Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-11-26
LAYING CORNER STONE Il
VIM. M|LL|GAN School
FLORENCE lodge, =. A. Nj. Perform
ceremony Contents of stone.
Address by DIR. wallace
McGeor@e.

Last Saturday was an ideal day for the
out door ceremonies arranged by the City
Board of Education in placing the corner
stone Of Woodbury's new public school
bpiidipg.
Long before the hour Of 2 30 the school
children were on the ground, and when
Florencep Lodge, eighty members strong,
parched to the platform to lay the stone,
i great throng surrounded the building
ilmer Collins, Of Camden, R. W. District
3sputy. of the 18th District of N. J., led
&Hs ceremony, and was assisted by
i x:puties Benjamin F. Roray, Of Brldgeton;
sev. Charles A. Bowden, of Camden;
Their s. Skillman, of Trenton, and Geo.
Pierson, of Florence Lodge. Among
y Masonic treasures placed in the stone
re roster Of officers and members of
FLORENCE Lodge, solid silver trowel, on
which was Inscribed Florence Lodge, in
sstieuted February 20. 1868 On the reverse
aide was inscribed: -tWm. Milligan, after
whom this High school is named, was an
lsonored member Of Florence Lodge"
At the conclusion Of the historical adj
dress by DIR. MeGeorge,. President Under
wood said
The corner stone of our new William
Milligan School has been placed upon its
b9l and within its confines we have de-
p@s5ted numerous articles which centuries
hsuce may be unearthed and perhaps be
placed within the archives of the Glouces-
IL County Historical Society, list of
which will read. y
The following named articles were plac-
III ID she stone by the Board Of Edneation:
Names Of members of the Board, super
vsssag piineipss, architect, builder, AID
bnilding superintendent, names Of teachers
ana pupils of Woodbury. according to
erasles, school hand book of 1908, historical
address By DR.. McGeorge, last issues of
local papers, photographs of each school
building in Woodbury., coins Of 1908, SC,
100 25e and SOC, photograph of Mr..
Milhigan. one of his coins of 1894, copy of
Constitution wish obituary notice Of Mr.
MilIiayan, history Of Woodbury. Schools
bv Mt Miiligan, ard sketches of the old
academy, from memory. by NJ. Ware Scott
Continuing Dir. Underwood said:
EPerhaps She frss record of corner
Stone is Jacobs Pillar at Bethel. when lie
made his vow. Is was fancy in olden
tjme that the laying of a corner stone pre-
dots the future usefulness and fame of the
building to be erected, and according to
nlonkish legend this stone was preserved as
the stone of destiny, on which anc ent
Kings were inaugurated, the notion being
shat ID whatever kingdom this stone was
foupd royalty would be upheld, but with
its emoyal royalty would fail 1t is claim
ed this stone is still preserved in West
minsser Abbey.
ssWsith US it is different. We predict
that i. ishin the walls of the building to be
erected upon this foundation and corner
ston6. hundreds, yes thousands, of our
YOUTH viii lay foundations, and corner
STONES for lives Of usefulness and brilliancy
sin little while those of us who are
active IN educational affairs and doing our
might toward the betterment of conditions
wiIlShave passed on, and those even in the
prtn1ary classes of to-day will be upon the
stage If aesion with expanded intellects,
and high ideals, and amid the onward
activities along these lines may look back
with amazement upon the supposed stupid
isv 81 those under whose care this proposed
building was planned and crested.
I'VE are not alone in this great work Of
nlrovifing and means of education. Since
January /, 1908, 10 sets Of plans for the
erection Of new school houses in this State
have been approved By the State Board Of
Eanoafi0n, and many Others are in contem.
plation =
The school children sang America, and
IN. Dobbiiis, pastor Of Kemble Memorial
CHurch, pronounced the benediction.
DR. McGEoRGE's ADDRESS.
There Is no certainty as to when the first
school was built in Woodbury., or Deptford
ToMnship as it was legally designated, an
ii. the City Of Woodbury. was incorporated
ID 1871
Id 1852 tne Wood brothers from Bury,
EneIand. settled On Woodbury. creek, and
Tlonas Gardiner, Thomas Matthews John
Tslss. William Warner and Others soon
ioaned them. They were all Friends, and
Established religious meeting which they
ealIed The Shelter. AS Friends have
a4ways favored education, it is probable
fisas they had q school connected with TTbt
Slqslsef.v
kThs City Hall on Delaware street was
t,se FIRST school building in Woodbury.; i
wsss hn}ls ID 1774, was a one story edifioe,
alild known a. the Deptford school. In 1926
ahs second story was added to il, james
Cooper having bequeathed $500 for this
lpnfp0se. In 1868 it was remodeled, and