Lincoln High School - President Yearbook (Ferndale, MI)

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BEE E H We, the Class of Janu- ary, 1931, respectfully dedicate this volume to Miss Genevieve Moule who has been such a loyal friend and instructor.

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' F ' ' 7' 7' 79 , f,7q,Z.x 'I 'ggi .. , 151 -'L E . -sql K 1 ' M4 , I -7 W ' is ' A XT - - 'Tig 'Z. 'i 52l I HISTORY OF FERNDALE Ferndale. directly adjacent to Detroit city limits on the north. was in- corporated as a village in 1918 and as a city in 1927. The form of govern- ment is commission-manager. Originally settled and incorporated by people who wanted to get away from the noise and crowded conditions of Detroit, Ferndale has always been an ideal residential city. Its growth from a village with a total population of 2,600 in 1920 to a city with a population of 20,796 in 1930, an increase of 18.196, speaks for its population as a place in which to live. Of the population 75070 were native-born. Ferndale covers four and twenty-five hundredths square miles and has an assessed valuation of Sl9,675,875, with S18 per 31,000 tax rate. One of FerndaI.e's greatert advantages is the ease of transportation. Located on Wider Woodward Avenue, the downtown area of Detroit can be reached quickly and more easily than from many places in Detroit itself. Ferndale is also located on the proposed rapid transit line of the Grand Trunk Railway. Ferndale station has been completed. This is the first step toward giving rapid transit service to Ferndale and the other suburban communities between Detroit and Pontiac. Many business men of Detroit are already buying homes in this area. This is particularly true of people who are acquainted with the develop- ments that are following such cities as Cleveland and Chicago. ' There are 50,000 homes in Ferndale and 8,570 are owned by occupants. The value of building permits was SI,2l2,760 in 1929. Served with 10 schools of the most modern construction, Ferndale has a school system equal to any in the United States. The Lincoln High is on the approved list of high schools of the North Central Association. The number of pupils in the public schools of Ferndale is 5,000 and there are 192 teachers. The value of school property is 332,862,000 The new Public Library recently opened on the Nine Mile Road East, near Woodward Avenue, has a complete library staff and a fine selecticn of books. The Public Library is working in conjunction with the libraries of the various schools. The 'Nine Mile Road-Woodward Avenue corner is one of the comlng business areas. The present population within a two-mile radius of this corner is 60,000. The surrounding territory is entirely residential and is not cut up by cemetery, fair grounds or parks. In the city there are 50 miles of gas mains, 55 miles of sewers and 60 miles of water mains. The Fire Department employs 24 men. and has one automobile, two engines, one hose and chemical wagon, and one hook and ladder truck in two station houses. The Police Department, employing 27 men, has one station and six pieces of motor equipment. The new 40-track classification yard of the Grand Trunk Railway is located in Ferndale. This is bringing Ferndale to the front as an industrial territory. The many wide paved highways leading out of Ferndale in all directions. make it a desirable distribution center. v f?j95 P . I . .,.....,.... ,A wa sry eil ' f ei F Stair LUV: , T I 11, , P I , THELPHSLI-E-NT JMWJ27 V -.-- .- pri . g I jp 'Deg ll -H: . . Page Twelve T F