The daily gazette., 1877-03-01
FIRST EDITION.!
compIe,ion of,ne v,sr,.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMPLETE
THEIR VISIT TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND RETURN TO DOVER LAST EVEN.
1NG@ '' -me la.rd1oy .af9.iqr l..
The visit Of the General Assembly to
the public schools Of this city was COM
pleted yesterday afternoon about $3.50 o..
clock, at No. / school. The report of
their movements was given In full In YES
terday's GAZETTE, Is Tar as the CLAYTON
House, where they stopped for lunch. AZ
ter lunching they were driven to No. 6.
visiting all the rooms and hearing recita.
tions. From No. they were driven mast
and shown all the school houses In the
lower part Of the city, and continued on
their way over Third street bridge, stop
ping at No. IA; from No. IA they were
driven out sold Ferry road" to the cause
way, and back into the city over Market
street bridge to No. school, arriving
there about 1880. The above school be,
ing the especial pride Of the Board. The
company remained there for about two
hours, visiting all the rooms, and listen
ing to the recitations Of the higherclasses,
While at the school j, Alexander Full.
ton, Esq, of Dover, on behalf Of John III.
Adams, Esq, announced that he would
present a gold medal worth SO tothe
most proficient scholar in English gram.
mar in the boys and girls department oi
that school. er eol!' N ~ IT. n
The members Of the Legislatur,
weIe highly pleased with tie school
MT, Speaker Martin, stating that ii
was one OF the finest echoci is that h,
had ever seen.
| G'At $50 o'clock The party left tn.
/ schools, and repaired, 70 the Claytor
Hoesc, were they 'dmcd, After din
Ing, and before leaTieg for the depo
Mr.. Speaker Martin, of the House, OF
besaalf of the Aegislature thanked tn,
meSnb bers of the Board for the courte
sses they had extended d and stated tia
the General Assembly weuld do al
m their power in the was OF Lvgisla
ton for the Board shortly after 6 o.
clock the members were again seated
IN the carriages and driven to the de
pot were hey took the $50 train 70
Dover. ft,F F-f y
In announciug1n the girls department
[ that Mr- j. II. Adams would award to tn
best scholar In English grammar q goi
medal. j. Alexander Fulton, Esq, mad
, very apt and beautiful aIlusion. Th
clss ia history he'd just been answerin
. some questiOns'in which they had occ,
,, sion to refer TO the poets, and alluded /
5 Pope and his writings. After referring I
the value ofthe prize and the great bene
fits to be acquired in striving for 1t, h
called their attention to Pope whom h
: said lie had always admired, and applyiu
some very inspiring and judicious p,
= marks, said there was one piece by tf
same poet they had not mentioned, az
applied (briefy and SO beautifully, as I
call forth expressions of admiration) frol
the "UniveFs& Prayer" couple Of stGn
$, zas, as follows h
" Father of all! in every age,
n Ia eveTyeclime adored
by saint, by savage, and by sage,
s.. Jehovah, Jove, or Lord
Il. What conscience dictates 90 be 'tioBe,
or warns me not TO do.
: This, team me more than h,sll ~ sa,ur
80, That, more than heaveE pursue.
90. Il am right, thy grace impart
Still in the right to stay;
90, IL am wrong, o teach may heart
1odnd the better way. y f