Montrose High School - Chief Yearbook (Montrose, CO)

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A recent project sprlnglng into reality is the new athletic area. located west of the xnain hiqh school building. Above i- a drawing of plans for the arca. which is being de- vc oped under the Supervision of '1 citizan. connnittee and the county high school cornmittu. llans call for a track with a gmssed in centerg two baseball fields. one for practice 'md one for gamesg a football stadiumg and recreation fwcilitics for the com- munity as wcll 'ls the school. the whole, 'area will probably he fenced in. It will he plwnted with grass, which will he watered by a sprinkling system installed last spring.

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,,- 4 I iNl.C.H.S. Agrivult uri- Building To the north end of the main school building stands a cinder block structure known as the Magi' or agriculture building. Here students of vocational agriculture learn better farming methods, study livestock and crops, and learn such practical arts as welding for farm mechanics. The ag building houses a large classroom and one of the best equipped shop laboratories in Colorado. The students themselves added many of the finishing touches, such as storage cupboards and tool racks when the building was first used in the year of 1948-1949. The white building to the west of the big schoolhouse is used for a great many activities such 'as a classroom for physical education, a practice shed for the wrestlers, meeting hall for school organizations, housing for a Homecoming float, or a place to build scenery for a new play. This building is officially known as the athletic building. but is commonly called the uwrestling shedf, A building of multiple usevthe athletic shed. -5.

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U L9 LJLUGITWV ln the lobby of Montrose High Sf-hool three lmronze plaques tell the Story of how the present lvuilding lJCf,'2illlC at reality. The Townsend fa In i l y has played an important part in school history through gifts of laml. first for the lauilcling Site ancl later for the new athletic and recreation area that is now under development. L oncl aaqut my mutt tw ll twat guru tw progress of the ln fin from 1 tlrtam to a plan on paptr to a reality of llrick and steel.