The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-11-01

eyes OF jealous people, and whilst the Control
leIs and Directors, aided by the generosity of Our
city authorities are striving to perfect mis- stem,
we trust that faithful supervision and sktllfu
labor will fulfil the most sanguine exp 'ctations.
.. Az 40 not my purpose 70 enlarge further uoon
these important truths there gentlemen pres.
ent TINS evening whose knowledge and experience
emlnently mt them to exemplify the great advan-
tages OF our system Of popular education. ask
only in conclusion your generous encouragement
and thanking you for the interest manifested by
your presence, have the honor to introduce Prof
O. Stle, President of the Board of Directors of
the Eighth Section, who made some appropriate
remarks
His Honor the Mayor being introduced, in a
short speech said that he had consented to be pre-
sent with feelings of pleasure, for he was glad to
give official as well as personal appreciation to the
splendid work just completed. He applauded the
idea Of just economy in the erection of school.
was needed
After some capital singing by the young lady
pupils, led by Professor Bower, Mr. Stile intro
duced President Shippen of the Board Of Control.
Mr.. Shippen hoped for the power to arouse the
people to the importance of the public school as
the great reformer of the age. The cause of
popular education is spreading over the whole
earth's surface. Appeals for American experience,
FORMS statistics and practical results sought for
from all parts of the world
yet our own citizens show too little interest in
the The teachers and the directors feel the
value Of the citizens appreciation. The schools
are the creatures of the citizens creation, and
should always be open to their visits and inspec-
The speaker aptly referred to the caste Of former
ages, when progress was unknown, and then
building her prosperity upon progress. In Solon' g
time the teacher gave rise to the law prohibitin
the opening of schools before sunrise and after
sunset. In Sparta each child was the child of the
State, and as such educated. The speaker gave a
history Of schools in Philadelphia. The first was
opened in Philadelphia in 1653 under the admin
istraton of William Penn, by one Enoch Flower,
from England. His terms to learn English were
four shillings, to read and write, shillngs, and
ten pounds for teaching, board and lodging for a
whole year. daughter The Friends, in l69S,
established the second school. 1t was founded on
q Sunday. The motto of the school was, "good
instruction is better than riches" The next was
the "Log College," in Bucks county, and it was
the chief alma mater of the best scholars of that
day.
Thence the speaker traced up the early history
of our schools to the present day, and graphically
treated of the difference between the days when
Griscom's Academy, at the corner OF Water and
Vine streets, was advertised Gas removed from the
noise of the town" down to the present time.
The teachers are: Misses NJ. J. Hollis, M. Thomp-
son, M. johnson, M. Hughes, 5. McOullagh, NJ
Tracy, R. Stratton, G.. Lewis r. Kane, M. Roche,
N. Robinson, A. Hall, Z. Kennedy, II. Lough-
ridge and q. Allen.