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Farewell To The Old Building They have torn it down. Brick by brick, plank by plank, wall after wall - - it has fallen. - - Not the spirit, the ideals, the accomplishments, nor the grandeur, but the brick, the mortar, the planks. There never was a time when so proudly the citizens of our progressive little city viewed the rising from piles of lumber and masonry of what seemed then to be the last word in Temples of Learning, Children gazed with wondering eyes, youths and maidens lingered with longing looks and feverish contemplation. At last it was finished. Gloriously it gleamed in the sunlight, and soon its stately halls echoed to the sound of hurrying footsteps. Youthful chattering arose amid the stern commands of militant instructors. Day after day, this drama continued, slowly shaping young lives and helping to decide their destinies. The students of these times often listened at their firesides to fascinating stories of early Findlay school life .... how in 1827 a hewed log house eighteen feet square was erected on the corner of Crawford and East Streets. The Court house and churches were used for school, until, in 1884, a brick building was constructed on West Lincoln Street, at a cost of 320,000 ln 1807, another building, on East Sandusky Street, was finished, and cost 335,000 The building which we have just removed was completed in 1901, and was financed by a tax of 350,000 lt is only natural to rake in the ashes of the past. From these ashes we often retrieve nuggets of golden deeds, treasures of serious thought, examples of self-sacrifice, devotion to worthwhile causes Relics, treasures, antiques, the prattle of a child, the vision of a face, or a picture - - these are the things that influence our lives, and cause us to pause for a moment to determine true worth. Findlay 1-ligh, yours was a peaceful mission, dedicated to the cause of equality of humanity, love of country, diffusion of knowledge, and the advancement of our community. While in our midst you served your purpose admirably, yet, after much deliberation and many tears and regrets, you were consigned to ruin. But as we mourn the old and exalt the new, we become aware of a solemn duty, for, as we go forth in life's hard and exacting school, we will look back and see other eager faces searching for truths and looking for guidance. They will look to us and to our lives to decide whether all this is really worth their efforti EIGHT
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