Madison High School - Madisonian Yearbook (Madison Heights, MI)

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james madison grade school The most important construction job within the past year was the addition of the James Madison Grade School adjoining the high school. The new school was opened to students January 25, 1943. Miss Audrey Pet- aja, Mrs. Senia McCann, Miss June Ander- son and Mrs. Myrtle Hampton make up the faculty; Miss Margaret Halfman is prin- cipal. The building is used by the 4th, 5th, 6th and one class of seventh graders. The opening of the new, up-to-date building highlights the administration of F. Foster Wilkinson, superintendent of schools. Mr. Wilkinson submitted survey reports to the United States Department of Educaion with regard to the expected influx of war workers and as a result, the Federal Works Agency authorized a grant of $68,608.00 for the new buliding. The James Madison Grade School con- sists of four well lighted rooms with modern venetian blinds and fluorescent lighting. The architects were Lyndon and Smith. Their original blue-print consisted of a tw0astory, eight-room addition; however, the lack of Vital war materials such as reinforced concrete could not be obtained so the one story building will have to be sufficient un- til the termination of the war. The building was constructed with the intention of adding another story when reinforced steel and oth- er materials are again procurable fOr civil- ian needs.

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The new Student Council proceedings started with the election of Jack Bauknecht as president. Jack won the election over Rowland Neale by the narrow margin of one vote. Myra Alley and Burton Smith, two other seniors, were elected to the positions of secretary and treasurer respec- tively. Upon the graduation of Burton and Myra in J anuary, the Council elected Louis Luchow as the new treasurer and Blanche Henry to assume the secretarial duties Under the leadership of Jack, the Stu- dent Council proved to be an ambitious lot. They sponsored the annual Athletic Hop which was held December 11, 1942. Under Council sponsorship, many movies were presented; some of the movies were light and entertaining, while others were more serious and educational. The Student Council also set into operation the hall monitor system. The topic of providing a more effective hall and noon hour system is the latest prob- lem of the Student Council. student council Back Row: left to right: Mr. Gibbs, J. Riley, W. King, W. Leaf, C. Counts, G. Reid. L. Petroff, E. Alley, L. Luchow, E. Sterling. Front Row: D. Glotfelty, D. Day, B. Henry, R. Neil, J. Bauknecht, P. Stuthers, S. Engle, M. Sanford, L. Sheldon.