The Newtown bee., 1903-01-09

one-half of his entire fortune to the
town for educational purposes. lie re-
allied, and we must acknowledge, that
anyone is greatly handicapped unless
one possesses a good education. So,
had Mr. Booth failed to start this fund
by donating $4,000 and Miss Mary
Somers not added nearly as much more,
brate this event. The pupils who have,
and will attend this school and the
town in general must ever feel CRATE
full to Hervey M. Booth and Miss Mary
Somers for their liberality.
The anthem, "Wake the song of Jul
bilee," was then sung by the choir.
Rev Alfred E. Thistleton was called
upon and spoke in a very pleasing man.
ner in praise of the new building,
heating, lighting and ventilation,
showing that in spite of some opposi-
| tion it has been success. He spoke
of the teacher, as an ldealiSt who is
| trying to shape the school into good
school and make of it an open door
leading out into the world. The town
of ROXbury has sent many men out
into the world and will send out many
more. And the Booth school is going
to prepare them to be good men and
citizens.
Rev G. A. Pickett compared these
SchOOlhOuSeS dOtting the land to bea-
cons. The business men of the world
demand better educated young men
for help than was required few years
ago. Looking through want columns
of a newspaper we find it calls mostly
for High school graduates. Mr. Pickett
congratulated the building committee,
the trustees of the Booth school, the
Board of Education, the teacher and
the scholars, on having. such a pleasant
and cOmmOdiOuS building. He hoped
the children would be fitted to lead
others upward, and ever upward.
Rev John Francis DOnohue, the Gu
rate of the Church of St Francis
Xavier in New Milford, who was once
a pupil of Mr. Warren, the principal
spoke of his pleasure in being with
them once more. He spoke in higt
terms of Mr. Warren, who was hi.
teacher IL years ago, and said although
he had met many learned men and pro
fessional men, he had seen none VIII,
could teach better than Mr. Warren
Mr. Donohue spoke OF the necessity o
having this school in order to maxi
good citizens, and to prepare men t,
manage our laws. The Government
rests on the common schools: He re
ferred to the necessity of cultivatin,
J the moral side of our nature as we'll a
the intellectual that we may not be
come one sided but may be we'll bal
anced. Hold fast to schools, churche
and Sunday schoolseand then you vii
be well developed man. Eugen
Ward said some had not thought
necessary to have this building, tina
the old one was as good as they ha
y when they went to school. This da
e and generation calls for a better. Be
,. cause we went to church barefOOte
IS and in lumber box is no reason VIII
= we should want our children to. Every
$ one needs good education, even tn
l, clergymen. Wherever you find edl
IS Gated persons there you find ladies an
; gentlemen. Mr. Ward thought tn
II town ought to offer a prize to til
is scholar who passed the best examin;
" tion the first of each year and to begil
e he offered one for the coming Januar
y l, 1904. He then presented the scho'
e with the new flag, which was procure
n with the money donated by the scho'
t. children.
II Walter Daley, who represents tt
~ largest school district in town, W;
/ then called upon and spoke in a vel
: pleasing manner, He thought tn;
!e something ought to be said in beha
! T. of the district schools, as the Boot
=. school is made up of scholars from tt
IL other schools. The rudiments of the
= education are obtained in the distri'
g school and therefore it is necessal
u to have the foundation of their educ
tion good.