The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-04
BACK TO The OLD HOME
New School No. | Dedicated
Before an Immense and
Admiring Crowd.
MAYOR H00S' CONGRATULATIONS
Eloquent Speeches By Ex-
Pupils and City Ofacials---
Who Were Present.
MAYOR HO0S' CONGRATULATIONS


| opened and dedicated last evening in the
| presence of one of the largest audiences
! this city has ever witnessed. The large
assembly room was simply packed. many.
| standing throughout the entire pro-
gramme which was ~ no means a short
one. Seventeen addresses appeared upon
! the programme. bnt fortunately a few
were omitted, not that they would have
lacked interest, but they would have
| brought the programme far past mid
night.
The assembly room was not the only
crowded spot last evening. Long before
any one was admitted to that favored
room, the crowd on York street, in front
OF the entrances was immense. but on
the whole, good natured. A corps Of POI
lice were stationed about these entrances
as well as through the building to quell
any disturbance, but none arose. The
visitors passed quietly from room to room
admiring the various appointments, size
OF rooms, etc, and then TOOK their seals..
provided they were fortunate enough to
be thus accommodated, in the assembly
hail.
Although the hour for opening was
booked as eight O'clock, it was fully
thirty minutes later when Miss A. Frost
began the entertainment with a piano
SOLE Director John Nimino who pre-
sided was compelled to make free use
of the gavel before the audience Were
quiet enough to hear the Invocation by
the Rev. d. B. #. Randolph. Director
Nirnmo presented the school and spoke of
| six new schools erected during the year,
At s cost of over $3.50 009 OF this amount,
No / cost $135, Geo. He spoke OF old
school No. i built in 1913. and drew at
tention to the fact that it was now fifty
go Tsri,,oisaaI T,inslev was Installed
ll,a' IIa also nrafsed The worlInen employed
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aduileTated olsprlls. W lrt iy stsvis L4 ~,
such deeds occur here? There Is put one
answer. y y uue ~ o1t II g go i ~
system Wilicn y tne iocA saia = ~. y;
that the great loye lvf e9uileIy - = tusl l,s9
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PROUD OF tiiSIa. I1oNeN 81, .lsiS ~ es eliris ~
100 are p paItlcuitrly ploqu y ~ ~ s'lu ~
Ihe year ioso oslsiAS ~ pS ~ ~
the PAGES OF ilef nis1oiy ~ Hsetes ~ "
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ledflin5, puliL u d Gose ~ sapous @ gtoo, wv,
taxes we pace OF WHal ne 49, peen , kIoMh ,s
as oiu Sch9oi NJ s1aiSS 4oio, any iila, Ia, -
new era & n me clts vs. iStoiy ti,;s LIZ s9atl s
ana y eAeeHeu ny 10 70 li-oelS5u aeLiooi II @
Puildliis N tne o1issu ~ 2essss ~, ngie
Wahs 70 say srs , f,itf,, is ~
tect deserves praise iof the laltniui eX-
ecution q aii the aelaIs coIapIlseu n Ms Lne
speclfictsat1ons- AS Tor she mason MT;
sne tt; a,.I
df. Marlin, the piunber, tllelI Mofh
speaks Tor lnen aha fecolallehas leseII
20 AL as nrsl-ciass n every I.espect. 4
Is also somethlng 70 pc tn5ellAlu l5 & u doi' aLq
ousht 70 pc nalIeu a. 2 soou omen @ I that
no accident OF any KIND mas cast snadoW
over the memory OF the erection OF the
oullding. Eyerythlng mas gone along
the time in winch the building should
have been completed. This new struc-
ture occupies the site Of dear old No. |,
Whlch Is 50 reptete Win nlstorlcai hiGl-
dents. wonderful co1ncfdence that the
same venerable principal, Mir. Lindsey,
Who, ffty-two years ago, mad charge OF
control over the new No. What
wonderful life has been given thls grand
old man! What cluster Of recollections
must rush through his memory at this
moment, as he sees among the audience
faces which he knew as little tots many
Years agoi Here they are, grandfathers
and grandnothers, recognized every
where as model cItlZens' Many are
prominent business men and many have
held high positions OF trust and honor
in the community. One was your Chief
Magistrate for f1ve years; another, Who
was not destined to see this day, our be-
loved friend, John e: Scott, held the po-
sitfon of City. Clerk for thirty years
Who does not remember the good work
of ex-Director of the Board of Educa-
ton DAILY, the man who pleaded so
hard with your present Mayor to al
low the expenditure OF such large sum
of money on one building, who pleaded
people in this vicinity He has succeed
led. and proudly he may say, did it.
Among those to whom ii is given to
lfeel prouder than those who were not so
&sqrtunate as 70 pc pupils Of our Young
old friend. Mr.. Lindsey must mention
the present Postmaster, Mr. Wanser: our
distinguished friend OF the Public LII
brary, DR. Leonard ]. Gordon: ex-Con-
gressnan George 3 Fielder, and our Ma
poleon of Finance, e. r. c. Young.
/ am always glad of an opportunity to
give praise and credit where it is due. |
and feel it is my duty. on this occa-
sion, to sincerely thank Director NimIno
for his untiring efforts and attention,
given gratis TO this school. cen say no
more than Wen done, faltnful servant.