Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-05
LOCAL NEWS.
FEDERATION OF THE FOURTH OF
JULY In WASHINGTON. -'

Dedie ntisn of the HW alIach Sc b COL heuse.n
Yesterday afternoon very interesting cere-
monies took place on the occasion OF the
dedication Of the fine new school building In
the Third district, designated as the i" Wallach
School" Building. .r. trf..
Previous To the hour a p. NJ fixed for the
commencement OF the exercises, numbers of
persons visited the building to take ute
survey ofits various apartments. While there
was some adverse criticism upon the building
externally, there was none we heard in regard
10 thAinterior arrangements. There was both
delight and surprise expressed room after
room was opened, each well ventilated and
well lighted, cheerful, with handsome neat
school furniture of the most approved modern
plan; and each room having Its side cloak rooms
was rooms, DC. with water fixtures ready for
use. There were ten of these rooms 25 by 40
feet, and Is feet high. aside from the main hall
80 by 50, and IS feet high, and which m ain hall
can be used for two schools on emergency, or
can be used for q school Of design for which it
is well adopted by reason of Its excellent light.
One noted that spacious and strongly con-
structed stairways provided abundant means
of iDgress and egress for the ooys on one side
and the girls on the other. No danger here as
IN some OF the badly constructed school ealld-
ings else where with narrow stairways and
rickety bannisters, where whole school may
perish by fire or from the breaking down of q
stairway while seeking hasty escape from
disaster We notice, 100, .nat tnougnt mas
sir flues and cold air fues, designed to regu.
late the temperature upon healthful pTin ciples,
are abundant through the building. In the
large hall we would suggest that further ven-
tiation can be secured by using tho colored
skylight for that purpose, and especially when
it is crowded, as on yesterday, is some such
central ventilator imperatiyely needed
Shortly before O'Clock the various schools
Of the Third District, headed by the Marine
Band marched to the new building in process.
sion, and passing up the starways with the
other essemblage already gathered, filled the
spacious main hall and stairwavs to overflow
ing and others continuing to arrive, it is proba.
bile that there Were more persons outside the
building than gained entrance.
There was large attendance of members of
the two branches Of the City Councils, together
with the School Trustees of Washington and
some from Georgetown.
"Hail Columbia was performed by the Ma.
rine Band as Introductory, and this was fol-
lowed by faryent INV ocation to the Throne Of
Divine Grace by Rev. Mr.. Morsell, Of Christ
Church giving TIL nks for our independence as a
nation, and for the great blessings we have en-.
joyed therefron from the sacrifices Of our fore
fathers; for our common school system, and for
this appropriate building, and asking the Di.
vine blessing on II, on those entrusted with the
management of our school system, on the
President of the United Sta tes and on Con.
gress, and on our country-that the clouds of
war may soon be dispersed and the sun of
peace and righteousness and concord shine
upon Us again.
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