Evening star., 1869-10-02


buildings now in use and owned by the city
have cost about $4,000.
The Union" was well sung by the choir,
led by Prof Daniels.
Other addresses were then delivered.
CLOSING BYME.
The closing hymn written by Mr.. Baxter)
was sung TO the tune OF "Uld Hundred, by the
entire assemblage. as follows:
Great God who led our pilgrim sires
When first they sought tnis virgin shore,
Where Freedom kept her vestal fires
We sing Thy praise, Thy name adore.
From lofty spires Thy truth ascends;
Thy word is preached meath archipg domes:
In kindred hearts Thy spirit blends,
To bless and sanctify our homes
This noble temple OF our youth,
Devote 70 Learnings sacred csuse;
o hll II with Thy boundless truth.
Make il the temple OF Thy lawsI
Let Science ever here proclaim
That Truth Is God-and God is Love!
That Ignorance degrades Thy name;
While Wisdom points TO worlds above!
May they who teach Of Thee be taught;
May those who learn stIll learn Of Thee;
Teacher and pupIl-glorious thought!
BE freemen whom Thy truth makes free.
Thus shall Thy blessing fall with power,
On step and stone, on desk and seat;
On arch and dome, on spire and tower;
And all shall worship at Thy feet!
THE BUILDING.
The edifice is In all respects the best for the
purpose for which it was designed In this sec
ton Of the country, and, indeed, it is claimed
by many to be the finest and most complete
school house on the Western Continent. The
lot on which it is situated was purchased by
the Corporation about eight years ago, aud IL
contains about 1000 feet, which Is admirably
situated, IL being on very high ground, and one
OF the best drained lots in the northern part Of
the city. Under one roof there are essentially
TWO buildings, with separate wide entrance
rs fOrh hou md for Ufr
modating in all 9OO pupils, and originally cal
c1lated for the accommodation of grammar,
inter mediate, and secondary schools Of the
First school District though present emereen.
cies may compel different Appropriation Of
the rooms.
The building is las feet long and 70 feet wide.
The walls are in the average 66 feet high above
the sidewalk for the wings, and 7S feet for the
central part, while the top of the bell towers is
liz feet high above the south west corner of the
building. The foundations are Of the blue
rock, (gneiss,) walls OF hard burned BRICK
with facing Of pressed bricK, shaped and
molded expressly tor the purpose. and orna-
mental iron belts and trimmings for windows
and doors. All the principal partition walls
are also OF hard-burned brick, of abundant
strength. The stairs and corridors are con-
structed absolutely fire. proof, with segmentaI
S5lss e ssS
white marble. The ends of the buildip1 are
covered with metal roofs, the central portion
with green and blue slate, laid TO tasty pat
terms. The centre part OF the basement con-
tains dwelling rooms for the ianitor. coal ceI-
Ia lar ana neaung apparatus. The opposite ends
fer the two sexes, each being 81 by 81 feet, and
accessible from the street a. well as from the
upper stories. The first story is approached
by two main entrances, the doors opening ont
ward. The corridors are Is feet wide Six
school-rooms are provided, each being % by
81 feet in size, Is feet high in the clear, and
have large cioak-room convenient.
Each school-room is lighted by five seui-cir.
cular windows, ~ feet wide by Q feet high, is
VAIN scoted with eiled yellow pine boards MP
TO window sills. A strip Of hard, black plas
tering for black boards extends all around the
walls for height OF four feet above the vain.
scoting. The rest OF the height Of the side
walls and the ceiling have sand finish, which
is tinted IN dstemper in colors congenial to the
eye Rebatted strips Of pine form the lower
mouldings OF light stucco cornices, and furnish
conveniences for hanging up mape. The teach
nlche-a plan introduced with success in point
OF economy Of space, acoustics, and beauty in
the new public school-house on Capitol Hill.
The rooms are neatly and tastefulIy furnished
according to the single desk system, with sixty
desks for each room. The cloak roems contain
closets for accommodation OF teachers, dou.
BILE clothes hook for each pupil, galvanized ba- |
sins with Potomac water, and a sufficient 1
quantity OF shelving for lunch baskets. The /
second story is Of the same height and has /
the same subdivisions as the first, and in ad. \
dition two small rooms Of Is by l. feet, above |
the entrances. for libraries, use Of trustees and
so on. The two central rooms are so arranged /
In both stories that they can be singly or to. /
gether appropriated to either the male or female
department. by opening or closing one or the /
other OF two communicating doors. The third
story contains the two grammar school rooms 4
each 81 by "a feet, with cloak rooms attached /
OF l3 by 81 feet in size, and separate retiring /
rooms for teachers; also, recitation room of2I /
by 80 feet, from which the principal in charge
OF the building can communicate with all the
bes and bells. The main hall Is centrally
situated, is by 66 feet in size, and "a feet
nlgh, surmounting the ends of the building
The hall is lighted by tive windows in front,
. feet wide and IL feet high, and ten windows |
OF BY feet, surmounung literally the roofs
Of wings. The wide. semi-circular entrance 4
doors, crowned by tasty cast.iron transoms,
open from II. This grand room is chastely
frescoed d, and has besides q pan neied ceiling, |
em bellIshed BY bold stucco cornices. Ii il fur.
nished with settees having mechanical contfi. |
yances for raising the seats, so as to permit |
setting them close without obstructIng the |
egress and the ingress Of the pupils. The hall |
seats thousand children. The recitation room
s in the rear Of the hall, and Of the same height
Is the other class.rooms. Above IL there is an. |
,ther room and music gallery, to be used on |
festive occasions, In connection with the hail.
Water closets are without the building con-
aected with II BY covered corridors. The build
ng H. heated by low pressure steam, and ample
ventilation is provided for.
The design OF this building was by MI. Cluss, |
erecting it. To MI. ]. o. Wilson. for several
years 0 member Of the Board Of Trustees of |
Public Schools, much credit b due, for from |
he first he devoted much Of bis time and atten.
ion TO seeing that the work was carried for |
ward, being chairman Of the Building Com.
nittee until he ceased to Be o member OF the |
Board. To his successor, J. s, Brown, much |
,redit 70 also due for the manner In which be
las superin tended the finishing and furnishing
u the building.
POLITICAL RIOTS AHD BLoopsHIp N PH1r.
Philadelphia, about half.past |
en- O'Clock last night the Keystone Democratic |
)rganizAtton was attacked In mont OF the |