New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-30


from which she came.
A loud cheer rose from the dense throng as
the President stepped from his carriage He
paused an Instant, he glanced along the aisle
| of bright young faces Then Glmore's banJ
| struck mp an inspiring air, and the President,
with Mayor Grant at his side, walked slowly
up the steps Of the building, while tho girls
| strcwTd the flowers before him at every step
! The rest Of the party moved over this carpet of
| flowers Within the building, as the party passed.
one Of the girls with bright black eyes and flow
ing golden hair had be. chosen to make the
address TO the President the part of the public
schools This was Miss Annie Aida Abrahams, Of
the senior class of the Normal College. Her address
occupied about five minutes and was delivered
in low. clear tone. The address was as follows :
Mr.. President: Through us. their repro sent atives;
$50 900 pupils n the common schools OF the city OF
New-YorE $50 students OF the Normal College and
200 students Of thc College OF the CNy OF Ne"- Na'
"a you ,ba the great common school stm
which is 70 d large extent the odtgrUwh OF W asnhs-
Republic should be represented in tho public ccIebra.
ton Of his Inauguration first President OF tho onioo
States ... 49,.
Washington was too far seeing as statesman not
to perceive that true liberty must rest on the pass
Of popular education. He keenly felt that upon ne
young nation. and repeatedly urged nor ony
Of PP higher ere S Of learning going far
as to recommend the endowment OF a Aa.onai uii
versity. His at titude toward the higher fduca,ioh
is clearly expressed In his letter the president aia
faculty Of the University of PennsyN ahIa' III VIII"
he says: -. .,.rd
am fully apprized OF the influence which soana
learning has religion and mannerS Oh goverlni,un
we are at the eve Of a very enlightened era. The
unremItting excrtons which under an sns
to flourish in America, Will doubtless bring them nearer
70 maturity when they shall have been s rh yrns
Nation has followed washngton's advice, II has
established common schools; It has founded coneges
progress and science, and Its success In peace
Long ago, Aristotle taught that state is secure
whose children are not reared in perfect sympathy
with her institutions. This Is Just what the wash
popular American education has accomplsned;, p
how fail 70 honor and obey It's wise piovsios
Thus thoroughly mbued with love n country, the
following In the footsteps Of Mary and Martha wash
% creates and iSsers n the s. pa. % s that tba,
Lowell says that the Purltans tho first law
eves who saw clearly and enforced practically practically
the simple, moral and political truth that knoWiedge
Of private men, on tho precsrious ptance Of trust
fund; but sacred debt which the Gomm ION a
has this Commonwealth fulfilled her duty, for TO-DAY
the highest education within tho reach OF the
former ae he'd Sd' to struggle all their lives
This day, one hundred years ago, behed tho rising
Of the of Republic the very beginning OF a
nation which though poor weak and divided, entered.
with faith hope and courage, upon the mlhlment OF
for seli government In this our well beloved city.
to which. Honored Sir, wo bid you thrice welcome,
desires and private interests, though already bowed
beneath the weight of advancing years and the toll:
| of a long and bloody undertook, at the call OF
the country he had freed the arluouS task of guiding
the new ship OF State through unknown seas s,udde
piness and prosperity. He lived 10 see the stately
ship safe at anchor, and then gladly, gratefully, hap
No weak human euIogy enhance his glory, for it
outshnes that of every other hero whose name Is re
corded the page of history neither is it necessary
that speak OF him for mere remembrance SAKE ior
1 his name ndissolubly connected with that liberty
which is the bIrthrght Of every American citizen. IS
forever enshrined In every American heart 1t pleased
the shores Of the New World, body of men whom the
Earl of Chatham pronounced the greatest and noblest
Reve eH II no Of any to say that
Washington was tho wsest and the mos
is then because we honor because reverence be
cause we love linn, that his name comes first to our
t tion Of I gratitude and and thanksgiving
hmbiy hope that he would be pleased at our progress
and proud Of our position smSns the 81 tho
plenteous land and It's active vigorous population,
y Ell s1 q Ssf sor aw s4s st
tho tempe AZ use Of their Ierties Ao9Ts
wG%d he n be d SS 9y sr wSnfer Of s' the
people. and feel ina, aese blessings sufficient
rccomPense for all h. sArerinss and an ample reward
Upon you, Ionor'd SIR; has been conferred the high
| governing freemen has in rs gift; and II IS
| as President 0f the United States that you have
come to help us worthy commemorate this great
Centennial. Upon such worthy shoulders has the
mantle OF Americas first and n0blcst son fallen that
We can repoat 10 you to-day the words our Trenton
sisters addressed 10 him century ago:
Virgins fair and matrols grave,
Those thy conqucring arms did save.
Build for thee triumphal bowers,
| Strew We fair his way with flowers,
| strew your her0's way with flowers