The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1910-12-16
COLFAX HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING DEDICATED
Citizens Proud of Complete
Educational Plant.
Doors Thrown Open and Visitors
Witness Regular Daily Work.
Program of Addresses and Music
Enjoyed by Great Throns.

Last Friday was a busy day at the
new High school, the formal dedication
OF the building taking place under most
favorable circumstances.
In response to invitation conveyed by
the city papers the public availed itself
of the opportunity to inspect the build.
, ing and enjoy the hospitality OF faculty
. SDd students, and all afternoon and
evening parties of delighted visitors
were shown through the various depart.
ments of this most complete educational
plan, City Superintendent Payne acting
as head ueher and guide.
In the afternoon all classes were en-
gagged in their usual work and the guests
were at liberty to go where they pleased
and see the work in progress. The vari-
GUS class rooms we're visited, the priDci-
pal attractions being the manual train
ing and domestic science rooms. Mr.
Rusum, at the head OF the former depart
ment, had a class of twenty or more
young men busy at their well equipped
work benches, the sight being truly in
spring. In the domestic science room
the scene was equally inspiring, with
Miss McCann directing her class of young
girls in that all-important work of pre-
pairing and serving we'll cooked food
All visitors were served with delicious
coffee and biscuits, and teacher and
class proved themselves most capable
entertainers The room, flooded with
afternoon sunshine, was a very picture
of household comfort and cheer The
entertainers were in full uniform-dainty
white aprons, caps and sleeves-aIl the
work of their department. The class in
sewing had beautiful examples OF their
work on exhibition in another room, all
of this work being under Miss McCann's
direction.
A class in chemistry under Mr. Freer
attracted many of the visitors, others
dropping into Mr.. Sheets class room
during the demonstration OF problems
in geometry.
The work of many OF the pupils in
drawing, under Miss Riemans, was on
exhibition in the assembly room and
was most attractive, some of the work
showing great originality OF design.
A class in medieval history under the
instruction of Mr.. Moses was visited and
enjo, ed by several parties of guests, and
go on through the various parts of a
most through and dignified institution
of learning.
In the assembly room, late in the
afternoon, a delightful program was
given by pupils, all numbers being taken
from the works OF James Whitcomb
Riley.
Early in the evening the visitors began
arriving in greater number than during
the afternoon, and the building was
lighted from top to bottom so that all
could look to their hearts content until
the hour for the program to begin.
At O'Clock the High school auditor.
ium was full to overfowing and the
printed program was given, l.. d. Wood
ward of the board OF directors acting
as chairman. After the opening number
by the boys quartet, which was en-
Enthusiastically encored, R. L. McCroskey
spoke upon the necessity that gave rise
TO the school.
q. l.. Ettinger, whose announced SUBJ
;ect was "The Articles OF Incorporation
of the Coliax Academic Association"
touched very lightly upon his text, de
voting his eloquence to a subject of vital
interest to all patrons of the school,
namely, the pool room habit. which un-
fortunately is getting a hold upon some
of the High school boys, to their ever
lasting detriment. MIR. Ettinger, in sum-
ming up the mere financial value of the
educational plant represented in the new
High school and its equipment, made a
vigorous protest against the tendency
of any boy who lightly overlooked these
proffered advantages to spend his time
in the smoke-laden air OF the pool room,
and the inevitable tendency TO idleness
which such place breeds in the young,
The speaker referred in terms of positive
disapproval of officers of the law who
overlook the presence of minors in such
places, and appealed earnestly to the
boys to show their appreciation of the
efforts made in their behalf by giving
their whole attention to their school
and its activities.
Miss Mary Wyman favored the audi
ence with piano soio and responded to
an encore.
Charles L. Mackenzie spoke in inter
esting manner OF the organization and
work of the Academic Association, the
body OF Coliax citizens who originated
and brought into life the plan which