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North Branch High School North Branch, Michigan May 14, 1948 Students of North Branch High School North Branch, Michigan Dear Students: In the fall of 1937 when I was beginning to work in North Branch, Dr. Kenneth Bordine, now of Central Michigan College of Education, was: Superintendent of Schools in Marlette. On one of my first visits with him he made this remark: “One of the most interesting things about the North Branch school is that there are so many things to be done. Eleven years have passed. Many things have been done. Our enrollment has doubled, the school employs twice as many teachers, many new courses have been added, a transportation system has been established, a new type district has been organized, broader music and atheletic programs are in effect, etc. Looking back over the period of my stay with you, I recollect many pleasant and interesting exper- iences. I have worked with, and come to know many fine people, both young and old. 1 have established some lifetime friendships. I feel a sense of deep satisfaction in having had a hand in some of the school’s accomplishments. And yet, looking ahead with you into the future of your school and community, I am constantly reminded of Dr. Bordine’s statement. There are still so many things to be done.” Life is like that. We dare not use much time looking back at what has taken place in the past because glancing ahead, we see so many greater possibilities and responsibilities in the future. Let us be about our tasks. As there are, always will be, So Many Things to be Done.” Very sincerely yours D. Reed McGee Superintendent of Schools North Branch, Michigan
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THE HISTORY OF NORTH BRANCH At a Signum staff meeting some time ago it was decided that inasmuch as our school reflects the community in which we live, it might be fitting and proper to include a story of the development of the village of North Branch. As my father is an ardent student of local history, I was elected for the story. Facts were verified by considerable research which occasionally became discouraging, but below is the history as it was presented to me: It is the common belief that a man by the name of Beecher first settled here in what is now North Branch. He cleared the land, and therefore the area was named Beecherville in his honor. This was probably between I860 and 1865. In later years it was renamed North Branch, in confirmation of the location of the north branch of the Flint River. In the year of I 881, it was officially incorporated as a village. The official and still unchanged ordi- nances were adopted May 13th, 1891, and enforced March 1st, 1895. In 1879, V. S. Miller sold the Gazette office, then the Weekly Observer, to the Reverend F. J. Galbraith. The first railroad was constructed through the village in 1881. Up to this time the only other available transportation was the stagecoach. In looking through the Classified Directory, for the year 1879 the following stores and business offices were listed: V. S. Miller, notary public; Geo. Mott, attorney-at-law; Pioneer Bank; F. B. Howard Co.; J. H. Vandecar, druggist; Welstand Murch, druggist; C. E. Root, dentist; S. A. Snow. M.D.; G. W. Campbell, M. D. Those not listed were: North Branch Stage Line, Harness shop, Daniel Hollinger, G. W. Cobb, millinery; Marsh and Basna, clothing; Daniel Orr, Lumber yard. These stores were owned and operated by our great grandparents. This little village has prospered slowly but surely until at the present date the population is about eight hundred.
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