The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-10-30
School Department



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Johnson, Dorothy ksslovv, Fivins
Rivkin. oliver ksricofe.
The Mcmillan high school has ~
rooms and Is located on West End
ave. near JEFFERSON. The location IL
bad on account of being In the center
Of the Delray business district and
the Michigan Central tracks running
near the building. Students are
often held up and made late for
school py trains blocking the streets.
A number Of factories are also lo-
Gated. near the building, adding to
the confusion.
The present site OF the Mcmillan
school was donated to the old Delray
settlement by James M. Mcmillan.
and the building erected thereon,
named IN his honor, he being very
prominent citizen in his day. A two-
room building was first erected I'm
1898, succeeded in 1885, by an eight
room structure, destroyed by IRE In
1895. when the present building was
planned and constructed. The build
Ing IL Of yellow brick and quite
handsome, green vines covering the
front. adding to the attractiveness.
The equipment is complete, including
a fine laboratory.
A feature OF the Mcmillan, and one
that has attracted much attention. u
the fact that q hve-year tot can
enter the Kindergarten and finish with
q high school education. The sev-
enth and eight grade students are
considered high school juniors, ana
are permitted to- take uD German,
Latin and other studies. This feature
will be treated more fully later.
Mr.. George W. Murdoch 10 our
principal, succeeding Mr.. Frank
Cody. who guided the destines Of Nc
MILAN from the time II was q two
room country school until last year,
when he was selected as one of DR..
Chadsey's assistant superintendents.
He Is well loved and highly respect
ed by the young as well as older citi-
zens In the vicinity OF the school,
who grieyed to lose him as principal.
In the selection OF his successor. how
ever. they are compensated, for Mr..
Murdoch has proved to be a most
capable instructor and manager. and
has won his way into the hearts of
the students by his pleasant person
atty. He comes to Detroit after IL
years experience In the schools of
Denver, where he was very close
friend Of the famous Judge
Linsay, and had occasion to study
closely the workings OF the juvenile
court. fitting him especially for the
OF boys.
The names Of the teachers of Nc
MILAN have been published In this
so we will not repeat
them, but we do want to refer to
Miss Begole, who recently left US.
after 20 years OF faithful and EN-
cient service.
At present we have lea members
Of the iuniof. and senior glasses. ! q
large increase over last year, and the
school-is growing rapidly In all de-
since the transfer OF Mr.. WAGNER
TO Northwestern high we have about
given up our athletic sports. He
trained our football. baseball and
teams heretofore. and we |
are proud of the records they made.
Instead OF so much attention to
athletics, as In the past. we expect |
to devote the time to oratory and !,
debating, one club being now organi- |
zed and others TO follow. The edi-
tors for Mcmillan. as shown above, !
are charter members OF the FIRST club. !
and while the attendance 80 far Is
rather small, we expect to make
good" and arouse interest and en-
thusiasm for greater success.
We ind that the Mcmillan Is not !
as well known throughout the city !,
as IL should be. many people consider |
Ing II merely grammer school In I,
stead Of combination Of all the !
grades TO the twelfth, and for that !
reason we expect TO write rather en-
about our school and It's
We hope editorial colleagues OF
,ther schools. as well as all readers
,f the Times School Department, will ]
pardon the length of our FIRST let. J
Ter and ind something TO Interest
hem. promising to get down to the
customary length articles as soon AZ
We have made up for the time lost
n getting started. We have q num- 1
Der Of interesting things to write
about. but will try and string them 4
but" from day TO day rather than |
Iell the whole story at one sitting.