The Newtown bee., 1909-09-10

10 be congratulated on the town spirit which made this building pos sible. It seems to me that the public duty as to education ends with the ninth grade and some modified form of High School education, but edu- cation goes on all ones life. It is my honest opinion that the old fash toned drill, drill, is the necessary | foundation for education. The mod ern way seems to be too short cut | little bit. What we want with our knowledge is the ability to apply it. Books as tools are all right, but very | poor as the ends of education. The function of school is not to teach | culture. It is to teach the pupils how to live and how to get their living.
 ,nu LipliciCy Ot studies. MT Shipman thought it| would be wiser to teach fewer studies and teach them we'll
 Prol Cameron, school super- visor, next introduced, spoke on Useful Studies" The local Beard of Education had decided to omit Latin and Greek from the courses of study and certain parts of higner mathe- matics. In speaking of those who objected to Latin and Greek, he said any subject could be made helpful in the hands of a skillful teacher. Hon J. c. Brinsmaue thought the build- ing an important landmark in the history of the town. He thought the committee deserved the hearty thanks of the citizens for their labors, which eliminated in this beautiful building. He thought the present members of the school board should be retained
 GIT experience was valuable asset, and that they deserved the en- couragement of the taxpayers of the town. On the part of the citizensot the town there should pc spirit of
 ,elpful cordial appreciation. In representing the Gunnery school I want to give the High School the right hand of fellowship. MT Brin- made pointed out that a schools power for goou was not limited to what was done in the schoolhouse. It is to be hoped the Gunnery and public schools will cooperate for the puLlie god %
 Rev Theodore Peck expressed his sincere appreciation of the exercises and of the new building. MT Peck said that he hoped in time there would be added to the training of the mind the training of the muscle. He thought the town ought to be proud of what was done, as Washington
 was far ahead of other rural towns on the school question. A beautiful flag was presented to the school, Mrs s. F. Seeley making a graceful speech of presentation. ....-. IN UNWILLING THE TABLET TO THE MEMOIR
 of William G. Brinsmade and Wilbur T. Kilborn, Rev R. E. Carter spoke as follows: Blessed are the dead
 who die in the Lord from henceforth
 for they rest from their labors and their works do follow them" This day is the familiar scripture again fulfilled in our ears. Our dear friends
 William Brinsmade and Wilbur Kill born, who led us all in the work when this plan of new High School was
 begun, to-day rest from their labors but their works do follow them. Ii is written on the monument of Sil Christopher Wren, who built great St Paul's cathedral ill London, ant
 who is buried in the crypt of that
 cathedral: Friend, if thou dost wisl
 for monument look around you. And so we say to-day as we recal
 again to our thoughts these who's, Hives were so full of two noble things , attractiveness and effectiveness; you wish for a monument to then look around you. For this in its be : ginning was their work, they witt one other man, Elnathan Mitchell
 composed the Board which institute, | this endeavor. And I believe tha ' to-day, even among the great glorie . of Gods larger universe, thei f thoughts and their interests ar i turned towards us; and if it be pos | sible (and deem that it may we'll b (Continued on Page 12.)