Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 27 July 1936 — Page 19

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■ ,gv distinctions Dahas tic honor of being the cry in the world to erect a Situated on the corner oi the court K|on< s;r.ar? it is an impressive of statuary dedicated to the of peace. Me: •>:' th. finest tributes to the Mrignples .and ideals of the men . .• the plan and laborMr < omp'eMon of the mon-

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’ ument was paid by W. Guy Brown,; 1 ! principal of the Decatur high! ’ 1 school, the 20th anniversary of the;: ’ dedication of T..e monument, Oct- i 1 cber 30, 1933. ' 1 5 Mr. Brown’s address was: ! , “We are assembled here to coin-\ t memorate the twentieth anniver-J ! sary of the dedication of this 1s i peace monument. • : i “We are here to pay tribute to t - those brave men who gave their 1

lives that our nation might live. | We are met to express, in a mea- ( sure, our thanks to those brave men. who yet live, who have borne I the flag on the field of battle. i “The panorama of history pass-; es so silently, so relentlessly, that it does not seem possible that since twenty years ago the great and powerful organization known as the Grand Army of the Republic, is now reduced to four living

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veterans in the county. The Spani ish-American veterans are passing one by one. “It becomes incumbent upon us, i the powerful American Legion of ; today, and the school children of today to perpetuate the memory of the glorious deeds and ideals symbolized by this monument. “We are disposed to travel far to receive the inspiration of standing on a spot where great events

have taken place, or wnere great Ideas nave been born. We atand hat In band, and inspired with awe on such oceaalona. "Many times we return to find that some one from a distant state is standing admiring thia beautiful monument we pass thoughtlessly every nay. "Why should this be true? ‘This was the first monument In tne United States of America to have peace as its theme. Think for yourselves of the monuments you have observed In other places, men on horse back, men with drawn swords, men in action with fixed bayonets, mounted cannons, and many other glorifications of war. "Mr. French Quinn who has many times inspired this community with his high idealism was the author of the thought that the 'monument should be a departure from the usual militant idea — that its dominant rigure should be that of ‘Peace’, the result of the conflict rather than an expression of the means of the conflict.’ "This monument was built at public expense after a majority of the taxpayers from every taxing unit of the county petitioned, the commissioners to make an appropriation of SIO,OOO for the purpose of building a monument. “Now that the money, was appropriated there remained but one thing to do, and that was to put the idealism of Mr. Quinn into concrete form. “A visit was made to the Chicago Art Institute. To the wisdom of thdt visit we owe the fact That we have a real work of art. Mr. French, the director of the institute, suggested Mr. Mulligan, a noted sculptor to execute the work. “Mr. Quinn gave Mr. Mulligan an idea of what was wanted, and Mr. Mulligan agreed to submit a model incorporating the idea. “This model was accepted and then a great plaster cast was made of the model, and sent to Bedford where Mr. Dodd, a noted stone cutter, chiselled the monument from

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our own native Hine stone. “The monument was then shipped to this city where it was erected by Geo. Wemhoff of the Wornhoff Monumental works. Mr. Josh m< Parrish dug the first shovel ful of earth for the excavation. Mr. W. H. Myers and Dan Shackley laid the first brick for the founda tion. These men are deceased. Mr. James Hurst, who Is in the audience. did the masonry work., “On this day. 20 years ago. bells were ringing, band playing, parades were In progress as the eyes of the entire state of Indiana were turned upon Decatur. Col. Fordyce chairman of the monumental committee, was successful in securing Gov. Ralston to make the principal address. Practically every state officer was here for this occasion which was regarded as a high light in the county's history. “As Miss Mary Hale of Geneva drew the cord and the curtain dropped there was unveiled the first peace monument in America. ’lt is ours; let us cherish and protect it, and hand down to our posterity the sacred symbolism which it embodies."

Going, Going, Gone * . : ®bC j • 1 ' - % ‘jx JI H i I Students of Reppert School of Auctioneering learning the fundamentals of their new professions under the tutelage of Col. Fred Reppert and the staff of the local school, which is the only one of its kind in America. The school will hobd its homecoming during the Centennial celebration from Auguet 2 to 8.

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REPPERT TO BE HOST TO GRADS ‘'COMING HOME" Invitation Extended To 1500 Former Students In Every State Co). Fred Reppert, America's ! number one auctioneer and Deca- . tur's ambassador of good will, will be host to the largest "family reunion". during the Centennial cele- . bration from August 2 to 8 which will be homecoming week for the ‘ more than 1,500 graduates of the l Reppert School of Auctioneering. Personal invitations have been ; sent to all the graduates of the i school who are now located in ev- ! ery state of the Union, every Pro- • vince of Canada and many other I foreign countries. Replies have I been received insuring a large

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crowd. Many of the graduates have made It a point in the past to visit the school and take post graduate work. A life membership is given each student. The Reppert school of auctioneering was founded January 3, 11131, by Col. Reppert. He had conducted auction sales in every state , of the union and every province in Canada, holding a great many j world record sales and being perI sonally acquainted with live stock I men in all parts of America. He had received many letters ; from young men wanting to engage in the profession of auction- ; eering asking for advice and assistance. This prompted the starting of the present institution. The first step was employing the instructors. The best auctioneers in America were called to Decatur for this work. Each were a specialist in his line and had a national reputation. Then through national and local advertising with the details explained in a handsome Illustrated catalogue printed by the Decatur I Democrat, inquiries were received ' from all parts of the world. Only School Os Kind This was the only school of its kind. Fifty-seven students were graduated from the first class. ‘ The National Rea Ity Auction company was later organized in connection with this school in which each graduate becomes a member. This is the largest organization of its kind in America. Now both a summer and a winter school is held each year. The summer terms are held in Bellmont park and the winter 'sessions in the Hensley building on South Second street. Auction sales are held every night on the streets, thus giving the students actual ex- • perience. i Decatur has been termed the friendly city by the students of i this school. It is this friendliness I and cooperation that has helped to |7Hlae this institution a success.