Ithaca High School - Ithacansian Yearbook (Ithaca, MI)

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The first principal of Ithaca Public Schools was Mr. H. R. Pattengill. In 1884 after serving for seven years in this capa- city he declined a reappointment and later became Superintendent of Public Instruct- ion at Lansing. Pattengill Junior High School in Lansing is named for him. A Ithaca High School Faculty - 1910 the present school. The corner stone was laid in 1883 and the building was completed in 1884. This structure cost 823,527.49 In 1909, the east wing was built and in 1911 the west part was added. The enrollment has grown from 30, in heaiing planfp and bus fransporfdfion for fhe rural sfu- monument was later erected to his memory on the site of the old school near the Vil- lage Hall. During Pattengill's administration the wooden school built in 1861 burned down. Plans were then drawn up for a brick building which is now the center section of 1857, to 481 in 1883, and to 826 now. The first graduating class in 1887 had 6 mem- bers. This group too has grown until this years graduating class will be composed of 79 students. This will be the largest in the history of I. H. S. Ithaca High School . Six footers - 1910 Left to Right -- Kenneth 1 Smith, Howard Mathews, Dean Waldron, Keith Kel- logg, Perth Pressley, Tim Thum, Ray Kerstetter, Ralph Waldron, Miles Nelson, Cash Beechler, unidentified. 5 r I

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I l l w w ' Your guess is as good as ours. 1883 a gym and afhlefic field: hof lunches af noon: a new -1F!33Tt4- Programs for the First Annual Commencement at l. H..S. and for the Alumni reunion two yealfs later. - -Ol THE A ' gTl7occ gclpool '6hiu.'Lof1i '11 Kihei Co life-4,4A cj aaa, --ose- Fridag Evening, June 24, l887 MPX'-,igfumni 47,,ffqez1nionHPk- -0F- thauza so igll 4- Qschmml Jifofef ,Qefan ggarkrs C5la,lufLf3n?, 'Cgfzxen4ln.?, june 22, Compliments of-- T E -v-fllfha Glass of '8'Zf-- 'L' 'f ?i.l6I A IGHT P. M. 4

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In the course of time athletics have changed greatly at I. H. S. There are now seven inter-schoolastic sports, football, basketball, baseball, track, cross-country, golf, and tennis. dents: so have we progressed. To accomodate these, the facilities have been enlarged. Besides the gymnasf ium, an athletic field was purchased in 1933. This has a baseball diamond, foot- ball field, softball diamond, and practice Baseball - 1910 Beck Row Coach Paul 'Barber F lor-en Hoxie Perth Preuley William Mewilllirams Bud Wiseman Center Row Clifford Gmrloclc Roy Snyder Aubrey Mellinger Carl Chambers Chet Pettit Front Row Robert McKay George Crooks 6 Football - 1899 Left to Riglht: Jay Helms Bert Seav-er, unidentified 2nd Row: Roy Cowdrey Clyde Daniels, Saul Netzorg 3rd Row: James Peet, Robi' Hamilton, Lloyd' Webster Will Beckwith, Kneeling Gaylord N e l 5 o n, Wm Brown, Clarence Hill, Roy Beechler. space. In 1934 a field ho-use was added. During September 1947, lights were erect- ed to permit night football games and on October 10, 1947, the field was re-dedi- cated to Mr, Floyd H. McKibben who was responsible for its purchase and develop- ment.