Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-10-21

hc hau chiluren 10 educate, ana
sent them to the public schools. lie
might want to come 10 Clearfield TO
live. lie would give hundreds of dol
lars more for house in a place where
they have such school building as we
have here, than where they have one
OF those old buildings he noticed else
where. Practical men look at these
things IN this way. Having to spend
some Few hours at station on
the Pcnnsylvania railroad, he read the
advertisements on the walls. One Of
them offered for sale lands IN Michi-
gan, and mentioned a special induce
ment to settlers, that the State Of
Michigan had q first-class University
and q common school system. The
man who got up that advertisement
was a shrewd Fellow lie knew the
wants Oh american citizens. Ihe time
VIII come when thc lands OF fennsyl-
wanna WI be recommended, as are
those OF michigan, ior the educational
advantages pl ,he state we, TOO
,",', 80" : g g n',L,,o nv es nahea,a anu soV' ~
Tbe Iote T,dao Thomnso, cola Ii,
of oround IN Pb;Iadelnh;a for nnbl;c
scbool honse below cost baving other
lands near neonle tbongbt 6e Lod
made a mistake Int the rect oe his
land was 60 Increased in valne that he
sold !, tor more than bo bad osLed snr
,Le whole peonie viii coon d;scover
that money invas,ad IN scbooIs navs
bstter than railroads or hank stdcIs
School honses lie his arc nancy
mak;ng institutions Tn tbe Las, seven
years Pennsvlvan;o has exnended for
school bouses s1s O00 OO0Tor more
than any other state has exnended in
tbe same The Emn;re State Of New
Yorl never exnended half tbe amonnt
tho same fine peonle meyer grew
moor building school houses or church
es. If he were asked the question, he
would say that churches pay as well
as school houses, even in money point of
view, and that's low view to take oft.
You have fine school house upon
the hill, and / believe you are going to
have a good school organization
After had heard of the generosity of
Judge Leonard, | am exceedingly glad
that you have given it the name of the
'Leonard Graded School 1t is proud
monument, addressing Judge Leon
ard, and after you have gone to your
grave that school hOugp on the hill
will keep your memory green. 1t
must be gratifying TO you to think OF
the boys and girls who will go to that
school house, generation after genera
ton. 1t seems to me that 1t must be
the highest consolation to man with
warm heart in his bosom, as ! know
you have, sir, TO think OF these things.
Tho speaker then recommended the
teachers and County superintendent
to establish a Literary society, and
name IT "The Bigler Literary Society. =
Then, through the school and the so
ciety, the town would honor two as
good men as the state OF pennsylvania
had to honor. lAppiause.]
SPEECH OF wM. NJ. MCCULLOUGH, ESQ.
Ladies and Gentlemen II did not
come here tonight to make an address.
knew nothing of the programme of
exercises until j came into the hall. /
have no speech prepared. / had no
intention of speaking to you, and /
have no intention still of making A
sneecb further than IL poss,ble 10 in.
terest you for few minutes until our
friend, Gov. Bigler, may arrive in this
hall. And certainly, with no speech
prepared, after listening to the accom-
plished and distinguished gentlemen
Of high culture and education who
have addressed you, it would be pre-
sumptuous in me to attempt to make
a speech to such an intelligent audi
ence as this. ua
/ never received the benefits of n
classical education. | have rome. as
these little bows have gone. to your
common schools. | never graduated
from college. | have never even seen
colIege[yes, | did. / went through
college. | went into the lower door
of (iirard College. in Philadelphia, and
went out through the roof and took o
view of the CITY. rLaughter1 Nv wife
and graduated in the same class she
was along with me. Laughter That
is just about the amount of my collegi-
ate education.
,os no, ora, announced no o,a q,
ltbe speakers for this evening NV
name does not appear ON this pro
gramme Possibly | may have been
! / will SOC before | ret through. | did
not know Il however If | was. Some
years ago, when l first entered upon
nv professional life. and about the
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