Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-23
Several Thousand School
Children Attend Aus
picious Exercises.
EMBLEMS APLENTY
Principal Speakers Of Ma
sonic Lodge Here Made
the Addresses.

HEREBY declare the stone to be
L skillfully and truly laid and In ac-
cordance with the laws of the order"
pronounced his Most Worshipfui
Grand Master Arthur l. Weir. as the
! big Cornr stone of the new high
lschool was lowered into place and
found TO be square, level and plumb.
Before the ceremony commenced
the long procession OF high school
students stretching along four blocks
and headed by the city band, swept
into view and took their position be-
side the thousands of school children
who mad already ssemblod in front
of the platform. Flags were carried
by large numbers Of the children.
Flags were also placed around the
platform an dtogether with the col
ored dresses and ribbons among the
crowd presented a view which would
Please the eve Of an artist. Proud
fathers and mothers who have chill
dren attending the high school and
other Interested persons took adv2n-
tagc Of the shady trees TO witness the
operations and hcay the speeches.
After the crowd had assembled Mr..
Weir proclaimed silence and called on
for the safety and welfare of the
structure and its inhabitants.
The grand treasurer was then In
structed to deposit within the stone,
papers containing Il short history OF
the high school, a history of the move
ment which resulted in the present
structure dang back in 1913 and also
n copy OF each or the daily papers
This he did.
The workmen then spread the mortar
and at signal from the grand master
the stone was slowly lowered into
; place.
Emblcms OF Plenty.
Corn was thrown in as an emblem
of plenty, wine was poured on tt
signify joy and gladness and oil too as
"a symbol of peace. The grand master
J lifted the mallet and after slowly tap
ping it three times declared 1t to bt
/ laid in accordance with the established
t law Of the order.
In a short speech the most worship
full grand master declared that he wa'
proud of the city and its rapid prog
ress. proud of the spirit which haC
brought all its institutions to the from
rank. He was glad he was an Amert
I can citizen and to have the honor o
laying the cornerstone Of the grea
institution of learning. only by be
ginning with the student can tru
i patriots be developed, he said. Masonr,
stood for patriotism and he as al
American stood for the flag. Afte
concluding his adress he introduced
Woodson f. Norvell grand orator.
+ Mr.. Norvell declared he could re
n member when the other high schoo
: was built and how proud the city wa
r. but now with the immense growth an
O development Of the city they were nov
: about to lay the cornerstone Of tn
= greatest high school in the state. Il
n ten years from now it would be ia
nous all over the country.
l. Two institutions. he said. were pecu
y liar to the American people, the sya
" teia Of public schools and Free Ma
, sonry itself Citizens OF a true gov
l. crnment should submit to the lega
q authority OF those ruling. In this wa
" students Of the high school woul
IL become patriots of the state
O The government Of the Unite
70 states was one Of the oldest govern
& ments in the world, he declared. II
then went on to explain what LinCoi
and Washin ston had done In its de
T. velopmcnt and dwclt particularly o
the last address Of Washington,
10 which he declared that Americ
should never mix with Europe
quarrcls.
ie THE strength of nations" he %
RS planned does not rest IN an arm
ne and navy. but in the true patriotisi
he of the people. The agitation now 0
IT. foot for war and immense armies
er greatly to be regretted. II at an
IN time soldiers Of foreign power shou
by desire to land, ten million would a.
er swer the call over night. You 81
n 20 strengthen our navy and army
ed we had the greatest navy and arm
en- among the powers. would they n
unite and fight usr"