Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-09-01
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In. taking our walks through the city. we
made visit to the above institution. It is
situated At the corner Of Centre and Fifth
streets, is new completed, and will be opened on
Monday next, the 9th of September. A short
history of this Institution may prove interest.
ing to the reader. In the year 1914, Noah
Lipsley, then practising lawyer in this town,
and single gentleman, died, bequeathing
considerable portion of his estate to the estab.
lishment of Public School In accordance
with the provisions of the will, charter was
procured from the Legislature, and the execu-
tors of the estate transferred the property emu.
merated, over to the Trustees appointed to take
it in charge and manage it for the use and BEN
eft ofthe Institution. The building was erect
ed as soon as sufficient money could be realized
from the estate. 1t stood upon the lot now oc.
cupied by the dwelling OF Mt. A. B. Caldwell,
on Fourth street, for upwards of twenty years.
Many of our older citizens remember Noah
Linsley with feelings of the deepest gratitude,
and many declare with pride. that they owe ali
the education they ever received to his gener-
osity. Noah Linsey was man whose memory
every christian and every patriot should delight
to honor His will correctly indicates the
character of the man, though those who knew
him best bear testimony that his whole life was
in keeping with his last net. During his life
time Mr.. Lindsey received in his capacity as
attorney, an account of considerable pecuninry
importance, for collection. Through want of
time or illhealth, he did not proceed with the
vigilance and promptness that he might have
done, and thus permitted the account to go un-
collected. Feeling satisfied that he had not
performed his whole duty towards the owner of
the account, he directed in his will, that the
whole amount should be paid out of his own
estate He bequeathed also, $4,000 TO Yale
College, (where he received his educaton,) and
provided for the emancipation of his mulatto
boy Silas, especially directing that the slave be
apprenticed toa good trade, where he might
become useful and selEreliant. We might emu
merate many acts which show. Noah Lindsey to
have beena man Of the most noble character
and the kindliest impulses
nam. %And to add greater honoEs to his age
Than man could give, he died, fearing God"
The school was remarkably successful in Civ
ing hundreds ofyoung ideas their first lessons in
archery, and after standing for twenty years.
against the "crush of thunder and the waring
winds, it began to totter and show signs of
unsafety from the ravages Of time. Upon con.
isultatton, the trustees concluded to take down
the old building which they did, and dsposng
of the lots TO advantage wherein it stood, they
purchased piece Of ground less valuable, but
better adapted to the purposes of school, on
the corner Of Centre and Fifth streets, where
they resolved to rebuild the institution The re-
suit was the splendid structure to which we al
luded in the beginning of this article The
Ioriginal fund, we are advised, was almost, if
not entirely absorbed in the construction Of
this building, aud the institute is now depend
ent solely upon its own resources.
The building 20 be opened on next Monday
for the reception of pupils, is beautifully To-
Gated on the corner of Fifth and Centre streets;
it does credit in its graceful appearance, TO the
taste of the architect, and in its erection and
finish to the skill and workmanship of the con.
tractor; it is three stories high, and the interior
displays fair adaptation, in the number, size
and location of the rooms to the purpose for
which it is intended: on the lower story there
are four rooms of convenient size, about thirty
four feet square, two of which have been fitted
up for philosophical and chemical experiments;
a fair collection Of apparatus occupies handsome
glass case with sliding doors, along the entire
side of one of these rooms; in connection with
these rooms is a neat sheet.ron furnace, still,
and supplies of chemical materials; the second
story, reached by wide fight of stairs, imme.
diately in front, and also by side stairway, is
divided into four rooms one of which extends
entirely across the building aud is about twenty
two feet wide. This is fine, large room and is
/ furnished with desks and chairs of a neat pat.
tern and finish, manufactured in this city; this,
as well as the other rooms on this floor, is de-
signed as recitation room. The third story is
embraced in single room, and is known as the
Hall of the Institution here will be the general
assemblage of the pupils for the lectures, speak
! ing, and other exercises; it will also be used rs
recitation room. All the windows arc con-
structed with weights and pulleys, thus afford,
ing easy and perfect ventilation, so essential
to the health and comfort Of the school room.