The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-11-30
For Owosso's Young.

remodeed during the past U A
wing has been added .o the eat iT@ q
vast 81 les, each twO .,orlos IA - AP
second floor of the buAding "' he
high school with physics and ~
laboratories, commercial room AIT four
rooms for recitations and with STATS for
scholars. The general assembly room, on
the second floor of the east wing was filed
Wednesday afternoon with High School
pupils and their friends to- assist in the ded
ication of the new building AT 2,o'elock,
Supt. Simmons called the assemblage to
order and the high school cho,f of sixteen
young ladies and gentlemen sang the
Columbian hymn, after which Rev. Matte
son offered prayer. A male Quartete, con-
sisting Of Messrs Reynolds, HOyt, Jacobs
and Sullivan sang very creditably "AbiIe
with me-"
Edwin Mosher read an ESSAY ON "The
Young Mems Era" which was filled with
very goood points. Hefshowed very con-
clusiveIy the necessity for the. education of
young men 10 solve the problems of this
age.
Miss Nellie Dcnsmore's essay on "WC-
mans Advantages and Work." was a COM
plete summary of the advancement OF
women from their condition in the past ages
to their condition now-such as places them
on level with men and makes her a being
to be respected in all places and fields of
labor, as lawyers, lecturers doctors, teach
ers and other lines.
Prof. K. L. Austin made few extremely
appropriate remarks. His satisfaction was
complete, as he contemplated the structure
in which the school is now located and was
made so by the fact that Stating with 1875
pupils three years ego, the high school had
increased to 166, 10 1S6 and now TO 210
The old school building, like The clothes OF
the growing boy, rapidly became to6 small,
and as the elbows pOked out, so had the
children been obliged almost to hang out of
the windows. If the advancement could be
as had been that of the buildings in beauty
and usefulness he would be pleased. he
had attempted to guide the pupils into the
right plan of study and line of work, max.
ing careful, general course for those who
seemed 10 need it.
Miss Mabel Ferry, rendered-a Ne.l(Dsolo
in pleasing manner, Miss Duff accompa-
nylng her.
President Fitzpatrick spoke of the duties
OF the board OF education, explaining what
they had desired to do and what they would
do in the future with the consent of the
citizens, and the money voted. The Central
building would soon he as they had wished,
except some work around the grounds.
The cantankerous taxpayers and other class
es were obstacles to be overcome in the max
ing of an ideal school system. He closed
by saying that the selection of board mem
bers had not been controlled by politics,
which had added greatly to the efficiency of
the corps of teachers, they not being select
ed by their pulls"
Rey. w. B. Matteson was called upon, re-
spending with few words OF thanksgiving
for. the benefits of education and the pros
poets for school work in this city. The
jawbOne OF an ass had formerly been a
weapon in war, but as that had given way
to the neutrality-suspicious. used today, SO
had the progress been in education.
Prof. Monroe, superintendent of the st.
Johns schools paid high compliment to
OwossO, that i'm all its advancing years IL
had not become concieted In its school work,
but had kept pace with the material
the cily-surprise, at the wonderful growth;
adminiration for the way prosperity had
been taken, and regret that when he first
came here 20 years ago with so cents in his
pocket, he did not buy the town and hold il
until the boom came. The teachers were
earnest-now with earnest pupils, Owosso
would be a glourious example. Working
hand in hand with the country schools,
Shiawasse county was noted center.
superintendent of PuDlic Instruction
Pattengill made the finest address along the
ivered in Owosso. He talked for nearly an
hour and held the closest attention from
scholars and visitors. In his $4,000 miles
travel in year he had found two most
prosperous towns, Owosso and Traverse City
He congratulated the people on their homes,
their streets, their factories and the mag
nifcent educational interest. Where the
material growth and prosperity was greatest
there the education and school system were
the best. Many people do not believe in q
high school but the simplest proof of lis
efficiency was from the statistics furnished
by Saginaw educators. Pupils who spent
four years in the high school, four years In
college and four years in work had $500
mtre apiece than the pupils who left of
with the grammar room and had worked
twelve years; and the educated person hat
that which makes life worth living. ant