The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-22
LEADORE is PROUD
OF NEW SCHOOL
RMAL DEDICATION DRAWS
BIG cRoWD-DR. SoULEN, UNI
VERSiTY MAN, CHIEF SPEAKER

VERsiTY MAN, CHIEF SPEAKER
That We were experiencing one 81
the seyerest storms OF the winter
thermometer down about zero and
half a blizzard blowin;; had little
results in the way of deterring the
people of the upper Lemhi valley
from turning out 10 dedicate the new
joint high and common school build
ing en- Friday of last week. Over
three hundred "grown-ups" and chill
dren comfortably filed the big as.
sembiy hall in the new building when
the dedidcatory program began,
Mr., Johnson, principal of the high
school and superintendent of the new
building, acting with the joint boards
Of trustees, had invited Dr. Soulen OF
the State University TO be present
and give an address proper for the
occasion; DR., Soulen accepted the
invitation and kept the appointment
althoug h thedoing so involved a fye
hundred mile trip TO Armstead and
a seven hour drive in auto and sleigh
over the continental divide in a
wid-winter blizzard. IL was past ten
O'Clock when DR.. Soulen arrived, but
the consequent delay in the program
served the good purpose of giving
ian opportunity of fully inspecting
the new building. and also witness
ing a spirited basket ball game be
tween teams representing Leadcre
high school and Leadore. This game
was played in the gymnasium, imme-
diatcly below the assembly room
| The game resulted In a victory for
the high school. Is to H.
The speaking and musical program
began at 1890, William O'Brien call
| ing the meeting to order as chair
man for the evening After an intro
I ductory talk in which he endorsed
! the enterprise and good Judgment Of
! the trustees in building 50 sabstan-
| TALLY for the present and future
needs of the community, and poilt-
ling out the greater necessity for
! higher practical education for our
| young people because of the fast
changing Industrial and social condi-
tions, he presented the various
speakers:
E. NJ Yearian Of the Rural High
School board Of trustees, spoke on.
/ certainly Of the early days ard tho
! first school building in the district,
surrounded with q stockade and used
| On occasions as n refuge from threat
ened attacks by warlike Indians: also
! he related the history OF tno present
I structure the result of tho flnal et-
4 Termination Of the joint boards -
/ build Il school worthy OF tic upper
! Lemhi valley.
The high school glec club next
sang a selection Of patriotic songs,
! rcsCcnding to a well merited encore.
/ Miss Baron, county superintendent
/ Of schools, spoke of the developing
/ interest in higher education, partic-
uiarly Of education along the practi-
cal lines of manual training and do
mcstic science, pointing out thar on
/ ly by a proper co-ordiation Ct mind
End hand could the best results in
/ life work be accomplished
Mrs NcFall, next on the program,
pleased her audience with IN excel
aEt selection IN the piano, respond
ing TO a recall with another equally
pleasing
10y H. Lee Of the Junction school
( hoard, gave an interesting talk on
the finances OF the i0int districts. the
cost Of the new building AMI paIticu-
larly pointing out that. in spite Of
any criticism that had been directed
n the board of trustees. they had
nevertheless been able 70 realize for
the tax payers a school building they
could all be proud Of, and that this
I building had cost one-nalf % one
third what similarity cowmodious
and substantial school buildings had
cost in other counties OF the state
The size. cost and bonded indebted
ness Of other districts in tho various
counties were given to substantial
this. statement
Or. Soulpn is 2 sympathetic talKpr,
with perfect command Of language
end clear euunciation he wins and
keeps the close attention OF his audi
ence
In conclusion Z. Il. Yearian deliv-
cred the prayer Of dedication invok-
ing divine blessing on the building
and youth Of Lcmhi county that
should educated therein.
The ladies then served refresh
ments % coffee sandwiches and
cake: and the remaining hours Of
the night we're given up TO dancing
Mrs Gus Mulkey always a favor.
ite performer with a Leadorc audi
enCe, gave a finished piano selection.
in which she exhibited both sympa-
thy and skill
Dr SOulen then addressed the au-
cience on the economic value Of ed
ucation. He first won the sympathy
Of his hearers by a numerous account
Of bis difficulties in getting 10 Lead.
ore, mentioning that il was his first
experience OF travelling 500 miles,
rnding with drive Of fifty over the
continental divide IN q blizzard. and
hen beginning an address Al 1880
IN the morning Graphically be illus
i7ated the advantages To The nation
of education iB the individual vet
rovinZ that it was imr1ssible 20 put
n economic value thereon He men
70npl the fr-f rrYda model oF tho