Hart High School - Hartian Yearbook (Hart, MI)

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BOARD OF EDUCATION VIVIAN DORMAN JACK CORBIN NEIL SPITLER We owe the men on this Board of Education a great deal of graditude for maintaining our high standards and the continous strive for better facilities for us. the students of Hart High School. We, the Seniors, wish to express our sincere appreciation for their invaluable work which has been done so well while we have been here....... Thank You!

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The Spitler School construction was the result of two years work on the part of the Citizens’ Advisory Committee called by the board of education to study the school needs under the very able chairmanship of Mrs. Robert Munger. The immediate result of the work of this committee was the presentation of a $295,000.00 bond issue to the electorate in November, 1953. This issue was designed to cover the costs of a new elementary school and a shop and music building. The issue was defeated at the polls, and was followed the following May by another issue for the construction of the elementary school only for $150,000.00. This issue passed with a convenient majority. The Board chose Guido A. Binda Architect and Associates of Battle Creek to draw up plans and specifications for the new building. Construction contracts were let to the following firms: General construction to the Allegan Construction and Supply Company of Allegan, Michigan; plumbing and heating work was awarded to the Port City Plumbing and Heating of Muskegon; and the electrical work was awarded to the Industrial Electric Company of Allegan. Michigan. The corner stone for the building was laid on November 10, 1955, and the dedication and open house was held on Sunday afternoon, December 4, 1955. The Honorable Earl C. Pugsley gave the dedication address.

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FRED W. H. HALL M. A. Superintendent American History Dear Seniors, You are living in a world of change. This fact has never been so forcibly brought to the attention of many of us than during the last fifty years. During this short time, less than the lifetime of people today, we have vaulted from the horse and buggy gay “90 s” celebrated nostalgically in poetry and song into the present and vibrant atomic age. We have seen the passing of the blacksmith shop, the livery barn, the harness shop, the old general store, the simple home life, and the Fourth of July celebration with its fireworks and patriotic oratory. We have seen the advent of the garage, the gasoline station, commercialized entertainment, the chain store, superhighways, heavier than air travel, and television. We may see atomic power harnessed to full peace time use in science and industry, space ships, flights to the moon, control of weather conditions, and world brotherhood. This is a challenging and exciting time in which to live; a time to be enjoyed by those who will prepare themselves to live in this world of change. Basic to preparation to living in a world of change is adaptability which can be achieved only through'an understanding of the broad principles underlying our culture. These broad principles are best understood by taking advantage of the liberal education offered you in our schools and colleges today followed by a continued and keen desire to know and learn throughout life. All this does not minimize the need for job training, but there must be a sufficiently broad background to enable you to move in another direction in case the demand for your training no longer exists. Sincerely yours. Fred W. H. Hall Superintendent