Morris tribune., 1913-01-10
FINE NEW SCHOOL.
First Consolidated School Dedi
Gated at Alberta.

The first consolidated school IN Ste
vens county was dedicated with ap-
propriate exercises at Alberta on
Monday evening.
Pupils, parents and friends of the
school attended in large number in
spite of the cold weather and filed
the large assembly hall which is made
by raising the partition between two
of the school rooms. After the inter-
esting program, delicious refresh
ments were served by the ladies.
This is the first consolidated school
in Stevens county, The district is
composed of the old district No. % in
the southeastern part of Pepperton
and district No. 19 in the northeastern
part of Scott. The new school build
ing is located on a small knoll just
north of the railroad track at the
village of Alberta. 1t is substantial
and well.planned brick structure of
two stories and full basement. In
the basement is the heating plant.
toilets, domestic science room and
manual training room. There are
two school rooms on each floor besides
the library and principals Office. The
rooms are well-lighted. well ventil-
ated and heated with steam. and one
of which the people of the district
are proud and may justly be proud.
When contrasted with the diyadvant-
ages of the one.ro m country school,
it is easv to see why the consolidated
school is urged by all educators, and
| it is easy to predict that before long
other localities in Stevens county will
have consolidated schools.
Principal Fred Grafelman presided
at the dedicatory exercises on Monday
evening. The program was opened
with a song by the glee club and an
address of welcome by W. Nc. Roberts.
Another musical number as furn-
ished ty the Pepperton male quartet.
and during the evening musical num-
bers were given by Miss Lentz. The
glee club. Mr.. Graffelman. Mrs. ".
!T. Peterson, and ladies duet.
The principal addresses eff the even
ing were made by Prof. Phillips,
rural school commissioner. and Prof.
Howard. of the university extension
division. Prof. Phillips has been
familiar with this consolidated school
ever since it was proposed, and he
commended the people of the district
for having surmounted so many OBJ.
stacles in getting the school, congrat.
ulated them on their principle, Prof.
IGrafelman. and spoke in the highest
terms of the work of County Superin'
tendent Roberts for the effort he has
Iput forward in connection with this
school. congratulating the community
on having produced the man who coulC
Icarry out such commendable purpose
in the face of many difficulties. Fin
ally be expressed himself as especially
jWell pleased to find that while there
had been differences of opinion regard
ing the school, the whole district wa
now giving it enthusiastic support
Prof. Howard spoke especially o.
! the school as center of the socia
life of the community. He said tina
in every other agricultural country
the farmers live in hamlets or village
and farm the country around and thu
; have social life, but that the syster
here of each family living on the Ian
, which they cultivate is a great draw
back to social life. He thinks tn
. consolidated school is the anwser t
, this problem. and was glad to see tn
evidences of healthy social life whic
the local musical numbers on the pro
. gram showed.
} Short addresses were made by Prof
; Miller on the part of the agriculture
school. and also by ]. C. Morirso
and County Agent F. D. Hawk.
The dedicatory ceremony was con
2 Quoted by Supt. Roberts, all the as
: sembly arising. joining hands and re
peating the words which dedicated th
school. as follows:-
! "We. the people here assemble
! and more especially the parents an
Ipatrons of the consolidated schot
e District No. 19 of Stevens County
Miun., do hereby and hereon: in th
4 presence of. Almighty Cod mos
e sclemnly and sincerely dedicate an
consecrate this beautiful school builC
: ing to the use of our children and |
: their posterity. We hereby set
aside and apart. for the most sacre
2 purpose of promoting the education;
advancement of this community an
the fitting. in so far as may be of I'll
S boys and girls for their usefulness
life. /"
b On motion of Mr.. Schlattman, tn