The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-19
HOW EDISON WOULD solve THE AGRICUL TURAL DEPRESSION
CROWDS
WITNESSED
CEREMONY

The new unit OF the Hammond
high school building. completed af
ter a series of discouraging delays
were dedicated this morning.
Mechanics were stiu working on
some parts of the large auditorium
as the crowd gathered for the ex-
ercises and the clatter OF hammers
did not cease until the orchestra
struck the opening notes of Amer
lea"
The great hall was crowded with
high school students. their parents
and friends. on the stage were many
OF the leading citizens Of Hammond
Principal 4. L. Spohn had charge
of the program and in his brief op-
ening remarks stated that the build
ing represented the realization Of
a dream which he and others had
had since he became connected with
the Hammond schools a number of
years ago. He said that recently
committee of prominent educa tors
had, after exhaustive study and in
vestigation, set down in detail the
features which they thought should
go into an ideal high school. Check
ing over their features point by
point. he said, the new Hammond
high school comes up 10 every speci-
fcation. 1t is now one of the fn-
est in the Central West.
Edwin S. Monroe. superintendent
of schools expressed satisfaction
that at least the Hammond high
school was centralized and had a
common meeting place in the audi
torium so that school spirit, which
has waned for a number of years,
could once more be developed.
The speech OF l. I. Bomberger,
president of the Board of Education,
was brief. In substance he told
them that the auditorium and 9TH
er parts Of the high school were the
peoples gift to the cause of educa-
ton The building merely repre-
sented the material part of IT. The
vital asset is the boys and girls. 1t
is up to them to prove the worth
OF the investment of nearly a mil
lion dollars. Here 1t is" he said
in closing, 1T is yours whateare
you going to do with IT? Make the
best OF it,"
Mr.. Bonberger's appearance
brought prolonged applause. He
has been member of the board since
additions to high school were ~ue
gested and on him has fallen much
Of the work in putting it over in
spite Of obstacles which at times ap-
peared almost insurmountabie. THIS
mornings ovation was a public ex-
preston Of appreciation of work
well done.
W. c. Belman who came to Ham
mond thirty-eight years ago and or
ganized the first high school classes
and served for years as school su-
perintendent gave an inspiring ad-
dress in which he reviewed the trials
of the past and gave some advice
in regard to the future. The high
school has grown since then from
a group of students which could be
numbered on the fingers of two
hands to the present attendance of
close to 1000
Mayor Dan Brown called atten-
tion to the necessity of having on
the Board of Education men who
were qualified to handle the big BUS
mess which the Hammond system
has now become. He showed that
the people were entrusting to the
members of the board the expendi-
ture OF millions OF dollars At the
same time these men are paid the
small salary of $500 per year
The musical part of the program
was furnished by the high school
orchestra Of thirty-six pieces. Miss
lone Reynolds who sang several So
los and tria composed OF Mrs. Geo.
Hannauer, Mrs l.. L. Pomberger
and Miss Trenberth The assem-
blage sang america" and the star
Spangled Banner" Rev. Peter Ian
gendorf rendered the invocation and
Rev. Benjamin Rist. the benediction.
Following the exercises students
were dismissed for the day and they
started making final preparations
for the annual fair which will be
held this evening.