Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-12-18
THE NORMAL SCHOOL.
The Laying Of the Corner Stone-A Great
Attendance Remarks Of the Orator of tho
Day, Hon. R. F. del Valle-Dstails.

observation-disclosures OF the orator OF inc
Day, Hon. R. F. del Valle-Dstails.
Yesterday afternoon was APP
pointed for the ceremonies which
inaugurated the founding of q
Normal School in Los Angeles.
Shortly after 2 o'clock an immense
concourse assembled Mt Bellevue
Park.
The foundation, which 10 most
substantial one, has been COM
pleted to the laying Of the corner
stone, and description of the plan
of the building may not be unin-
teresting:
The main building will be 1871
feet in length by about 80 feet, with
an addition 52tx57 feet in the rear.
The basement of the building
contains ten rooms, ranging in size
from 9x17 to 31x25 feet. This will
be the general storage floor, the
janitor's room, fire rooms, etc.
The next and principal floor will
be devoted to the parlors, the SUI
perintendent's office, and fonr
large class rooms, in all fourteen
rooms.
The second floor is, perhaps, the
most important, ss the hall for the
occurre ncps of the graduating ex-
ercises will be located on this floor.
The attic will be devoted to the
museum, room 77x2l feet, and
two spare rooms.
The frontage of the edifice from
wing to wing Ia 13l feet. The
depth is $50 feet, aud when the
building is completed it will rank
with any edifice in the State for
beauty and usefulness.
The board OF trustees of the new
school consists OF the following
we'll know gentlemen: Governor
Perkins, State superintendent
Fred. ECampbell, James Denmsn,
San Francisco; L, Elisrd Beans,
BENJAMIN Cory aud A. S. Evans,
San Jose; ami o. w. Childs, Los
Angeles. B. c. Allen, s3uperi nten-
dent OF the State Normal School at
San jose, is Secretary of The
Board.
The announcement of the inter-
eating ceremony had drawn large
crowds to towD,and long before the
time for the commencement OF the
exercises the people began to
gather along the line OF march and
at the grounds The ceremony
was performed under the auspices
of the Masops of this city, aud the
long procession left the front of the
Masonic Hall on Main street at
about l O'Clock in the following or
der:
Band.
Tyler with drawn sword.
Stewards with rods.
Master Masons.
stewards.
Junior Descons.
Senior Deaeops.
2 secl etaries.
Treasurers.
Grand Tyler.
Grand Stewards with rods.
JUNIOR Wardens.
Senior Wardens.
Past Masters.
Masters.
Grand Pursuivant and Grand Organist.
Brethren bearing vessels of corn, wine
and oil.
Grand Chaplain
Architect with working tools.
Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer.
Steward. Grand Bible Bearer. Steward.
Five Orders OF Architecture.
Civil Officers.
Presiden and Orator of the Day.
Grand Wardens.
DENNY Grand Master
Master of Los Angeles Lodge No. AZ, bear
ing Book of Ions titutions.
Deacon. Grand Master. Deacon.
Grand Sword Bearer.
The line of march was down
Main street to First, First to
Spring, Spring to Fifth thence to
the Normal School grounds.
The ceremonies commenced
shout 8 O'Clock aud were introduce
ed by the singing of an ode by the
Order of F and A. M, followed by
aprayer by the Chaplain, A. w.
Edelman,3 on the conclusion
of which the President OF
the day, Lieutenant : Governor
Mansfield. formally opened the
meeting by calling the gathering
Ia order, and congratuIating the
citizens of Los Angeles on the ap
propriate site which had been Sc
Iected for the school. After tine
chaplain had read another prayer,
the President read the list of
exercises, which consisted of
music and remarks by the orator
OF the day, Hon. II. E. del Vale
and j. M. Crank, to conclude with
the benediction.
Mr.. S. Fl. Kent, having present.
ed the box containing the articles
contributed by the citlzens, the
Masons proceeded to deposit them
in the receptacle provided, and
placed the corner stone in position;
which, after being proved by the
various implements OF their craft.
the Secretary of the Order read the
list of articles enclosed in the
box, which are as f0llowe, viz
List of articles deposited in the
corner stone of the Normal School
building, Los Angeles, California,
December 18th, 1881:
Los Angeles Daily HERALD,
Dec. II. 1881.
Los Angeles Daily Evening En-
press, Dec. 16, 1881.
Los Angeles Daily Comm erciol,
Dec. IL. 1881.