50 Years Ago

Herald of Jan. 20, 1972

The Spring Cove School Board approved a new dress code. It allowed for longer hair for boys, but still prohibited beards and mustaches. Girls were permitted to wear slacks, skirts, knickers and cullottes, but shorts and see through blouses were forbidden. The policy stated “modesty and the avoidance of distracting influences were the key to dress”.

The Spring Cove School Board met with engineers to address the problem of low water pressure at the Spring Cove Junior High School. Classes had to be dismissed on several occasions when there was not enough water to supply the cafeteria and bathrooms. The Roaring Spring Borough often had to start its pumps at the Spring Dam to relieve the problem at the school. All recommended changes had been made, except for one. Board members were waiting for General Electric to make the changes to see if the conditions improved.