The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-11-26
DEDICATION OF
new BUILDING
HIGH SCHOOL FORMALLY OPENED
Good Crowd OF Patrons .and children
the Ceremonies Saturday
Evening.


dedication OF the new high school
building Saturday evening, and in
spite of the inclement weather there
was a good crowd In attendance.
The exercises weIe he'd in the as.
sembiy hall, which extends the whole
length of the north halt of the upper
story, making an ideal place for liter
ary and other entertainments in line
with educational work.
The meeting was called to order ut
/ 80 p. IN. by Prot. +. 4. Coad, coun-
ty and city superintendent OF schools.
The first number on the program was
the singing OF America by the au.
dience, with Miss Newtown at the
piano. State Superintendent Acker-
man was then introduced, who made
an Interesting address of twenty or
shirty minutes. He said in part:
81 have been looking forward to
this event for nineteen years, and fl
teen years ago l said that Hood River
would have school system that
would be second to none In the state.
always feel that Hood River is like
home, as it was the first place | set
foot on Oregon soil when came west.
"The people of Hood River should
be congratulated on this magnificent
building. You have built for the fu-
ture. l predict that you will have in
i've or ten years 500 high school stu
dents. You will have room tset
apart for the teaching OF domestic sci
ence, where the young ladies will
learn to keep the home in the very
best way. You will have anuther
room set apart tor manual training,
where will also be taught elementary
'The high school should not in
fringe on the pure college courses,
but lead up to them, SO that tho grad
uate from the high school can go di-
rect TO college, or II il Is desired to
stop there, will be we'll equipped In
for the worlds battle. You
can build up high school here equal
to Portland.
"The high school was first develop
ed in the Willamette valley. Ten
years ago there we're only five cities
IN the state that had four-year
course of study. There was no law
at that time authorizing high school
system. The Oregonian advocated
that there should be no free educa-
tion above the eighth grade, main
tanning that If a student got that far
and was interested he or she would
get the rest at the higher places of
learning. That paper fought the high
school so hard In Portland twenty. five
years go, when the walls we're up for
The building that the citizens we're
unable TO vote tax to complete IL.
Harvey Scott fought the high school
'or 30 years, but at last said to me,
You have beaten me OUT He is
now loyal supporter of the high
school system.
"Eight years ago we succeeded In
getting a bill through the legislature
districts by vote of the
people to teach grades above the
eighth. We were 90 fearful of asking
700 much and not getting anything, ON
account Of the opposition, that the
Gill did not cover enough ground,
md no mention was made of a high
school in the bill. At the next ses-
sion the bill was amended with the
words high school in 1t, and broaden
ID its scope.
''In Lane county six districts came
In and organized shigh school dis
trict. lt 10 plan which will be follow
sd nj many places. In the organizing
Of high school.. districts state aid can
ba secured. liz the schools did moth
ing more than keep children at home
between the ages of IA and Is, it
would pay. That Is the time when
the children need careful looking at
ter. Ii is a time when the parents
should know where they are, and e.
pecally in the evening after school
hours.
81 wish to relate an Eincident that
couple of years ago. While
walking down Broadway, New York,
with fliend from this state, we saw
some beautiful red apples In win
dow. They we're selling at two for 25
cents | remarked that they must be
Hood River apples, and also felt sure
they must be from Hood River Up
on investigation, we found they we're
from Hood River and had the label ON
The bux'
The next number was selection
from the Girls Glee Club, which was
heartily eDCOre0.
Rev. j. g. Tate gave one of his
enthusiastio addresses,
Pull of good advice Tor the boys and
girls, and while he occupied more
time than his predecessor, 1t was lis
tened to with marked attention to the
close. Rev. Tate 10 an orator OF more
than ordinary ability, and one Of the
favorites of Hood Rivers many elo-
luent speakers. His remarks we're
practical, intersperse1 with lessons
from the Divine teachings, and left
an impression for good upon his hear
ers.
Then followed pretty exercise by
eight Young ladies of the high school.
Each had large card with the first
latter of the names of the celebrated
on the building, and each
recited short verse or history of
the celebrated man whose achieve
ments have made for him place in
history.
Virgil Georgia Prather.
Aristotle-Lena Newton.
Ursinus-Alberta Jackson.
Gracchus--Helen Orr.
Homer-Kittie Bragg.
Aggripa-Lottie Kinnaird.
Napier-B Blanche Howe.
After a song by the Glee Club the
crowd dispersed. The new building
will be occupied by the high school
next Monday, and tn Sc looms now
being held in churches and other
places around town will be quaItered
in the old Park street school.
Consumption statistics
prove that neglected cough or cold