Putnam patriot., 1909-09-03

 years. The location on the hit is the best that could he asked for.
 Such is the building erected by Mir. and Mrs. Tourtellotte in memory Of those dear eaeS gone before, fever a mighty storm should sweep over this place, we shall read in the papers, ia giving an'account of 1t, that The storm came, the winds blew, the rain fell and beat upon IL, ent th, TourteIlotte Me merial High School fell not, because 1t was founded upon rock. fAp- plause.A
 Il expected at this juneture to have had the greatest pleasure in connection with this whole matter, but l am de- nied 1t. 1 expected to introduce to you, al this point, Br. J. +. Tourtelliotte, but he Is sick in bed. He has delega- ted me to perform an act which he was to have performed tonight. l would have preferred that he htmsclf,w was here. But as the task has hsen delegated 10 me, l must do 1t.
 Imagine these words AS coming from him but short while ago..
 "In presenting this building and grounds to the Town Of Thompson 1t gives us great pleasure. Here We lived In these pleasant surroundings in our early days. Me rccoilect your mild and pure air and spring water. It would seem that Nature had exerted herself to make New England especially at- tractise 10 live in, and it's people espe- cially desirable lo live among. When We thought we could sec our way clear to aid our acquaintances tn some puh- lie way, our thoughts came back at once to Thompson, where we had both lived our early life. We trust that the Town of Thompson will take pleasure in having this building, and that II may always be source of pleasure, pride and profit to them.'
 The speaker then stepped back To where First Selectman Thomas Ryan was seated and said: "Mr. Ryan, in behalf of Dr. J. F. Teurtellotte, 1 hand you at this time a wafrantee deed of this building and property"
 MT. Ryan said: "On behalf of the Town of Thompson, IL gives me great pleasure to accept this fine gifl.h
 After another selection by the Ofches- tra, Hon. Randolph II. Chandler, of Thompson, delivered the, address of the evening, which was as follows.
 To Dr Jacob Frank Tourteilottc and his wife. HarrIctt Arnold Iourtellotte. the donors of this Memorial Building
 To Mr. Clinton S. Andem, who by marked ability and conscientious deyo. ton has been most important factor ia lts construction and completion. and to the artisans and mechanics who have followed SO minutely the architects de= sign. This ls all occasion where parental affection, tender memories, childhoeds : associations and the higher ideals of the humaa mind arc so pronounced that Ii Is beyond the power ot language to give adequate expression. This K an occasion where the deepest gratitude ot a grateful people IS proclaimed by their silence This Is an occasion which marks the dividing line between the Conservative system ut the past and the progress of cur educational future, for the thought that has conceived III the brains of noble man and woman has proved q reality. The poverty of laiis guage fails ii expression for the depth of it's foundation The strength ef is outer wall. the height of its masonry, tilt Fi dHBtuA Ri ita BttfltfStf tHA bfH"Af of is massive columns, and the incep- ton of the thought which erected f can never be estimated until the birth and death of at least one generation
 The Tourtelloue Memorial High School As you think of ihe scope ot ts noble and lar reaching benehcencc, with what gratitude you turn to those who gave t, and yet you delicately hesitate to open the chamber of the sacred memories and affections from which come iis conception. As from some care over which the Angel of Death had spread his dark wings, io 1 the sioue is rolled away and an Angel of Light and Life comes forth So | from darkened hearts the burden II i lifted and q spfinging flower. like the wonder of al Arabian tale unfolds into 1 the fair and massive cunsuinmation which on this first day of September We 1 dedicate
 While this building is unique in is purpose, Ii is yet, to the honor of our American civilization be il sad. only in i the live and easy evolution of our New England system Behold a marvel more wondrous than any tale of magical con- l juration or Oriental myth for not in the closet of the student. not in the shade Of the cloister. not in the vista of the poet but straight out of the busiest. most intense. hardest headed and hardest handed material concentrs- ton of industrial. manufacturing, money making labor employing forces and enterprise, springs this fair flower of the gcntlest humani,ies, this Grace of Art, this Fountain of Knowledge. While the past century has stimulated our people in the art of accommodating and perpetuating wealth, the conditions snreiy point 10 rapid and substantial educational progress. Gan anything be plainer than that new powers and new principles are at work. that the applica- tion of science to art Is accomplishing stupendous revolution, that the eondi- ton of the laborer is in many places improved. and his intellectual aids in- creased that abuses once thought essen tial to society and which seemed en- liyened with all its hbres have been removed Do the mass of men stand where they did few centuries ago, and do not new circumstances II they make Us fearful at the same time keep lis from despair We have no right then as regards human affairs to quench. as far as we have power. the hope of social progress When we compare the gen eral condition of our working classes with those of foreign lands. when we recolIecf that they were born and have 1 lived amidst schools and churches, that , they have been brought up to profitable industry, that they enjoy many of the accommodations Of life. that most of