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Dram Arran 30 the old M. H. S. ovev on the South Side. We, Senior Class of '24, re- speczffwlly dedidate this, tlie first volume of Ili QJLI I 'FILXII
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1 9 2 4 'Tlhr 09121 Grail 1 9 2 4 HISTORY OF THE M. C. H. S. No complete appreciation of the true history of the M. C. H. S. could be discerned without first knowing some of the early history of the community. The old high school was erected in 1871 and for several years was used as a grade school. Near the year 1885 the first high school course was introduced and in '87 the first class graduated. As the years passed and the high school was made into a community school the attendance increasedso rapidly that, due to inadequate space, the need for a new building was made known. After much discussion the fall of 1920 marked the election time and the vote failed by a bare major- ity. Again an election was held, this time in the spring of 1921, and, after much electioneering, it was known that there was to be a new M. C. H. S. Little time was lost after a suitable location was found. The Wells lot of ten acres bordering the National road at the west end of town was decided to be the most suitable that could be found. During 1921-'22 work on the grounds and building was begun. All through the summer the construction of the building was well under way, and in Sep- tember, 1922, school was held in the high school for the first time. The building was not entirely finished. and so the workmen continued their work and the school was practically finished by Christmas. Courses in Agriculture, Manual Training, Science, Languages, and Home Economics in addition to the regular High School course were in- troduced with a faculty numbering nine members :- 1. Mr. H. R. Girhard 4. Miss Elizabeth R. Lovett 7. Miss Florence Hutchens 2. Mr. R. E. Apple 5. Miss Marie M. Bradbury 8. Miss Inez M. Tearney 3. Mr. R. F. Shephard 6. Miss Lucille Greider 9. Miss Esther MacDonald THREE
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