The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-04-02
TlLESTON SCHOOL PROPERTY
A MEETING OF THE COMMITTEES OF
THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Resolutions Adopted Thanking Mr..
Jas. III. Chadbourn for His Valuable
Services In Securing b Above VAL
liable Property for the Schools of
r. Wilmington.

tees districts Nos. 1 and 2, held in the
parIors of the Y. NJ. G. A. at II m, yes
terday there was present all the mem
bers of both committees, namely:
Messrs. James F. Post, r. ]. Jones
and Edwin Borden, of district No. 1;
and Messrs. James H. C~hadbourn,
Samuel Northrop and w. r. Kenan, of
district No. 2. There were also present
Professor j. ]. Blair, superintendent of
city schools, Mayor A. NJ. waddell and
Junius Davis, Esq.
The Secretary, Mr.. James f. Post,
explained the object of the meeting,
stating that it was the desire of the
joint committee TO give some public
expression of gratitude to Mr. James
H. Chadbourn for the VALUABLE service
he had performed in securing the gift
of the Tileston school property from
the trustees of the Hemenway estate.
Mr.. r. j.. Jones was then called to
the char and Mr.. Post acted as sec
rotary OF the meeting,
On motion, a committee of three was
appointed to draft suitable resolutions
expressive of the sentiments of the
meeting, n Messrs. Samuel Northrop,
Y. Borden and James +. Post We're ap-
pointed as the committee,
The following resolutions were there
upon offered and unanimously adopted:
1.-The members of the school commit
tees of districts Nos. 1 and 2 of the City
of Wilmington desire to make a formal
Acknowledgement of their high regard
for the valued service and efficient work
of Mr.. James II. Chadbourn, the chair
man of the joint committee, who for
nearly a third of a century has been
closely Unidentified with the educational
interests of this community; therefore
be it
Resolved, That the recent gift to the
city on the part of the trustees of the
HemenWay estate of the property
known as "the Tileston High school
building and grounds" marks an epoch
in this long career Of usefulness, and
the committees desire to give public
recognition of the fac that it was
largely through his endeavors and in
strumentality that the transaction was
ccnsummated and the deed of gift con-
frmed. That this was accomplished
and made possible by reason Of his
personal friendship for Mrs. Augustus
Hemenway and intimate acquaintan ,e
with the different members of the trus-
tees of her estate and their
confidence in his Judgment, their belief
i'll his business integrity and sincerity
Of purpose, also the Knowledge they
had of his personal interest in the en-
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its establishment, As shown by the
buying of the lots from different es-
tates, a general oversight of tn work
during the erection of the buildings
and Il generous assistance given to Mss
Amy NJ. Bradley during her long n
honorable term of service as principal
of the school,.
Resolved further, That the commit
tees are ever m of the unself1sh
devotion of Mr.. C~hadbourn to the work
~
firing energy and u~nwaVering faith in
the cause of education, to which much
of his time and thought have been
given, laid the foundation of our public
school system, and made this noble
gift to our city a possibility
1t was also moved thai the resolution
adopted at the meeting of the joint
committee in February be adopted as
a part of the above resolutions. 1t
was as follows:
Whereas, August Hemenway, Regi-
nald Gray and Horatio A. Lamb, as
trustees under the Will of Mrs. Mary
Hemenway, have donated to the school
committee of district No. 1 of Whining
ton township in the county of New
hanover for white schools, and the
school committee of district No. 2 of
Wilmington township in the county of
New Hanover for white schools the
sum of ten thousand six undre S10,-
coo. 00) dollars to be expended by the
aid school committees in the purchase
of the property known as the Tileston
Schoo property, situated in the said
City of Wilmington, and being lots
No. 1, 2 and 3 in block No. 116, to be
used and maintained by the said school
committees for the purpose and to the
end Of the education Of the white race;
and
Whereas, We feel that it was through
the earnest efforts of Mr.. James H.
Chadbourn that this generous gift was
secured to our county , n realizing
the untiring zeal and energy which he
has always displayed in our education
al work, be it
Resolved, By the school committee
of district Mol of Wilmington town.
ship in the county of New Hanover for
white schools and the school committee
of district No. 2 of Wilmington town
ship in the county of New Hanover for
white schools in joint meeting assem-
bled, that we tender to Mr.. James H.
Chadbourn our hearty and grateful
thanks for his generous efforts in Sc
curing to us this magnificent gift, and
for the interest which he has taken in
and the work which he has done to-
wards the furtherance of in
New Hanover n
After the resolutions were adopted
the meeting was addressed by Mayor
Waddell, Junius Davis, Esq, Superln-
tendent J.. j. Blair, Mr.. James r. Post
and others all Of whose remarks were
of a highly complimentary
Mayor Waddell in his remarks stated
that it was a great pleasure to him to
have the privilege Of paying a just trlo-
ute to the donors Of this magnlncent
gift to the school authorities or the
City Of Wilmington, n that he feit
that both personally as we'll as mayor
of the city, it was eminently proper to
give due praise to Mr.. C~hadbourn for
his efforts in obtaining the valuable
TiIeston school property.
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