Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-25
RAISE BIG FLAG
IN WOODBRIDGE
Brilliant Exercises .turday
Afternoon at Me-. -chooI
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Woodbridge, Sept. IA large
and beautiful American flag pre-
scented to the local high school was
raised in front Of the magnificent
high school building amid appro-
pirate exercises here Saturday af-
ternOon 1t was a memorable event
in which nearly every school at
tending child and many men and
women took part. The flag was
raised on the big pole, also donated
to the school, without a mishap and
the exercises were carried out as
previously planned. The flag was
donated by L. j. Barrett, superin-
tendent of the Port Reading Rail-
road Company and the flag pole by
Ernest Demarest, a former lacol man
and now a resident of Tacoma,
Washington. The occasion marked
the third gathering Of men, women
and children on the school property
during the erection of the new
building. The first was to partici-
pate in exercises of breaking ground
for the structure and the second to
the corner stone laying exercises.
Brilliant Exercises.
pobNI Aoy o oNCht iIhChC0 INC pic
vious gatherings as far as brilliant
exercises were concerned. An at
tractive program was carried out.
The flag, one of the largest IN the
state, was raised at exactly $40
o'clock. AS it was being hauled sky
ward the surrounding multitude
sang Star Spangled BSSner," to
accompaniment of a cornet played
by w. H. Prall. The scene was In
deed an inspiring one.
The exercises began about $40
o'clock, when President William
Edgar Of the Board of Education
called the assemblage to order. He
spoke briefly, telling Of the occasion
and referred to the ground-breaking
and corner stone laying events. He
said that today a finished structure
could be viewed as an object lesson
Of good citizenship. He then intro
duced William T. Stuchell, pastor Of
the Second Presbyterian church Of
Railway, who presented the address
Of the afternoon.
Pastor Gives Praise.
Rev. Stuchell said he was glad to
be here to rejoice with the multi
tude over the glorious event. He
was loud In his praise Of the build
ing, the iagpole and the flag. He
said he believed the installation of
such objects among ones midse was
coming very near to Americas great
est. He stated he believed the
school was erected upon four pillars,
/. e., religion, liberty, learning and
law. He referred briefly to a maya
zine article on child labor in cotton
mills, and said the magazine was
| right when 1t stated that II either
children or cotton were to be sacri-
feed we could do without cotton.
Development was a matter largely
brought possible by the school and
education, he declared, was not alone
for livelihood, but for life.
Frank Barrett, son of L. J. Bar
rett, gave a letter presenting the
flag to President Edgar. The pres
ident read the missive and three
cheers were then given for Mr..
Barrett. The huge flag which laid
entrance to the building, was then
raised. 1t was bundled up and
when halfway up tho mast was I'M
furled and hundreds OF small flags
dropped to the ground. Those were
eagerly sought as souvenirs OF the
| occasion. The flag was hauled up
by Frank Barrett and Miss Leona
Farrell, who wGre later assisted by
Barrel DUNCAN, the high school
janitor.
Flag is RAISED.
After the flag had reached the
top Of the pole, Leon McElroy re
cited "Our Flag" and President Ed
gar reminded the waiting crowd that
Ernest Demarest, whom he re-
ferred to as "one Of our boys" now
In Washington some 5000 miles
away, had given the elegant STAFF.
Concluding, he urged three cheers
| for Mr.. Demarest. The pole is PIT
feet long and stands 1872 feet above
the ground.
President Edgar thereafter de-
clared the high school building open
for inspection. 1t remained open
throughout the afternoon and was
again opened for inspection for two
hours In the evening. Hundreds
| passed through the structure view
ing its elegant interior fnishings.
The building was designed by J. N.
Pierson & Son, OF Perth Amboy. 1t
was first opened for use On Septem-
Der II. The members of the Board
of Education who have taken great
pains with the construction of the
building are: William Edgar, H. R.
Valentine, Howard Happen, John c.
Fowler, Melville Clum, w. H. Dem
Arrest, w. H. Leisen, Charles S.
Farrell and Everett G. Ensign.