Henry Ford Hospital School of Nursing - Sonah Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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shell, but now Ford High Mr Sidney Berkowltz Mr Louxs Panush Mr Mxtchell Tendler Many teachers who have left to fulflll new as slgnments were mstrumental m helpmg to set 1n op eratron our program of academrc studles They came to serve as instructors but they also became ad vlsers and sponsors for our extracurrrcular act1v1t1es We g1ve credlt to the tollowrng teachers for therr past servlce to the school Mrss Eleanor Bogan Mrs Naom1 Cheng Mrs Kathertne Cutter Mrs Irene Burchlll Mrs Nancy Schermerhorn and Mr Iohn Wllson the value of these teachers to the growth of Ford IS nnmeasurable Also representatlve of that help Ford grow sp1r1t are Mr Sldney Berkowltz former hrstory teacher who served as vtce prestdent and program commtt tee member of the P T C Mr Louls Panush former Department Head of Mathematrcs and Scrence who set up our laloorator1es and our conservatory and who encouraged student mterest 1n the value ot sclence courses and Mr M1tchell Tendler former Engllsh teacher who became the lrrst advlser to the Spothght lou ..- 2.019-on 1 Q Q u . . n u . . ' . . , , , ' . . ., . , - 1 1 . , . , . , . I - 1 , . , - 1 . m ' I ' -. . - 'YY 4 ' If .. Y: li .If LIQJIW t ' h 5' an...-

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we were only an empty :J On Aprll 15 1957 Mr W1l ham E Merr1tt pr1nc1pa1 the late M1ss Helen Kelley as s1stant prlnclpal M1ss Ehzabeth Wolff counselor Mr Harold Cutter counselor moved mto Fords adm1n1strat1on offices to prepare for the fall openmg Mr Ben Ch1n1tz replaced Mxss Kel ley on Iuly 16 1957 In sp1te of lnconvenlence and the nolse of workmen hnxshmg up the deta1l work on our school they made progress Some 350 9 A and 10 B students were commg from Redford They also expected 250 9 A cmd 10 B students from Cooley m add1t1on to 400 9 B pu p1lS from 9 elementary schools mn the dxstnct Programs for all of these students had to be evaluated 1n order to determxne what addmonal teacher ap pomtments would need to be made These adrmmstrators began w1th a bmldmg and proceeded to create a school 5-3 4050. The Growth of cx Buxldmg HENRY FORD HIGH SCHOOL Detro1t Locatton 20000 Evergreen Sxze 23 5 acres Cost of S116 S120 000 Ground Broken January 1955 lst Un1t cost S2 275 000 Capacxty 1 225 Occup1ed September 5 1957 Faculty 64 Enrollment 1 541 The photograph above shows our bulldlng ln lts prlmary stage of construct1on 1n the w1nter of 1955 March of 1957 found the flrst un1t of constructlon near cornpletmon as shown below -ME' -'43 ii avail-fesli Sis, S- w-N if -lb- 6 ' . . V, Y V f 11- 91- ff .- ' . 7-vi - 'Vsfi' -1 ': . V V f - , .' . A ...sir '-any ig- L1'..1rff'-?,:'.'lJjff 5 -1 Qi, ' ::i ,a, ' ' -A ' 1,fQe2iR?j,,'cqg-jizzpli gjefjs- ' A 7151 -. ' ' r gf.1 ' ' V ' :Y 'Lk g-ge.'2'E'-'ajft Q' : ': 'Vs-5.31,-,N , r ,Y-'. .h 1 I H 5' I . -' Lf: ' , Q, ' - 4 T' H ' f --A ' ' ps . 9 , ' ' . L- .- ' . t I ,Q N-.D I tiki 's I I - -.. . . , - . ' w K. . - I I P 1 .f f ,. .4 . ' it . ' ,I . - ' JB- , 1 ' i . N . 1 5- ' ' .ev S 1 5 4 . Q 9. 1 ' , .,, . G , uf . Q v , X 1 . - - . fl ,J Q Q . t , 1 il . W, X N qi I I 1 I ' ' . , 5 . . . . I . - ., - is - 4 7 '--fu:tr- K -,.v ' 'gz,f5:s5ts,W.1f 1: 5: ' ,..-- ' -'- -441. . 44 ,1 ,- tg- ,feel , . :-,g+,Qf'..z I 1 1 . - -'L in., 113. I-,4 -.A i5f ,, .-S-,V t , ' - - - ' . 4?-:fr F , , ' V . 5 rl . . ' 'Af , . . . Aiffl gl 1' ,jr:21?g'i - ., . ,il 1 ' V '77 I Q. 1 4, 1- I ' ' T A , l ' , ., ,- U S ,- ' ' ' .A , if ' 'I L 4 , ' I :X ' 'L g A--L.. ' ., asm - - 5 V ' .A , . , -E ,act TQ-It - -f.'- -...4 . -v A -A Q114... , , 4.

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actually exlstsl ln September 1959 MISS Bertha Rob rnson Was asstgned to Ford as our second prtnctpal Under her admtnls tratlon Ford has been accredlted and our ttrst class has been graduated Representatrves of the Unrverstty ot Mrchrgan vlsrted Ford on lanuary l 1959 to rate us rn ftfteen areas rnclud mg phtlosophy obrectwes ot the school currtculum orlered llbrary factltttes guldance and counselrng graduatton requlrements equtprnent and school plant ln addttton our teachers had to present college transcrtpts and a record of teachmg experlence On February 24 1959 Mtss Robmson announced that we had been accred 1ted by the Unxversrty ot Mlchlgan Thrs dectston means that each graduate re CGlV11'1Q favorable recommendatton from our pr1nc1pa1 and applytng to the Um verslty of Mrchtgan or other Mtchlgan Mr Alexander Mercer brology teacher and Dr Lester Ander colleges and unlverstttes wtll be ad son Unrversxty of Mxchrgan representatrve confer about hte rn a greenhouse Further honorlng our school on th1s date was the Portratt Presentatton Mr Wllltam Clay Ford presented our school wtth a portrart of h1s grandfather Henry Ford founder of the Ford Motor Company The ceremony was covered by all the local newspapers and broadcast to the entrre school by close ctr cutt telev1s1on The portrout of Henry Ford by Wrlbur Ftsk Noyes hangs on the north wall of our ltbrary a f1tt1ng me morlal to a great man Thls was the begrnntng of Henry Ford hrstory a noble start lol the years to come when Ford Wrll rlse to greater recog n1t1on and prestlge Mr Arthur Mc Grath accepts the portratt from of Eclucatron From 1 r MISS Lourse C Grace Mc Grath and Mrss Robmson m1tted wrthout havtng to take an en trance exarnrnatton Mr Wlllram Clay Ford on behalf of the Board Mr Wrllram Clay Ford ludy Brtqqs Mr Arthur 8 I 1 1 ' 1 .. .. 1 11 I . 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . , , . - 1 , -1 ' . -I . ,, , ,. , . . 11 . .11 .. 1 1