Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-02-07
The LEGISLATURE.

VISITING THE PrBIIC SCHOOLS REcIrATIoNs
apEEuHEs, &o--DINING AT THE DELAWARE
HOUSE.
Pursuant to arrangement, made last night
after the banqnet, the members of the Legisla-
ture and the Board of Public Education met, to-
day. at Board Of Trade rooms and proceeded at 9
o'clock to No. Public School at 9th and French
StH State Treasurer Davis W. Il. Townsend
Clerk of the House James Bradford and Pres
ton Lea, OF the Board Of Trade and represen-
tatives OF tho Press accompanied the party
The Girls department of No, l was first visi-
ted. Miss Rowland, principal, called up class
i'll Geography which seemed very proficient in
that branch, eliciting much praise from the
visitors. After singing by the whole school and
a few remarks from DIR. Lesley Speaker Of the
Senate, the party withdrew and next visited the
Boys High School on the Sd floor under the
principalship Of Prof A. f Tenney
The regular exercises of the schools, were
heard III Grammar, Arithmetic. and Reading
Before retiring, Mr. Hickman who is Cha irman
OF the House Committee on Education, address,
ed the boys compllmenting them and express
ing the pleasure Of his colleagues in visiting the
school. lie had been informed of the excel
lence of the system Of Education adopted in
Wilmington and the members of the Legislature
are studying how to improve the system in the
State. Mr.. Hickman was introduced by Presi-
dent Grlmshaw, of the Board OF Education, who
il the chairman of the committee of reception
and who Is using every eNerton to make the YiA-
1t OF the Legislature al agreeable as possible
The party then proceeded to No. 15 at 9Th
and Pine Streets III charge OF the following gem
tlemen, members of the Board of Education =
Messrs. Grimshaw, Child, Frock Roberts, Fraim
ShOrtlidge, Jenkins, Baird and Moore.
The party passed through No, 10, and thence
proceeded TO No 7, passing through the various
rooms.
Mr. LOWS Thompson made short address,
saying that he had often felt a desire to visit
the schools of this city, and had understood
that they were excellent ones, but he had no
idea of their efficient condition. At No. <, Dr.
Allen " Lesley, Speaker of the Senate, adj
dressed the school, appropriately and briefly.
No. 3, at 3D. and Jefferson, was next visited
Here Senator Riddle made neat speech to tho
scholars, and the speaker of the House. Mr.
Burchinal, added a few remarks. Mr.. Riddle
said, in substance that measures were proposed
in the Legislature and were being considered
for the Improvement of the Public School system
Of the State, and III looking for models it was
not necessary to go to Eastern OF North.
hrn cities to procure them. We have
teen here aud need not search
elsewhere. He alluded to the remarks of Secre-
tarY Robeson, last evening at the banquet
wherein he said that though the army and navy
were useful for defence to our nation vet ii was
the people back of the soldiers aud sailors who
were its safeguard and strength. The speaker
said that back of the people themselves were the
children of the public schools.
After leaving No, 3, the party proceeded to
the room OF tile Board of Education thence to
the Delaware House, where dinner had been pro-
vided.