Coldwater High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Coldwater, MI)

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Court House, ymbol Of Law One of the predominate buildings that stan ds in Coldwater is the Branch County Court House. The center of nearly all lawmaking bodies, this building contains the offices of cle r k s, judges and county agents. Within the red brick building is both the circuit and probate court. Other jobs conducted in the Court House are register of deeds, county treas- urer, county agricultural agent and the county superintendent of schools: Built in 1887 and 1888 the construc- tion has stood solidly as a symbol of justice. 1? ,ff st, The center of Coldwater's cultural life was once concentrated in the present Ma sonic Temple. Within this construction were rare and costly works of art. Known as the Lewis Art Gallery, most of this collection is now at the University of Michigan 1n Ann Arbor. 4-. f v ,-f ' 4 , ' 1 .f . -J. ws f k A-.J ,-. if C QQQZJ- gi ,,.-.t U N.: f,-'gf I, pun-U-yung' g...,'-H ,., H A, ,418 A-a'tgsf4-1. ,E . .L F ' ' ,rm-L

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'li ., ,, v -...4-?'Yr-.-f H , as, 5 - .-., . Av . , !- ' The tall thin windows and irregular shapes of the building tops clearly illustrate the old interwoven with the new wide windows of the shops today and the purr of 360 horsepower motors flashing by. Coldwater . . . Rich With The poils Of Time ln this world of pernicity, a town can be sped through or over in seconds of time, but how often does one stop to think the years it takes for the town to develop. 1961 marks the centennial celebration of Coldwater. Only 100 years ago the town had a commemoration, for at that time the village of Cold- water was then incorporated as a township of Michi- gan. From this milestone of the toWn's history, Cold- water has advanced to a city of industry, farming, business, education and recreation. With its build- ings and concrete roads and sidewalks, the people of Coldwater have also made progress in the further- ing of education and cultural advancement. The city is finely laid out, most of the streets at right angles, and lined on either side with beautiful maples. -1. S. Conover True to the quote made in 1889, Coldwater has maintained its angular divisions and sheltering maples. Two parks, Parkhurst and Waterworks, are embroidered with tall hirches, elms, firs and the familiar maples. Here in the green, young and old can take time to relax in the company of friends, picnic with families, and participate in a variety of sports.

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Horses we-re hitched . . . dogs sent home . . . children laughing and scream- ing ranged from ages 5 to 18 or 19 . . . one teacher for all grades, all subjects, all individual needs . . . this, the make- up of a country school house. Built in 1888 this traditionally red brick build- ing, now vacant from students and in- structo-rs alike, stands as a symbol for the frontier phase of learning that has now advanced to the m o d e r n school housing equipment unheard of at the turn of the century and housing more students and many more teachers. W .ii ,A Mmm WN 1 , 1 im.. , 4 ,wr emma un H u'.f1,.L'2. 1 it ,w A Century Of Education Erected in 1861, the same year as the village of Coldwater became a township, the Central or Union High School consisted of 13 rooms, was three stories high. The rooms were high, the stairways were long, and by the time students attained the third floor it was time to rest. Nearly thirty years later the edu- cational building was destroyed by fire while it was fortunately unoccupied. Only five months after the Central School house was obliterated, the city voted to build a new edu- cational structure which is still standing in the form of the Lincoln Elementary School. It was completed in structure one year and a month after the votes were cast. Union High School Lincoln School