Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-24
THE OLD LAnoAsrERrAN.

The School and Its Or1gin-The old
 Methodist Church Which Stood on
 the Green-The Easement Of thc
 Church-The Parade of the old Boys
 T0-Morrow-The Official order.
 The following will De found of interest to large number of our readers:
 NEW HAVEN, April 2i, 'se. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER: The following article has been written te answer terian school on the Green, not only by the 'old D ta on9 n 5ne cnoIl %bes ss l the High school building now is. Respectfully, 1O4 York Square. THE BIRTH OF THELANCAsrERIAN SCHOOL. In July, 1920, the Methodist society ob- tained permission to build 8 new church on the northwest corner of the upper Green on line with the North church and twenty feet from College street, provided it should be \ built of solid materials. On May 15, 1891, l the corner stone was laid, and the roof was l nearly completed and the house enclosed by the third of September. On that night the memorable September gale demolished the building. The house was immediately re- 1 built and dedicated May 23, 1929. The size | of the house was 80 by 68 feet. | d | meeting of the inhabitants of the First school district and presented to the common coun- eli offering specified sum for the rent of the market (the old: Union market) for the | term of six years, provided the city of New i Haven would convert the same into proper room for the accommodation of large school on the Lancasterian plan: The subject was | duly considered and discussed, whereupon voted, that it is expedient to warn city meeting.
 The basement of the Methodist church having been mentioned as a convenient place | if properly finished to accommodate a school, | committee was appointed to inquire into | the subject
 January 26, 1922, at meeting of the Mayor, aldermen, common councilmen and freemen of the city of New Haven at the State House | in said city on the 26th of January, 1929. The Hon. Elizur Goodrich, the Mayor, being moderator:
 A proposition for converting the present market into schoolhouse was made in meet | ing. After consideration motion was made by one of the committee of the First school district to withdraw the proposition. It was afterward revived, brought before the meet | ing a second time and negatived. The basement Of the Methodist church was | fitted up for and occupied by the first Lam casterian school before the church itself was entirely completed and was so occupied for about five years.
 In 1897 the new Lsncasterian school house was built of brick, on the northeast corner of Orange and Wall streets on 8 lot of land presented by one of New Haven's wealthy citizens, Titus Street, Esq. In 1S4S the citizens of New Haven arrived to the knowledge that the church on the Green was no ornament and the city gave the society five thousand dollars to remove the building from the public square and build upon different location. In addition to what the city gave them, in- dividuals not belonging to the society, sub scribed about three thousand dollars and Yale college gave them five hundred dollars. In June, 1897, Joseph Lancaster, the founder of the Lancasterian system of teach ing, visited New Haven and made an inspec- tion of the school, that in the basement of the Methodist church, and all the boys were paraded in @ line on the Green, on the path toward Center church, and when he left the boys, caps of, were instructed to call out, Goodbye, Mir. Lancaster" ," which was done with will. On the 21st of June of that year Mir. Lancaster made an address in Gen. ter church to the citizens, and not long after he was accidentally killed in Philadelphia. J. G. B. THE ORDER TO THE OLD BOYS.
 The following order has just been issued 1888. FOUNDERS DAY. 1888.
 NEW HAVEN, April IT, 1888. LANCASIEhlAN SCdOOL bO1S GENERAL ORDER No. 1.
 You are earnestly requested to report at head quarters, No. 42 Orange street Founders day, April 25th 1888, at 10 o'clock m., to take part in the parade.
 Rattan canes and badges will be furnished by the committee.
 GENERAL ORDER No. g.
 At $40 o'clock p. you ordered to report at teacher, John E. Lowell, Esq, to enjoy a coiiation and social gathering and to rehearse sehoolday "reminiscences. If you are unable to respond to Order No. don't fail to respond to Order No 3. as it is quite desirable that all the boys should be ent. The expenses have been provided for through the generosity of our friends.
 JOHN O. BRADLEY, Committee HENRY W. MANSFIELD on
 JOHN o. CHAPMAN, Collation. etc
 Please notify the committee at once by postal if you intend to be present.