Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-19
lew CLEVELAND
SCHOOL DEDICATED.
!. Finley Declares 1t Is Finer
Than Any in New
York.

n, John H. Finley. president OF the
,,,aee If the city of New York, one
~ nrime movers of the Grover
( leveland Memorial Association, was
~ If the speakers at the dedlcatlon
. nc now cleveland Public School,
pa,.gen street and Seventeenth ave-
L. lost night. Mayor Haussling and
her of5cials were present to COM
,ornorate the birth of the late Presi-
7 mt .rs
. before a large audience of pupils,
ls;r parents and friends DR.. Finley
. .clared that Newark was to be con-
.sf,,,sted for having such a beauti-
Il structure. He said the new sehoo,
not edualed by any public sehooi
New York, so far as he could recall
ne sneaker said the school deaica-
. IN was an appropriate celebration Oh
'eyelands birthday
c,The characteristics of education as
id down by Mr.. Cleveland declared
l. Finley. ARE honesty. patience ana
,dnstrv and the schools of this city
Sc certainly diving up to these essen
bi noints in the education OF the
lung" -, ~.
rrhe statement by DR. Finley thal
) would try to secure Presldehl
Ieveland's school desk in the hrs1
thool he attended to be placed in
10 cleveland School was greeted by
iorm OF applause. He also promised
donate to the school a picture oil
e late President and another OF
4blder. the poet, with one of his eele-
,ated poems about Cleveland.
+ calvin N. Kendall, State commits
Z oner of education, was warm In his
.aises of Newark tor erecting such
&, magnificent school building. He
\ so commended the methods of edu-
s,tion followed in this city in con-
Gacting summer schools and predict
i, that other cities would soon copy
s]ese methods The speaker compli-
Tented the teachers of the local
f.hools and expressed regret that
lperintendent A. B. Poland, through
lness, was prevented from attending
be dedication
4 Edgar r. Brown, chairman of the
3ommittee on instruction and educa-
gpnal supplies of the Board of Edu-
Alton. spoke of the great RESPONSE
gjlity placed upon the board. He de-
Jared the assertions that the board
4, extravagant are not true as the
4Dst of education is increasing daily
he annual expenditure was about
lree and one-half million dollars. he
feclared. and9 explained that large
inns were paid for the maintenance
Z schools and in paying salaries. The
Commissioner averred that the public
jas getting good returns for this
honey, and added that the board
,ould welcome any suggestions from
.pe public.
THE invocation was offered by the
sjev. DR.. William II. Morgan, pastor
4 the Central M. Il. Church Mayor
iaussling then made brief address,
y which he declared the people of
ewark should be proud in having
ach a school as was dedicated last
ight. The pupils of the school sang
number of selections in chorus and
musical program was given by the
polio Male Quartet. After the exer-
eses the visitors were shown through
10 building.
Among those present were MEM
sers of the Board of Educa-
gon, Charles p. Taylor, presi-
gent John Breunig, president;
Thomas J. d. Smith. Nathaniel King. |
Thomas S. McCabe, Edgar r. Brown,
frederic l.. Johnson, Gaetano NJ Bel
'atto and Ambrose TomlSins; r. d.
ltrgne. secretary of the board: Sam
lei Gaiser. superintendent of sup
lies; Charles M. Myers, counsel to
foard; David B. Corson, j. Wilmer
Kennedy and Elmer X. Sexton, as
sistant superintendent of schools;
Ernest +, Guilbert, supervising arehi-
eect; George w. Knight. supervising
Engineer; Aaron w. Miller, super
isor of attendance; DR.. George ].
Holmes. supervisor of medical in
pection; Edgar S. Pitkin, principal
{ the new school, and other city Of
6cials