Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-05
HONOR EDWARD ROSEWATER
Eminent Educators and Business Men
Pay Tribute TO His Memory.
SCHOOL BUILDING IS DEDICATED
DR.. Avery, Robert C0weII, DR..
Davidson, DR.. HOIovtchiner and
Victor Rosewater Make
Addresses.

Eminent educators. business men and
/ leading citizens OF the city. members OF
the Board OF Education. and patrons OF
/ the public schools united Saturday after
noon TO do honor 70 the memory of the
late Edward Rosewater founder OF The
Bee, IN the formal dedication Of the hand
some Edward ROsewater school building
at Thirteenth and Phelps streets This
| stxteen-room structure. recently completed
at cost OF $1,000 has been named by
the school board after Mr.. Rosewater in
appreciation OF his work in the interest Of
! education.
DR.. Samuel Avery chancellor OF the Uni
versity Of Nebraska: Robert Cowell a
/ lifelong friend OF Mr.. Rosewater; Victor
Rosewater. his son; DR.. William N. David
son, superintendent OF schools; DR.. E
I Holovtchiner. a member OF the Board Of
Education, Alfred Kennedy. president Of
the Board OF Education; Miss Clara F.
Cooper, former principal Of the old Forest
] school, and Mrs. Martha ". Christiancy
principal OF the new school, participated
in the program OF speaking.
| Early STRUGGLES Recalled.
The early struggle of Mr. ROsewater;
his battle against seemingly overwhelm-
ing odds; how he successfully overcame
them all and by sheer force Of genius ana
hard work rose TO a position OF prominence
were recalled His fight for better school
ing for the children OF today, and his
activities in behalf OF the present school
system were recounted.
The history OF his life was sketched by
Mr.. CoweIl and told again by Mr.. Rose
water with special reference to his self
acquired education. How he came to this
country in 1854 from far Off Bohemia,
I nff Tanu ND -
American people; how he settled In
Cleveland with his family: how after
| fortune had frowned and smiled on him.
he came to Omaha in 1853 and here began
the fight which eventually raised him 70
position OF prominence were pointed TO
with pride
The city Of Omaha could not have paid
a greater tribute to a man than by naming
one of its schools after him said Chan
ceIlor Avery In honoring Mr.. Rosewater,
Omaha hon0red one who stood foremost in
educational circles
DR.. Avery's Glowing Tribute.
| Chancellor Avery spoke on the relation
OF the university to the schools and city.
In pTefaCing his address he said:
In view OF the fact that others are TO
speak who knew intimately this dis
tinguished citizen OF Omaha in whose
honor this building is named. it would be
superfluOus for me to begin with words OF
tribute.
Il must express my feeling, however
that the Omaha Board OF Education has
done a most fitting thing in naming this
school after one of Omahas distinguished
I citizens. Not only is IL peculiarly fitting
that the metropolis should set such a
worthy example, but IL is also peculiarly
fitting that this building should bear the
essentially that OF a pubicist.
Those who have studied his career
recognize. I think. that interest in public
affairs and public welfare dominated his
entire life. In all his career a member
OF the Legislature he showed that he was
fully abreast OF the times"
/ DR.. Avery then also reviewed the work
OF the state university. saying that
among the sisterhSsd OF states Nebraska
is unique in having a university that is,
in fact as weiT as in name. the apex OF its
educational pyramid. DIT. Avery pleaded
for universal education In the course OF
his remarks he criticised certbin univsr-
stiles for holding entrance examinations
In Omaha. declaring that such methods
did not snow proper respect for the
Omaha High school, which he declared
was much better than many so-callsd col
legss.
Next 20 a Miracle.
Victor ROsevater opened his address
with a brief account OF his father
schooling and educational equipment. thus
leading Up TO the ideals he held concern
ing public school education as the chan
mel for his principal bequest
1t is wonderful" he said, TO contem-
plate, what in other days would be re-
garded as next 70 a miracle. that by force
OF his own personality a poor boy born
in a small village in a distant country
across the sea. where a totally different
language was spoken, should here be &C
claimed with a memorial more valued
than tablets OF bronze or shafts OF slime
The commemoratiOn OF his name in a
building like this" said Mr. Rosewater,
in referring 70 the naming OF the Edward
Rosewater school was never dreamed OF
by him. although I know that he would
have appreciated u more than any other
honor that ever came 70 him. and IL he
had been consulted ne would probably
have indicated a preference for this very
school
FOR it is a school 70 which many chill
dren are sent who, like himself, are OF
foreign born parentage. and who BY their
own e9fnrts viii have % work their way
ap IN the world He would have been
attracted By this school because the chill
dren taught here come from the families
OF wageworkers. ana he always preached
the nobility OF honest toll"
Il am pleased 70 see such gathering
as this. met % do honor 20 the memory
OF a man who did as much for the up
building Of Omaha and the development