The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-18

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hoohey, and that In 1851 they ell had o
holiday when Danlei Webster was buried.
apma OF theae historical incidents werp
referred Ia last night by thu apeakera.
Associate Superintendent 10 schoola George
=. Davis presided. and Joeeph ". Fran.
collni Of tho foard ~ Education gave q
short address of welcome. Then Preel-
dent y. H. winthrop Of the Beard of EduCa-
ton told the history n tho school, and
raid that the public school system was
the Cornerstone Of our civic structure. .
President John H.. Finley OF the College Of
the CITY Of New York then called No. 1
the Old Homestead Of education in this
tow and likened IL TO a great power plant
that the members Of the Board Of Educa-
ton worked for nothing He aaid they
got a lot Of graft out OF 10. Indeed, the
greatest graft In New York, he said. centred
about the board. He explained IL rom
sisted in the appeals 10. be appointed
ceived from disappointed applicants. Then
he told about that $4,000 900 battleship
that Uncle Sam Is going TO build and he
figured out how many schools that amount
would erect.
Mrs. Robert Able spoke OF the work Of
teaching city history that the City History
Club IN doing and said that civic pride was
being upbuilt In this way. Justice Samuel
Greenbaum told how he used to be a teacher
in the public schools and said he had no
fear Of the triumph Of dangerous doctrines.
Edwin Markham read two poems, about
Lincoln and the other about Little Virgil, 9
his seven veal -old boy.
City Superintendent Maxwell and John
II. Haaren, associate superintendent of
schools, also spoke and then all hands sang
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Printed copies Of the records Of the school
were handed around. One of the records
told how on May 80. 1893, Gov. Marcy and
Gen. Wadsworth visited the school and
inspected the copy books; how on March IS,
1888, a truant boy who promised to reform
had been aiken back and how the attention
OF the boys was called TO the Nervousness
Of such conduct
This is the record the books show about
the cholera epidemic:
sThe sanatory committee Of the corpora
ton called this afternoon June 7, 1Sto)
and directed the school to be Immediately
dismissed, as the building Ia wanted for a
cholera hospital. l therefore very re-
~luctantly gave directions for the school
to be closed for the pr esent.'
1t was reopened on September II, 1s4a,
and there Is no record that II has beer closed
since expect for holidays and vacations