Tekonsha High School - Indian Yearbook (Tekonsha, MI)

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The first school in Tekonshp w£s a log structure located between the place now occupied bv Charles Millard and Orley Vincent. The school wt s first taught by Chloe Ann Merc! and among the later teachers was Henry Perine, father of the late Miss Emma Perine. Later a frame building was built which still stands and is the residence of Mrs. Florence Hum-estnn. The scuools of this time only went to the 5th or 6th grades. About this time Campbell VJ?ldo started an e-caderay and taught only the higher educational studies. A little later liss Ann Barnes started a select school teaching the lower grades. This was at her home north of the present residence of E. E. Abel, Sr. on Jackson avenue. All promotions at this tine were on the individuals progress rather than by classes. In 1872, a part of the present building w s erected. The school wts at first a ten grade school, lcter an eleven grade tnd in 1905 was made a tv elve grade school. Various fdditions and improvements have been made on the school until now students are furnished a high st nding in education and scholarship. SCHOOL FACTS The total enrollment of the school is 230; with 90 in the high school. The high school has been on the University accredited list continuously since 1927. An accredited :school is inspected yearly by the University of Michigan or the State Department of Public Instruction and the quality of its instruction is found to be high enough to permit the graduates to enter the University of Michigan without an entrance examination. A program for the promotion of desirable extra-curricular activities is carried on. These include: Glee Club (Boys and Girls) Orchestra, School Paper, Physical Education, Sewing and Handicrafts Clubs, Cflinp Fire, Boy Scouts, and Future Farmers of America, Tekonsha High School is one of the 2l6 high schools in the state presenting courses in Agriculture under the provisions of the Smith-Hughes Act. This year's grafluating class, numbering twenty-five, is the largest class which has ever graduated from T. H. S. This is the first Annual containing pictures of school groups since 19214.. An investigation concerning the advisability of organizing a stud- errrt-Counolirhei e next year is under way.

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r; a .i e e a.r () ? € 1 © s ..... — SEPTEMBER Se i .. Of-1... . »v i - ✓«.• ' , r jPA .n nf September 10--School opens. Honorable faculty welcomes honorable students end the Freshmen. September 15--Glasses are busy elect! !g officers, No politics.allowed. Katherine Craven chosen Pres, of the Seniors, September lij.--Footbs.il se;- son opens with a bang, but Reading fired the gun. September 17--Camp Fire Girls elected officers and chose the Prof's., wife c.s guardian. September 19--There'3 music in the air. Girl's Glee Club end Orchestra organized. September 20--Cnnp Publishi ig Co. decides tint T. H. S. Seniors are as good victims as noybody. September 21-- Drtg's” .name goes down in history. Paper staff chose his Pen Notes rs name cf the school paper. September 2o--Athietic Associ tion elected officers. Ned Martinson be cane president; Gerald Beicer, Vice-President; Irma Shun-way, Sec't. and Tre.3. Senior members of the board are Alice Dean, Bert Shedd, and Drugfl Me Candless. OCTOBER October 1---Girls let's have aone action. Why not play Soccer? October 9---Seventeen Fr s -man boys and ten Fre- shmen Girls organise Girl's Health Club. October b---An extra mouth hs be n vdued to the school. (Radio) October 9--Beileve it or not. We listened to the World Series. October 10-F. F. A. received charter. October 11 12-Hurrpyl Holidrvl Teacher’s 1, mrove their intellects at K'.ismazoo--fun; place to do tivt.