The diamond drill., 1917-04-07
garten rooms are provided.
Heating Plant and Tunnel.

Heating Plant and Tunnel.
Half way between the High School
and the Forest Park School Is well
equipped Heating Plant. This Is con
nected with each of the school build
ings. and they with each other by
means Of a concrete tunnel some 200
feet long and large enough to admit
OF the free passage OF people. This
tunnel Is overtopped with sidewalk,
and the whole Is unusually convenient
especially in inclement weather.
Lawns.
About this group of buildings Is
maintained several acres OF beautiful
lawns. These are artistically orna-
mented with flower beds shrubbery
and trees. At all times during the
season OF growing vegetation these
lawns are kept well groomed.
Athletic Field.
TO the south and west of these
grounds and separated from them on
~ by n highway Is doubtless the finest
Public Sshool Athletic Field in the
country. This consists OF several
acres enclosed with tight high board
fence. In il IL IA carefully graded
base ball diamond with Grand stand
Bleachers, Players Benches, etc. Al
so the entrance Is provided with an
artistic building embracing dressing
rooms. ticket Office, etc. All buildings
and the enclosing fence are kept neat
ly painted
In the winter season the city author
itey food this field. thus converting 1t
into skating rink
Groves and Park.
When this central school plant was
designed, much pressure was brought
TO bear by the citizen upon the School
Board 10 induce them 20 purchase and
preserve as school and public park
/ some fifteen acres, mostly of second
growth naples, lying in two plats or
groves west and southwest Of the
main school site. Accordingly this
was done. and the larger plat immedi-
ately adjacent to the Forest Park
buildings was neatly fenced and
cleaned for playground and park pur-
poses.
On this plat good Tennis Court
has been worked out; also fine Band
Stand has been erected for the accom-
modation Of the public in the summer
season.
Some added playground equipment
Is needed for the children but this
will doubtless be provided as means
and occasion permit.
Other Buildings In This Z raaiiiI
school Unit.
Besides the central plant aboy'
| described there are three ward or 10
| cation schools two of five teacher
| each and one OF two teachers. Ais
i there are seven one-room rura
schools in the unit, five of which ar
Michigan standard Schools"
Doubtless another location schoo
will have TO be erected the comin
season at the new Fortune Lake Mine
| The school Organization.
| supt w. d. Hill Is the central fig
ure around whom this splendid edu
cational system has been built an
developed. lie came here i'm 1S9
| when but fourteen assistant teacher
were employed in the entire uni
| while at the present time sixty-tw
assistants are required and the growt
OF the system Is such that more teacl
crs are demanded with each succeed
ing year.
III Mr. Hill is one OF Clover-Land
most prominent educators. He ha
for years been active In the council
Of the Upper Peninsula Educationi
Association and this organization ha
never had n more successful yea
than in 1912 when he served as II
president. Mr.. HIPS life work ha
been the development of this educ,
tional system. and that he has su,
ceedcd beyond measure is questione
by none Throughout every depar
ment may be seen evidences Of hi
firm discriminating Judgment In III
planning OF buildings, laying out an
bcautifying Of school grounds. dcye
| opment Of the park, the athletic fiel
and gymnasium, the equipment Of IN