Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-03-16
Enterprise DediCateS
Community High School


program today dedicated their new
modern high school. The stores and
business houses closed for the after
noon program and this evening many
will meet Governor Arthur Capper,
who makes the address of the even
ing at an informal reception at the
home of Mrs. G. A. Hoffman given
by the Saturday Afternoon club. At
the afternoon program addresses
were made by Prof. H. ]. Waters of
the Kansas State Agricultural college
and Charles M. Harger of Abilene.
Short talks were given by Rev. o.
J. McCulloh, Rev. C. G. Meyer and
Rev. A. E. Randquist
The auditorium was filled for the
exercises this morning given by the
children of the kindergarten and
grammar school. A cantata, "a Visj.
to Grandpa's" was nicely rendered
by "a pupils. The address of the
evening will be given by Gov Cap
per. Others who will speak are b.
a. Flack, clerk of the board of
education, and r w Hoffman.
Before an audience that over
flowed the large auditorium in the
new community high school build
ing at Enterprise Friday night the
dedicatory exercises were held. Gov
ernor Arthur Capper, who was in
troduced by Mrs. G. A. Hoffman,
delivered the principal address and
lreceived an enthusiastic ovation. |
His address was helpful. He said
Cappers Good Address
II am glad the community bet
terment idea is taking hold in Dick
inson county. Until comparatively
recently, the school house, in this
country has been used for but one
purpose, that of housing the school,
But l am thankful that the day is
dawning in which there will be no
more locked and barred school |.
house doors during vacation or at
other times. 1t is strange to think
that in America, and in this most
essentially American of our institu-
tions, the school house, we have so
long denied this right
You have in Dickinson county
sDlendidly equipped school plant
which has cost vast sums of money.
Here in Enterprise you now have !
this beautiful high school building, !
ready and waiting for you to use
for community purposes the !
enlightening of the people in the G
problems which are facing us, in G
arousing men and women, boys and
girls to the highest efficiency in
and for making the COM b
munity life happier and in every b
way more attractive. Through the i
spirit of general cooperation the v
whole neighborhood is enriched, and n
The ideal grows from the ideal of
Dettering ones self to the ideal of 4
the neighborhood. From b
the neighborhood to bet
.ering the town, the state and the f
nation, the steps follow naturally. t.
q say to you that ! am really d"
more interested in what you are do 7
ng here and what that work stands b
or, than in any other problem be- O
ore us today. You are buttressing
he foundations of democracy; you s
re providing genuine human needs; A
'ou are making it more sure that cl
hese children will enjoy, even more p
ichly, that which we have always tC
herished in our lives. 81
Here is the great laboratory
where must be solved these mighty ii
roblems of today. Where can it n,
etter be done than in the school
social center, where ra
len and women meet, not as belong pi
ng to a class or to a race, but sim
ly as belonging to humanity, where hi
e meet as good citizens to unite nt
he whole people In helpfulness. ! al
elieve that we in America are not W
My engaged in the statesmanlike Fl
ork Of moulding a nation, but we
re engaged in the God-like work of eli
laping a world and to find and tn
rasp tool for this common task is
le aim Of the social center move
ent. IA,
What we are geeting out of life ad
j in the living of It right here and Ki
ow. In this Twentieth century we an
one OF us-living more va
one day than any people that re
i've ever lived before on this globe. pr
Ut lives are richer, fuller, more 90
We are living more and bu
ore for each other and thereby IA
IS the shortest road to opportun- fai
:, to progress and to happiness, sp