Millington High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Millington, MI)

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Millington School History Fifty Years fffantinued from page 592 E. M. Conklin .,,,...,H..,. W...,,,....k 1 912-13 .through 1916-17 John Seeney fenlistedj ,,, ,.......M,,,... 1917-18 Irwin Randall ..,1...., ,,,.. C ompleted Term B. F. Stoebell ,,, .11,,,,,..-... 1918-19 E. Aelick .n,, ..,,,, 1 919-20 and 1920-21 W. P. Gee ,,, ,, ,, ,... 1921-22 through 1923-24 S. M. Perry ,.1.,,-..,,,,-. --..1,,,,,--... 1 924-25 Harold McCormick fresignedj ,,, ......,,, 1925-26 Keith McNally ,,...,1,,..,2,, ..,,--,,.. C ompleted Term B. F. Latter ,.,, .... 1 926-27 through 1929-30 J. L. Meachum ,,, ,,,, ,,, ,,,,, , ,,,, 1930-31 through 1939-40 We point with pride and enjoyment that E. L. Mills is living in Mancelona, Michigan. He is a retired banker in that village. We were fortunate to procure the pictures of several former superintendents and display them on page 41 of this, our fiftieth anniversary annual. In scanning the pages of history we find several highlights of athletic accomplishment. 1912 Baseball team, coached by Runcy', Runciman, now a prominent business man of Lowell, Michigan. 1914 Football team, coached by E. M. Conklin, now principal of Hamtramck High School. 1917 1922 Baseball team, coached by E. M. Conklin. Harold Wright, a one-man track team, coached by W. P. Gee, now principal of grade school in Detroit, Michigan. 1933 Football team, coached by 'QSwede,, Swenson, now a traveling salesman-living at Saginaw, Michigan. 1934 1935 Baseball team, coached by Swede Swenson. Track team, coached by L. Meachum, present Superintendent of Schools. 1936 1937 1939 Football team, coached by S. M. Glaza, present coach at M. H. S. Baseball team coached by S. M. Glaza. Basketball team, coached by S. M. Glaza. It is impossible in this book to give a complete record of the 50 years' achievements, but this short resume will point out that Millington School has been progressing and will continue to go forward in all lines of endeavor. Page Sixty

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Millington School History Fifty Years fffantinucd from page 581 1933 but by the federal grant of 55,809.00 from P. W. A. funds, the voters expressed a favorable decision, bonding for .S3500.00. The vote was 142 yes, and 17 no. A smile came over the faces of the boys and girls of the community because up until then outside toilets were used and only James Whitcomb Riley with his words of eloquence could describe them. In June, 1937, Major Brendt of the Public Works Administration presented the building to the people of Millington at the dedicatory services. In the hall of the new structure we find a bronze plate with the following inscription-Board of Education: D. G. Salot, E. Richards, A. I-1. Cobb, W. F. Guenther, and Alfred C. Fischhaberg Superintendent of Schools: L. Meachumg Architects: Warren S. Holmes Co.g General Contractor: H. Howeg Inspector of Works: Marcus Titsworthg Sup- erintendent of Construction: Chris. Wick. During the 'fifty year period there have been 682 diplomas granted. In 1898-99 school year there were no diplomas granted, but classes have ranged in number from one in 1890-91 and 1893-94 school years to forty-three in 1939-40. The following is a record of the superintend- ents for the half-century: E. L. J. Mills. .c..c.., M--. cc,c. .--.--.---- 1889-90 P. G. Davis ldeceasedl e..., ,,--1890-91, 1891-92, 1892-93 C. W. 'Bleech fdeceasedl--, .,,.,.e, ee.. eeee ,N 1893-94 A. E. Wilber ,,.w .,.., - ,1..--, W. uve--. - 1894-95 H. Z. Wilber ,, ,,,.,, ,C .,.-,,,, W. 1895-96 through 1899-1900 G. G. Warner ...,,..W..,,-, ,, .,,,,,,,,, .,,,,,-,.. ,e,,., 1900-1901 John S. Robertson fdied in April 19021 eeee 3... ,,., 1901-1902 S. G. Atkinson .....,..,.,,,.e,.,c,e, ,.,.,.e,.. C ornpleted Term S. G. Atkinson ,.,s..,,,, c.,,, C -1. 1902-03 through 1904-05 U. S. Wilson ldeceasedj ,e,,,, ,, ,,,,.,,d,., 1905-06 through 1908-09 H. W. Baker resigned in February 1911 ,.,. .ec, 1 909-10 and 1910-11 C. H. Runcirnan. ..,..d,.,,,.,,,,.-. e.,., C ompleted Term C. H. Runciman A... -cc C ..c.e, . ,,.,,e -.c 1911-12 fcontinued on page 601 Pdg F fty N ne

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Jokes Mrs. Forsyth: Where is my wandering boy tonight? Mr. Forsyth: And also, where's my car?,' Mr. Glaza: f In World History Class, Have you made up your list of the eleven greatest men in the world, LeRoy? LeRoy Clark: No, sir, not quite. I'm hav- ing diihculty in deciding on a quarterback. Sarah Cypher says: If they keep on placing zippers on garments, a button will be as out of place as a horseiiy in an automobile show. L. D. Gray: How did your potato crop turn out? Elton Leix: Splendid, some were as big as marbles, some were as big as peas, and, of course, there were quite a lot of little onesf' Miss Kirk: John, correct this sentence: 'Girls is naturally better looking than boys,. Johnny Staples: Girls is artificially better looking than boys! Bob Farnum: After all, fools help to make life interesting. When all the fools are bumped off, I don't want to be here. Shirley Hope: Don't worry: you won't. Pat Kennedy: I turned the way I signaled. Bob DeLand: I know it: that's what fooled me. Francis Foster: What is the difference be- tween a gossipy woman and a looking glass? David Thompson: One talks without reflect- ing, the other reflects without talking. Ruth Tryon: Do you think the speaker put enough fire into his speech? Florence Monroe: My opinion is he didn't put enough of his speech into the fire. Mr. Meachum: Young man, you can't sleep in my class. Ed Drubin: Gee, Mr. Meachum, I could, if you didn't talk so loud. Ted Berry: The drought sure has made the wheat short this year. Sam Petoskey: Short? Say, I had to lather mine to mow it! Reta Schank: What were you screaming about last night? Jean Schank: I had an awful nightmare. A man was chasing me and he couldn't catch me. Page S ixry-One Tub Gibson: I had to chop wood for my dinner yesterday. Duane Eno: Why didn't you eat it the way it was?', Judge: Mr. Staples, why didn't you stop when the cop hailed you?', John: Fm deaf: I didnlt hear the warningf' Judge: UO. K. You'll get your hearing in the morningf, Alverna Church: Clothes give me a lot of confidence. Wanda Barber: Yes, you can go to a num- ber of places with them where you can't go without them. Mr. Irwin QTO Bob DeLand after a dis- couraging Physics markj: Never despair. Somewhere behind the clouds the sun is shin- in . ich: 'iYeah, I know, and somewhere below the sea there's a solid bottom but that doesn't help the man who falls overboard. Miss Kirk: I-low many subjects are you carrying?', Bill Dieter: Carrying one and dragging threef' Mr. Meachum fin Hott classjr Now Eleag- nus agustifalia is a good background shrub. John DeOrnellas: 'lMy-do such plants grow in this country?,' Righto!!! One way to break the ice at these parties is to start making cracks. The leaves start to turn the night before exams. Many a fellow has been left in the dark simply because his gal has taken a shine to someone else. A blind date seldom opens a girl's eyes. In the spring a young girl's fancy. The modernized version: Don't count your pennies before they're matched. Harold Gibson says he canlt imagine any- thing worse than a giraffe with a sore throat unless it would be a centipede with corns. Ruth McComb says: Gentlemen farmers are farmers who seldom raise anything except their hats. The osteopath's favorite hymn: IfKjNeed Thee Every Hour.