Start of Sunbury Schools
I might tell you briefly of the start of the Sunbury schools. Before we had graded schools there was a. two-room school building across the street from here. This was for the youngsters and where I started. Down on the square in the brick building was a room for older pupils.

The first teacher I remember teaching older pupils was Mr. G. K. Sharpe. He came from Otterbein College and taught for a number of years. While he was teaching on the square this main school building was built. When the foundation was ready, corner stone ceremonies were held-this was something new for we youngsters and I remember it distinctly -a large crowd all standing through the ceremonies.

Corner Stone Ceremony

Mr. Sharpe gave the main address. The roll of papers with historical facts was tied with bright blue ribbon and placed in the corner stone. When this building was finished the pupils were all brought together, here and Mr. Sharpe organized the graded schools so he was the first superintendent of Sunbury schools.

He was popular as a teacher also impromptu speaker and singer and was in demand -a busy person but not too busy to fall in love with one of his pupils and so they were married. This pupil was my sister who is with me tonight.

First Mother-Son Grads

I have been living in California so many years that I have not kept in touch with the grads. I'm wondering if there are grads whose father or mother were also grads of Sunbury High? At the time my son graduated he was the only one I up until that time.