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MICHIGAN CITY IN THE FORTIES The study hall mural is an inspiring view of Michigan City as it was in the 1840's. Robert W. Grafton, a local artist co-operating with the Rotary Club, painted this realistic mural for the study hall in 1925. In the forties Michigan City had hopes of becoming a great metropolis. Congress spoiled this hope by giving the harbor fund to the neighboring settlement of Chicago. The thriving town of Michigan City, population 1,500, then turned its attention to securing the Michigan Central Railroad, which now runs through the city. The City was at this time a great grain center for the surrounding countryside and because of its prestige felt that it should have a fine main street. Accordingly, Franklin Street was planked with cedar blocks. Mr. Grafton's mural shows the harbor with the warehouses to the left. Behind the warehouses one sees Hoosier slide, famous as a landmark before its removal. The plank pier was erected to afford a protection for boats coming into the harbor. The creek is no longer called by its French name, Riviere du Chemin — we now call it Trail Creek—but the same spirit remains as that shown in our study hall mural. C
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Mr. James Griffin Mr. Riley Schaeffer nr MEMOHIAM Every wagon train in making the long trek westward must regretfully leave some of its members by the wayside. Occasionally, as the Forty-niners crossed the plains, they would see a marker by the side of the trail. Hats in hands the Forty-niners saw that the two markers they approached were those of two faithful drivers, Mr. James Griffin and Mr. Riley Schaeffer. Pausing to reflect on times past, the Forty-niners remembered Mr. Griffin as picking the points of infinity in geometry class and as coach of the tennis team. Mr. Schaeffer will long be remembered for his sense of humor and his ability to make the youngsters work. There are many Forty-niner machinists who will use the skills he taught them. The Forty-niners go forward on the long journey, remembering Mr. Griffin and Mr. Schaeffer as drivers who led them dauntlessly and who kept faith in them, though the roads were rough. The prospectors carry away the inspiration of high quality which was shown in these two men. 5
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