Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-01-07
The New nish school House ass tie Deaieatsry


The New Hish school House AMI the peaieatery
rserri.ss.
On The commencement of the winter term Of
the High School at the old court house which
is now the new High School building, very in
teresting dedicatory services were held Tues
day morning at nine o'clock. We had the
great PIE asure to be present and will give
brief description OF the building itself. before
reporting the proceedings OF the dedicatory
services. We found Il beautiful and com
modous school room Six5l feet and i34 feet
post. All the available space around the en-
tire room has been assigned 10 black-baar,ls
the walls are adorned with pictures Of Long
fellow and Hawthorne. and on the wall back Of
the teachers desk is the class motto. Action.
ISIS" The room j. lighted with fourteen
large windows aud i well ventilated: in the
southwest corner OF the building is a small
clo,hes-room for the use OF the boys in the
second story i commodious class room. with
all the necessary belongings. The stairs, class
room aud entry thereto are covered with cocoa
csrpctng. the whole requiring the use Of IS
yari.. In the entry outside OF the classroom.
ample provision ha- been made for hanging
outside clothing; in the north end Of the
building j. a large vacant room which may be
utilized a. the future wants Of the school may
require. Beneath the building i cellar -
feet square the wall, Of which and drains are
laid IN cement. Besides the room occupied by
the two furnaces which warm the building.
ample space i left for the storage Of ten
cords OF wood. This cellar was constructed
lax Raigrt fiaa
building was done by J. J.. Whiimore sud the
psiniing by--S smith aud John Heath.
For the Old county buildings and the spacious
grounds belonging thereto the city paid we
think, Sl1;sl; for the cellar. repairs outfits aud
necessary changes Mrs 4. F. Grccv has paid
from the High school Fund about Si5A.
leaving debt unproyidcd for at this present
time Of about $50. For this great work which
ha> been done for our city and High school
the public l. indebted, more than To any one
e|>e. to Mrs. A. +. Greely. Her enterprise
ability and public -piri, have st length achieved
victory for which she has lahorcd IN season
and out OF season. For the last week or more
Mr.. Grocly has not visited her store st all hut
ha> given her whole time to putting the room
IN readiness for the school. But 10 return to
The dcdlcatorI exercises Mayor Re,lman pre-
sided; selections from the Scriptures were
rsd hs Rev. +. A. Herring. and PRAYER wa.
offered by Rev. DR.. Tenney. The dr>i speech
VA bs Mayor R.dman who told the scholar.
that they could never r"d'ize the trbulaiion.
their friend- have gone through 10 obtain thi,
building. IL then spoke Of the history OF the
building and o. what The old hell suggested hi.
morning " hen it rang for school That very
beii ~a- in The ola cou-i house st ta-tine and
Wa brought here Shcn ihis building became
the county court hou,s. The speaker fc.iiaely
alluded Ia those who in pat wears have worked
ana -l"seu 10 Cha, room lie aid to-. new
school room j. Ga, 10 tie pluck and energy q
one woman and that wousu j. entitled To-
more thanks than any one else f.r H. He en-
phasNcd IN Wei chosen word thc -reA,
debt u urstit41, wc al owe her. Mavor
Re'imsn SPOKE = th" one di-al, auft-e ron-
nr,tei with Dbl. bu.iiu-. tn" necessity which
existed That many 81 'hr scholars ar obliged
t. wakup Er,i-e nm IA ofi,r 10 reach it. he
>aid h. himself hal walked ny that 18Th thr,,
time, a day nearly sH BE-, lifr aud be supposed
A.- frni'g Va, due - that fat.
Nay"r R~linan W.T. followed by Julce
Emery. who said be commenced hi work IN
ihi~ room and haI iahortsl here for more than
t~cn;y ytar> The vsi.c II cloquen,,, ha, ~
sounded here. TIL, room ha> been ;he -ceuc u
Joy AMI y ;csr,. The speaker said tlal Be
boil learned That ihc haidu. wa. moIalrd
altar university in Virginia. H. t,lI the
pupils that The bah They are ohli.,~! 20 climb 10
~ D .,H
bosom, Men and women mat -fiaH AID
through H'e; success can be reached 10 No
pthcr ws,. Work + TIE lot ~ mYr,al- AMI
none can escape Il.
The next speaker vs., R,s. K.
". savage who laid ,l ought 10 br inter
e~'cI In -eho"I-. NOT ouit ,ho-c near a. hand
who ct the immediate benefit II them, bu,
the Who'll nation. The speaker emphasized
u. ur,d 81 ioil ami yua,ssor aud Said that
though the YOUNG may not accept that toll ami
,nd.asor to-lay and NAV no; at once realize
th. consequence = thrjr non-acrc; .'ancg. VT
tHr time &, sun 3" - brn thew .lti., worA
or sins INTO utter ii-i@uiiicancc.
Ey,. 1. \. fierr.n. said BE- hoi,c,i tl.at al
the associations % the old building NAV assist
the students in the new. The SPEAKER then
proeee,is 20 give ID" pupils such religion. IN
,truction !, >ermcd to him the occasion
ea1,i for.
Mr.. Herring was followed by ]. &. Cailro,t
no ds-ribet the room A. he .sw It few
week, 40. when the court wa- in session.
Now 81 j. changed the iud-, aa- vacated the
bench 10 give pace TO the ,chool-tna>ter;
taen III. work OF the court involve, the filling
~ oar prisons: hensefosth The work u thi-
room. directly aal indirectly. Will be- how -
k-oi Or prisons empty. The room up-tar-.
Recently occupied =, TIN grand Jurors has now
become q cIa-> room. The speaker expressed
thr hpp. ihai thu instruction in tba, room will
bencrforward be % true. convey in. - much
loNe - truth and fair dealing, that in the YEAR,
To come perjury may never be known in the
grand Jury room in the new cour, house.
Hamilton Joy followed with some very in
tere,tln- "Reminiscences OF hi own school day
IS which showed the great alino-' nconceisatle.
change which time ha- wrought in favor Of
the scholars Of to-day.
ar. Teuncy told Of the time wears ago. wh,u
q single school house. lbcated near hi, resi-
dence. supplied thu wants Of the whoh, COM
hiunltN' intending the Inhabitants OF what j.
now the Fall, village. The venerable speaker
very teelingly and elo4uently addressed both
tearhtr- md pupils.
The closing remarks were made by Mr. A.
+. Grr,ly. She alluded TO the time when
little child. -he attended church in ti, build
iu- and went 10 sleep with her head pillowed
in her mothers lap. She very modes'ly and
appropriately alluded to the work which has
been done. expires sing the great satisfaction
he felt IA it, contamination. The speaker evil
d.ntly fei; too deeply to allow Of any adequate
expression Of her JOY aud gratitude for what
ha> been accomplished.
Ia Memoriam.
Mrs. Sarah J. Avery Armstrong died in