Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-15
SCHOOL DEDICATION.
the rxHRo,sEs AT UsR,sr,ASA
Speeches oy Dr. r, ". Hispee. r,of.. Breohs,
buehric, shAub apd Otners--Eau-
tiouni Prccrsss.

Speeches by Dr. r, r.. Hispee. r,of-. Brechs, |
buehric, shAub aud Otners--Eau-
tionsi Progress.
A new school house near Christiana,
Salisbury township, was dedicated Satur-
day afternoon with interesting ceremonies. |
There was an immense crowd Of people |
present, including DIR. L. L. Higbce, |
state superintendent; Prof. NJ. j. Brecht, |
county superintendent Prof. X. X. |
Buehrlc, city superintendent Prof b. +. |
Shsub, Of the Millersville State Normal |
school (; State Senator j. NJ. Stehmau,
Representative VIM. ii. Brosius, Collector |
Of Revenue A. j. Kaufman, Thos. Whit
son, esq, j. nj. w. Geist, w. w. Gricst |
and J. Is. Nipple, of ths Lancaster press,
aud great number of influential citizens
from salisbury ard adjacent townships, |
including many ladies.
The school directors Of the district, |
Messrs. Thomas J McGowan, Lewis Ii. |
Linville, Amos Rea, William jackson, |
William Borlan and George Baker, were
all present, aud wers indetatigable in
| their attention to the comfort of their
guests.
THE SCHOOL BUILDING.
The new school house is built on rising
ground about one fourth of mile from
Christians, and is known as "school No.
~ ~ t"p-NtbEN pEtCh
substantially built on au improved plan,
| we'll lighted, ventilated and furnished.
| The seats and desks are of hard wood,
| with iron frames, furnished by the Key.
| stone Furniture company, of which l.. &.
| Eby, OF this city, is agent. There are two
| school rooms, one on each floor. The
walls are provided with the necessary
black board surface aud hung with outline
and other maps.
THE pEDTcAToBY EXERCISES.
| AT 2 O'Clock the assemblage was called
to order and the meeting organized by the
selection OF Samuel Slokom, esq, as chair
| man, aud Amos Rsa as secretary.
Prayer was offered by Rev. J. W.
Bradley, of the NJ. L. church, at Chris
| tiana.
Then followed some excellent music by
a choir composed of ladies and gentlemen,
with Miss l.. Fogle presiding at the organ.
Prof. NJ. j. Brecht, the county superin-
tendent, being introduced complimented
the directors on the completion OF the new
school building, and congratulated the
people OF the township on the progressive
spirit they have manifested in educational
matters, He oontrasted the cheerless
schools of the olden time with the present
one now being dedicated. He urged the
directors to continue their good work:
urged the parents and guardians to visit
the schools frequently and assist and
encourage the teachers, aud admonished
teachers to give their best efforts to the
education OF the children entrusted to their
care.
Prof. r. K. Buehrl,, city superintendent
of Lancaster city, was next introduced
and expressed great satisfaction at the
progress In educational matters not only in
salisbury but all over Lancaster county
and the state where there is free educa.
tion provided for all classes and conditions
| OF people, the girls as well as tbs boys. He
complmented the directors of Salisbury
on the energy and liberality they had dis
played in placing their township in the
front rank of progressive districts.
After music by the choir, Prof. Shaub,
OF the Hi!lersville Normal school, was in
| troduced and made an excellent speech.
lie said among other things that he had
never been at similar meeting at which
50 macy classes of people were represented.
Here were the clergy, tie bar. the press
the city, county and state superintendents
the senate aud House of Representatives,
and the United States government
professional men, merchants, mechanics,
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every class in tho community. This shows
tho interest all classes of people take In
/ N'NS~NiSuhA Ahhhstic huN luSL lutv C6u1an1
| the establishment of better schools than
they have heretofore had with more
learned, enthusiastic and Jealous teachers
AS IS the community 30 will be the direc
tors, teachers aud schools. He admouished
| the children to respect and obey the
| teachers and called upon parents to aid
them in the education of their children
both morally and intellectually.
| After further music by the choir, DR..
| b 4, Higoee, state superintendent of pub
| lie Instruction, was introduced, and made
| an address of considerable length. He
! called attention to the fact that of the
O00O 200 inhabitants of PENNSYLVANIA,
one half the whole number were under
| twenty one years Of age aud about
,o0O,OO0 were under sixteen years old
They must be cared for aud educated.
How shall it be done I? Not in the family.
for that is impracticable, and even IL II
were practicable would be enormously
expensive. Not the church, for the con
fiicting views of sectarians make it impos
sible. The public schools, therefore, are |
the only means of securing education TO all |
CLASSES to make intelligent and useful |
men and women of the rising generation
and save the country from the evils and |
crimes which follow in the path Of igno.
rance.
A. j. Kaufman, collector of internal
revenue, was next introduced and made |
brief and numerous speech, in the cause |
OF which he referred to the fact that his |
father was the first collector of school tax |
in Manor township after the establishment |
OF the common school system. The pay
ment of the tax was resisted by many
taxpayers, and one old farmer was so /
angry when be was sued for the amount of /
his school tax that he paid it all in old
copper cents-a bushel of them being
scarcely sufficient to liquidate the debt.
Thos. WhitsoD, esq was next introduced
and made brief speech, referring to his
own early school days in the neighborhood
OF Christiana and congratulated the town
ship on the progress that had been made in
the schools since he attended them.
The meeting then adjourned, all present
feeling that the occasion had been a
pleasant and profitable one.