Moline High School - M Yearbook (Moline, IL)

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The new senior high school to be opened in 1958 is illustrated by an architects drawing. Area Watches Growth of New igh School, The name Moline, which is derived from the French word Moulin, meaning city of mills. is aptly given as Moline is the farm implement capital of the worldf, From the hands of the 12.500 citizens of Moline come tractors, combines. signal devices. steel products, and many other articles without which a modern civilization could not hope to survive. Since Moline was incorporated as a town 109 years ago. political. industrial. social. and educational fields have been greatly extended. Unce every four years. citizens of the Lnited States elect our nationis governing body. lluring the l956-l957 school year. the candidates lmrought their platforms to the people of this vicinity. again revealing that tl1e reins of govern- ment are held hy the people. The annexation of seven surrounding areas to the city has increased the population as well as increasing the cityis re- sponsihility to the voters. Rapid growth of industry has been depicted hy the formation of New lndustries Incorpo- rated. a group designed to luring lrig lrusiness to the com- munity and provide jobs for tl1e students in many technical helds hither-to undeveloped in the Quad-Cities. Hands across the sea' is a well-chosen phrase as Moline farm-implement manufacturers aid the overcrowded coun- tries of lndia and South America hy sending modern ma- chines to their farmers and trained technicians to aid them in increasing the conditioning and yield of their land. Thousands await the arrival of the Democratic presidential candidate, Adlai Stevenson, at the Moline airport.

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Students, faculty members, and other citizens attend the lli-Y and Y- Teen-sponsored non-denominational lloly Week services in the United Presbyterian Church. April 12 marked the beginning of the season for MHS diamondmen. Y-'lieens and UA.-X ollicers for 1957-1958 were elected and installed. The M staff girded itself for the task of meeting final dead- lines. Sponsored by the Hi-ads and Y-Teens, the Holy Wieck services elimaxed the w'eek before Easter. At one time 200 students were absent from school because of the measle and ilu epidemics tmaybe a touch of spring lever, too?I. Plans for the AUC Fellowship production loc Sentus had the school in an uproar a month before the per- formances. MHS scientists exhibited their work at the first-annual Quint-City Science Fair. The Literary llanquet, May 2. honored the 1956- 1957 stalls of the publications. the thespians, the debaters, and the lump and literary award uin- ners. The junior-senior prom, uhlay Melody, and the senior ball, 6'As time passes by. never-to-be forgotten evenings, left many with tired feet and empty pockets. The l ine Arts Club presented its awards to senior members at its annual banquet. Hi-Y representatives assumed the reins of tl1e state government in Springfield for a day. Colorful costumes and scenery added brilliance to the 'fllikadof' Senior Y-Teens and CAA members were guests at the farewell parties of the two clubs. After linals the seniors had their lling at Swing-outg Mis were distributed. Baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies June 2 and 3. brought the studs-nt's school year to a close. Two science students perfect their :v -4. exhibits prior to displaying them at the Science Fair. ...Q Members of the decorations com- mittee complete the nutcup-place cards, progrranis. and placeinats for the Literary Banquet. been T' vc

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Hospital Completion, One year remains until the completion of the new 353.500.0011 high school, designed to meet the needs of the l750 students expected to be enrolled in high school by l960. A two-story classroom section. manual training: de- partment, swimming pool. two complete gynlnasituns. pub- lications staff room. cafeteria. counselling rooms, and otlicc are to be included in the building. Construction of a new 352.000.1100 annex to Moline Public Hospital was completed early in lfebruary. lncluded in the building are an emergency room, physical-therapy division. x-ray laboratory. pediatrics ward, new laundry, and maternity and operating rooms. The new annex has greatly increased the ability of the hospital to serve the community. Modernization cannot be fully realized without a means of bringing to the publicis attention the existing conditions on the international, state-wide, and community levels. The uDispatch,,' Molinels daily newspaper, fills the task for its over-99,000 subscribers. The addition of a new, four-colored press, one of three of its kind in the state of Illinois not in- cluding those presses in Chicago. has contributed greatly to the scale of colors now attainable in print. Planning for the possibility of a future air attack, the city of Moline installed four Civil Defense sirens at a cost of 810,500 each. Because of the importance of civil defense, the federal government assumed half of the purchasing and installation costs. Expansion of lndustry ilfogfm on the ,1t-vv- mu. S.-hail 1-an lit- sf-.-n as t building takes form. ' j'vs+',fi.S:4fazLJ. y 1 , z Y 'iuiili An addition to the Moline Public Hospital was just completed this year. 7 rw I I, , Civil Defense sirens have been installed K X throughout the city. .., 2 ,. W' ,. ,...., . , ,f-ffl' ,f W ,V X 4 ...ff ,n ,ff 7 . I H ' V W' af it 'f ft, , '7 Aff .1,, ,wt XX Q lff 'K .L , ' ef. N' ' ' 1-,f K , 9 i----'A