Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-12-13
FORMAL OPENING OF
new HIGH SCHOOL
Fine Musical Program and Able Ad-
dresses by President Weld, of the
Moorhead Normal School, and
i President Lamberson of the Board
of Education.
OF NEW
BUILDING BY CITIZENS.

/ The formal opening Of Warren's
commodious and well appointed new
High School building took place on
Friday evening of last week in the
spacious new high school auditorium,
where a program appropriate to the
occasion was rendered, in the pres
ence of a fair sized audience. The
first part of the program consisted
Of highly appreciated musical num-
bers, which included a quartette by
High School Boys, a double number
by: the High School Girls Glee Club,
DUETS by Miss Nora Bake and In
golf Grindeland and quartettes by
Miss Bake, Mrs. Storaaslie, and
>Messrs. @Prytz and Grindeland. Miss
Ella Lundgren presided at the piano.
There were also three instrumental
DUETS, one by Gladys Grindeland and
Agnes Lundgren, another by Gladys
Mitchell and Bertrice Lundquist, and
still another by Jean Stevens and
Mildred Wood, A piano solo was
Furnished by Robert Lundgren.
President Weld made an interest
ing address. At the outset he con-
gratulatad@ the people4zazofz & Warren
lNpon having provided such large
and fine, auditorium in the new high
school building. :: Few towns Of the
size, or even much larger than War
rem, have anything that is better. In
order to show the great possibilities
and opportunities for future progress
in the Red River Valley Mr.. Weld
cited the fact that the ten valley
counties of Clay, Becker, Norman,
Polk, Marshall, Kittson, Roseau, Pen
nington, Red Lake and Mahnomen
had an area of 13,080 square miles
with population of 100000, making
II persons to the square mile. Little
Belgium. with an area smaller than
these counties has a population of
or: 700 people to the square
mile. Another fact touched upon by
the speaker was that the best and
most valuable in human life comes
out of association. The history and
literature of America is yet in a
formative state and have not yet
acquired the dignity of being nation
al. Our nation. is yet in it's infancy
and it has been formed by the differ
ent races and nationalities of the old
world who have come, together here
to be amalgamated into a new nation
that will contain the best character
istics and tendencies Of the various
people from which they sprang. On
this continent, therefore, and in this
Red River Valley, is being evolved
rapidly a strong and vigorous civil
ization, national in it's scope. The
public school is the great agency for
welding together the different races
and developing national life. The
building Of school houses-the child
ren's houses-was a step in this
great work and he congratulated the
people Of Warren for their enter
prise, progressiveness and patriotism,
as evidensed by the erection Of this
magnificent school building.
Mr.. L. Lamberson, President of the
Board Of Education, made a fine ad-
dress in which he alluded to the
practical work done by the boys and
girls Of the Warren schools, especial
ly in the lines of manual training,
domestic science and agriculture. In
closing he asked the public to inspect
the new building after the conclusion
Of the program.
Prof. Ole Neraal, Director Of Ag-
riculture, next told about the exten-
sion work done by the Warren
schools and also awarded the two
pins given by the National Depart
ment Of Agriculture at Washington,
D. G., to the boys that had won
them. namely, Arthur Knutson for
excellent work in growing corn and
Leroy Peterson for splendid work in
raising pigs. The boys were called
to the platform to receive the prizes.
Certificates were also awarded to a
rsunber of boys for excellency in ex-
tension work. He stated that Oscar
Larson, a Viking boy, was the "Pota-