The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-07

ueIS VI Tue SCHOOL DOdTu lndt lie
should be invited TO address the
good people of Ardmore upon this
momentous occasion and that his
name should be transcribed upon the
records of the board of education
OF this city and placed in the archiv.
es Of the memory of all present as
the man who had come from the cares
OF state to be present upon this occa-
sion and who, with his own hands
had turned the first earth and struck
the lirst blow that would lead to
the erection of this magnificent pile.
In few well chosen and appropriate
remarks, Mr.. Hefner then introduce
to those present Professor c. W.
Richards. principal of the city schools.
Professor Richards said in part:
This is a great day in the his.
tory of Ardmore Today we see the
consummation of that for when the
citizenship of this city has worked
earnestly. and faithfully for the past
five years.
There is a legend which | have
recently read which states that at
the creation, each of the lesser gods
was assigned some portion of the
creation. One created man; another
the stars, another the plants, and
so on. Any one of these gods could
have made the world, and people that
were grown-up people. When it
came TO that part of creation which
is more perilous than fire or flood
or. storm-the youth of mankind, il
took the combined power of all the
gods of the Pantheon to accomplish
this part of the creation Therefore
they called a consultation of all the
gods, and after consulting for one
thousand years they decided to be-
stow this most precious boon upon
mankind, SO deputation of angels
We're sent from heaven to earth to
bestow it upon mankind. When they
had completed their task, and band
of young men and madens stood dan
cling before them, the angels said,
Now you have youth. What are you
going to do?'
From that time to this, this ques-
tion has echoed from thought to sun,
from star to flower, and from noun
tain to ocean, and today the ques-
tion re-echOes in thunder tones to the
people of Ardmore Now you have
youth. What are you going to do
with it?' This question when she
here begins the erection of a mag
niticent structure where this youth
shall be educated and equipped for
the greater responsibilities of life,
in such a way that they may come
out and render larger and more eff
ficient service to mankind than we
of today are able to render.
The world will little care, cr long
remember. what we say here today,
but the generations that are to fol
low, and to receive instructions for a
noble manhood and womanhood in
this institution will rise up and call
the citizenship of this community
blessed, because of the wise and
splendid provision that they have
made for the education of the youth
of this community"
At the close of Prof Richards re-
marks, which were well received by
the audience, President Hefner, as
presiding officer, introduced Mayor
Dawson who said, in part:
After three years waiting our hop
es for a high school in Ardmore art
now beginning to be realized. The
contract for the building has been let
for its erection on this half block
and the first dirt is to be broken to-
day by our chief executive. The
speaker who has just preceded has
told how the graduates from this
school will be equipped for entering
higher colleges and universities and
if unable to go to these schools Will
be fitted to enter the activities OF
life from the education obtained here
This city will expend the sum OF
100000 in this building and will
maintain it at a heavy cost each year
to train the youth. This must not
be looked upon as an expense, but an
investment, from which, in the near
future, good dividends will be return