The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-04-26

WAS dleO lIdut lOI lllt lVWllS WI
Waterford, and Erie.
1t may be interesting to note that soon |
after a school was opened in Warren, in
vacant room in the home of Danied Jack
son. Esq, great grandfather of Madames
Hopkins and Proper of Tionesta, and |
taught by the father of tho late Governor |
Fenton of New York. But by surpris- |
ing lack of foresight and negligence on |
the part of the trustees of the Warren |
academy lands, no leased the land to |
settlers for 80 years at nominal sums, the |
educational interests of the borough and |
county lost the use of great many |
thousands of dollars, and for forty years
the young men OF the county desirous OF
an academic education had to go else
where, or go without thsir fondest hopes
being realized, When the academy was
! finally established, it was with great
zeal and interest the citizens took hold Of
the new enterprise, till the Union School
was opened in 1857. The academy, in
which Judges Rassales Brown end S. z.
Johnston were teachers, was then aban-
dened and since then every energy has
been bent towards making the public
schools of Warren equal to any in the
State.
For over forty years the Union school
continued to be in use, with such inn
provements as were thought necessary
added to it at.diferent times.
Among the first teachers who taught in
this building were Miss Maria Shattuck
Mrs. L. d. eWtmore), Miss Stebbins
(Mrs. h. p. King, Miss McIntoah Mrs.
DIR. Hazeltlne)and Hon. CIV. Stone, who
was principal from '63 to '65. These ex-
cellent people and the good they have
done are only types of those who have
taken their places, and the great army OF
men aud women who have come out
from that school to take their places in
the busy world have made the world the
better by their doing and have helped
raise the standard of culture and intel
lectual pursuits still higher in their
l midst. In 1876 Prof. A. b. Miller, now
of New Haven, Conn.,, became principal
I and for fourteen years did excellent
r work. During his administration" a
complete course of study for the high
school was arranged, and diplomas is
. sued to the first graduates in rs. The
: West end building was also erected and
. in 1890 Prof Miller resigned his position
as superintendent. He was followed 10y
Prof. w. l.. MacGowan, who has held the
position ever since, and who has been in
strumental in bringing the school system
up to the high standard of the present
In 1892, more room being needed, a beau
:, tiful structure OF nine school rooms was
built on the corner of East and ThirC
=, streets at cost of 500, 900. 1t is mode
y - in regard 10 comfort and health, and al
ornament to the town. 1t was consid
:, cred one of the finest school-buildings il
this part Of the country, till now, when
is far surpassed by the new High Schoo
bulding-a magnificent structure tha
was just completed at the close '9S at
cost of 100000 To attempt description
@. of this beautiful building, in the shor
. space we have is but TO fail. We can onl.
10 say, like the queen OF Sheba of old, "B
40 hold, the half was not told" 1t is onl,
,s to visit the building and its differen
A apartments that anyone can realize wha
at the citizens of Warren haye done and ar
~ doing for their country.
tn No better patriotism can be shown any
gs where than to prepare the children OF tb
ed present generations TO become good cit
tn zens. 1t is true that the taxes have bee
EN- raised, but no wise and unsellish perso
re regrets for one moment the small amOun
he has contributed, but has deemed ii
ril privilege to be considered "helper" J
U. this great enterprise. Any money sper
Ter for the betterment of humanity is wis
ng and rich investment. To bring the bes
ias out that is in chld's nature, and TO SUI
tor press the evil is to place him und6
ces cheerful surroundings and to give hiI
led the best and brightest that is possible
lch and it was on this account that the PEI
TIA, pie of Warren were. willing to give
es- their means in order that their schoo
in may be the best and do the best that it
on possible for them. The new high scho
lis is constructed of buff colored, fine,pres
yue ed brick with Berean stone trimmings ar
by is of the French Renaissance style
sta, architecture. Massive steps of MediI
yer sandstone lead the way through heay
ev. oaken outside doors to the vestibule wi
ev. its marble mosaic floor, and its beautifr
ite, ly decorated ceiling. Four heavy be
Ep- eled plate glass doors open into the ina
n" corridor leading TO the central rotunt
the which is elegant and imposing, fifty f
adj square and rises three stories to heig
-rie of As feet. This magnificent apartme
alb where all the hall space in the buildi
ere is concentrated is finished in oak, wi
was highly polished floors. grand sta
7, case, lG feet wide, leads to the third ilo'
and when the classes are passing fro
yht. studv halls to recitation rooms in Il