Many local residents and students who did not live in this area
during those years do not know the history and benefits that have come
from this building. We have seen many local buildings torn down, but
Spartanburg County is to be thanked for the preservation of the Evans
Building. Thousands of students graduated from the Evans Building
before the present Spartanburg High School building was built in 1959
on Dupre Drive.
I thank Spartanburg for the continued use of the
Evans Building. Through the years it has been home to many needed
services. Now with the opening of the SCC campus, it is a tribute to
the Evans Building as it returns to its original purpose, education.
I
was a SHS graduate in the class of 1938. Speaking for the 293 members
of my class, I thank Spartanburg that our alma mater still stands and
serves. I hope each student who has the privilege of walking the
majestic stairs of the Dean Street entrance will appreciate the honor
they have to be a part of history in Spartanburg. Members of my 1938
class still have a group who meet regularly for fellowship, reminiscing
and a time of thankfulness for our school, the teachers who helped us
reach many goals and a time of prayer to start each day.
Frances DeYoung Genoble
Moore, S.C.