Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-11-14
Our New School House.

Friday last, at2 o'clock D. m, was the |
time designated for the opening and ded- /
ication of our new school building, upon |
which occasion it was expected that Hon. |
Mr.. Burns, our State School Commission |
er, would be present and address the pu-
pills; but Mr.. Burns reached the Depot in
Columbus just three minutes too late to
board the train.
At the hour appointed, the pupils in
the Union School building, with their
teachers, formed procession and march
ed to the new school building in the east
part of town, where a stage had been
erected in front of the building, where
| short, appropriate addresses were made
| by Prof. Stephenson, of Columbus, and
Col. Maynard, President of the School
Board; but the ceremony of dedicating
the building was not performed, as the
building was not quite finished.
A portion of pupils of the southeast
part of town will be transferred from the
main building to the new one; and on
taking leave of the pupils, the following
very pretty and appropriate addresses
were made, which we are sure will be
regarded by all who heard them or who
may read them, as highly creditable to
Juvenile speakers, and to the schools:
FAREWELL ADDRESS BY LAWRENCE UPDYKE,
OF GRAMMAR ''D'' DEPARTMENT.
Dear Sch0oInadtes: This is a day we
will long remember as the last day we
|. shall meet together on the old ground,
and we come to say ''Good-byei" Like
, the little boy leaving his short dresses,
we have grown too big; or, like the bees,
before they swarm, we are too many for
the hive. So many little bees have come
in among us that we must start a new
: colony. We do not wish to push you off
' as the bees do their drones, for we have
e new hive for you to work in; and though
we are sorry to give you up, yet we know
: that with more room to work we car
: gather in more honey. So in each hiv
Z we will gather all we can; and will yol
= soon shake hands with us again? Fo
u there is room at the top for US all. An
remember,
ss,Tis not wealth, nor rank, nor state,
e But git up and git that makes one great"
Il RESPONSE BY EDITH GARDNER, OF GRAMMA
s'D'' DEPARTMENT.
n Kind Schoolmates: Though our path
ID run III different directions for time; ye
/ after all, if we each travel to the end, W
i" shall come to the same place, and there
. as schoolmates and friends, shall me'
4 again. In a short time
q Thine, on whose arbitrary wing
2 The varying hours must fly or fag,"
q we shall meet again in 'Grammar G,
l. of the old school building. May this
es the goal for which we are aiming, an
y on either road of the journey, be it evt
he so tiresome, may we remember what is
the end. We can appreciate your cor
x pliment in comparing us with bees, al
ic can only wish that the honey of the
IL hills may be of as desirable sweetness
W. was that of the valley; and that we,
VS. workers, way seek after it most dilliger
n ly. We do known already that Hthere
nd no excellence without great labor al
nt .st in return for your enthusiastic sentime
xt we would offer the following:
,r- tsHonOr and shame from condition rise;
,at Act well your part there all the honor lies y