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Delaware County Daily Times from Chester, Pennsylvania • Page 37

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Chester, Pennsylvania
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37
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21 A DELAWARE COUNTY (PA DAILY TIMES Tuesday, await By LINM Daily Writer The 1973-74 school year began with hopes that the -new High School would.be open this month, but now students are eagerly awaiting. September so they can begin classes; in the $2i-mi)lion School Board" President Clarence H. Roberts and Chester School 'Authority" Construction John Joyce said in December they decided be better, to. hold off occupancy, rather than rush trie conducting performance checks on the systems there. When the new school opens 1 the district will shift from a K6-3-3 plan to a K5-3-4 plan by converting its four junior high schools to middle schools and bringing into the.

new high school. The new school, on the grounds of. the former Chester has four units. The large 'building in the front contains a gymnasium, auditorium, shop and home economic facilities. "Two buildings in contain classrooms and'flank central administration building; New athletic field facilities costing; about $225,000, a new synthetic'rub- ber track, will-also the school's features.

Chester students.rriay. have to wait, but other construction: projects in the county have- been completed. The addition to the' Harris Elementary School in' Collingdale was. formerly turned' over to the Southeast Delco School District by the State Public School-building Authority during an inspection in December. School Superintendent Peter A.

LeDonne said students occupied the new 'building on Jan. 14.. The addition, contains 12 regular classroom's, two special education classrooms, an art room, grOup instruction area, music practice and instrument storage room, multi-purpose room, health suite, seminar library. Kindergarten grade students who had been attending classes in 'borough churches are now in; the school. increased course offerings September.

A new instructional materials center, physical" education plant, 'home economics suite and industrial arts and 'shop complex were housed in the addition. The only' section: of hew addition- which wasn't- for the beginning of the school year was the swimming pool, but a spokesman from' the superintendent's office said it was ready now. No new construction is plan' ned-iri the district this year, but proposals are on the'; drawing board for an addition to the Linwood School and a new administration building. Sun Valley High School will have a new three-room guidance area which is'scheduled to open March 15. At a.

cost- of 5135,000 the guidance area was the only construction project in Penn-Delco School District. Many'of the superintendents 'construction is down because of 'decreased enrollment. "We continue to experience an enrollment drop with a six per cent decline expected for the coming year," Dr. -Joseph Rose' Tree' other districts'in- the; eouri-v ty; Hayerfbrd and William Penn remained at 'exactly: same enrollment level at--'the beginning of this school year as: they did in 1972-73. Of the remaining 13 all figures "werev 'down but Chester Upland's enrollment was up 215 Garnet Valley was up 36 students, Penn-Delco was up 64.

While Penn-Delco's total enrollment figures' increased; tlifee of the five elementary schools a decreased'' student number. Many of the educators felt: that increased" beginning to show its. affects' in the lower grades. With fewer students expected in the coming years, attention, is being turned tov improved teaching "Our number one'priority in the' coming year basic Dr. -Lapchick said.

"The tods are suffering in these areas, and we'want stress to teachers and parents that in order a child has to the-'basic skills of his craft." on way for progress By LINDA REILLY Daily Times Correspondent SPRINGFIELD The 'Springfield Mall was again given-the -go-ahead -after months of litigation in Delaware County Court. The 45-acre site, approved in :1970, is scheduled for completion late this spring. The complex at Baltimore and- Sproul Road will house 75 specialty-shops and Jane Lownes Park was seeded and the erosion problem corrected. Tne driveway at North Avenue Park was resurfaced and repair was made to the driveways of Indian Rock Park and Memorial Park, The tennis qoyrts were resurfaced and repaired" at Memorial Park- and Powell Road Park. Park new paved and curbed.

ByDICKHORTON Daily limes Correspondent -jj CLAYMONT of two condominiums, and a Hilton Inn dominated the ''scene 1 northern Delaware community. -The, new still under construction, is, located on Naaman's Road entrance to Interstate 95, across from the -Northtowne Shopping built by the Gray Gangis Corp. of Wilmington, the: multi-storied facility is 'slated for completion in the fall. companies are construct 'ting condominiums near -existing apartment units: Going -up are 170 units at the Towers on Road and Society -Drive and 81 units at the Towers of Valley Run on Carpenter Road. seven-story Presidential Towers structure, next to the Presidential Towers apartment in being built by Aims of Claymont and-is expected to be completed later this year.

Rbbino-Ladd Corp. of Wilmington is the Towers of Valley Run which includes an outdoor swimming pool. The One atid two-bedroom facilities are for completion i At Archmere Academy, on Philadelphia Pike, the $1 million 'Justin E. Diny Science Center v.was opened and 'dedicated on the school's cam- pUSf is named after the Very Rev. Justin E.

Diny, head, master and teacher at school for more than A fire- struck the Claymont School in November, causing damage to the section.of the The school district has. to develop plans to rebuild the section. Dutch custom 1 L. Pennsylvania Dutch persons adorn a small, bare tree with Easter eggs, a custom they may have brought from Germany. John Wanamaker's and Bam-, berger's.

The Park and Recreation Board approved installation of double tennis 1 courts Meadowgreen Park at a cost of In-other park -the fireplace was repaired at Stale Road and runs past the end of Grandview Avenue, terminating a cul-de-sac on the edge of Memorial Park. sanitary sewer, extehsiprf'- of Cild "Sproul running from the vicinity of Old Marple Road to ari'd across, is- completed. The PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Tremendous 'things are happening at Philadelphia's International Airport. In the past year these improvements have been made New Overseas Terminal New runway for the largest jetliners roadway pattern and expanded parking area Modernized and expanded ticket food service facilities and information center These part of the $150 million long-range development program that will produce 11 new buildings, 10 new boarding gates and a new roadway system by 1976. Philadelphia International Airport is vital to the economic growth of the entire Delaware Valley.

For this reason the Rizzo Administration has given this program top priority. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA FRANK L. RIZZO, Mayor At Chichester -Senior High Valley Park and sanUa i- sewer extension alofig signs were, installed Nort State Road in the vicinity, of Old State Road has also been completed. School the of a S4-milHon addition provided for at Woodland Park, Wildwood WE'RE CELEBRATING OUR 100th ANNIVERSARY 2,728,153 MAN HOURS -SHARON Ao INTRODUCES- THREE NEW SAVINGS RATES "SHARON'S" LONG GREEN SPECIAL PASSBOOK ACCOUNT NO MINIMUM DEPOSIT .990 DAY NOTICE JO WITHDRA ONE A CERTIFICATE $1.000.00 MINIMUM FOUR YEAR CERTIFICATE $7.000.00 MINIMUM MONTHLY CHECKS AVAILABLE ON' CERTIFICATE ACCOUNTS OF $5,000.00 OR MORE Uniform Federal ftegiifctiofis for off financial msfitvtioNS reqvire substantial interest penalty for early on cerfifieotes. SHARQN Savings and Loan Assoc.

9 CHESTER PIKE, DARBY, PA. LU 6-4070 Union Carbide Corporation salutes it's Essington employees for their 2.75 million man hours of work without a disabling injury. Almost 10 years. Plant Manager, Les Jacoby is explaining some of the more than 30 Awards the plant has received since April 9, 1964 to Bill Parker, Personnel Manager. IH11HKM UNDER UNION CARBIDE LINDE DIVISION ESSINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

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