Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-30
NEW MATAWAN
SCHOOL EVENT
Cornerstone Laid for New
High School of Borough
and Township

MATAwAN, Nov. 30.-Two events
took place here yesterday that Will
go down in the history of h Dor
ough and township as marking an
other mile post in the progress Oh
education. One of these was the lay
ing of the cornerstone of the new
high school building and the other
was the presentation of an Amerl-
can flag to public schools by Coluni-
bia Council, Order United American
Mechanics.
The principal speakers were Con-
gressman Elmer H. Geran, VINO ls
also president Of the MataWan
township board OF education. ana
Councilman Frank Howard LLOYD
superintendent OF the MiddletoWh
township public schools. VINO was
formerly superintendent of the
Matawan township public o
The exercises were held at o
o'clock in the afternoon ana began
with a selection by the high sehool
orchestra under the direction oil MT
West. During the ceremonies eE-
eral appropriate songs were renuer-
ed by the Girls Glee CLUB OF IN
high school. Congressman Serah
presided. ~
Having OF the cornerstone Mr.. Geran
enoke of the value of education ana
regretted the fact that the old town
meetings are no more. Since the
adoption of borough government
Mr.. Geran said the operation OF the
horoueh is placed in the hands OF a
few men and thus does away with
ira old fashioned town sessions
h every one gathered together TO
act on problems and in this way
came in contact with each other ana
n better understanding resulted
Mr.. Geran with the assistance OF
q M. van Pelt, a local mason, then
laid the cornerstone with a silver
plated trowel. -.
~9Counciiman Frank Howard Lloyd
as fine next speaker, presented TO the
BOARD of Education the handsome
American flag, a gift to the schoois
from columbia Council Jr. Q. U. A.
M. Mr.. Lloyd declared that tne
citizens of the country shoulo NC
thankful the nation shows n prop
err attitude toward the puplc sGmoots
TIa then lauded Professor WllHam
a MINER. Of Elizabeth; a former
sunerintendent OF the public schools
hare who was In the audience, Ior
the work he had done as head OF the
local school system and declareu
+baf the local school system Is much
tndehted to Mr.. Miller for the sue
cess 1t has become. nsu ca.
n his acceptance address, Mr.. Ge-
ran rave extracts from his ADDRESS
sTnventory Day" Mr.. Geran point
Cd ont that he Is in favor OF auolns
another holiday to the long string oL
holidays we now have and tnat inns
dsv should be known as Vento
AN ON this day he declared people
sbo,,id think over their pas lle
ana take inventory of themselves,
-~.hatber or not they are the success
thew should be and If they are living
tba right life. He declared tnat II
-,eonle did this and asked themselves
1!.Ivbat has been my thought of II
n,,hlic schools they would find they
had been treating the public SCHOOLS
a little mean. He declared people
would find 1t hard to answer tne
question, "Have l been falr IN my
Judgment of the public schools anu
shoaa who have charge of them' IN
tho Affirmative. He said there is
nothinr that can take the place or
mo education given in the pubic
snhooI system and that although all
men are created equal, they do not
remain equal, but through the public
school system IL they take adVantase
az II they will be kept equal. In
closing he urged that people take
more interest in the public schools
and urged all to take inventory OF
themseives to see IL they are doing
ali they can for the great educa-
tSonal power. Benediction was pro-
nounced by Rev. Spencer X. Moore,
pastor Of the First Methodist
church.