Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-23
SECOND EDITION.
4 O'CLOCK p. m.
GOVERNMENT sECURIflES.
WAsH1NeFoH, April %. ;ssS
Jay Oeeke q 90. furnish the following ono
-at,ops of Government securities:
VISIT OF BOSTON CITY OFFICIALS

A deputation Of Boston city officials and
gentlemen connected with the educational in
terests of Massachusetts, have lately been sent
out by that city TO visit various States. and
examine the best specimens of common school
buildings, for the purpose of ascertaining if
any features in the construction OF such build
ings were worthy of adoption in the Massa-
Chusetts public school buildings. These gem
tiemep, after visiting New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore, have arrived in Washington,
and are stopping at Wizards Hotel. The
deputation consists of Hon. +. w. Lincoln,
Jr., mayor OF Boston; John d.. Philbrick,
Esq. superintendent OF public schools, Rev
DIR. y. Is. Lathrop, Rev. II. Burroughs, Jr,
Dr. j. b. Cpham, DIR. n. b. Shursliff, DIR. ). W.
Brewer, school commissioners: Aldermen
Thos. Gafiield, Charles w. Slack. (editor Bos-
ton Commonwealth and Noah MAYO, Jr; Coun-
cilmen Charles CaverIy, Jr., Matthias Rich
John =. Haynes; and Oliver IL. Spur, city
messenger.
THIS morning the delegation visited the Wal
ZACH School building, accompanied by Tayor
Wallach. Messrs. Wilson, Rhees, Walsh and
Clark. OF the Board o. School Trustees; H.
Richards, Esq, &. :. Noyes chairman OF Al
dermen committee on publIc schools Dir. :.
A. Peugh, chairman OF the Council committee.
and MIR. A. C!USs, archssCt or the Wallach
School House. The visiting delegation axam-
ined the building very closely, externally and
Internally, and declared without hesitation
that IL was the finest school building they had
yet visited. They expressed the opinion that
the style OF ornamentatIon was a decided I'm :
proyemeHt over the somewhat bald STYLE of
the Boston school buildings. The construc-
ton OF the building with wings they also noted
with appreciation, as afordiEg light and ven
tilation 10 ali the school-Fooms.
The high pitch OF ceiling of the school rooms
some two feet higher than the Boston school
rooms-was also feature deemed worthy OF
imitation, as were also several other features OF
the Wallach School Building. In fact the dele
CATION were 50 much pleased with the building
as to ask for copies of the plans and drawings,
which Will be furnished them. Praise from
such quarter was especially gratifying to our
city representatives present as affOrding evil
dence that our system of School Buildings,
undertaken and carried on against con Sidera-
BILE opposition, was deemed satisfactory by
gentlemen, probably better qualified than an V
similar number In the country, to express an
opinion in the matter. The delegation paid q
cursory visit TO the various school rooms OF
the Wallach Building and, though not having
time TO examine the classes in detail, ex-
pressed gratihcation at the general appearance
OF the schools.
The party, accompanied by Mayor Wallach
ara the school Trustees and some of the mem
bers of the City Councils, also visited the
Freedmen's schools on Vermont avenue, by
invitation of Gen. Howard, and Were greatly
pleased at the progress made by these schools
under the care Of painstaking and enthusiastic
teachers. On leaving the Freedmen's schools
the party visited the site of the new public
school building for the First District and
were greatly interested by the admirable plans
for that structure. by Messrs. Cluss and Kan.
merheuber. This afternoon the visitors will
be entertained by Mayor WaIlach at his resi-.
dence.