The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-20
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EDUCATION.
HasbrouCk Institutes New
Home Dedicated Last
Evening.
ORATORY AND MUSIC.
One of the Most Distinguished
Gatherings That Ever Met
In Jersey City.
ALL RELIGIONS REPRESENTED.
Pastor Herr's Inaugural Speech.
Followed by Father Corri-
gan's Congratulations.
How the Handsome Crescent Avenue
Building Looked-Gift of
a Telescope.
ALL RELIGIONS REPRESENTED.

The horse cars could not get by the
new Hasbrouck Institute any time last
night. between seven aud nine O'Clock.
without paying tribute in the way of
passengers. However imposing the great
building looks In the daytime, or even
looming up a black mass in the darkness,
{ looks twice as large aud ten times
handsomer with every gas jet on the
premises lighted and turned up high. 1t
was the first time in the history OF Jersey
City that so much illumination has come
from the corner of Harrison and Crescent
avenues. AS far down as the junction,
and as far the other way as Monticello
avenue, there was general air of festiv-
ity In even the passersby, aud the iron
railing that surrounds the school ground
was friuged with every small boy and
almost every small girl on the Heig hts,
excepting those who were inside.
The Visitor who had made his way
through these gave up his Invitation to q
colored functionary at the entrance way,
ushers, Messrs. William H. Speer, Jr.,
Walter G. Muirhsad, Chester jay Hunt.
Wesley Negus, Philip Brett, Franklin D.
Furman, j. A. Dear and w. NJ. Dear. It
is just as impossible to pass the entrance
hall without adjecrives In writing about
1t as it was to pass it last night. The
yestibule with its mosaic floor, the cool,
gray walks. the carved staircase. rising
In broad, easy ass ents, aud the general
impression of space made everyone say
something before going into the main
asse N bly, hail.
Here everything was terra Gotta or
brown or gold or some tut that harmou-
izes Herewith. All except the gowns of
the women, in comparison with which
the rainbow Is chromatic failure. But
tie mcst surprising feature, wneu Que
reflects thut it was a school affair, was
the presence OF as many men as women
not all Hasbrouck boys, either, although
there was an enthusiastic COLONY of
tnese In the gallery. As much of the
faculty as was not benind the scenes
seemed to congregate in the left front of
the building, where sat Mrs. Stimets and
Mrs. Wait, both as radiant as they had
the best of right to be. Miss May Florence
Riene B. Welsh, Miss Susan Morris aud
the other ladies with whom all Has
broucE girls are familiar.
ON THE STAGE.
At first sight it seemed as IL the Has
br ,uck Glee Club must be one of the
features OF the occasion, there were so
many chairs on the stage. 1t was fifteen
minutes past the appointed time before
any Of these were occupied. Then MIR.
Frank Lindsey, with an air of being
properly impressed with the magnitude
of his action. turned up the footlights TO
their first official lustre. aud Principal C.
c. Stlmets led IN the procession.
When they were all seated the Principal
had on his right hand Governor Werts
and on his LETT the Rev. Charles Herr
The remaining front row seats were oc-
euDied by ex-senator Charles H. Winfield.
Rev. John l.. Scudder. Vice Principal
II. G. Wait, Cornelius Brett aud ex-
Mayor Gilbert Collins. There were also
EIavel AcGee. ]. A. Dear, Dr. Allen, w.
H. Beach, j. e. Walker, Principal
Lindsley, Librarian Cole. Rev. DIR. Nit
cuell, Rev. j. c. jackson. w. fl. Speer,
Dr.. }. r. Everett and DR.. P. j. Koonz.
ENTER STILL OTHERS.
1t was not until Cranmer's orchestra
had begun It's second selection that the
priests arrived In body. led by the Rev.
Father Cerrigan. the Rev. Father Hem
nesxey and the Rev. Father Sheehnn. 1t
was a. good and pleasant sight to see how
every man on the platform tried 10 shake
hands with Father Hennessey and how
he did shake hands with the entire front
row.
1t was no wonder that Mr.. Stimets
looked a trifie pale when he rose to well
come the audience. As many as seven
or nine different emotions must have
QO5StSS6U uliis lt udU Ue8u XE6at uHY
Tor Hasbrouck. Here was new building,
q glorious new one. with q naw flag on
top. given that afternoon by Mr.. r. o.
Babbitt, and as iG that were not enough,
as Mr. Stimets- came In that evening, DR..
7. j. Koonz had given MIN fine new
telescope. Ali these things and many
more must have moved Mr.. Stimets aud
MIR. Walt TO such an extent that 1t was
no wonder that they both looked a shade
paler and great deal more uplifted than
they used to look. So much tor the ap-
pearauce of the stage.
After ali the people had heard the
exercises In the hall they began TO
scatter over the building from the cellar,
which is. as Mar. Stimets said, perhaps
the most interesting part of the build
Ing to The gymnasium under the roof.
The JERSEY CITY NEWS gave les readers
a full description of the building. with
perspective view aud first floor plan, on
Saturday. August 2. 1t WAS not until
much later than the usual hour when
school children are supposed to be ssnr
to bed that the last guest left the build
lug ana the extinction of the last gas jet
left Hasorouck Institute once more
quiet. steady going school.
THE DEDICATION.