The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-03-15
DEDICATE A SCHOOL
North Side People Turn Out En-Masse
For The Dedication of The
Gi!Iett School.
A TRIBUTE TO JUDGE GILLErT

a IRlBUEE III JUDGE GILLETI
The Dedicatory Address Delivered by Hon
/ James cavanagh Pays a Fitting Tribute
/ to the Deceased Friend of City Schools
i Special Musical Program is Rendered by
/ Well Known Local Talent Pres. williams
Delivered the Address of Welcome.
! Notwithstanding the inc1emency OF
the weather large crowd of happy
North Side people gathered at the
Gillet school Friday afternoon to assist
in the dedication of the new building
to the uses for which it was designed.
The attendance was not limited to the
North Side people alone, as many of
of the people interested in the schools,
from all parts of the city, were also in
attendance.
The members of the Board of Educa-
ton, the city officials and the council
attended in a body, and the corridors
of the building were we'll filled when
the exercises began. Many people
came to see the new building, but many
more came to pay tribute to the life of
the late Judge Gurdin Gi1lett, for
whom the school was named. In the
corridor of the building, in a command
ing position, has been hung a picture
of the man who gave up so much of
his life for the betterment of the
schools of the city and county. Many
relatives of the man for whom the
school was named were also in attend
ance.
The exercises began at two O'Clock
and the school children were given
holiday in honor of the event. Chair
man Williams, of the Board of Educa-
ton, acted as master of ceremonies,
and made short address welcoming
the people of the city to the new build
ing. The short address of welcome by
President Williams was followed by a
song by quartette composed of Mr..
and Mrs. F. H. Truax, Mrs. A. B. Cur
tbs and H. w. Marden. Following this
President Williams introduced Hon.
James Cavanagh, who made the dedi-
catory address.
The address of Mr.. Cavanagh was
s
interest of his auditors throughout.
He spoke of the mission of the public
school and found in it the the strong
est bu1wark of the nations prosperity
and perpetuity. In the public school
he found the birth of American Citi-
zenship. In the course of his remarks
the speaker took occasion to refer to
%Inn "a 6 a.
Kenosha in the past as well as at the
present time. Kenosha, said the
speaker, has always been famous for
her schools. Among the men of re-
nown in all parts of the United States
the Kenosha school boy has made his
mark. Senator Joseph V. Quar1es was
a Kenosha school boy, and Judge
Moran, who has found fame on the
Chicago bench, once learned his first
lessons at the old Kenosha school
house. The list of men who have
found honor in the various professions
is long one and the way in which the
School Board are now keeping pace
with the onward march of progress as
sures that in the future the history Of
the past will repeat itself.
In closing his all too brief address
Mr.. Cavanagh paid fitting tribute to
the memory of Judge Gi11ett, for whom
the school was named. He said that in
the long list of the public benefactors
in Kenosha no name should be placed
above the name of Gurdin Gil1ett.
Among the friends of the schools of
Kenosha and Kenosha county he
should stand as best beloved, as his
work for the schools had been the
work of his life. He found the well
known pioneer coming to the county in
the early days and at once starting a
for better schools
in the little country dis
tricts, as Superintendent of the
schools in Wheat1and and lastly giving
all his time and strength in his services
to the Kenosha schools as a member of
the board of education. No honor
would be too great to confer upon one
who had given ali for the sake of the
children, and the speaker found in the
dedication of this school as a monu-
ment to his memory deed showing
the apprecia ton of a generous people
of one of it's greatest benefactors.
Following the address of the day
superintendent Mcdowell made a
short address, thanking Mr.. Cavanagh
on behalf of the board of education,
for his able address. The program
closed with chorus by a number of
the pupils of Mr.. Betzer's school.
After the exercises were over the
people were invited to make a general
investigation of the building.