The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-01-18
TOWN AND COUNTRY
Dedication Of the New School House in
Two Rivers.

Dedication of the New School House in
Two Rivers
Monday last was the occasion of much
feeling and interest among the people of
Two Rivers-it being the day of opening
and dcdicating their new and splendid
School House, which is 90 feet long, SO feet
vide, "a feet high, divided into four apart
ufcnts, with halls, ante rooms, &c. Its
cost is about SIS, 600.
The building was erected under the direc-
tion Of EDWARD ZANDER, who has shown
much architectural taste and mechanical
genius in its construction, and is furnished
in manner that would reflect credit upon
any city in the State. Although the whole
people of Two Rivers are entitled to credit
for this mark of their enterprise and good
taste, yet especial praise is due to Messrs
WALSH, OSWALD, and DAIMLER, the
School Offices, for their untiring industry
and indomnitable perseverance, ia further
ing and assisting the project, and to Mr.
JOSEPH MANN, whose property paid about
$1,000 taxes 10 advance the noble enter
prise.
About . clock p NJ, the pupils OF the
different departments in the old tencmeuts
used as school rooms, were seen marching,
headed by their respective teachers, to the
new building, where they coasregated,
about 400 in all. Naay of their parents
were also present, and a soody number of
citizens from Manitowoc we're ninalcd with
the crowd. No happier, better looking.
and orderly society Of children vas ever
seen in schooi-room, end all seemed to be
fully aware Of the Importance Of the occa
sion, for every child-young and old-~was
an attentive listener to every word said.
After prayers in English and German,
iy Rey Mr.. STEHLIE, of the Manitowoc
Catholic Church, aud by Rev Mr. BRowS,
uf the Two Rivers Lutheran Society, the
children with one voice favored the audi
cnce with al appropriate song, after which
the County Superintendent delivered the
following Address:
Citizens Of T,co Ricer.-
i
share with you in the performance of
most pleasing duty-the dedication of this
House to that cause in which it Is one of
the highest honors OF the citizen to engage
the education Of those who are so soon to
succeed YOU aud in their turn to take uD0fl
themselves those duties aul responsibilities
that to day rest upon you and which TO the
extent of your ability you are to day most
nobly pert1rming.
The Importance Of this work that you
have done is not to be found in, or measured
by the architectural style, or the enduring
quality of this structure-so pleasing to the
taste aud gratifying to the feelings of the
hchoider, and so honorable to you; but in
the intellectual aud moral training which
youthful minds in the future, from year to.
year, and day to day, will receive within
these walls
The founders of our State institutions
most clearly saw that to secure to the people
the rational enjoyment of self government
and popular liberty and the highest pros
perity to the State, there must be general
diffusion of useful knowledge among the
masses aud they most wisely made ample
provision for the accomplishment of those
desirable objects. By the wise forecast of
those who had the shaping of our educa-
knowledge were thrown open TO the whole
body of our people, and those who fail 10
enter and explore the treasures within and
partake of these benefits, or who keep
others over whose actions they exercise
control, from entering, and immortal minds
shall in consequence remain neglected,
uncultivated, and debased by Ignorance, com
init an Inexcusable wrong-an objectionable
crime against society and it is highly graf
flying to the feelings Of every well-wisher of
the prosperity and happiness Of this valua-
BILE constituent portion of the body politii,,of
the State to witness the completion of this
beautiful gate to that noble temple, where
every child of this enterprising town, of
whatever nation or race, can freely enter
and receive all needed educational benefits
and advantages; and woe to the parent or
guardian who shall bar that entrance to any
ehild under his influence and control
Seme Of you may have experienced in
own persons the wants of early educa-
advantages, while many others, in the
ettlement Of this town, when building
homes and providing support for your
families, have Felt the wants Of your child
ren incident to all pioneer and sparse settle
ments in new regions where schools and
school houses had not come into fashion,
Ju0 nave ionRc1 ioI tudt goou uiHc 10 Cotuc
when in the more advanced stage of the
development of the resources Of your town,
all such wants would be literally supplied.
You can now congratulate yourselves
that you have not longed, waited, and
struggled in vain. The good time has
come, The first, the original school house,
has been abandoned, and one Of pretentions,
suited to the wants and wishes of your
advanced state in population and wealth,
has been erected in its place and you have
good reason to rejoice.
IIcre. within these wa,, your children