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Show HUNTINGTON CELEBRATES START OF BRICK WORK It would have done your soul good to have witnessed the demonstration staged last Tuesday at the commencement commence-ment of the brick work on Huntington's Hunting-ton's new high school building. Board Member Edw. G. Geary gave notice on Sunday that the corner of brick work would be laid on Tuesday Tues-day morning at 10 o'clock and that a a short appropriate program would be rendered at that time. At the hour appointed upwards of a hundred citizens and nearly fifty high school students were there, together with the members of the county board of education. It sure was a grand sight. Talk about happy hearts and happy faces why, "all smiles" was your only greeting. Chairman Mason L. Snow made the opening talk and emphasized the necessity nec-essity of education and the opportunities opportuni-ties we have before us for the same. He was overjoyed to be there and to take part although not aware of the celebration until his arrival. Principal M. J. Blackburn of the Huntington district school was the next to bid welcome to the auspicious event and expressed his pride in the opportunities for an education and encouraged en-couraged all to grasp out while the opportunity is within reach. There are now over 500 children of the school sch-ool age (between 6 and 18 years) and it means another building in a short time. County Supt. Wm. T. Reid of the school board came in while the program pro-gram was underway and was asked to say something. He expressed some surprise at the gathering but was more than pleased to have the privilege privi-lege of taking part and lending his influence to the more than worthy cause. Edw. G. Geary of the school board reminded the people of the fact that the white brick for the front of the building were a contribution from the people of Huntington and also reminded re-minded them that another payment was due. Miss Mira McKee read a few items of record of the school and the names and number of the first and second year high school students who have been attending, with their teachers and similar information and the document doc-ument was placed in the corner of the building. The high school students sang the high school song and gave a few of the school yells when the business of laying the corner brick was attended to. Pres. Snow of the school board was the favored layer of the important import-ant brick and accomplished the interesting in-teresting task with all the dignity of the occasion. An especially glad thought was occasioned oc-casioned by the fact that a Huntington Hunt-ington boy (T. O. Wakefield) had the honor of preparing the "paste," selecting se-lecting the "chosen brick" and pointing point-ing the same, afterward squaring the corner, etc. Another pleasing sight standing nearby among the many lookers on was an overjoyed mother, tears of joy trickling down her cheeks watching her son as he, with justifiable justifi-able pride, was squaring up the first corner of the grand structure. The first brick was put in place at 12 o'clock noon, on Tuesday, the 1st day of August, 1916, with cheers and hurrahs from the multitude assembled assembl-ed fairly rending the air. We understand seven masons will follow up the good work to rush the building to completion some time in September, and we are hopeful that the elements will favor the work until finished. |