Muskegon Heights High School - Oaks Yearbook (Muskegon Heights, MI)

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110 September October November December january T H E o A K s SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 26-Grandville game..Here 3-Kalamazoo game c...,..,,..........,.,......There 10-Ottawa Hills game ee.,,,,,,,,,,Here 16-Creston game .. ,.,Here 2-l-Lansing Eastern,,Here 30-johnson Brothers. Lyceum Sl-Holland game ..., Here 6-Hi-Y Matinee Dance 7-Grand Haven ..,. There 13--Armand, the Magician 1-l-Benton Harbor game ,...,...........W....,....'l'l1ere 2lQMuskegon game, There 23-Debate 25---Junior Evening Dance Z6-Thanksgiving 27-No school lHurray!J 3-Pamakasika Pets, Lyceum 4-Alumni Basket Ball game -l-Senior Matinee Dance 11-Debate 11-Manistee game .,.. Here 15-Fall and XVinter Concert 18-Grand Haven game 23-Soph Evening Dance 23-School Closed for Vacation 29-Benton Harbor game .....................,...,..There 8-Peppy Booster Club Dance 9-Kalamazoo game. Here 12-Hi-Y Movie February March April May June 1936-37 15-Holland game .... There 22-Muskegon game, There 29-Grand Haven .... There 29-Debate .29-Semester Ended 29-Junior Matinee Dance 5-Benton Harbor .... Here 8-Mr. Bendell, Lyceum 11-Holland game ...... Here 12-Commercial Club Party 16-Hi-Y Movie 19 -Holland ..,....,.c,.,... Here Z6-M uskegon game, There 3-junior Play Cmatineej -Junior Play Qeveningj -Albion College Band Z2-Ben East, Outdoor Editor 5 17 2- The Spring Swingu 22--College Day ZS-Rip Van XYinkle 27-Spring Concert Z8-NV. 5. T. C. Glee Club 29-Rural Visiting Day 4-Hi-Y Movie 6-Girls Gym Exhibition 7-All-School Mixer 15-Regional Track Meet at Kalamazoo 19-Senior Class Play Qmatineej 21-Senior Class Play Ceveningj 13-Baccalaureate 15-Class Day and Senior Breakfast 17-Commencement 18- The End of the Trail

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THE OAKS 109 I I Ii' If ll'l 'll If x i 1 X 4 '-59' Front Tables, Left tn Right: Lemke, Tieiema, Hemphill, Snaniolo, Pedler, Raulin, Poulin, Sircher, Leech. Standing: Mr. Courtright. instructor: Erickson, Nelson. Nill. Back Row, Seated. Left to Right: D. Dare. LeNore, Pastucha. MECHANICAL DRAWING A triangle and T-square are not unfamiliar. Qne of the most important branches of the manual arts work in Muskegon Heights High School is mechanical drawing. This subject is divided into three principal parts, namely: mechan- ical design, sheet metal drafting, and architectural drawing. The drawing department is under the supervision of Mr. A. M. Courtright, who is well qualified for the position, holding a Master of Arts degree from Columbia University and a bachelor of science Qin engineeringj degree from the Uni- versity of Michigan. Mr. Courtright has been here many years and also had previous practical experience in engi- neering with the General Electric Company. Students in drawing learn to read blueprints, do objective drawings, and make tracings and blueprints. VVhen a freshman enters the drawing depart- ment, he studies elementary drafting, comprising a study of various automo- tive parts and details of bench and drill-press vises. Bill Strudwick-Albert Lemke During the third semester, he stud- ies furniture design. In the fourth semester, he learns to portray develop- ments and intersections of sheet metal projects. During the fifth and sixth semesters, he is required to draw var- ious forms of gears and other machine parts. A student has a choice, in the hfth semester, of machine or architec- tural drawing. In architectural draw- ing, he learns the nomenclature of frame buldings, copying tails, and other elements. of small de- courses in- Advance architecture clude the drawing of plans for a Eve- room bungalow, consisting of eleven plates showing construction of cornice and sill, with four plates showing out- side elevations, details of front en- trance, cellar stairs, kitchen and cup- board, and specifications. The study of common architectural styles and free-hand sketching is next, concluded by study of a bank building design.

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THE OAKS 111 A HISTORY OF MUSKEGON HEIGHTS Sylvia Meeuwsen Muskegon Heights is one of the few cities in Michigan which were char- tered while the land was still a wilder- ness. As early as 1890, an improvement company of Muskegon decided to hold a sale of lots on the land surveyed and platted for Muskegon Heights. The day of the sale. was set for May 12, following the decision of several manufacturers to build factories in the Muskegon Heights area, providing enough lots were sold. Un the open- ing day, more than 3564.000 worth of lots were sold at S130 each! Thus began what is now the thriving city in which we live. Home construction, however, did not begin until the real estate boom had subsided to some extent. There was one resident, though, who had the foresight to establish a home on what is now Peck street, as far back as 187-1. His name is lVilliam Collier, the first Muskegon Heights resident. Mr. Col- lier told us that the land which he purchased was previously owned by Samuel Peck, whose orchard extended over 15 acres lying between the boun- daries of what is now called Peck street and Hoyt street. At that time there were only three houses on Peck street south of the Muskegon County court house, in Muskegon. In -lune, 1891, the population was 300. An organization meeting was held to further the appointment of the village council. The roads of the vil- lage. were mere trails, and Getty street the only route on which one might reach Norton. But improve- ments soon began. By the year 1892 Peck, Jefferson, and Broadway were paved with cedar blocks over which commerce was swiftly flowing. The Village of Mus- kegon Heights had several factories which were paying Sl,525,000 a month in wages. The Alaska Refrigerator com- pany is said to have been the largest company of its kind in the world at that time.. Kelly Brothers Manufac- turing company produced interior dec- orations and hnishings. This company was organized in 1888, and employed 125 men. The Morton Manufacturing company came to Muskegon Heights in 1891, incorporated with an author- ized capital of S100,000. The Morton family is now and always has been one of Muskegon Heights strongest sup- porters. Following these years of prosperity, there came the economic depression of 1893. Many land owners were finan- cially disabled. Some were forced to give up their land and return to the place of their origin. Une Mr. Alias Merrill, who was a real estate promot- er and owned 80 acres of land, was forced to return to Maine. He had made the trip from Maine to Muske- gon Heights by canoe. Those were the days of the pioneer! By the year 1900, things had taken a much better turn. The population had increased to 1,0l2, generally a sign of increasing prosperity, and the vil- lage decided to grow up into a city. The village officials, including Village Attorney Turner, President L. E. Eg- gert, Thomas Stead, Henry Morton, and Fred Cashbaugh, drew up a new charter. The village fathers retired in 1903 in favor of new city managers. Councilmen included George Betts, Martin Schoenberg, Red Ridout, Thomas Stead, Robert Morris, and Joseph Atkins. Charles Adams was given the honor of being the first mayor of Muskegon Heights. The city progressed rapidly. In 1906 appropriations were made for the new city hall. Many places of business were put into operation: a general store, hardware store, and bakery. A water system was established, the First well being drilled on VVest Sherman boulevard. In addition, a standpipe was erected. This system accommo- dated the city householders and pro- vided protection against fire. It is in- teresting to note that in 1906 the busi- ness section of the city which now is located near the site of the Consumers Power Company on Peck street, was a vineyard. The vineyard extended over 40 acres and was the property of Samuel Maffett. D C:-