If any graduates of the Williamsport High School Class of 1914, are beginning to feel their age a bit, they will have a bond of sympathy with a contemporary—the 43-year-old main building of the W.H.S.

Although considered one of the sturdiest structures in the Williamsport school system, the sprawling yellow brick building is not as “young as it used to be.”

To remedy the situation, the school district decided a little rejuvenation might be in order. The result” the first major improvement project since the Vine Avenue wing was built in 1935.

Most notable change resulting from the program is the enclosing of the auditorium. Walls of concrete block painted light green have been erected around the area to improve the acoustics and to protect surrounding classrooms from disturbing noise of assemblies and practice sessions on stage. “It’s much better now, says school principal, Dr. L.F. Derr.

A major project last fall was the removal of the old roof and the construction of a new one.

The painters and electricians have been busy too. Several rooms have been painted and equipped with fluorescent lighting. In particular, the new lights have greatly improved the physics and chemistry laboratories and lecture rooms.

For the teachers one of the blessings of the improvement program is the men’s faculty lounge, which the instructors themselves built in the school’s basement. Furnishings have been provided by the Parent-Teachers Association.

As for students, there’s the suspicion that the favorite “improvement” is the jukebox that was installed during the Christmas vacation. Budget watchers need not worry. The machine does not come under the school’s improvement program. It is a project of the W.H.S. Student Council.

Teachers and students are grateful for another improvement—the installation of eight new electric cooled water fountains.