The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-19

and BY him read at the conclusion
Of his historical and educational
address, delivered on the seventeenth
day Of August 1899, at the Tooth
anniversary celebration Of the erec-
tion Of Forwood's School House. in
District No. S, in Brandywine Hun
dred. BY request of the persons
there assembled on that occasion,
BY a unanimous vote, Mr.. Fraim
consented that the same be pub
1ished.
One century has passed away,
Since four men on one bright June
day
Met here; and said there now must
\ school, os'i in this vicinity. s 81,
One asked. .'Who will give this land
Il free
To build a schoolhouse thereupon?"
/ will, came forth the quick response
OF noble Richard Justison.
In trust I'll place this lot said he, '
With you three men now here this
day,
And Join with you to here erect,
Al shoolhouse here, without delay.
Brave Robert Forwood quick replied
will accept this trust from you;
Good Jehu Forwood did likewise,
And Thomas Bird said l will too.
To carry out this good intent, s;
l They very quickly did agree, u
And to a sklllful lawyer went \
TO seek his aid professionally. )
They told him what they wished to
do,
And asked him to at once proceed
To draw for them a Deed Of Trust.
To this he cheerfully agreed.
Your object is a noble one,
The lawyer said to them straight
way;
The education of the young
Will you good men most richly pay.
Riches may take unto them wings,
And very speedily fit away,
But education once acquired,
Forevermore with them will stay.
IT'S education forms the mind
And safely guides the Ship of State.
The masses we must educate,
To make this Nation strong and
great.
That's true, those four men quick
replied,
And that is why we're here to-day,
And when this Deed of Trust is
signed,
We will schoolhouse build straight.
way.
The Deed of Trust was then pre-.
pared,
And signed and sealed without de-
lay,
BY Richard Justison and wife,
For which act they received no pay.
The trustees on their neighbors
called.
To ask tor funds this house to build
And most of them did freely give,
Till the amount required was filled
The Forwoods, Justison ard Bird,
This house tor learning built
straightway.
It stands, monument more grand,
Than we could rear for them to-day.
One hundred years ago; near here
Where Forwood's schoolhousc now
doth stand,
Were humble houses built Of logs
Cut from surrounding forest land
For many years before that time,
Great Britain DER this land hello
sway.
The people of those Colonies here
For choice of rulers had no say.
In seventeen hundred and seventy
six,
They were determined not to be
Ruled any longer by the men
Old England sent from cross tn
sea.
England had taxed them as sh
pleased,
And ruled them with despc tic sway
All representation she refused
TO give to fair America.
Our population then was small.
And our resources very few,
And England thought she'd yer
soon,
Those Thirteen Colonies subdue.
For seven years she sent her troop
Well armed, we'll clad, well fed;
CORVALLIS, his officers and men
In brilliant uniforms of red.
For seven years she tried in valr
The American patriots to subdue
She found our rugged, bare fec
troops.
Were 10y al, sturdy, brave and true
At length, on old Virginia's soil.
Corvallis naughty race was rrr
At Yorktown he had to succumb,
To brave, immortal Washington.
From thence this nation has bee
free
From mighty Britain's Taught
sway.
The Stars and Stripes of Freedo
float
O'erforeign lands and seas this da.
From thirteen feeble Colonies
In seventeen seventy-siX,
We've torty-six great States to-da
And soon (perhaps) will more anne
No mortal tongue can now foretel
How far we may extend our bound
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
pines,
May permanently with us be foun
In seventeen hundred and sevent
six,
The millions we numbered then we