The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-08-01
Mr.. Anderson was followed by Mr.
Hubert Falge who addressed the assem-
blage in German. translated as follows:

MI FRIENDS As I behold this vast solemn assem-
bage quotation fr,m the Bible Involuntary press
es itself upon me: "What came you here to see ~
The cradle of Il new Prophet !-Yes, stand here
at the cradle of spirit child and We all want to par
take in its care AMI protection.
On this spot where, scarcely thirty Years ago. the
primitive forest unojded its grandeur in unbroken
his plentiful game, the strong arm and superior
mind of he white man have reared city, and, to-
day have met to crown labors erect
ing this memorial for coming generations.
We&now how We have striven and what we have
suffered, but now, wipng the sweat from our heated
brow await the blessing which is to come from
above. This is the cause of seriousness, of the
soemnties of the present hour In the school-house
whose cornerstone we are laying to-day, will soon
sound the instructions of experienced and educated
teachers, and the seed which they to scatter will
be spoiled by the ares of any enemy will not be
crippled by narrow-minded State policy. claiming
the reasoning faculties of its subjects, by the
spirit of caste, the hatred of secs. No, without
hindrance the untrammeed teacher spcack to his
scholar. end the words thus sounded can not have
been uttered in vain the seed thus never
die lit will grow and spread like mighty tree
ing all with its protecting shadow, nourshing and
| elevating all with its fruits,
But, has the common school really such signih-
cancel Is it rather the University which pro-
duces the shining lights of scencel Very true but
it is the common school alone which is accessible
only to the higher classes of society but to all
the children of men, and small springs rivu
lets and these again rivers and mighty streams
good common school makes good citizens and these
strong healthy soc lety ana a great powerful ma
The City of Paris claims to be the capital of the
World its Academy of Science is constellation out
shining every other of similar nature, but the Ger
| man schoolmaster has thrown these proud French
lords into the dust; the better educated people of
North have conquered the arrogant South, and, to
crown this assertion quote the language of of
the greatest statesmen the Netor of century old
PALHERsroN who said in of his celebrated speeches
in Parliament: The alphabet Of the schoolmasIer is
| mighter than five hundred thousand bayonets.
Many may complain, that they shall be unable to
enjoy the fruits of this mighty tree, that they shall
not live when it has attained its fulluess but
| let US consider that imam does not live bread
alone :" that We have already good to feel
pround of being able to erect such building il this
air Northwest and be the pioneers true cvili-
| cation, that we can join in erecting a bridge for
coming generations to propagate universal spirit OF
| political. social, and religious Independence
| Shall We not feel grateful in looking forward to
the time when even this tesmony of care and Ia
bors shall have crumbed in the dust and a new and
better erected in its place, when our chldrens
children shall have found the records deposited
in this cornerstone and read the simple words In
the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy
two in the fourth of the presidency of Ulysses
Grant the citizens of the second and fourth ward:
fMantnwoc have erected this building for the pur
pose Of the instruction of our youths,will they MOI
| bless us, their ancestors! do not live again il
their new creation made possible only by our own
| Truly this stone will become the cornerstone anG
| prejudice aad sectional hatred the Titans who
have destroyed many preued edifioe, will not prevail
| to shake ii in irs foundation. new, shining templ
| will emanate from it, disciples preaching nev
gospel with scatter rrcm its shining portals and thu
children of all the people and the people of all place
, | and tongues. will hear and understand them.
| Aud may He who looks with equal love upo,
all generations pour his blessing upon th. budins
that it may fulfil the object of its erection; upoI
| this city that it may grow and prosper; upon ou
State that it may flourish and endure and upon on
, entire grand and noble country.