Winona Technical Institute 1912

Description:	Front: Script at top center reads, Winona Technical Institute, Indianapolis, Ind.Back: Date and location read, Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 7, 12. Body of message reads, Dear [...], I am sending Ruddy a Postal in here a cat is in the same cage as 7 [...] rats. It is in a store window here. She raised them from tiny mice. They crawl all over her and I guess she thinks they are her own little kittens. So many people stop and look and they all express their wonder. I hope you and the children are well. Shall write again tomorrow. It rained today and it has gotten somewhat cooler. What a great relief from the excessive heat these last few days. Love to you Ethel and Bud Brunie. Addressed to, Mrs. B. W. Cohen, 62 Church Ave., Highland Park, Michigan. The Indianapolis Public Schools took over the property in 1912. The Winona Technical Institute was formed with a Board of Directors made up of 47 members, many of which were also on the Board of the Winona Assembly and Summer School Association. The new school purchased the former 76 acre United States Army arsenal, located at 1500 E. Michigan in Indianapolis, at auction in 1903. Over 4,000 donors made the purchase possible. Sol Dickey, the head of the Winona Assembly, was the head of WTI. The venture was short lived. It admitted students in 1904 and was insolvent by 1910 and was finally given over to creditors in 1916. It had programs in pharmacy, library, chemistry, electrical, lithography, house and sign painting, carpentry, tile setting, bricklaying, machinery, applied science and foundry operation. The pharmacy program went to Butler University and the library program went to Indiana University. The WTI buildings and some of its programs became Arsenal Technical High School, which still exist today.
Origin:	1912-09-7
Created By:	Hoover-Watson Printing Co., Indianapolis
Source:	http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/949
Collection:	Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright:	Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography:	Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects:	Winona Technical Institute

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