The fountain which so gracefully adorns the patio is a memorial presented by Col. & Mrs. E. S. Olmsted in memory of their son, Jerald. The perpetuation of his memory in this manner and in this setting we consider most fitting and appropriate.

To the City Board of Education, and especially to Mr. Craig T. Wright, who has cooperated so ably with Mr. Studebaker and assisted in bringing this building into a practical and beautiful reality, we extend our sincerest thanks.

The part the donors have taken in this enterprise seems insignificant compared with the task of working out the manifold problems which we see here accomplished.

The building which we are dedicating today has been especially designed and constructed for the purpose of giving a greater opportunity to the handicapped children. This group includes cripples, cardiacs, anemics, partial sighted and deaf. It does not include the totally blind since there are so few of these that they must be cared for at the state institution.

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