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’oERepresentative Citizens PraiseEoard Of Education ForConstructing1 Building:isrto,If*I-iSnHUGE STRTTTFRE FILLEDHalls And Corridors ThrongedWith Visitors—DedicationFriday NigrhtTen thousand Cantonlan* crowded into McKinley high school Wednesday evening to inspect the new building. The crowd was so large at times that it was impossible to conduct the visitors through all depart- £ ments. At times the corridors were j t filled with thrones waiting to he es- « ’ corted through the building. If_ * ■ I t)This was the largest crowd, byfar, of the week and makes a total ofapproximately 22.000 persons whohave inspected the school.Many prominent Cantonians paid their first visit to the school Wednesday evening while others have been there every evening of the a week. Praise of the building and the 1 work of the board of education in providing such a structure were heard from all sides. i ^W. O. Saxton, cashier of the First National hank said: It is a fitting memorial to President McKinley. It | right and proper that Cantonshould have some proper memorial for its martyred president and Iocannot think of anything finer than Ksrrnaithe McKinley high school. It is Canton’s show' place. When I entered the building my aveg wen-opened, I had heard that it was nwonderful school but my eyes saw j Jti things that were far beyond all that I I had heard. I I®Finewc in CountryO. M. Patterson, former labor leader in Canton and now connected with the building department of the state of Ohio said: “It is the fin* at af school building in the Cnited States J,r in my opinion.” Canton is to be con- vvlt; gratulated. uW. T. Kuhns of the Kuhna Patch-elor Sntvely Co., gald: “It la a aplen-bi0(1(Continued on Page 14, Col. 3)phpitiru
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Canton Daily News
Canton, Ohio, US
Thu, Oct 20, 1921
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