Laying the Cornerstone of the Dr. Herzl School
Daily Jewish Courier, March 17, 1915
At 10 A. M. today the cornerstone of the Dr. Herzl School, on Lawndale Avenue and Douglas Blvd., will be laid. The ceremony will begin with a large parade and all the Zionist organizations are invited to participate in the ceremony.
The public school that will carry the name of the great Jewish patriot and father of Zionism will be one of the most magnificent school buildings in the land and through this school the name of this great Zion leader will become eternal in the history of Chicago.
2At 9 o'clock in the morning all the Zionist organizations will assemble at the Anshe Knesseth Israel Synagogue, where they will all form into line and march in a body to the Herzl School. The march will be led by a band of music. A large audience is expected to be present at the ceremony.
The program will be as follows:
J. J. Zyrhal, the principal, will give the opening address. Harry H. Lipsky, a school trustee, will represent the Board of Education; Nathan D. Kaplan, president of the Order, Knights of Zion, will represent the Chicago Zionists.
3Leon Zolotcoff, editor of the Courier, will be the main speaker.
He will speak of the patriot and father of Zionism, Dr. Theodore Herzl. The school children will perform the ceremonies of laying the cornerstone.
At the close of the program the audience will sing "America," then "Hatikvoh," and end with the Bohemian National Hymn.
