Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-04-29


noon at public school No. upon the
closing Of the o Id building and the
transferring of the pupils to school
No. :.
John G. Garretson, who was pre-i-
dent of the Board of Education at the
time No ! was built, after being in
troduced by Principal Walker. gave
an interesting address upon the pro-
gress Of education in Perth Amboy
and also upon the changes in the vari-
Gus school houses which were made
a the demand for learning increased.
The.frst public school was held in
the old court house which was re-
modelled and enlarged and is now the
city hall In the year 1870 a number
of prominent citizens OF the town
met each night for two weeks and dis
cussed the propriety of a new charter
for Perth Amboy.
At the end of this time the charter,
which is now in use, had been drawn
up. and plans made for the erection Of
a new school house.
The present site was procured an d
bonds issued. These bonds were the
first ever issued by the city Of Perth
Amboy. When the school was com
pleted Mr.. Garretson was then mayor.
having resigned as president Of the
Board of Education. As mayor Mr..
Garretson made the first address ut
tered in this city's first public school.
The building is now thirty three
and one-third years old and during
that time has grown into No. ,, then
into No. 3 and so on until the present
No. :, which is the pride OF the city
public Institutions, indicates the
growth Of the city and the demand for
knowledge made upon it, This num-
Der does not include the handsome
high school building.
NJ. Garretson gave a short talk upon
Woodbridge Hall, which was a pre-
paratory school for all colleges and at
which many men of eminence in the
United States have received their
preparatory education.
4 man who was at one time chief
engineer Of the United States navy re-
ceived his education at the old court
house. Perth Amboy was, in 1898,
the seat of the legislature which was
held in October of that year, Mr..
Garretson exhibited time-worn docu
ment OF one days proceedings of the
legislature at that time.
At the close of the address Mr.
Garretson bid the pupils GOD speed
upon leaving the old building and TAX
Ing up their studies in the new.
y pretty and appropriate song to
the familiar tune, "The Dearest Spot
on Earth to Ne, is Home Sweet
Home, was composed by one OF the
teachers Of the school. The pupils
sang it nicely and in manner which
showed that they appreciated the
words. The song was entitled Fare
well" and is as follows:
The dearest school of all to me,
Is Number One,
The place each morn we're glad to see
Is Number One.
The place where hours glide 10y 50
gaily,
There where youth has been taught
daily,
Years ago our parents hailed it
Is Number One.
Chorus
The dearest school OF all TO me
Is Number One.
The place each morn we long TO see
Is Number One.
We all have learned the school to prize
Old Number One.
Today we look with tear-dimmed eyes
On Number One.
And tho we may find a new home
Back still our thoughts will e'er roam
Backward to our childhoOd's first
home.
our Number One.
The furniture OF No. l is packed and
ready for trans portation today. The
pupils will meet at No. / Monday
morning and proceed TO the new
school.
When the repairs to the old school
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