The Newtown bee., 1909-09-10
SCHOOL
 BUILDING Erected By the Town of
 Washington. INTER- RESTING DEDICA. TORY EXERCISES
 SATURDAY AFT
 ERNOON. Addresses By Hon. A. L. Shipman of Hartford and Others.


 presence of about 800 people. A platform had been erected in front of the building, on which the speakers sat. Those who occupied seats or the platform were Prof R. E. Dodge and r. J. Kilborn, members of the town Board of Education, Rev H. B. Turner, Rev Theodore Peck, Rev R. E. Carter, Mrs 0rville H. Platt, Mrs J. c Brinsmade, Mrs A. c. Titus, Mrs F. J. Kilborn, Mrs R. E. Carter, Hon J. c. Brinsmade. The exercises opened with an invocation by Rev II. B. Turner.
 Prof R. E. Dodge, the chairman, said he believed Washington was taking a place in the foreground, if not in the lead, among the rural towns of Connecticut on the question of education. Prof Dodge thought great credit was due to the popular young chairman of the board, R. J. Averill, and to that other member of of the board, r. J. Kilborn, who might almost be called the quarter master of the school. Prof Dodge said he had been member of the Board of Education for a year, and there had been no dissensions. The unani- mousness Of our school meetings are sucn that there is no room for spite F. J. KILBORN, THE SECRETARY of the Town Board of Education, said in part: "At a special town meeting held on March IS, 1907, the sum of $1O,000 was appropriated for the purchase of a lot and the erection of building at or near Washington Depot, to be used for High and Graded School purposes. Also resolution was passed raising committee of six consisting of Messrs w. G. Brins- made, Wilbur T. Kilborn, Elnathan Mitchell, Burr A. Hollister and F. J. Kilborn, to consider the selection of site for a school ouildlng, with power to purchase if four members should agree, and the whole School Committee was appointed a building committee with power to appoint a sub committee On the 10th of April and before the committee had met to organize one of the committee, w. T. Kilborn, passed away. About the middle of May the committee met, organized and inspected several pros pective sites and unanimously de- cided to purchase this the O'Hara lot At meeting of the School Beard on August 10, A. JS, F. J. Kill born, R. J. Averill and M. w. Aspin- wall were appointed a building com mittee with power to procure plans and make contracts for new build ing. At the annual town meeting October 5, 1908, an appropriation oi $9,O00 was granted and at later special town meeting 5000 more was appropriated, making $z2,O0O ir all. On the fifth day of November ground was brohen. On the eighth day of December we were shocked tC learn that our esteemed member anG co-worker, William Gold Brinsmade hau passed away. On the 11th day of December the cornerstone was laiC by M. w. Edward E. Fuller, assisted by the M. w. Grand Lodge, A. F. & A. M., of Connecticut. On the 9tf day of February, 1909, the last bricl was lald. me total cost ot the lot building, grading, water and sewag' system is $22,UOO. me furnishing and decorating to date amounts t S1050.27 of which the town has pait $460.27. We have received, un solicited, from Mrs Mary l.. Van In
 gen $50, to pay for painting th
 walls. From the furnishing commit
 tee of the High School fund, MT
 Thornton Cogswell, chairman, MT
 Robert E. Carter, secretary, fo
 electric clocks, s330. For furnish
 ing the teachers room, S94. FroI
 High School class of 1909, account (
 furniture, $50. From Miss Carolin
 A. Haer and Miss Helen c. Kelle. s s for furniture, s36. From Mrs Mar q B. Van Sinderen, Boston ivy ss 7 around the building. Also Encycl'
 pedia Brittafica from parties wh !. wish their name withheld.
 = i ATTORNEY ARTHUR L. SHIPMA
 next introduced, made an exceeding
 felicitous, eloquent and practical a'
 dress. He said in part: The town { Washington is to be congratulate
 not only on the school building, bl r on it's school board. It is especial