The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-03-28
eREGING 90 EHE KEW MORTAL
SCHOOL BUILDING.
clSsiag Of the Winter Tern and .eIsz.
inatiOns.

All this week the teachers and
students ct the State Normal have
been busy with the term examEna-
tons. These exercises were at
tended by . number Of citizens.
Great interest was manifested by
the students, and taking the few
classes we heard exAmlped as an in.
dIcatIon, we Shouid say those who
were here last session have made
fine progress. AT this late hour We
cannot particularize. The school L.
growing right along.
OPENING OF THE NEW BUILDING.
The formal opening Of the new
building took place on Thursday
afternoon, and was the event OF the
week. The new building has been
frequently described In eur paper,
and owing to the latsness OF the
hour we can but give . mere out
line Of the proceedings.
AT half past 2 o'clock In the after
noon the spacious assembly room
was filed with students and specta-
tors. This room L. Sizes feet, and
win seat comfortably 800 students
the ceiling IL Is feet high. The new
building throughout is . spacious
and elegant structure.
| On the platform were members Of
the faculty, ministers Of the city,
members of the Board of Directors,
and Superintendent of the city
schools.
The exercises Were opened by the
singing Of an anthem by the choir
competed OF scholars and led by
Prof Jones Rev. A. n. Averill
delivered an impressive and appro.
priAte prayer. PreAident Hoss de-
llvered an eloquent and stirring ad'
dress, appropriate to the occasion
He said the new building was moi
completed, and this was not . form.
al dedication, but sort OF festival
to commemorate the entering Of tbs
new budding by the school. Il
would be formally dedicated al
some future time. Less than q yea
\ ago ground had been broken fol
this grand structure, and that II had
been 90 soon completed was grea
cause for rejoicing. Less than
score OF years ago the Indian anG
buffalo roamed whore the new build
ing stands.
Mr.. Riggs gave some interesting
facts In relation TO the work, Il
which he eomplimented the student
and the builders, for the interes
they had taken in the work, Il
connection with the Board. Til,
building had been erected and wa
ready for occupancy In the Shor
space OF ten months. --g
Major Bancroft made some time
ly remarks, congratulating the PEG
pie OF the State, the students an,
j the citizens of the city on the com
pletion of the building.
Governor Eskridge, DIR. Wrigh
and Mr.. Cross responded briefly t
! calls from the audience.
= These exercises were intersPersei
g. throughout by excellent singing
! by the school. .-t.-.-.. -.
/ Miss Hattie Everett, of Chas
: county, and Miss Augusta Slocuu
) read some interesting chronicles o
: the school from its organization.
? Prof. Uoss closed the exercises b.
+. extending an invitation to ell VIII
desired to take look at the build
ing, to do 30 as 1t was open through
: out for the inspection of the public
T AL the exercises were listened 4
attentively by the large audience
and the people feel proud OF the no
bic structue, which enables tn
. Normal school to take ''new de
, parture" for broader fields of use
fulness, and better results than eve
. attained before.