Michigantown High School - Challenger Yearbook (Michigantown, IN)

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THE CHALLENGER PUBLISHED BY MICHIGANTOWN SENIORS bvP,5S OA lq5l NWS

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W? ANNUAL STAFF Co-Editors-In-Chief THELMA MAISH JAMES ASHLEY Sports Editors JEAN CANTER TED BOWEN Typists JULIA BRANT MARILYN CRUM MARY KINGERY SARAH LAUGHNER Advertising Managers BETTY NEW BOB CRENSHAW Calendar JANE REED NORMA COCHRAN SUSANNE HUFFER Feature Editors JEANETTE EVANS WAYNE PATCHETT JAMES WEBB Business Managers BETTY NEW RAYMOND BURNS JIM THOMPSON Class Prophecy JULIA BRANT BETTY NEW DON DAVIS Will JO WATKINS JOAN HEDGES RAYMOND BURNS Z

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Our School 1833 - 1951 During the summer of 1834 a one room, log schoolhouse was built after the first settlers had come to this vicinity in 1830. It had greased paper for windows and homemade benches eight to ten feet long for seats. A two room house was erected during a remodeling campaign that took place in 1860. This was the period that readin 'ritin,' and 'rithmetid' were taught to the tune of the hickory stick, By 1878 the over crowded two room building was relieved of the increasing population when a four room brick building was built just back of the present building. lt burned in 1905. In 1906 a three story building was constructed at the cost of S30,000. Everyone thought it contained more room than would ever be used. Thirty-eight thousand dollars was appropriated in 1924 to relieve the crowded condition by building an annex to the back side of the present building. Although few changes have been made since then, new rest rooms have been placed in the building, and new walks have been constructed around it. With increasing population in the school an urgent demand for more room still exists. But regardless of lack of room and all the other faults, we find that deep in our hearts we will always cherish our dear old school and hold a soft spot in our hearts for its memories and name. 4