St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-31
SOUTH SIDES PRIDE.
The New High School Is
Formally Opened and
Dedicated.
Hundreds Of People Attend
the Exercises and Listen
to Speeches.
Commercial Travellers Ban
Guet and Dance at the
Nicollet.
End Of the Underwriters
Union--Stetson's Back
ing for Chief.

The new South side high school was
formally opened and dedicated last
night. The fashion and intellectually
Of South Minneapolis witnessed the GER
emonieS. The school building is the one
which caused several of the members Of
the board of education to discover white
hairs among the black before TIE plans
and specifications were finally approved
and accepted. 1t is the building which
caused the entire aggregation of local
architects to rise in their wrath and
condemn the action of the board in
giving the contract for making the plans
to All outside drsughtsman But the
school house IS at last thing or reality
and peace reignS where before chaos
and grumbiing were the proper caper.
1t stands at the corner of Cedar avenue
and Twenty-fourth street, and is one of
the handsomest school buildings in the
city. Every one Of the twenty school
rooms and the big hall Oh the third
floor, were ablaZe with light last night.
1t was gala occasion and the members
of the board oi rdurarion. as they pa
raded around liz. l.ttUu< apartments.
could not fOrbear &Ii.ng vent TO eX-
clamatiOnS of pride AT ihelr u.tn accom-
pliShments.
The Dedication Exerci ;es.
The dedication exercises were held in
the main hall, where the paint and
plaster were scarcely dry. The stage
was crowded with seats for the dStin-
guiShed guests and speakers of the
evening, and grand piano, Oh which a
number of the more advanced pupils of
the central high school rendered selec-
tions Of excellent merit. There was not
standing room in the hall, and many of
the people were obliged to listen to the
numbers from the outside, in the hall.
There were at least 800 people present.
The programme of the evening was
opened with singing by the South Side
High school chorus, consisting OF nearly
a hundred fresh young voices. Supt
g. NJ. Jordan then made a few intro
ductory remarks, welcoming the audi
ence to the school and explaining
briefly the trials and tribulations the
board of education and every one con-
cerned had undergone in consummating
the plans for the new temple of learn
ing. The building itself, he said, was
one of the best i'll the city, both
in equipment and architectural
design. He felt proud of it. The old
South Side high school was organized in
1885 with class of two. The BEGIN
ming of the year would see class of
over 275 enter the new quarters. At
the conclusion of Supt. Jordan's re-
marks Robert Pratt, chairman OF the
Inl lflI4lD fsO Af m lNf,o Ri n lI
ucatiOn, went through the form of pre-
sentipg the keys of the building to
President A. I. Ankeny. He prefaced
the gift of the keys with few apropos
He spoke of the many diff
culties experienced in getting the build
ing under way, and referred with pride
to the final accomp lishment.
Ankeny and Other lights.
President Ankeny in his response de-
clared he was one of the happeSt men
in the city, and certain it was his face
betokened he was at peace with the
world. He was more than pleased to
be able to extend his we'll wishes to the
people of South Minneapolis, and he
hoped they would appreciate the good
fortune that had befallen them. The
school, he said, was one of the finest in
central high school, whose superiority
was in the size. The building committee
should he especially commended for
their arduOus work and their devotion
TO their purpose. This purpose had been
the high school, and it had been accom-.
plished. Not single penny had been
expended IN the building which did not
show its own worth. The entire cost OF
the building would he kept within
$4,000. which, i'll his opinion, was
dirt cheap. The president compared
the cost of the school with
the cost of the others in the city, also
the schools of other cities, and he came
to the conclusion that the South side
high school was by far the best and by
far the cheapest. The present high
school system of the city was one of the
best in the country, and the four high
schools annually graduated about 400
pupils.
At the conclusion of vocal duet by
the Misses Annie Hughes and Casbra
Bredeson, Directors Gjertson. Jasger
and Norton spoke briefly to the sub
ject. The former interpolated plea
during, his remarks, for money to pur-
chase, OF rather aid in purchasing,
fine piano for the music room. He Sc
cured nearly hundred dollars before
he took his seat. Mayor P. B.
Winston spoke briefly and happily. He
was pleased. he said, to be be able to
ay tribute to the intellectually of
South Minneapolis and to its nnely ap-
pointed building of learning. The