The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-29
CITY INTELLIGENCE.



Anniversary OF "THR BECK sCHooL"-
SKEroH OF THE FIRST FREE SCHOOL. IN PHI
hADELPHIA. - The Anniversary exercises o
zoo tqoK place yesterday at tn'
IN the presence OF q large and interested
audience. The programme embraced a choice
variety, and was carried through with greal
credit TO the scholars and their Instructors
The following portions of the exercises were
particularly noticeable from the efficient man
selves:- 4'-'''N '''''''-
~, Readings from Shakespeare, by Masters Oscar
Ms Messs albert s1epihenson, II. Rchards, A Cox. and
sAhhoreW and william Hamilton, OF the Gramm Il
A Dialogue by Masters Aaron shuster and Louis
WullDy, OF the Secondary School
uAau Duet sung by Misses Corinna West and Eta
"A, Dialogue. by Masters Frank Richards and Harry
nj, ne song OF "Ihe Flower Girl" sung by Miss Min
rThe The iapghsble ccloquy Of "Mrs PartIngton's Tea
faItyi,, hy Misses May p. Stevenson, Martha selby,
Near the close of the exercises addresses were de-
Rcbspd oE 19ssps RsIt dgTnPsnny Charles Ellis and
gers anc on the whole, everything passed of ia the
The Beck schooT' ranks with the regular free
grammar SCHOOLS OF the city. and It's pupils, by
sion 20 the Boys ana Girls High Schools. The in.
she exclusive control OF its own Board Of Manners
5cnaf ~ az as early Is the year l7gs when night
for the Free Instruction Of INDECENT Boys" The first
i9oston OF the school Is net now known but in 1901
PTesoy teran Church. at the corner of Third
removed to the schoohouse built by the Society on
Walnut street. above Sixth, now known as the Ind
school was also established and from tnat time to the
present the institution has prospered greatly being
dred and nifty scholars. In 1901 the Society re-
modelled. and charter by the Legislature under the
Establishment and support Of Charity Schools"
Being the first institution Of the kind chartered
the will of a wealthy German citizen by the
name mar OF Christopher Lpdwick, who died In
t tooi oe4uetetning t MS residuary estate OF $500
tIon. The claim upon this handsome legacy was con-
TESTED oy the University OF Pennsylvania, whose
The messengers of the rival schools left the city for
Lancaster, the seat OF government, about the same
horses the road srabie excem ent attended
the race TO Lancaster but the horse the University
the messenger of the rival school was thus enabled
reach Lancaster In advance and the enrop5nt
Of the Incorporation.
The Society ultimately received from Mr.. Lud-
1903 by q subscription OF S2sQ0, procnre1 manly
1915 about $4,000 also received from the estate or
Robert Montgomery: -. ut. -,
system of this city, which went into operation In ISIS
was framed In one OF the schoolrooms OF the society,"
oheT Of The
"Beck SCHOOL, has therefore the high honor of being
great ex tent the origin of our present system
In 1859 1t was deemed advisable to remove the
school, the building then In use on Walnut street
would AFFORD a large revenue when leased for Office
purposes Previously to this the Society had become.
owner of the building at present occupied by It, as
@ az be sse 81 had Been fGG S
the Controllers of Public Schools for school purposes
locality where it has since continued it's of
funees 1t is at present under the charge or Mr..
sohoo Miss Is s. HdeS Principal reH S he
Grammar Schools and Miss K. O. Rogers, Principal of
the Secondary School, who is assisted by Miss Hannah