The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-08-16 00:00:00

Right and left open out wide and well lighted cord.
alert. In the rear, and or ntralli, with ita entrance door
facing the principal entranoe. LI a large, lofty, and well.
proportioned dining hall, 70ft. by etdft., lit with win-
dows on each side and at one end. This room is also
finished with white brick., with • sufficient amount of
red bricks to give an ornamental appearance. The
oorridoron the left of tie entrance couitnnnicateswith the
school department, *emceeing of three lerge class rooms,
schoolroom, lavatory, boxroom, kn. On the right of
the entrance the master's private rooms are in front of
the building, and the kitchen and teatime, offices at the
back. A door at the end of thir corridor communicate
wttli the head-master's reselenee. His rtselence has a
distinct and separate entrance opening on to an
entreaties ballemennunicating with dining, drawing, and
visitor's rooms. A atone at commuiticaees with
the bed rooms on the first floor. A wing running
north from the east end at the back of masterr
residence contains various offices. Here is placid the
tredesuiens' entrance, matron's room, and matron's
store, larders, cellars, and lauedry with drying closet
and fitting. complete, 4 atom ,taircase on the right
of the m.in entrance learls to the dormitories on
the first floor, ten in number, with 'nee • holrooria,
Set., arrengeel for io Fleet envie ision. In the centred
portion on the second floor is a large dormitory for
junior boys, also with a motor's bedroom overlooking
it. There is also • I'o4lll fitted up with hate., and a
wardrobe room with teletext,' divisions for the clothes
of each boy, the whole being heated by hot water.
In communication with the niatron's department, and
lactated from the main p e-tion of the bill ding, is en
infirmary. The builoing is abundantly supplied with
water from the worka at Dorchester. Gmerally the
besting will he by open fires in the various rooms but
the dining hall and dryieg reem in the laundry will be
warmed on the Ito.. fl. elenle's patent erinciple. Closet&
and urinals for the boys are proved it in the play
ground and are fitted up on the Kama patentee's
earth system. The bulling generally is com.
medleys and well arrang.d. evident care being taken
to ensure abundance of light and thorough
ventilation. The facades are faced with white Poole
bricls, relieved with eel in hands and archer, with
Bath stone dressings. The roofs are covered with Plate.
Ide G. R. Criokmay, of Weymouth was the &milted,
and the works were carried out under his superintend•
0000 by gr. Gregory, builder, of Dorchmter ; Mr.
Gerard being the ale, kof work... and Hr. Chapman
foreman to Mr. Gregory. The grates were supplied by
Mr. John Galpie, of D.ircheater, who also fitted up the
range and hot water supply. The plumber'. work
WSJ 400 e by me. George Mefferd, of llorcheeter.
The pretest building is calculated to accommodate leo
boys-
The dining ball will for the present he used as a
eha
but the Council hope at some d.iy not far distant
gl,
to lid a detached chapel and to supply the whole of
the ldings with
gas. The grounds consist of ten acne
bui
of land, a portion of which has been laid out for a
kitehee rude. the remaining portion being set apart for
a cricket and nervation ground te the boys.
The "opening day" Waa fixed for Tueseay, August 9,
and one more beautiful could not have been desired.
and the interest felt in
This auspicious circumstance,
the school so generally throughout the county, came
sioned the assembling of a very large roe:teeny, the pro-
ceedings were gratifying in the extreme, and gave rise to
the most hopeful anticipations for the school's future.
At the entrance to the grounds, from the fiagsteT
waved in the grateful breeze, the royal standerd and
the school fiait on which Was embroidered the mono.
D* S.; and the boned. of the spacious play.
granind
were merited by little 0 'es of various colour•
gar:Teeming the wheel monogram. The front of the
uilding was gay with flags and streameneand the whole
b
lace heti a gar and enlivening aspect. The day's proceed-
P'• fiv" .med with Divine set vice in the large hall, *heti
nes men large congregation. Evening revels
were read bf•
here wee • veryo B-Watsen, H. Aari..
f• r as the anthem, and the service Wiee then concluded
by the Aro ba• .0011 of Dorset. Special prevers were
introdueed saleable for the occasion. The lit les-on,
wee read by the Rev. W. Perceval Word
Proverbs iv.,
of Compton Valence, and the second, Romans mit.. by
the a_Her. H. Harper. of Sherborne. The musical rote
trow
of the „reioe was very nicely led by the the school
the help of • few amateurs (male voicee)
cboir witn der the direction of Mr. Horton
from Dorchester, un
Smith who is the organist. The Hagnificet and None
Dirwitette. were seri to chant services composed by Mr.
Iloyton Smith, and none pre mut °out.] fail to notice
that the words of these familiar emirs of praise acquired
force
and beauty from the happy adaptation of the
new
music to the words' The anthem was "deeming and
Glory," and it w" m sung with exllent effect. The
" How shall the young preserve
thhyemirn
weeayB:„ineteneinong rt. wee sung before the sermon.
The Rev. T. T. ?crown.% of Stalbridge' was the mesehert
selecting for his
text Isaiah 'exile, 6, "And wisdom
and knowledge shall be the stability thy times, anel
strength of ....--tvatior
the fear "f the Loed is lie treasuee."
risme of oiling education he en I
After urging ,a°Zon hell m the eilocatiOn 11%
that "What Ow:4— think, be described to lw the questio'n'
at' mese lai,"Y'ot- epee On the OM side are *Moe who,
"Pe. which they hold religion theneelvm,
•Pllll,llo',lh. nee ondentleig Infliimme iinc 'engem.
or retail our! ef the
fro%an holiest dedre to deal equal
toile in the •t•
--claims of different wet, and 'r
...m.o. to the con",„." "noon altogether from ‘ m the m
are fireparod
ort__o o
lo rid' e jair it to be dealt with wa aseparate.raertle
"'U.P., :4 Outhe other side are those hacked,
it be but- tehe.odgTaal.t,,ltiiihll..of nation'
--for the heart nngt•ndi elide to over re'ltit in
this
reapeet -who den/ ill" it .• Put, en that gion lint"
reeed_w o a rm at et mation with.
education r mita/eft - whoelaini I
religion Is • mi''•nistw" ver, but era i""•
that it ahould not onlY 4racm— it f„r'graMll 07.7 ""ok
l'al.rnottehle.hl;ef tthheatlatnbtfear,kigge herd I. the
tuei.'lnntog and the
sum .4 ae..,1„t0, he thought It mired fr useful to realow the
ibis concludon rests, and to remind
Inmate ttpult which• ku up n &midi it 1., hood
thenowla-es of the etertm ProlutWi in which,
ei, ere dap., he pree.ed
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rtltard• matter 01 ,
311.1 Itun.haten, 111,a,d alOl 01,aritaldy.
but fon], id„„ Mallitnttty„ t.O bold and main-
tain our priiiriiiier„ 7eniO only to %limn tbe future
is mama. who knoweth the. •i from the beginneig—
we, is 4..
'oily„ who w,c,n above the water-fl od and re.
tu•'"ei• a king for ever ; who with
, Hebto the mincing this of
human porton and human opinion, ' Hebert. shalt thou
cow,.
hut
no rurriwr ; here shell thy tweed waves he
sue eel.. nue to news ieTdranest it wow' more than possible
that the day may come (may God of tii"nerry
ass"
it
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the church will be called
upon to glee prof of her
io)wity
to
her
Loot.Atreadl. the limits of tan-lid c0n-
....eel bane been reached (reached "neeee`ltt 7 in the
"fl• as I think, hut stilt reached. and only to,
le no mailmen combination of taet .„1
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