The sun., 1903-02-24
WADIEIGH HIGH SCHOOL OPEN.
r,psr NEW GROUP or HOMES
ran SECONDARY EDUCATION.
n viii seat 1900 Girls ana Possesses the
Latest Appliances known In school
nui,dings-MOre Such Arc Under
way-Excrciscs at lts Dedication.

nu,d,pgs-NOre such Arc Under
way-Excrciscs At lts Dedication.
The wadeigh High School for Girls. at
u,th street and Seventh avenue, named
.fter Miss Lydia F. Wadleigh, the pioneer
~ secondary education in this city, and the
Ars, Of tie group OF new high-school build
incs TO be completed, was formally dedi-
ca,ad Yesterday morning. The building.
which in beauty Of style vies with the best
nublic structures in the city. has been In
rsa six months and already has 400 pupils
NOR, than it can seat, its capacity being
1900.
Iohn G. Wight, principal Ct the school,
nrssded over the exercises, which included
n-jcf remarks by Mayor Low and President
U,prv A. Rogers of the Board OF Education
aud addresses by number OF men PROM
i,onily connected with the school system
NJ this city. Among these we're Cominis-
.,oner William Lummis, who was chairman
of the committee on buildings at the time
,be school was begun: Frank L. Babbott,
yice.nresident OF the board and chairman
n, the committee on high schools; City Sup
ar n,enient William H. M Maxwell. Commis-
sinuer Morris 4, Sterne, ex-Commissioner
HonrvW Taft; Associate Supt Albert Marble,
=
Riding Superin en- lent c. B. j. Snyder.
Mr. Lummis, before handing the key OF
the new building 10 the president OF the board
reviewed some Of the work accomplished
and planned by the city In behalf OF sec
onIarv education. He said:
Within few months the Morris HiGh
School Tor Boys will occupy. In another part
Of the 'ty. building equally complete.
1 tie shso srso o2 Sn says % the tbe DE BSys
Manual Training High School and the Girls
Technical and Industrial High school win
Teh school Of Commerce. now approaching
completion. constitute group OF ADDITIONS
% be h n1a ySuS mark G thc .fs % 4. ds1eSp sye
men, which has been too long def rred.
Mr.. Lummis also referred to the fact that
In the last year, through the liberality
Of the Board Of Education in providing
$1,000 sittings had been added. Mr.. Bab-
bott paid a strong tribute to the memory
Of Miss Wadleigh, who. forty-seven years
ago. established the first courses In second
ary training in this city. saying:
WS i ss oP ihs, IN
Hlsrs Hsr 'Ss1%' It Tor % than
% the s brs s snd sS
behalf Of hish,I education for women; This
Institution. dedicated to-day Is but tho
renaissance Of the spirit Of 1854.
Supt Maxwell reviewed the develop
ment Of the public school systems in the
New England colonies and In this city.
and said that without high schools there
cannot be equality of opportunity.
The proud position occupied BY the
graduates Of this school and OF the other
high schools of the city In all our leading
universities shows that the public high
school is fast becoming. II 1t has not already
become, the best fitting school for college.
1t is one Of the great missions Of the modern
school to discover talent and genius. 1t
is also the mission OF the high school TO
bring together in pleasant and healthful
associations the children Of the rich and
The children Of the poor. the children Of
all races and Of all religions
Achorus Of high school girls rendered the
prayer from Rosstni's sMoses In Egypt
and Rubinstein's Wanderers Night Song
between tine addresses. The exercises
ended with the singing Of America and
the pronouncing OF the benedict,on by the
Rev Thomas F. Burke.