Putnam patriot., 1909-09-03

This is dedication week of the Tour tellotte Memorial High School, situa-
 ted on the trolley line, half way be- tween the villages of Grosvenordale
 and North Grosvenordale, in the town
 of Thompson.
 The building site is some hundreds
 of feet above the valley of the Qnine- baug river, commanding magnificent view across to the west and up and down the valley.
 There are two entrance gates, built
 of gray brick capped with granite.
 Winding roadways lead to the top of
 the hill where the school house stands. The prededieary exercises were begun l when the building was thrown open to public inspection at two o'clock last Monday afternoon. Within five min-
 utes after the doors were thrown open
 hundreds of people were inside the buii- ding. and an ever-changing crowd surg l ed back and forth throughout the entire premises all the afternoon and evening l some ,5o0 people viewing the struc-
 ture in all it's details during that time. Even larger crowds were present on l Tuesday afternoon and evening. Praise of the magnificent structure was heard
 on ali sides. People seemed astounded
 at the grandeur and magnilcenee of
 the grand building. It seemed more
 as though one were in some fine art museum than in school house. In
 the Memorial Room were many fine
 paintings, pieces of ofstatuary and china,
 and neat catalogue, describing each
 numbered article, was handed to each visitor.
 The building is equipped with all the
 latest improvements-eleetric lights, 1 call bells, telephones, clocks, etc. No-
 thing has been left undone that would
 add to convenience or comfort.
 The building is an honor to the do-
 nors-Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Tourtellotte,
 of Minneapolis-wh gave the building
 as Memorial to their two daughters, Harriet Lucina Mary TouftelIotte and
 Francis Harriet Tourtellotte, a prince ly gift to the town of Town of Thomp-
 son, and great credit to Mir. C. S. An dem, Agent of the Grosvenordale Con-
 pany, in whose sole charge the carry ing out of the plans of the donors was left.
 In carrying out the plans of MT. and
 Mrs. Tourteilotte, Mir. Andem 'is de-
 serving of the greatest praise. He has done il in conjunction with his respon-
 sible duties for the Company he repre- sents, and still he has attended 10 all
 the details, and produced this magni- ficent structure, al a cost of about slOO,- OOo-that cannot be duplicated at the present time for less than Sl25 ,000. His reward is the exclamations of surprise and expressions of praise and pleasure from every beholder, at the beauty and
 completeness of the work which he has nodded.
 On Wednesday, as on the previous
 days, people came from far and near to
 see the new school, but the largest ga- thering present at any one time was on Wednesday evening at the
 PRESENTATION EXERCISES. Early in the evening the people be- gan to gather. Many held reserved
 SC ats and these were held until the car from the south which was half an hour late, arrived. After those holding these tickets were seated, the large crowds outside the doors were allowed 10 en- ter the hall and take all vacant seats. Every seat was quickly filled, and eve " available inch of standing room was I utilized. both on the floor and in the
 balcony, and yet there were many who l could not obtain an entrance. l The front of the stage was decorated
 with potted plants, ferns and palms.
 4 large plush curtain of reddish broze color hid the back Of the stage 1 from view.
 At s.i5 the Union Orchestra of North Grosvenordale began the opening num- Der. The curtain was drawn. and seat ed upon the stage were seen Mrs. J. F.
 Tourtellotte at the extreme left; seated
 at her left were C. S.Andem and Ram dolph Chandler. Then came the town
 seIecimen, Thomas Ryan, Claus A. sHagssrom and Philip woisard, at the extreme right was asacant chair. This