The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-01-06
THE NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.
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..aty 1I0N or TIE BUILDING.
TIE OPENING. :.,....>
On Monday evening the new school
building was warmed, lighted and
thrown open to the public. Prof.
11umiston, Chairman of the School
Board, presided, and some excellent
music was rendered under the leader.
ship of Geo. NJ. Plumb. Prayer was
offered by Rev. H.. b.. futile. Tile
President:stated the object of the, as.
semblage, and called upon Rev. g. O.
Thatcher for some remarks. !
Mr.. Thatcher spoke of his being 4
new conner, having seen but one .'bliz.
zard," and therefore not being wholly
acclinated yet. He expressed his in.
terest in education, and recommended
the reading of good and substantial
books Us Il means Of educating the
people.
Major BELL was next called out. He
alluded to al article in the Independent
upon the difference between the lead.
ers of the Revolutionary war and our
late war. The leaders of the first were
aristocrats; Of the late war, they were
from the ranks of the common people.
The reason was found i'll the common
schools which had educated and elevat-
ed the common people. lie spoke ap-
provinsly of admitting woman to tie
ballot in school matters.
The President then called for volun-
teer speeches. lie said that the first
year we were here the question was,
"Wlere are all the cllildren?" Now
they were here, seeming to have sprung
out Of the ground. Whatever our 9TH
er checks and reverses had been, there
was no lack of *minor arriva]s;'' and
ut this rate, we would soon lave to Ego
up''-to the rooms above. lie hoped
we should soon have schools to cores
pond with the best Of New England
schools. lie spoke of the Importance
of the teaches vocation rs being above
that Of the statesman.
Geo. NJ. Plumb, said he almost wished
he were teacher again.
e. b. I.anglon was called for and
expressed his pride in the new building
and his interest in education. He had
doubts last summer when the new
school house was talked of, owing to
the grasshopper depression, but he was
| now glad that the building had been
completed.
&. 4. Sutton WAS next called out. lie
hoped the schools would he good, us he
knew they would lie under tie present
Of teachers, and if the Presidents
remarks were true, we should soon
have children enough t. fill the new
building.
Rev. IL. Is. Tmttle was next called
upon. lie said our ''climate Of the
mountains" had been so stimulating,
and our ''soil of the river bottoms'' had
been so fertile, as to create Il demand
for this building. lie expressed his
interest in education.
Jonathan Ames, being called out, re-
marked, humorously, that he almost
wished lie lived III town. lie felt proud
of this building, though he lived i'll the
country. The building was mucl,
better one than he thought could he
built from the amount it cost. lie saw
in our educational and other higher
features, that which would make us
outrank any of the newer communities
of the West.
D. Rohrer was called out and spoke
of the difference between the North and
South where he was brought up. We
could tell Mason ard Dixon's line,
though we passed it in the night. This
difference was due to the difference in
our systems of education.
B. n. Carrier, being called out, said
there WAS no place in the West that had
so many public speakers as Worthing-
ton, but this building showed that ne
had workers also.
A. Z. Miller was called out, and said
that he was there to report, and if he
made a speech, there would he nobody
to report it. lie looked upon the news
paper as an educator, and promised that
If others would do their duty in educa-
ton, through the channels in which
they were called to labor, he would do
his duty through the press.
Elilu Smith,, being called out, said
his children were past the age to send
to the public schools, but he felt a deep
interest in the schools Notwithstanding.
He urged the parents to take an inter-
est in the schools and to encourage the
teachers by their visits.
DIR. Geo. y. Moore was called out and
said lie didn't vince when Mr.. Carrier
spoke of our many speakers. He knew
it didn't mean him. He regretted tile
reverses which had delayed the carry
ing out of the educational designs of
tnis community. Wehad been pointed
at by surrounding communities us hay
ing no school house. That could be no
longer said.
Peter Thompson was called for, and
said lie belonged not to the speakers
but to the workers.
The exercises closed with music. and