Moline High School - M Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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DEDICATKDN One day some 37 years ago a man came to Moline from Mount Clemens, Michigan. His name was Edwin P. Nutting, a recent graduate of Michigan University. His purpose in coming was to assume the duties of Principal at Moline High School, then boasting a stu- dent population of 376. Since that red letter day in this community's history, the rapid progress and develop- ment of Moline High School has come about directly through the unceasing efforts and tire- less energy of this practical and yet far-sighted man. But you needn't take our word for it. Let's examine more closely the many facilities and traditions of our school and discover how they came to be .... Looking back we find that Moline's 1905 basketball aspirants were forced to pursue their talents on the second floor of the old Wagoner Opera house, while the shower facili- ties of all our early athletes consisted of a water tank in the attic of Central. Almost any accessible vacant lot proved to the stamping ground of Moline's early-cen- tury grid teams, but the majority of their games were played on a piece of Deere property down by River drive. 1916 proved to be a banner year of improvement under Mr. Nutting's capable reign for this was the year our present high school came into existence. With it came a modern cafeteria and a much-needed auditorium. Also came a break for athletics with the advent of better dressing rooms and a gym. Mr. Nutting, whose interest in sports led him to spend most of his few leisure hours out watching practice, gave M.H.S. sports another boost in 1928 when he started a campaign for a field house. In a bond-selling drive, backed by this spirited man, sufficient funds made his dream a reality. Literary progress was anything but dormant during Mr. Nutting's administration. The L.O.T. had its first edition in 1916, and the M was born three years earlier. The idea of Swing-out at M.H.S. is another sample of his ingenuity .... And so, when Mr. Nutting left the Principal's desk in 1931, he left stamped in the minds of the countless teachers and students with whom he had made contacts, an impression of a man with a rare and invaluable understanding whose entire career had been marked with milestones of progress and achievement, Moreover, in his succeeding position as Su- perintendent of schools Mr. Nutting's same vitality and energy has been evident. It is no small wonder that Mr. Nutting's resignation this spring was accepted with sincere regret by the people of Moline. Yet no one can deny this man the benefits of a re- tirement to complete his well-rounded life in the great out-of-doors, which has been his sec- ond home for years. To maintain the fine standing and traditions, inaugurated by him, would be the best possible tribute that we of M.H.S. could offer. Meanwhile we hope that this book will in some small measure remain a worthy token to E. P.

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THE FACULTY FROM FRENCH TO PHYSICS AND ALL-AROUND PHOTOGEN- IC BUNCH . . . THIS IS HOW THEY LOOK WITHOUT THEIR BOOKS . . .