Marine City High School - Mariner Yearbook (Marine City, MI)

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Marine should welcome the foreigners, for it would show that the people are broad- minded, and it may bring forth an era of progress that would not be amiss here. Marine City has great advantages over other towns of like size, and if the citizens are broad-minded and far sighted enough and have vision to see the possibilities of Marine, we may yet see in the near future a prosperous, progressive and growing city with varied industries and with work for all. Those who call themselves citizens should take for all time the motto, ‘‘Boost Marine.” Here’s to our future! PROGRESS OF THE YEAR IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL (As Seen by One of Our Senior Reporters) Boys ' Trade School — In this departmen t, introduced into our school for the first time last September, there are five branches of the tradework offered — namely, masonry, plumbing, carpentry, electricity and wiring, decorating and painting. This course was opened mainly for eighth grade boys, but since this is its first year and others have not had a chance, some in other grades have been included. Each day one period is spent on one of the trades and one on trade mathe- matics. This year’s course is of an exploratory nature — that is, it is planned to give the boy a chance to get some training in each of the trades, so that he can better decide which one he wishes to go on with. The next year, the work will be more extensive, and he can concentrate on the one he has chosen. Under supervision of the instructor, the boys have done actual work in our school bu ilding, such as plastering, placing of sinks and radiators, making tables and blackboards, electrical wiring, painting, varnishing, etc. At the same time that the sixty boys in the work are getting valuable practical training, they are saving the district about $550 in doing it. Household Economics — During this year, this department has been conducted to meet the requirements of the Smith-Hughes law. This means that the school will get State aid amounting to $550 a year, beginning with next year. This course gives more than just the common cooking and sewing instruc- tion; it gives instruction in practical and scientific home management. For example, the pupil is taught millinery, laundering, etc., as well as how to make a dollar go farther, with the expectation that many mistakes can be avoided in the future because of this knowledge and training. Library — The former library, accommodating only five or six readers , has been moved to a much larger, lighter, and better ventilated room. The new library now accommodates about thirty pupils. This, coupled with the fact that new books have been added, making the number of volumes about twenty-five hundred, makes it possible for pupils to do their reference and outside reading work more easily and quickly. Science — The physics room has been changed to the west side of the building, where there is better light, and equipment is more easily accessible. It has also been connected with the chemistry room by a door being cut in the partition, so that both branches of the science work can be carried on at the same time under the supervision of one instructor, thus increasing the efficiency of the department. 19

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THE FUTURE OF MARINE CITY By Reuben Prange Much may be said regarding the disadvantages of a small town like Marine City. In fact, too much may be said. But Marine can boast of advantages that are not common to towns of its size. One of Marines greatest assets is the beautiful St. Clair river. More ships pass through this strait than through the Panama or Suez Canals. And Marine is a marine town — its men are sailors engaged in the world’s greatest movement of commerce. There are shipyards close to the city to take care of the demand for repairs to these great boats. The river also gives Marine the opportunity of being a resort town of the first class. Every summer the geniality and hospitality of the people attract an increasing number of outsiders to spend their leisure hours in Marine. The fish- ing, too, is wonderful. No city can boast of a better location for angling than Marine. This has brought many a disciple of Izaak Walton back again and again for just one more successful catch. Marine has transportation facilities which are not common to towns of like size. It has adequately taken care of the growing need for better streets and better fire protection. It has a pure water supply system. In this age of speed, of progress, of growth, which has done so much for Detroit, our cosmopolitan city to the south, we shall soon feel the greater influence of the big industries at our very door. Detroit is the most rapidly growing city in the world, thanks to the automobile industry. It is safe to say that within the next decade or two it will have spread out much farther than it has the decade before. Even now Marine is contributing a share of business to the world s greatest auto center. And the fact that the live men of Detroit are trying to make that city the aviation center of the United States will greatly add to this spreading influence. Deroit is what it is today because the men of that city had vision. And it would profit Marine if its men, too, had vision. Because of the unfortunate centralization of labor and wealth of the great factories now so common, Henry Ford desires to build many small ones to replace them. Marine is just as good, or better than any other town as the site of such a factory, and it also is a very fine residential city. With the sailors busy only nine months a year, an industry like this would provide for work the remaining time. Wide awake citizens should do their utmost to induce manufacturing interests to come here. Many people object to making Marine more of a manufacturing center be- cause of the foreigners the change will bring, for we have prided ourselves on the stand we have taken towards the foreigner and negroes and the way that stand has been enforced. But after all, is this not false pride? It is undemocratic and un- American. History shows that the main reason why America has been so prog- ressive is because of its mixed races — because it is the melting pot of the world. 18

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Plans For New Gymnasium — The Board of Education has practically completed plans for the new $20,000 gymnasium to be erected where the McLouth Hall now stands. The building will be about sixty-three feet by eighty feet, having a hard- wood floor, basement, and balcony. The balcony will be large enough to seat one hundred and , twenty-five people, and the whole building (including balcony) will seat about seven hundred and fifty. A large dining room, kitchen, showers, and lockers are planned for the basement. Plans for future improvements for the benefit of those who are working for an education will be continued and carried out whenever possible and wise. — E. G. THE ROTARY CLUB By Alta Boughner (This article was originally an English 12 class assignment. Supt. Greenman had been interviewed by all the students collectively, and material thus gained was written up in the form of an interview, the students pretending they were reporters.) SIGNIFICANCE OF ROTARY The Rotary Club started in 1905, is a national and international organization which is rapidly gaining in popularity. Already there are twenty-eight countries enrolled. The name Rotary was suggested by the fact that the meetings rotated from one place of business to another. The wheel, expressing the rotary idea, was chosen as the symbol of the club. PURPOSE Rotary was organized to promote friendship among the various business men of a community. It aims to better the members, the members’ businesses or pro- fessions, and also has some influence over their families. MEMBERSHIP Membership is somewhat limited. Only one man in each line of business can join. By this arrangement the spirit of rivalry is eliminated. The cost of belonging is $40 the first year, and $20 each year thereafter. Applicants are voted on before admittance to membership. A member must serve his fellow men and must be willing to apply the golden rule to his business. MEETINGS EACH WEEK Rotary usually meets at noon each week, that being the most convenient time for all the members. Sometimes meetings are held at the dinner hour instead of noon, but this is on special occasions. In Marine City the club convenes at the Episcopal Church House, that being centrally located and, therefore, most con- venient. Faithful attendance is necessary, and four consecutive absences will drop a member. If one is unable to attend in his own town, he may go to a meeting in another community. The program for the meeting is simple. A short business meeting follows the luncheon, guests are introduced, and the meeting is then turned over to the program committee, who usually provide a speaker. FEES AND REGULATIONS Besides the regular yearly dues, fines are imposed on the members for various offenses. These fines, ranging from ten cents to five or ten dollars, are used for charitable purposes. 20