New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-17
pub,yc opening Ward school No XIV.


With those who wait at Gods right hand.
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ppbuc Opening Ward School No XIV.
The citizens of the Ninth Ward have done them.
selves honor in the erection of the most beautiful
and commodious School House in the City. 1t is
located in Greenwich av. near Amos-st and is eX-
celently situated for light and health, 1t being on
&he corner of Shaw's Garden large open space
comprising more than two-thirds OF the block. we
have not space at present to give a tull descrIp-
zion Of the edihce it is four stories high, about
so by 100 feet; the basement is open and forms
play ground, there being no furniture there except
she large hot.fr furnaces which heat the building
The first, second and third stories are divided
INTO twelve or fifteen class rooms, which embrace
al the modern improvements for facilitating study.
The upper story is one large examination room'
;and it would be convenient room for public
meetings, unless the hight be an objectlon1 all
the rooms are high and airy, well lighted, heated
by warm air, and very freely ventilated Aito-
uether this house is which reflects great circuit
upon the school officers and the archieects VINO
have supervised its erection
On Saturday afternoon a large audience assem-
h,oa 70 henr the exercises of the formal opening
af tbis school house The ladies of the vicinity
were there in full force and manifested that deep
interest that woman always feels in efforts to ee-
yate and improve the rising generation. About
e;pbtvfye girls from the Clark.st School were
nresent as Choir, under the lead of MIR. Lord,
their musical teacher Mr. Lord presided at the
pisno. Commissioners MCLEAN took the chair,
and the exercises were opened by the reading oil
4be eighth chapter Of Proverbs, and prayer by
Dr. BOWLING The children then sung There
was place in childhood which l remember well"
IN the tune of "Mother dear" which was exc
cuted in fine style
II. C, BENEDICT, Esq. President OF the Board
Of Education, was then introduced and was high
~ pleased to meet his fellow citizens on the open
ing Of such noble ediGce for the cause OF Edu-
cation. The present School is established in the
midst Of a large and Intelligent population, and
an the vicinity OF other Schools OF great populari
ty He addressed himself particularly to the
teachers and hoped that they would make the
School what the law dosigned-a School for the
D. People He said the children were not only to be
A taneht to read and write bat their faculties were
eW TO be cutyated-they were to be taught by ex-
y ample as well as by precept; their manners, their
dress and address were to be improved. first
class house, the best books and the best teachers
have been provided and now the result of sus
tanning the School lies with the people, The
great law OF beneiiCent control the law of kind
ness governs everything. When everything goes
on tremendously, have no doubt that this School
will prosper. He would be glad to see this School
outstrp No, 90 Of his Yard but they would have to
work for it. But to make this the best School
was no easy task other Schools would spring up
with still greater improvements and greater tac-
tiles lie would advise the teachers that they
were to instruct not only for the present but for
the future for another world as well as this Mr. B.
stated that there are already 1897 Male, i85 F6
male, 432 Primary, $50 J scholars registered for
this School-a proud beginning in such position,
The children then sung the Mountain Shep-
herds Song"
Hon. II. j. RAYMOND, of the Assembly was
introduced He could not fail, although without
preparation, to catch some of the true enthusiasm
from those who had preceded him. The building
of new school-house an event, simple as it
is, that may be Of more Importance to this people
than the change of q European dynasty or the
Right OF monarch from his throne. Mr.. Il, re.
fered to the high character oil this magnificent
9diice and Of the teachers selected, and compared
them with the little country schoohouse and the
single poor young teacher boarding around the
district" This admirable school, he said, is free
to all; every child Of this city matter how
poor orirondess, can walk into that door and de-
mand, MS his birthright, the very best education
that the City can afford He was glad that the
duties as wei as the rights of property began
to be understood. This is the beginning
of great work~the initjatory step to.
ward the reign OF universal benevolonce, when
cannot with an easy consciense
dwell in palace while bis neighbor suffers in
howell, The movement of Public Education in this
city tended to result that we might look forward
to with hope aud pride The city was now ex
pending 100000 per annum for the gratuitous
education OF children Is not this glorious state
of things! Mr., Il. proceeded to speak OF the value
of education in every step OF lie, in every trade
calling that men pursue. Another cause
which made Education necessary was the rapid
and important increase OF jnventions-ot labor
saving machines. No man can be posted on these
important matters, unless he has education. Mr.
II, then referred to the effect of education in dis
eipining the mind to think, TO reason to plan and
TO carry out. When every man feels that the
hest thing he can leave to his children is q true
education, then free schools would go forward
with perfect success, He hoped to see the free
school system prevail over the whole land He
looked to the tree school system 20 bind together
the whole State This city has not only estab-
hshed free schools for herself but she has decrccd
their establishment in all the country Mr. Il.
hoped to see the time when the State should deem
it her duty to educate to the highest point all the
children within her borders the time when eve
ny person could claim from the civil authority
such education as was necessary to make a good
and useful citizen Mr.. r. closed his remarks
amid the applause OF the audience.
The juvenile choir then sang The Shepherds
Farewell" in excellent style.
Commissioner Mclean introduced jas. w. GE.
RARD, who made short address. The chief as.
sertion of the speaker was that he was Demo
cratic to the very core lie was very careful to
assure the audience that he had no pride and
by strange halucination constantly addressed
"the boys of whom there were not dozen IN
the room. MIR, Gerard was born poor got good
education, and by bis own energy had outstrlpped
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