Daily Republican., 1886-01-05
THIRD EDITION.
rae FORMAh 0PRnING.

AAA VIM AAa @E AMA1G
Distiogutshea oensaemeE mnke
sDeecnes-MayOr Rh0aas ana
his QumFaesas Sing songs. ana
maya Sehsel ChfHdKen nesite and
DeeIaim.
Il blew, and rAinsd, and poured 20
hard last night that most people who
had cards Of invitation thought there
would be no formal opening OF the
High School in the new building, and
consequently the assembly room was
not more than two thirds full. The
building was only lighted MP In the
boys department and the assembly
room, bus the appearance from Eighth
street wss certainly very beautiful.
The storm of the evening while 1t de-
TERED many of the invited friends from
being present, scanned to have no effect
In that direction on the highest grades
OF the eiris' High School department,
In force. and the boys OF the higher
grades Of the boys department were
present in large numbers.
Ii was a source Of disappointment
that DR.. Keahles, chairman Of the
building committee. and who was 70
have presided ut the entertainment, had
taken suddenly illehrough the day and
could not be present. A GOOD substitute
however, was found in the person Of
Col. B. r. He.sler member Of the same
committee. who presided. Upon the
left Of the platform were seated Rev.
DIR. Caldwell, President Of Delaware
College, Hon. Charles b. Lore, Presi-
dent OF the Board of Education and his
colleagues; Msssers. Grier, Bession,
Simms, Fueckel and Kyne, Principal
- 10 ~ III tnh
School and ex-Principal W. W. Bro
sail.
To the right Of the platform were
seated Mayor Rhoads and his qnartette
Thomas Benson, j. Il. Braunsteln, w.
j. Parry and Miss Eva Crouch, and the
mem bers Of the High School, who took
part In she exercises
Miss Nellie Parker and Miss Minnie
j. Billings presided with dexterous
skill at the piano. Tho singing OF the
school was excellent, and not only the
musical voices, but the plain articuls-
tion of the words OF the NJ usic by Mayor
Rhoads' choir were admired and appre.
ciAted by the audience.
Amongst the audience were Council
man Newell, Murray and Baynard.
Rev. DR.. Cald we'll opened the exercises
By an appropriate prayer, which wac
art my Rose"
Chairman Heisler, setting for DR..
Ksables, read an address prepared by
the latter, and which will be found in
another column Of the REPUBLICAN,.
President Baird responded for the
Board Of Education, say ing that he had
expected 70 accept the building on the
part Of the Board OF Education, but as it
was not quite completed yet, he could
not crafty mis- own and the anticipa
tions of the audience. The completion
of the High School increases the value
of the real estate Of the Board Of Educa-
ton 10 $3.50, 900, which, with the personal
property the Board owns, makes over
800. 600 worth Of property. This &C.
counts for much Of the school tax col
lected and about which so many objec.
items are made. He said 1t is too seldom
that people to9k into account the ad-
vAntAges derived from the school taxes
they paid. There are young ladies and
gentlemen holding important positions
who have besn educated in the VIII
mington High Schools. The public
school system IL increasing, and there
is still great demand for seats, de-
mand that the Board OF Education can
scarcely keep pace with.
This high school building he thought
would accommo late nearly II not quite
anappheants- he spoke in high.c men
dation of the character Of the work M
on the building; nothing had beer
sighted. The mill work OF the Jackson
& Sharp Company was especial!
com mended.
Then followed the singing OF T.
deum B Minor," by tbs choir AM
SCHOOL,
N IS Susie Walters recited in Al
admirable manner The Wreck of River
mouth"
George Baird followed with Al dec
lAmation entitled, The battle c
Waterloo" and then followed.the sing
ing OF " La Ci Darem," from Do
Giovanni by the school.
Hon. G. B Lore said he received
note from the committee asking him I
make little speech, not more than l
or 20 minuses long. 1.-The spoke loDge
than that he wanted tins called FL
rte,red 70 the law OF contrast an
contrasted this beautiful building will
what he saw elsewhere. When h'
came here and saw this beautifu
building, for tits beautiful, he locke
in vain Tor nething 10 equal it.
With its 900 screws used in it
erection he could say that It was won
derfully screwed fast, and he could sa
that the little Quaker city Of Whining
ton had the handsomest High Schoc
building he was ever in, and was hand
somer than the High School buildin
in Washington that cost 500, 900. II
was proud of evsry taing about th
school, the acoustics Of the large assen
bly, room being perfect. Mr.. Lore the
reierred to the little plain school hous
down at Odessa which he attende
whsn ne was boy, and drew an am al
ing picture of the building and u
manner ia which education was fmpa
ted through the palm OF the hand by
ruler in the hands of sfalWart schoo
mas'er, and where the whole scbo'
sneezed n unison when some mischie
Gus boy put cayenne pepper In II
stove.
There was no audience room in al
HighSchool ne had ever seen before, az
in all The building he had seen nothir
to CON plain Of. He congratulate
heartily the Board OF Education T
such a building All honor 70 JUDD
Hal, who was the ackpowledR'
pioneer In the .cause of education
Delaware. He had been down 9
Peninsula, and there was a general d
sire with parents who bad children
remove TO Wilmington, that Their chi
dren might have the benefits of the e
cellenr schools IN ilDinRtop.
Mr.. Lore paid glowing tribute
the cause OF education, which he "a
taught boy TO battle the lightnii
and 10 lay train of dynamite In t
bottom Of the bay and blow up II,
Rock. Minerva, with her taunder bolt
could not do more, and tell us bsfol