Milbank High School - Kennel Yearbook (Milbank, SD)

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DEDICATION The Class of 1957 of Milbank High School is pleased to dedicate this volume of the BULLDOG KF.NNEL to Floyd M. Koch, member of the Board of Education from 1947 until the time of his death last October twelfth. A graduate of Milbank High School, Mr. Koch exer- cised a keen interest in its activities and devoted much of his time personally to its interests. Noteworthy is the fact that his tenure as a board member together with that of his father, Charles J. Koch, total nearly thirty years of service to the public schools of Milbank. The new Koch Elementary School, opened for use this year, is n:med in their memory. 4

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FOREWORD Milbank is one of the more fortunate towns of South Dakota in that she rests on a base of solid granite. Many years ago it was found, to Milbank's benefit, that this granite when quarried and polished is one of the most beautiful and useful granites in the world. This discovery eventually led to the establishment of several small quarrying enterprises—which have since developed into huge local quarrying industries employing ap- proximately 314 workers. Many of these employees are Milbank townspeople, whose families are dependent upon this layer of rock for their livelihood .... The products of these industries are constantly being shipped to all of the forty-eight states, where they are put to use in many and varied ways. Thus, by means of its earthly origin and the quarrying, polishing, and designing processes worked on this granite by the Milbank townspeople, it will forever carry the marks of our community to all parts of America .... Therefore we, the annual staff of 1957 have proudly prepared a Quarry theme for our 1956-57 Milbank High School annual. We ask now that you step with us into our quarry workshop and help us investigate our various quarrying processes . . . . 3

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OUR MHS 'POLISHING LINE' WAS FIRST FORMED IN The Polishing Line Before granite can be ready for commercial use, it must first be polished to a high gloss, which is effected by means of a polishing line such as the one shown above. In Milbank High School we, too, have a polishing line where the four procedures necessary to polish a rlcb of granite can be compared to our four years of high school .... When we are freshmen, we start by grinding off the rough edges; sophomores pass through a secondary stage of emery polish; juniors receive a treatment of finer emery polish; and the seniors are buffed to a high gloss —or, at least, so we hope. Homecoming, Prom, and, for the girls, FHA are three of the ways MHS students are given an opportunity to receive this necessary polish . . . 5