The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-05-11
WOODROW WILSON
SCHOOL SCENE OF
GREAT PATRIOTISM
Receives Signed Photo of
President; Judge Ibach
Gives Address.

Along shaded country roads. past
green growing fields the patriotic til
lsrs Of the land that lies between Gary
and Hammond walked with their fam
lies last evening to the school house.
They gathered to celebrate the chang
ing Of the name Of the red two-story
brick building 10 the Woodrow Wilson
school to honor the president and show
the loyalty OF the community. Formerly
the name was the "Saxony" school
Judge Joseph G. Ihach of the appel
late court AT Indianapolis. was the
speaker OF the evening and concluded
\ excellent program. but althou gh the
1urist's address was stirring the event
which will live longest in the minds
~ the people was the presentation of
the school OF an enlarged autographed
picture Of woodrow Wilson. sent by the
president IN acknowled gment Of The
honor conferred by the remaining OF
the school.
Tho picture has been framed and will
remain a cherished relic a the school
long after the present building has been
abandoned. And when Saxony has be-
come an exclusive residential district of
.Isnamond-only a few years distant
and the fertile land is dotted with the
city's homes the Woodrow Wilson school
viii have a distinction that all others
IN the city can envy.
J. 7 wilson, president of the school
presented The picture and August Jar
necke. president OF the school boa "a
made q speech Of acceptance. Supt
Feighuay OF the county. and Mrs. Heigh-
way ware present, the former deliver
ins short talk complimentary to the
school and its patrons. The school
chorus sang popular patriotic songs.
feature Of the entetainment was
The piano accomplishments OF Clarice
Jarnecke and the singing of six young
ladies' dresse in overails. They were
Sara and Frances Mclaughlin. Eva
Brant. Lena. Claudia and Amelia Schrei-
her and KaliIla Trotter The songs in
dicated Willingness Of the singers to
take shovel and let the farm hands
20 TO war.
In presenting the picture or the pres
dent to the school Principal Owen
raid glowing tribute to woodrow VIII
son. comparing him TO Washington and
Lincoln. After the war" he said
this country Will have a spirit of in
tsrnstionalisrn. Our democracy viii
have new birth throughout the world
President Wilson viii go down in his
tory as the champion of the world de-
nocracy."
In his address Judge Ibach expressed
he belief that guiding providence
hid given this country Washing ton
Lincoln and Wilson at the crucn per-
iods Of its history. lie showed that the
purpose Of all wars in which the United
States had been engaged were laudable
or the Germans he said.
There never was race Of people
or earth any more honest or more
honorable than the German people and
is IS nor ne spirit or the German peo-
= and IL is not the spirit Of the Ger
man people TO be dishonest. But when
= nation stoops 10 the depths Of casting
aside all international laws and tearing
into shreds its treaties id must he put
dovn- II the ruth were known to the
Misguided people OF Germany why the
United States is in the war It is my be-
lief peace would BE- accomplished by an
UPRISING I'm Germany
Woodrow Wilson doesn't hate the
Gerraau people but he refused 10 deal
with he kaiser because in the past the
kaiser has broken faith If the allied
tteFN@ $500 Htt 1A4N no llR40 Ife fFNNDf3f
feople back the present distinctions of
Al these countries-liherty. justice and
rirht-wiH be destroyed. Il is q war
of defense. war of protection out of
which VIII come universal democracy.
Men viii no longer live under that gov
eminent wherein opportunity IS un-
known
Whatever YOU put in your flag gives
81 its true value To the hoy who fol-
lavs il across The trenches il is his
life
MAY God grant this country may
never be overtrodden by the Hun horGes
Some when asked to give say they have
their home mortsag ed. II we don't
win this war you VIII have neither
lard nor mortgsg Wherever there
hes been conquest by invasion there
have boon appropriations following it.
we viii not cease until the people
no brought on this trouble are on their
I,nseS Treaties have been thrown aside
md unprotected countries invaded. I,
j. not from the heart Of the German