Evening journal., 1901-02-02
Formal aud Interesting Cere.
monies Last Night
GOVERNOR HUM WAS PRESENT
Chief Justice Lore and Many Other
Prominent Men Assisted in
the Program

III Il lOIudls lulSitSllub anu iupICo-
sive manner, the new Wilmington
High School was dedicated last even
ing, and the spacious auditorium, gall
lery and stage were crowded with per-
sons eager to witness the program of
dedication. Governor John HUM,
Bishop Coleman, Chief Justice Charles
B. Lore and many other representative
citizens of the city and State were on
the stage, and the program was ap-
propriate and interesting.
At the conclusion of Grand America
Fantasia" by the Philharmonic Band,
Bishop Coleman opened the exercises
of the evening with a short, fervent
prayer. Following the prayer the
band played the First Heart Throbs, >"
gavotte.
A. S. Reed, representating A. S.
Reed and Brother Company, the build
ers of the High School, thanked the
committee and members of the Board
of Education for their courtesy, con
graduated them on having such a fine
building and delivered the keys Of the
school to William Turner, chairman CT
the Building Committee.
In a short address Mr.. Turner ac-
cepted the keys, and, after reciting
some of the obstacles encountered by
the committee, and thanking Chief
Justice Charles b. Lore and William
p. Bancroft for their assistance in
loaning the necessary funds to com
plete the structure, presented the build
ing to the Hoard Of Education, and re-
Quested that the committee appointed
to build the High School be discharged.
AS the beautiful strains Of the
"Idolia" waltzes died away, Dr. E. G..
Shortlidge, president of the Board of
Education, accepted the building from
the committee, and thanked the mem
bers of the committee for their earnest
work and glorious achievements. DR..
Shortlidge made lengthy oration on
the subject of schools and educational
systems.
Professor George w. Twitmyer, SUI
schools, made an address on "The
Function of the High School"
Intermezzi, Forget Me Not" was
the next selection played by the band
and short addresses were made by
I Chief Justice Lore and A. H. Berlin
principal of the High School.
/
made a short and appropriate address
The Rev. A. N. Keigwin, d. d.. pro
/ nounced the benediction, and the Wis
itors filed out Of the building to the
music Of the march, Our Nations
| Guard"
The contract to build the new High
School was awarded to A. S. Reed ant
Brother Company just two years ago
and is am Odern school building in
every particular. The following briet
| description will convey some idea o.
the appropriate arrangements Of th'
structure:
The building has a frontage Of IS
feet on Delaware avenue, and a deptf
Of 1888 feet, 1t is four stories high, Il
built Of brick and stone and makes f;
very handsome and imposing appear
ance 1t was designed by George II
| Pierce, OF New York, the contract wal
awarded to the A. S. Reed and Brothe
Co, in February, 1899, and the corne
stone was laid on June 4th Of tina
year.
The Reed and Brothers Co.'S portici
of the contract aggregates about $175,
900. Plumbing and steam heating AM
other equipment, apart from that o
the manual training department raise
the cost to about S225,000. With tn
manual training and everything in
cluded the new school represents
cost in round numbers of S250,000.
At each side Of the stone steps lead
ing to the Delaware avenue entranc
are handsome iron lamps. Brick an
white marble form the arched en-
trance which has a keystone of whit
marble and above it is the pedimen
supported on brackets containing de
signs in fruit
The tile floor contains the initial
"W II. s." and the walls Of the en-