Homecoming Weekend at EMU was punctuated this year with the dedication of the One Room Schoolhouse, attended by many dignitaries, including President Porter and his wife, Lois, who has been a strong force in seeing the project come to fruition. Dr. Scott Westerman, Dean of the School of Education, gave an inspiring speech, and Dean Rockwell, feisty Chairman of the project, made the introductions. Many members of the Geddes family, who donated the building, were present, as well as others who had attended the school.
After the ceremonies, the large group was treated to the first walkthrough of the building. New windows, to match the old, are in, but most of the interior work is yet to begin. The building, however, will need much less interior work than might be expected after such a move: most walls are solid, most of the tin ceiling is in place, floors and woodwork need only a good cleaning and polishing, blackboards and teacher's platform (from which dramatic presentations were given) are in fine shape. What fun that building is going to be for special classes that will meet there and for school children from the area who will visit it! What an addition to the community! One more source of pride of place!