Smyrna times., 1884-02-20
The school Opening Oh ;Eonday.

At last, after VCXatiOuS delays, every
thing being in complete readiness,
the teachers with their children assem-
bied in the new school building Oh
Monday morning at nine clock.
For half hour previous groups of
animated children with satchtIs Of
books were seen vending their way to
South street to enter upon the COa-
tinuation of their studies mid different
scenes and new surroundings. Tine
contrast, with well lighted and ventila- .
ted rooms, bright new desks with sap
port for the backs, &c, was very
marked from the old school houses, co-
pccially the primary departments.
| The names OF the departments WITH
that of the teacher was placed over The
| doors Of each roOIn and there WAS lit
tie difficulty in children knowing or
! finding their respective places, and
new scholars who had not been classi-
fled were arranged in their proper
places by the principal, l.. irving
Handy. Miss Mary T.. Spruamcv, OF
the Second Primary Department.
opened with those sent from the Frs;
Primary with 30 scholars. II 2shUrt ofthc
Roll; Miss X. l.. Storm, First Primary.
81, short Miss Lizzie Mcdowell,
Second Intermediate, A, t short
These are on the first floor. On the
upper floor Miss Annie DOughten,
FIRST intermediate, IS, > short Miss
Emma IlOugh, Second Grammar, 81, I
short Miss Lizzie Parrot, First Gram
mar, Al, 3 short; l.. Irving Handy,
High SchOOl" Principal, 81, 3 short.
This made 80 absent detained for one
and another reason. At half past nine
the teachers and children were proper
ly arranged in their respective places,
/. with somewhat OF 4 readiness for busi-
ness. Up to this time everything had
been informal 1t Was thought by the
, Principal, President of the Board and
several OF the Directors present that
/ the duties Of opening the school should
: he characterized with some iOimalitv
, and that the RcvS. Vim. B. Gordon, j.
/ ID. Rigg and J. T. Umstcd should be
e sent for; the two first Eamcd were
soon on the ground, the last being brc-
; vented from participating by indi,poSi-
: zion. The children were marched lu
the Assembly Room on the third
floor in we'll ordered files, commencing
with the smaller, the larger closing NJ
the rear ranks. The scholars with
their teachers, stood in solid platoOns
$ numbering 343, but hundred more
{ could have found room, if arranged in
{ the same military precision. Ii all Lau
, been present the Number would HAY,
. heen i}7S. The following members o
: the Board Of Directors were present
e VIM. NJ. Bell, John II. Hohccker, Geo
l. W. Taylor, DIR. ID. T. Smithers, VIM
= a, FAIRIES and Jas. p. HOfecker. Thi
ie included the Board entire with the cx
a ception of DR.. T.. NJ. Cloak, Rev. Mr.
II GOrden read the l4ith isain, which
y was followed with an earnest praVc
q by Rev. Mr.. Rigg, invoking the bless
ing of Almighty God on the school
~ which stands SO closely related 10 III
5 church in the efforts to moralizc AM
le civilize the masses and praying tina
{ his benign influences may be felt in tn
II, lives of every teacher and scholar
he Rev. Mr.. Gordon then made the chiidro1
is a stirring address of some ten minute.
oi cOmplimenting them on having III
Oh best school house in the State and hol
I'll ing they would likewise be the hes
e scholars that the house, however fin
ril it was, you'd rQt give them an cduca
~ ton, but instead, II must COME by har
ne work and application to their studio.
ne The house, he told them. was thcir
lu erected for their benefit, and throug
ol it were great possibilities for the risin
~ generation. By proper use Of thci
iue, opportunities they might become lcat
II. ing cltlzens-:9ioYeFnQrs, COngrossmel
IN NC, and stood an equal chance " 1T
cG those of any other school in the Unite
al States IN becoming President Of til
Gu great Republic. The girls were als
reminded that they might becom
II Martha Washingtons. He commen,
ny ed to them the value of education. an
oi instanced England, with Il territory 1
Gu larger than the State of Virginia an
IT. with population of only 2G.O00. 0,
nc ana yet WAS, because of superior me-
ass tai training, the ruler of very lar.
oie part of the inhabitable globe. At ii
@s' conclusion of the address the childr,
i. retired in order to their respective Il
iht partments.
BEFORE noon everything was In cor
III M plete y ,C!:ing order. Not the least
ID: the adYaH ages Of the new building, Il
MS preciatc y the pupils are the "cloa
us, rooms acre special hook awai
'aay the hat ,;,.l coat of each boy and Il
liie' wrappil. IS nf each girl before they e
la- ter the scuuol room.
ol' On Friday and Saturday u lar,
eX' number of our citizens, especially Il
en- en- ladies visited and inspected the bull
I'D, ing, with universal expressions of sat
faction. The view from the belfry
wo very fine taking in large scope
ON country and the white sails on Il
bQSOD1 of jhe Delaware Raw