The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1894-03-23
FIRST WARD SCHOOL.
DEDICATION YESTERDAY OF THE
NEW BuILDrNe.
Addresses by Mayor Browne and othrr
Gentiemen--ons Hondrsd and sixty
Pnpns ALREADY az work-rer-
sonnet Of the New Corps,
Another new srhooi bnIldIng.

Another new school building.
This one the handsome brick structure
on Houston avenue, Just completed AZ q
cost 81 nearly sis,pes
The dedication exercises took place yes
terday morning. and he pupils we're by
afternoon al classified and graded ard
doing regular work
by s.S1 o'clock the ass4nblaga was ready
for the dedicatofy exerciscs. and after a
welcome soag by the pupils superintendent
Sutton IN . Few appropriate words In
troduced Mayor John 4. Browne. who
said;
We are here today for the purpose 81
setting apart this beaatifli ana substan-
tiid building to The cause OF educattan.
II IS located Ia 3 rapidly growing portion
OF our Ci;N4 surrounded b. thrifty and
Intelligent people and from iss walls we
may rasouaply hope VIII n tiine 80 forth
those who win swell the ranks OF sood
citizenship and some We hope TO attain.
distinction.
stood to mean she training q the mind.
but a mans moral character is even more
important than hts mental- aud IN the
conduct % this school 4 e prqposed the
training shalt De such that boys and
girls, young men and yOunB women WHO
80 forth from these walls be not only
from haying mere receives their edpca-
lion This IS 70 ht especially school
for the people. all Glasses and conditions
IN life, all shades OF thought and reiec-
tion Will here BE represented, 20 that Whiie
Il Is Intended that thh line Of insnucuen
shall be broad nnd comprehensive, y viii
equally be the aim 70 canfine u 70 mat
tera upon which al can agree e1clntinE
iuAtttis which tend 70 diScpr1. Now all
viii agree that moral ana intellectual De-
btst as We 20 through life questions viii
arise caliihg for Tbs exercise 81 the h-sst
Intelligence, abeuN whici fhefe y great
and RELIGION are marked examples They
arr certainty Important motors ~ every
community ana yet they are points nppn
which men always have diners,si, eala
nrobaty always VIII Differ AMI henre
there Is no doubt that their intrpdhci'pn
into our public schools VIII be fruitful 81
dlseora ana prove death blow 70 their
asafulltsss. and 4 IS my aim 20 keep our
schools FREE OF either
II should be the business Of our schools
to train up the youth OF our land 70 he
honest ard Intelligent. bit lei the ptac;i-
cal questions ana policies OF iiie pc de-
terIntned elsewhere.
turn over 70 YOU the kc5s q this puilqing
and the control " this school aud trust
That you viii feel encouraged IN the work
you have undertaken by TIE presence oi
of our Fchcois upon this OCCASION.
Al the combustion pf hts address, Mayor
Browne presentea e ihe nrlncipa5i 81 US
az TIC Building ard formally entrusted
hin, with 5ts charre Mr. De Ia MatEr
mace a brief aldrABs ~ the ina ~ Sch00i
work, riedeing himself 10 90 all AZ MS
power Tor che furtherarce and unfolding
~ md saq1sa % education and the high
standard Or the public schools Of Hoas-
ton,
Short addresses were also made by Mr.
c. fl07ibartii. vice president 81 the board
of public school ftusteoE. Mr., ". Raphael !
secfrfart 81 tfe bnani; Alderman August
Schliling. member ~ the school commit
Tee ~ the CITY council Nc a, Hzals2.
Atwood principal ~ Dow school and Mr.
Alex Erickson, for over twenty years a
resident Df the First ward
'Fhf exefcseR of the hour were con-
cluded With the song America by the
PUPILS
The nnpils inducfed into the nev bplid-
Ins nrmber lsq aud we're nearly al drafted
laor ~ wlien s. thus relieved Of tic |
nv,rcrowded state under which IT has
long lahored Mr. De Ia Matyr is AZ.
sisted IN the conduct ~ the school By
Miss Ssbei Campbell and MISS Frances
Liekow t~D experienced teachers
Houston ran nov h0as; Of eight public /
Schools for whitF children three OF the I
~ beer dedicated within q twelve months
past Mare are NEEDED however. and |
tnother dedication will take place AZ tho |
etig Of summer, when the High school /
Viii be hHisheG and plans Will then be /
made for af least two more grade build- |
The good school work las gone braveis-
N IN Houston. and tho pride Of the oifv |
ana ts people N the system Is 4 inst
'ne--but the end IS not yet for M this. !
" ~ many nfher things Houston VIII /
'isnt the Fiandard Tor the State