The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-21
CORNER STONE LAID
Interesting Ceremonies at
the New School No. 4
on York Street.
DIRECTOR DALY's ADDRESS
"Old Boys" Association Do Honor
to the Occasion and Present
a Silver Trowel.
DIRECTOR DALY'S ADDRESS

The cornerstone of Public School No. 1
on York street, was laid this afternoon by
Director David R. DAILY of the Board OF
Education, in the absence of Mayor Hoos.
The ceremony was all the more interest,"
ing because of the presence of the "old
boys" of No. / School.
Sometime ago they formed an associa-
ton, and when they learned that new
school was to be built the old boys de-
termined to do the proper thing Today
silk badges on their coats marched to the
building, headed by President Chas. Case,
who was arm in arm with the venerable
arrived there they found big throng or
people. Crowds of little girls and boys
surrounded the place. and on the platform
There were Directors H. w. Dewitt, ].
and Degnan of the Board of Education;
B. L. Stowe, an ex-Director; ex-Mayor T.
Stevens, w. A. Lewis, Chas. Gregory, AL
derman e. Barr, Commissioners Heintze
and sHauck of the Street and Water
Board, Superintendent Snyder, Jos. Z.
Young, Mrs. Eveland, First Principal of
the Primary Department; Robert Davis,
Clerk J. J. Wiseman Of the Education n
Cleef, DR.. L. j. Gordon and many others
The school children of Nos. l. 2, 4 and 9.
sang America" with will, and then
prayer befitting the occasion, and then
Director DAILY made the opening address.
He said
ssAs the representative of the Board Of
Education for this district, it is my duty
to welcome you. 1t is certainly a source
of pleasure to see gathered together so
many of the people OF Jersey City, who,
our efforts to further the educational de-
partment of this city, which we are doing
by the erection of this model school build
ing, which, when completed, will have no
equal in the State. Fifty years ago about
twenty-five boys marched from the little
school house on Sussex street to the then
at that time. Today the number who
will be accommodated in this building Is
fifty times greater. Old No l was the
system of education, and Hudson county,
to it's honor. the only county in the State
where education was free at that time,
depends upon the continuance of the
common school educational system. 1t IS
in such buildings that children learn that
only by Individual effort can they sue
ceed. and it is where they learn the spirit
of independence, which is the great lesson
Of life. ,,o, ,aaan+aa : exMavor
Wanser, the old Board of Street and Wa
ter Commissioners, for their interest in
the plans of this building, and to our
Mayor, who was at that time co-iaborer
in the Board of Education, and who has
always shown a great interest in the edu-
cational facilities of Jersey City.
1T is very gratifying to see here SO
many of the members of the No. School
Association who are loyal to their old
school and Principal Mr.. G. H. Linsley.
I cannot close without paying a tribute
of respect to the man who is at the head
of the schools, Mr. Henry Snyder. His
untiring and conscientious efforts cannot
be too highly estimated. 1t is unneces-
sary for me to mention anything of Mr..
Linsley. His life has been spent among
US, and it is impossible for us to calculate
the benefit of his influence Cloud cheer
ing).
nolly's men had been getting everything
was hauled up and the copper box. placed
underneath. Inside were number of
papers. Then Mr. Daily tapped the stone
in the orthodox way with a splendid silver
trowel and declared the stone laid.
Addresses followed from Principal
Lindsey, Messrs. G. B. Fielder, H. Snyder
and Senator w. D. DAILY.