Elston High School - Elstonian Yearbook (Michigan City, IN)

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Mr. Murray— Mr. Murray, formerly principal of Michigan City High School, and now following Mr. Keeler as superintendent of all the public schools in the city, is one of the ablest directors that could be found for the work in which he is engaged. As principal, he made his “M. C. M.” familiar to all the students of the high school. As superintendent, he has caused the Michigan City schools to progress rapidly. The class of 1927 wishes him further success in his work.

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DEDICATION To MISS SHEPHERD and MR. GRIFFIN we sincerely dedicate this record of our high school days. May Dame Fortune ever follow them, but never her daughter, Miss Fortune. The Staff

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MICHIGAN CITY IN 1840 The mural painting by Robert Grafton, which adorns the front of our assembly, was donated to the Michigan City Senior High School by the Rotary Club of Michigan City. We can well afford to be proud of that picture, not only because of its beauty but also because it was painted by a Michigan City artist. The painting depicts life on Michigan City’s water front in the middle of the nineteenth century. On the extreme right is the old Hoosier Slide, which has now completely disappeared. More than one old settler can tell you of the fun he had in winter, coasting down its steep incline. As one looks at the picture with its wonderful coloring, he can hear the men shouting to each other, the gentle murmur of the women’s gossipping, the sound of the oars as they dip into the quiet harbor water; one can smell the fresh clean odor that blows in from the lake; can feel the cool morning breeze; and above all, can understand why everyone who has seen Michigan City’s sand dunes and shore line is very anxious to return. For all this, and more, we owe Mr. Grafton and the Rotary Club a greater debt than we can hope ever to be able to repay.