, 1863-02-07
THE WASHINGTON PARK TO-DAY
Five Acres Of Children on SkGte6s

Five Acres Of Children on Skates.
To-day the managers Of tho Washington
Park, with commcndablc generosity, will
throw opcn their live acres Of ice to five acres
of school children, without money and with
out price, until o'clock p. NJ, ut which
hour It will become necessary to sweep and
prepare the Ice for The evening entertainment !
Of the grown up children. Such sight is
without parallel in the annals Of the skating |
parks, which, by-the-by, would be curious
histories If written ont, How many delicious
ttte-a-ttf<s in tho frosty moonlight: How
many charming hours with the winged Ca
mil'ae, ns they scour the icy plain. 1t Is the
Characteristic Of woman to bo lovely md
graceful everywhere, but nowhere is woman
more lovely than upon the ice. The tempt
i1:g ankles and tiny foot glrt with the flashing
steel; the eye liquid and sparkling with
the excitement Of motion; the pale
buds Of the cheeks bursting into
roses; the graceful form swnying
in yoluptuous curves, and the whole frame
tingling with the subtle bliss-the electricity
flowing from the blue Ice with each r1ngahg
whirl of the steel, a current Of JOY. "aae
sudden downfalls; what ludicrous taoleaua'
what proofs Of great Newton's law; what d1s-
tu,nals of equilibrium what spectaclcs OF
costume and dainty habits; what romantic
noctry Of motion; what music, What moon
iicbt. what everything! What arc the COL
fss;ous Of the opium eater to the mad PAS
sion Of flying, darting like all arrow from the
string, and abandoning ones self to the delir-
! ium fthe moment. We may be excused for
| going into rhapsodies, for we hare been on
| ice, and although we are fond Of it, have been
down on it-down, many time. Like the 81
ant, refreshed and rcinvigorated By each
| touch Of earth, We have felt the mysterious
| contact OF ice. The man who has not had
that luxury, las much to live for yet.
We advice everybody, old and young, to
get skates. One pair Of skates ia worth all
the drugs in the market. Ifthere be an Elys-
ium on earth it is when a man is on skates,
with somebody Of the otherscx to condding-
II lean upon him, to futter about him in all
sorts of delicious conrolutlons, and to teach
him tho uncertainty Of earthly things by help
ing him take his measurement upon ice. De,
pend upon 1t, 1t puts OF that day many year
when the undertaken will do the came.
Therefore, we say to the merchant, leave you1
ledger; to the minister, forget your heads fol
while; to the lawyer, throw your brief into
4 corner; to the doctor, throw ph5sic to the
dogs; to the sisterhood, leave your dishes
and your piano, your wash-tubs, your littls
yellow dogs-gct out of the unhealthy heat O
your pa1lors, into Gods free air, and skate
Skate early and skate often, and, our word fo1
1t, you wlll have no occasion to call for esti
mable Dr. Scalpcl or to ratronize the amiabl'
young apotheeary on The corner. In AL,
event, if you WON'T skate yourself, and pcrsis
in forcing yourself to an unnatural ripencs
under glass, why, go and see five acres Of jurc
nifty at the Washington Park today, and dia
cover how much happiness there Is in thi
miserable old world after all.
Adjourned Mcetlng Of the Board o
Education.
The Board Of Education held IN adjourne
meeting at their rooms yesterday, at Il III,
. | President Haven in the Chair. Present.
. McsErs. Priudfyillc, Holden, Carpenter, Ryder
Taft, Wicker, Ward.
. Upon motion Of 1Lr. Carpenter, the rcadin
Of tho minutes was dispensed with.
On motion Of Mr.. Holden, it was ordere
+ that 1000 copies Of the Reports Of the Supc
! intendent and tho Principal Of the Hig
| School be printed, in connection with th
r rules Of the Board, for distribution, undcrth
direction of the President, 31r. Carpcnte
Y and the Superintendent.
: nlr. Taft offered the following, which II:
y carried.
! Ordered, That tho President appoint 4 eon1mi
!. tee Of three, who together with tho President a
hereby Instructed to employ, subject to the appE
val OF the Board. some competent pera9n. to act
= building and supply agent for the Hoasa, wt
c ehall receive such compensation as the Hoaru sh:
oversight and direction Of the Nofkl1len cmPloJ<
ly the Board and the janltors the several schoo
a.,end TO the 3 1Fnshf o. eppe sre p II
~ nnS5 te direction Of the
Etteon nEt Budines b and Grouns the commltee n iii s
N JanitCrs and Supplies, the Committee on Appar
- tre and Furnltnfc, ard the Superintendent. al
. | who Ehaf perform such other duties as shall be
Il | quircd OF him by tic Board.
In accordance with this resolution, Il
20 Chair constituted the Committee as follow
.r Mcesrs. Taft, Holden and Sheahan.
le Mr.. Frindiyillc moved that III appropriate
d, of s25 be made for teachers reference lib
lc ~. Carried. The reference library will
II, | Kept Al tne olncc OIL tnc bcasd, aEa Lue uoo
a | may be consulted by the teachers at any til
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tin bills Of the past wear, amounting to $4o7.
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