 
 and a son of the late Alexander B. 
 Reed, one of the original trustees of 
 the Clearfield Academy. In 1915 the 
 School District acquired title from the 
 heirs of the late G L. Eeed for the 
 block of ground situate on the south 
 side of Market street and west of 
 Front street for the price of $18,000, 
 and upon i'. has been erected the Clear- 
 field High School building. 
 
 The new High School building was 
 designed by Harrington & Howard, 
 architects, of DuBois, this county. It 
 was built by William A. Lukens, of this 
 place, who also erected the Third Ward 
 School building. 
 
 As described by the architects: 
 
 ' ' The new * * * building * * 
 represents the most modern ideas of 
 planning, design and construction. It 
 is * * * a dignified, efiicient and eco- 
 nomical example of the modern school 
 of architecture. ' ' In planning the 
 building the architects * * * solved 
 their problem of complicated require- 
 ments in a very sim])le and logical 
 manner. *'lt is a rectagular auditori- 
 um, facing Market street, with a cuixi- 
 dor around its three enclosed sides, 
 connecting class rooms around its three 
 exterior sides; the front ends of this 
 corridor terminate in fire proof towers 
 containing the main entrances and 
 stairways. This disposition of the plan 
 gives the auditorium (and the gymna- 
 sium below it) the maximum amount 
 
 of daylight to the rear of the audience; 
 the large windows required for this 
 purpose, flanked by the entrance tow- 
 ers, jiresents an appearance of archi- 
 tectural grace and dignity not hereto- 
 fore attained in this vicinity. The au- 
 ditorium (51x6.5 feet) with its balcony 
 has a total seating capacity of 800 peo- 
 X)le; the gymnasium below it has a total 
 capacity of 600 people. These two 
 rooms are entered, on either side, di- 
 rectly from the entrance towers; it is 
 therfore unnecessary for spectators to 
 traverse other parts of the building 
 than those devoted to their entertain- 
 ment. There are twenty-one class 
 rooms and nine additional basement 
 rooms for the use of manual training 
 and domestic science departments. 
 The class rooms average 21x26 feet and 
 will accommodate about 42 pupils each. 
 All class rooms have unilateral light- 
 ing The planning of each room, closet 
 and corridor, as well as their relation 
 to each other, has been definitely ar- 
 ranged for the purpose to which they 
 will be devoted. 
 
 "The heating plant is located in the 
 center of the building to the rear. It 
 has a fan room on either side and is of 
 the same type as is used in the latest 
 school buildings in New York, Phila- 
 delphia and Pittsburgh. The main- 
 tainance of this feature of a school 
 building is very important and this 
 one will readily prove its economy by 
 direct comparison with the other sys- 
 tems in our school buildings. 
 
 ' ' The toilet plumbing is all grouped 
 in two stacks to the rear of the build- 
 ing and at the end of each side corri- 
 dor. This is the most economical and 
 sanitary arrangement possible. 
 
 "The ai'/hitectural design of the ex- 
 
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 terior is a modern adaptation of the 
 classical school. It does noe depend 
 upon unnecessary ornament or expen- 
 sive architectural features for its ef- 
 fect but rather upon simple lines and 
 materials composed in dignified pro- 
 portions. As Clearfield is located in 
 a clay producing country it was con- 
 sidered both appropriate and economi- 
 cal to employ clay products in the 
 erection of this building rather than 
 cut stone or other expensive foreign 
 materials. The walls are of light buff 
 brick trimmed with cream colored ter- 
 ra cotta. 
 
 "In construction this building is an 
 example of efficient structural engi- 
 nering. The old rule of thumb meth- 
 ods of construction disappeared to- 
 gether witn the old school of American 
 design and here we find the strength 
 of each steel beam, timber and mass 
 of masonry accurately computed and 
 so worked into the construction as to 
 employ its strength and durability 
 without waste of material. All stair- 
 ways are of iron and concrete. All in- 
 terior finish is of oak fiinished with a 
 gray stain and varnish. Plate glass 
 was used for all exterior glazing and 
 all sash are finished with metal weath- 
 er strips. The flat roof is covered 
 with a ten year guaranteed asbestos 
 and asphalt roofing material." 
 
 The grovind plans and building, ex- 
 elusive of apparatus, equipment, side- 
 walks, grading and architects' com- 
 missions, cost approximately $107,190.- 
 58. 
 
 This cost is made up of the follow- 
 ing items: 
 
 Building Site . 
 Kittleberger Bros., 
 
 plumbing .. $4,008.00 
 
 $18,000 
 
 Elec. Supply 
 
 Co.wiring,etc. 2,453.55 
 
 Geo. W. Johnson, 
 
 heating .... 10,779.00 
 
 Clfd. Hdw. Co., 
 
 finishing hdw. 807.66 
 
 John Minn.^ ex- 
 cavating and 
 foundations 5,431.51 
 
 W. A. Lnkens, 
 
 build ev .'. 64,960.86 
 
 88,440.58 
 
 Harrington 
 & Howar:!, 
 
 plans, $750.00 
 
 Total, $107,190.58 
 
 That physical training is to occupy 
 an important place in the Clearfield 
 High School seems reasonably certain. 
 The first occupancy of the new build- 
 ing was effective Friday evening, 
 March 23r(l, 1917, by the Clearfield 
 High Shool Basket Ball team. Their 
 possession was vainly disputed by the 
 Williamsport High School team, but the 
 invaders were routed and Clearfield 
 High held the gymnasium by a score of 
 32 to 19. 
 
 Under cover of this victory the High 
 School, of which the basket ball team 
 is an important factor, moved into the 
 new quarters on March 26th. 1917, and 
 firmly and immovably intrenched itself 
 there and started its machinery for the 
 education and training of our youth 
 according to the most approved mod- 
 ern methods of instruction. The build- 
 ing itself, however, was not formally 
 and officially dedicated to its uses un- 
 til last week, when the formal dedica- 
 tory exercises were held according to 
 the following program: 
 
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 DEDICATION 
 
 CLEARFIELD 
 HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING 
 
 Clearfield, Penusylvania. 
 
 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 
 
 April lOth, nth and 12th, 
 
 19 17. 
 
 TUBS. APRIL 10, 1917, 
 8.00 P. M. 
 
 RECEPTION TO PUBLIC. 
 
 Eeeeption Committee: 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Bigler 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott Piper 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. George Reed 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. George Rosser 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McDowell 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. John Chaplin 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Brown 
 
 Mr. and Mrs. George E. Zerfoss 
 
 Mr. Grover C. Kirk 
 
 Music in the Anditorium. 
 
 The entire building will be open to 
 
 the public for inspection from 8.00 to 
 
 10.30. 
 
 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1917 
 8.00 P. M. 
 
 Mr. Albert D. Bigler, presiding, 
 
 President of the School Board 
 
 Music, "Gloria, Mozart, High Scuool 
 Invocation, Dr. E. C. Reeve 
 
 Music, "Meadow Song," Wiegand, 
 
 Girls' Chorus 
 
 Address, Mr. A. D. Bigler 
 
 Address, Mrs. R. D. Swoope 
 
 Regent Susquehanna Chapter 
 
 Daughters of the American 
 
 Revolution presenting, on be- 
 half of the Chapter, a large 
 American Flag. 
 Address, Dr. W. Scott Piper 
 
 On behalf of the School Board, 
 accepting the Flag. 
 Chorus, "Star Spangled Banner" 
 
 Address, Mr. R. G. Howard, Architect 
 Music, "Hunters Bold and Free," 
 
 Herve, Boys' Chorus 
 
 Address, Mr. Benjamin C. Youngman 
 Address, Mr. George E. Zerfoss 
 
 Superintendent of Schools. 
 Address, Burgess Hobart Callahan 
 
 Address, James F. Fletcher 
 
 President Borough Council. 
 Music. "Huntsmen Up and Sound 
 
 the Horn," By Quartet 
 
 Address, Representative of Council 
 
 Address Judge Singleton Bell 
 
 Music, "Worship of God in Na- 
 ture," Beethoven, High School 
 During these exercises, at the sug- 
 gestion of Mr. Leslie Stewart, the Flag- 
 presented by the Susquehanna Chapter 
 D. A. R., was unfurled, and the audi- 
 ence joined the school in singing "The 
 Star Spangled Banner. ' ' 
 
 Mr. Stewart, at the instance of cer- 
 tain taxpayers, then suggested that the 
 Board of Education place a tablet in 
 the building, on which should be in- 
 scribed the names of Mr. B. C. Young- 
 man, the Board of Education and the 
 architects. 
 
 THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1917. 
 8.00 P. M, 
 
 Mr. Albert D. Bigler, Presiding. 
 
 Music, "O, Thou Whose Power," 
 
 Rossini, High School 
 
 Invocation, Rev. Allenbach 
 
 Music, "Praise Ye," Verdi, Trio 
 
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 Address, F. G. Betts 
 
 Introducing Hon. Cyrus E. Woods. 
 
 Address, Hon. Cyrus E. Woods 
 
 Music (a) "Out on the Deep," Lohr 
 
 (b) "Last Night," Kjerulf, 
 
 High chool. 
 
 Address, George E. Zerfoss 
 
 Introducting Dr. George Becht. 
 
 Address, Mr. George Becht 
 
 Executive Secretary of State 
 
 Board of Education. 
 
 Music, "Let the Hills with Song 
 
 Eesound, ' ' Eichards, 
 
 High School 
 
 The Board of Education, under whose 
 supervision and management the new 
 High School building has been erected 
 and dedicated, is composed of the fol- 
 lowing named gentlemen: 
 
 Albert D. Bigler, President 
 
 John S. Chaplin, . . . . Vice President 
 
 Dr. W. Scott Piper, Secretary 
 
 George B. Eeed Lloyd McDoweiJ 
 
 George M. Eosser Elbert V. Brown 
 
 A happy incident in connection with 
 these" dedicatory exercises was the 
 presence and active part taken in them 
 by our beloved teacher, venerable and 
 universally respected fellow townsman 
 Mr. B. C. Youngman, who, with an in- 
 terruption of the six years durin 
 which he was county superintendent, 
 was principal of our schools during the 
 
 twenty years of its formative period. 
 To Eev. Fortney, Mr. Schaefer, Miss 
 Swan, Prof, March, and particularly 
 to Mr. Youngman, belongs the honor 
 of having laid the foundation for our 
 splendid borough schools. 
 
 Hon. Cyrus E. Woods, who was born 
 here, and is now Secretary of the Com- 
 monwealth, honored our town by his 
 presence and with an interesting ad- 
 dross; and the State Board of Educa- 
 tion, through its executive secretary. 
 Dr. J. George Becht, extended its con- 
 gratulations to the citizens upon the 
 completion of the Clearfield High 
 School building. 
 
 It is no small compliment to Prof. 
 Zerfoss and his corps of able instruct- 
 ors that the taxpayers of this borough 
 have been so liberal in erecting such a 
 magnificent home in which to house our 
 High Schools which have attained a 
 high standard of excellence under his 
 supervision and through their faithful 
 efforts. All has been given that was 
 asked for and the people will now de- 
 mand the best results in the education 
 and training of our youth for lives of 
 usefulness and good citizenship. 
 
 The American Flag now floats high 
 over this great monument to the pro- 
 ressivenoss and public spiritedness of 
 old Clearfield, and the Alumni Associa- 
 tion of the Clearfield High School will 
 ever defend it against every foe. 
 
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