Seven WTA DOTTE IS DEDICATED A new vista of educational horif :ons and sweeping scientific changes that will alter the life of Americas millions were pictured by Secretary of XVar Harry H, Woodring in his dedif catory address of new Wyandotte High School on Sept. 13, 1937. Secretary Woodring was introduced to the huge crowd which assemhled for the dedication services held in front of the Wyandotte stadium hy Governor Walter A. Huxman of Kansas. News film cameras clicked to record a picture of the dedication of the largcst high school in the Middlewest as the Cahinet memlwer spoke. Radio microphones carried his voice throughout the nation as he contrasted the old and new in Kansas education and envisioned prohlems that the oncoming generations will face. It is a far cry from the little red school house of our fathers and grandfathers to this magnificent edifice for our children. lt is an even further cry from the hardships and difficulties of the early Kansas pioneers to the advantages and opportunities of the present generation, Woodring said. The program opened with the invocation hy Rev. A. T. Tomshany, president of the Ministerial Alliance and minister at the First Preslwyterian church. This was followed hy a formal flag raising ceremony hy the color detachment of com' pany G of the 137th infantry of Fort Leavenworth. Following this, Mr. Frank Rushton, president of the Board of Education. presented a short history of Vv'yandotte. The invited guests, men who took an important part in the plans and huilding of the high school, were then introduced hy the chairman. The introductions were hrief and there was applause for each. Introduced hy Governor Huxman as a former governor of Kansas, a friend of education, a native Kansan, who had risen high in national life, and his personal friend, Secre' tary Woodring gave the final part of the program in his dedicatory address. Both WDAF and KCKN arranged a complete coverage of the dedication of thc new school. One and onefhalf hours of hroadcasting over airways was included on the schedule worked out lwetwecn leaders in charge of the dedif cation and engineers for the radio stations. At noon, just heforc the dedication program, a luncheon was served in the sccretary's honor in the north cafeteria of the new high school. This was the first meal ever pref pared and served in the new huilding. Miss Dryden M. Quist, cafctcria manager, and Miss Merna Miller, assistant manager, supervised the serving of the luncheon for ahout 400, Woodring Flies Out of the East And Says It's ct Far Cry -by DORTHIE ELDRIDGE Woodring spent the night in Kansas City and Friday morning he attended a hreakfast as guest of the special comf mittee in charge. He then made a tour of inspection of the federal works projects in the Kansas City, Kas., area, the largest of which is the new Wyandotte. A speaker's stand, decorated with hunting of the national colors, was erected on the foothall field caging the stadium into which the crowd gathered. From it came a prayer, a song, and a speech and federal pro' ject No. 9044 formally hecame Wyan' dotte High School and a fulfillment of three years of work and waiting. The dedication opened a 3'day prof gram of open house and visiting days, to permit the puhlic to view the new huilcling. Faculty and administration memhers were in their places to aid Z X the crowd in seeing the huilding and to explain important features. An estimated crowd of 15,4 000, many of which were out'of-town visitors, viewed the new school during the Sfday period. Names prominent in Middlewestern military, political, and educational service were on the list of distinguished vis' itors invited to the dedication service. Invitations to attend the exercises were sent to V73 guests and dignataries, from hotlt Kansas and Missouri as well as many national figures. An incomplete list of guests at the luncheon and dedicaf tory ceremonies hesides Secretary Woodring, were Governor Huxman and aidesg Chief Justice john S. Dawson of the Kansas supreme court: Clarence V. Beck, attorney'general of Kansasg Walter G. Thiele, justice of the Kansas supreme court: W. T. Markham, state superintendent of schoolsp Chancellor E. H. Lindley of the University of Kansasg George W, Katz, executive manager of the Kansas City, Mo., chamher of commereeg Brigadier General Guy V. Henry, commandant of cavalry school at Fort Rileyg President F. D. Farrell, Kansas State Collegeg President C. E. Rarick, Fort Hays Teacher's College: President W. A. Brandenhurg, Pittsliurg Teachers Collegeg President Thomas W. Butcher, Emporia State Teachers Collegeg Evan Griffith, Kansas state highway director: judge Richard J. Hopkins and Mayor Bryce B. Smith of Kansas City, Mo.g Senator Harry S. Truman of Missouri, Senators Arthur Capper and George McGill of Kansas, Congressman U. S. Guyer, Rav Lawrence and C. S. Wade, PWA X engineers, and Roydon E. Reed, assist' ant PWA engineer. City and county officials, memhers of the Board of Education, Superinf lendent F. L. Sehlagle, Principal ul. F. Wellemeyer, and Vice Principal j. C. Hume were among the honored guests N as men who had heen closely identif fied with the mighty project.
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