Three Rivers High School - Reflector Yearbook (Three Rivers, MI)

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HE Three Rivers High School owes its present athletic field in no small measure to the generosity of our citizens. This athletic field had its origin in the purchase in 1916 of twelve lots from the Central Land 8 Trust Company. This tract of land had been previously used as the baseball field for the city team, and the Association very kindly relinquished their claim on the improvements which they had installed, especially the grandstand. In 1925 the need of additional land made itself felt and through the generosity and assistance of Mr. A. T. VanAlstyn, and the co-operation of the Central Land 'E5 Trust Company, the School District was the recipient of a conveyance of the balance of the block, to-wit: four lots on the south end and a strip along the west side which increased the field practically to its present dimensions. In the year 1927 an additional lot onthe north was pur- chased from Mr. Arthur Moore and Mr. Carl Klocke donated to the School District the south one hundred feet of the other lot at the north of the field. In the summer of 1927 the present fence was constructed, making the present football field the equal of any possessed by schools of our size. It is proposed to eventually raise the level of the last two parcels so that tennis courts can be installed. The District was very fortunate in being able to secure from the city, at a nominal cost, the soil excavated when Third Avenue was paved and it was possible in this manner to raise the level of the field over a foot. This fill has been covered with top soil and seeded. We all look forward to the day when we can construct con- crete bleachers and make a more lasting memorial to the gen- erosity of those who have assisted in securing the athletic field. Before this is done, however, we are glad to make this a testi- monial of our gratitude to those who have by their interest and co-operation made our field possible. Page Ten

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LEM. Board of Education M. H. Rrx ,...,K .M ,, ,A.,....,M. .. A,g.. --Le E. H. Andrews ..A, E. L. Banker ..,. J. I. Bowers ..... A. E. Armstrong L, COMMITTEES FINANCE Armstrong Rix Bowers GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS Bowers Armstrong Banker TEACHERS Rix Armstrong Andrews FUEL Bowers Andrews Banker President Secretary Treasurer Member Member Page Eleven