The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-06-15
Meeting Of the Stockholders of
the German English Normal
. School. .n"' a' .a''.
IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS.

Normal Schoo! met, for the first time as
company, in the Church at Brodheads-
vile, on Saturday afternoon, June Sd, at
which time and place the following bust
ness was transacted
l. Rev. ID. 4. Schneider made some
preliminary remarks. He said that work
had been begun on the foundation of the
Normal School to be erected at Lock
Haven, Clinton county, although the re-
quisite amount of money had not yet been
subscribed that an agent had been ap-
pointed to canvass Clinton county, and
that the agent was meeting with liberal
responses. So with u.s. Although the
amount required for putting up the build
ings has not yet been subscribed, work on
the Normal School to be erected at Brod-
headsville will be commenced Immediately
after harvest, because Monroe comfy has
already subscribed ten thousand dollars
towards this laudable enterpries, and the
county has not yet been half canvassed
Rev. Schneider also stated, in a manner
that inspired confidence, that he knew
whereof he spoke when ne said that the
German element of Pennsylvania and
adjacent States was good for from ten to
twenty thousand dollars for the " Wicker
sham German English Normal School"
He said he was not yet allowed to reveal
the plan by means Of which this sum
would be raised outside of the county,
that he could only give them his word
now, but that time would make good his
assertion Rev Schneider will visit places
and people whence those who, from var
ious motives, and under different pretexts,
oppose the Normal School project, cannot
follow him to I'M jure the cause which he
has taken in hand In due time the
State will also advance fifteen thousand
dollars and thus all the money required
to put the school in operation, can easily
be raised. Rev. Schroeder exhorted the
people to have faith in God and Humanity
and all would be well. All movements
that look towards the bettering of mans
condition, especially those which strike
at the root of the matter, meet with op-
position. Wherever Christ builds a
nest, the Devil lays an egg into it," Rev.
Schneider then read an extract which ap-
peared in the Bethlehem Times and
Educator, which was written by Supt
w. w. Walker, of Northampton county,
who spent q week at Brodheadsville,
some time ago; also an extract from a
letter written by Prof. G.. A. Aschbach,
the eminent Civil Engineer and Architect,
of Allentown, who is preparing the plan
for the Normal School Buildings, and who
also was at Brodhcadville, the other week,
to view the grounds. The opinion of
both these gentlemen, men whose opinion
in such matters is worth gold,-is, that
no finer or more suitable place than Brod
headsville could be found for Normal
School. Prof. Aschbach says :" have
brought some very good impressions back
from your idyllic and calm and peace
breathing country. [ consider your
remote place quite a proper one for the
establishment Of +" Normal School," for
all the surrounding nature made it for
spot of contemplation and reflection, and
the old world of Pythagoras 'gnothi Sc
auton' know thyselD could become flesh
there if anywhere. Also the people of
your place made a very good impression
upon me and from my short stay among
you, venture to say, that among the old
German settlers in Pennsylvania, l have
found no place where have received
such an impression of immediate intel
ligence, as from you folks. They have
kind of primitiveness, in the best sense
of tie word,-what we call in German
'Ndtururspruenglickkch, which pleas
ed me so much at your place" In a
with Rev. Schedler, Prof |
Aschbach said he was born and reared in
Baden, Germany, that the country round
about Brodheadsville, especially with its
streams and lakes, reminded him of his
own beautiful native land, and that there
could be no doubt but that a Normal
School at such place would be exten-
sively patronized by city people. who
would not only send their children there,
but spend the summer there themselves.
I'd After the charter had been read,
the following points claimed the atten-
tion of the meeting, and were disposed of
in harmonious manner:
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following officers were elected
unanimously:
Presdent-Rev. d. f. Sch1dler
Secretary-John Appenzeller.
Treasurer-Felix Storm, Esq.
Building ommittee-Samuel Streepy,
James Smith, Abel Storm.
PLAN FOR THE BUILDINGS.
The following resolutions were adopted
unanimously
Resolved, That the action of Rev. d
&. Scbe Her, in engaging Prof. G. A.
Aschbach, of Allentown, Pa, to prepare
plans for the buildings Of " The Wicker
sham German English Normal School,"
S hereby confirmed aud made our own
Resolved, That Prof G.. A. Aschbach
,e and is hereby earnestly requested, to
,ave said plans ready before the first day
If July, 1871.
Resolvad That nc sonn as said nlans ofl