Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 35

irrrr: 12. 1:21. In tSj? r.MiM A. Mor was 1 in charge of the school In B3i Henry Goble taujrht. remaining until the return i.f Mr, Wrnr OTUI-R Itt seems most -remarkable that there Is no picture of this historical bui.ding, for which the entire waterfront of the city wan irnded, any- where to be found.

In IMS after Mtho1istt. who moved if to the eat have ir'hH he ffw- it was abandoned by the city th I side of West street, jds of lts njjj eolort'd and in MethodiMS purchaed it and moved S'mh Iter whs moved ti.ani.th.-r Jif ec' loruM. bni have it to the west side of Washington i about fifty feet to the south and be- f.Uled to fiml any trsice of a picture djrect, between- Fifth and Sixth came a part of a lodging or rooming thin building. Hearing that the si; but I wh aj, 89 StablA tne building in thia nusnl.fr of th older pupils withdrew r-urn ihe public school to the I'oucje s. hooi; in many with- art ai ew mat trie Tax school" -was bringing out (i -r-r biiiMing I shall be to titi.invKiiif a ftnj Mr.

Warner became streets, where tt was us-eu i wrupia uy colored people, luaaiana had a a teacher under ilr. -Durant from church under the pastorate of Rev. Charles E. Rich. The Methodists in turn passed 'K along to the ''colored it i-i sau there, but so built over Untern slides nurporting and changed that no one would rec-jto be-that, of Oakland's first ac.hool-hgmz? it as the old Schoolhouse.

II house, 1 visited the museum and saw "'j I'n turs rriaan merror 1S5S to 1859, whm he agrain took up the public school work. In I860. rv tt. period of than aijiy and substirute the real one fn Bear in Mind 20 Off the already reduced prices now in the June White Sales For Every Dollar Spent You Pay Only 80c Nothing Sent on Approval 1111 Jf Y.J 0 Nothing Returnable jj No C. O.

D.s without deposits QEARY. STOCKTON TELEPHONE O'FARRELL. 0OUGLA5-4500 Pell lis 111 -t 1 1 OtUEE 11 ILirAli We Aim to Beal the Marvelous Figures of Our First 20 Off Silk Sale Held Last Year $1,000,000 Worth of Our Own Merchandise Taken Right Out of Our Own Stock, Giving You Savings of 1 5 OAKLAND'S FIRST SCHOOL I10USE. Ry Chas. G.

Reed (No. 13). ributed by Oakland Pionetrs-No. 43) Its use for school purposes it was the flliis Pi us We have never marked i noneer otore- ILKWEEK! 20 Off of All Silks and AH Articles Made of SILK up over-values on tickets to Create Mark-downs, and We Never Will" Whatever sales occur in this House areat bona fide retluctions. and the present Silk Week will demonstrate more clearly than ever our responsibility and our dependability.

These prices are the present prevailing prices; you can make the deductions yourself at the fame of purchase, saving t5 on every dollar Leads in Silks The First Stocks in 1 850 were silks and Laces With 71 years' experience in co-operating with the silk creators of the world, there have naturally accrued many advantages that make it possible to secure stocks that at regular are excep-tional values. Such opportunities as these are in this sale. place of many public gatherings. Here the Durant Rhetorical Society met to discuss the questions of the tiay. Rev.

Henry Durant, Rev. Samuel B. Bell, J. E. Whitcher, Judge James Lentell, John Koss.

L. J. Hardy, Franklin Warner, F. K. Judge George M.

Blake and many other leading citizens taking part DKBATIXG SOCIETY ORGANIZED In imitation Of their elders, the young men organized the franklin Debating Society, using the school-house for their meetings. The" neighborhood about the elioolhouse was mostly residential. In the same block next eat was the home of William Bacon, of Bacon Hardy's Express; next the paint shop of McDavitt Ross; next the residences of William Htllegass of Shat-tuck Hlllegass, liverymen, and J. W. Hoag.

On the corner of Fourth and Washington streets, now occupied by the Gould Flouring Mill, stood a now the northern part of the Gould mill. Part way up the block on Washington street was the residence of Douglas Barnes, and at the corner of Fifth street the residence of Dr. Keys, one time postmaster, whose daughter Lucy is the mother of our State Surveyor General Kingsbury The northern part of the block was mostly unoccupied attd afforded us a good jlayground. Across Clay street on tha vest was the residence of Judge JI. Gluscock and diagonally to the southwest was a French bakery and a bathhouse with signs in French.

Spaut; and English. Dnnoslte the front of the echool- Our Silk Department Offers Its Entire Stock at 20 Off The abova is a picture of Oakland's first public school house, made by Leo Spencer, draftsman and former pupil of oursohools, ia from a drawing- made from memory by the Writer of this article, who attended sehoo! there In 185 T-1-9 and '60. The building was known 5 as the Carpentier schoolhouss from the fact that the waterfront of Oakland was deeaed to H. W. Carpentier In 1852 by the board of town trustees, for this building, costins 11000.

The only other consideration was the building of a wharf at the foot of Broadway, over which Oak land had no. control, The building: stood at the northeast corner of fourth and Clay Ktreets, facing south, and with tho hed and other necessary buildingrs on the east, and standing: back from 1'ourth street about the depth of the choql, building, it occupied about fifty feet 01) KoSirth street. Carpentier donated the lot, which was probably worth about $50 at that time. It was 22x38 feet, twelve foot coil-, lng, shingled roof clapboarded Bides. The belfry contained a small tell which, owing to the.

prevailing Btillness of the little hamlet, could be heard at my home near, 16th and Market stveeU'a- away. The bulldinV was painted white. It stood JVJJA'fiils and about two and one-haitTeet'lrom the ground. A'small oak tree stood directly In (front and quite close to the build -jlng, lis branches much bent and w-orn from frequent games of tree tag. A smaH covered porch about 4x5 feet stood over tha front door.

II I r.vm-i j) iLGrrr mvK. The building was not ytasteredi but sealed on sides and with and painted light bluV The ceilinn was well bespattered eplt-balls made by Chewing paper -Rijd while the cud was wet and the teacher's back throwing tbcm with such force that they ad Jlvretl. On the west side of the teacher's issk was a small wood stove with a pipe running through the back wall, on the back wail-a. blackboard. A were four rows of desks across each wide enough for two pupils, and nine rows deep, giving Habutai Silks Satin Brocades Sports Silks Pongees Novelties Messalines Taffetas Wash Satins La Jerz Satins Velvets Shirtings Velvet Brocades Tinsel Brocades Duchesse Satins Silk Plushes Silk Week Crepe.de Chine Crepe Charmeuse contribute to And all Departments having articles made of Silk A rticles Tcsirided by mantrfactdren lo one price excepted Tvouse, on south side of Fourth weY the residence ana staoies of Wjc expressman.

One un; fMnv utreet on the north Silk Blouses Silk Hosiery Silk Georgette at corner was the residence of Mayor Andrew Silk, Lamp Shades and silks to oiw tt -make lmp had CH A small school at the northeast iIab and printed S1LKDUVETYNE --I A beautiful quality silk duvetyne of a Very superior pade. A wonderful range of colors." This is a Peerless Value crepe de chine MtinS 20 off for Women, Children corner of Second and Washington 20 off I streets had been maintained by the i citizens for a short time previous jto I the Carpentier school. The teachers till embroidered metal embroidered 20off were Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. J.

B. Whitchtv. On July li, 1S53, the schoolhouse was formally turned Silk Knit Underwear a fu.mg capacity or seventy-two, over to tho town by Mr. Carpentier. Quite a bit of excitement was cre- A $19.50 fabric- $13.20 yd.

ano 'V we hud nn enrollFxent or was a IuMT rnany--f -the. airm-Her -pupils i at tne tim and tnere rrand Darade of citizens, ending at mil about the teacher's platform. The $19.50 price qoored is ibis season's actntl normal wiling price. A stupendous price concession. vests, knickers combinations plain, fancy the schoolhouse, whero speeches were made by a number of leading 20 off Silk Nets plain dotted Totca fancy mare 20 off The windows Were about 3x7 feet and three on each side of the room, glvin plenty of light.

The pupils so nearly filled the room that little space, was left for recitations of classes and not infrequently the older classes stood up and down the main aisle. Besides, Silk Underwear 7 Silk Art Novell iSIS 20 Off uJ rrenrh novelties for Living-room )(cf ff Silk Petticoats 1 -taffetas, memlrnes jenry Silk PHIoWS extra ties ana regulars some waihable OAcV ntt satins LMOOll for Living Room tt and boudoir 4pOQu SHk Glovw 20 off ELABORATE Silk Laces Chantilly ZZZZ 20 off SUNDAY. TURKEY $.1 .50 SILK DRESSES Our entire stock of Silk Dream, (many of which alreadr how heavy redncUnns) will be told at 1 20 off the reduced prices Good range, of colon and sizes. Some handiomely embroidered. Imported and American garments, ultra stylet.

citizens. SCHOOL GROWf? BAPIDLY. The school was organised with sixteen pupUs and Miss Hannah Jayne was placed until the fall vacaffdjj. ghewas superceded in Oho spring of ,1854 by Franklin Warner. The pupils increased so rapidly that the rensus of 1855 showed i5S children of school age.

The building could not hold them all and a building at the northeast corner of Broadway and Fifth street, formerly occupied by the Oakland College school, now removed to Twelfth and Harrison streets, was leased by the board of education and the older pupils were transferred thereto and Mr. Warner was placed in charge, while Mrs. Warner was employed to teach the younger pupils at the schoolhouse. The building Mr. Warner's classes occupied was then known as the "Pavilion." As soon aa the "College school" under Mr.

Durant was e- DINNER Phona OikUnJ 59S Biotnrtisnal, Fluiii(, Hith-C im Mn.lcl Conrart rendered by THE ORiOM TE10. SUrfine HU I LL Eiwllmt yBilr Perfect Silk Notions shields, spool silk -t-corset laces, braidt -jitd. 20 0ff Silk Corsets satms, jerseys OflC gXt taffeta 0iI Silk Trnnoings Silk Drapery Fabrics drapery fabrics of all kinds Tudor gauzes in many 1 KEY ROUTE INN On Bra? 1 2nd. OAKXAWD, Cat, positively fiii.s class AIRY. SUSXTT UOO8, with nwll BMSthlr (1), ().

VTot MitM, rt-mta bth, I fnmt. 17t up. embroidny -triages tasseli fUiracmgs 20cff 20 off Silk Embroidered Dress Goods entire assortment of designs and combinations, handsomely embroidered patterns 20 off Silk Millinery Silk Sweaters -this season's models, Borland JftC'tt Silk for Men ties, scarfs, shirts underwear, night robes pajamas, hosiery dressing and lounging robe lounging writs 20 off S3k Veilings benille dots, fancy meshes mid-season dress and sports styles also silk flowers GQUALITYJ(fUEL ECONOMY ISERVCE-Y ft Jj limes, all shades imported flower novelties 20 off motor and OA(jr tt steamer drape, 10 Oil WW Greater Northern Giliforoia is greater of W4. onlr in proportion to the increase Silk Ribbons Silk Sports Skirts fine rang' of colors choke of iyi (C -It -and fabric, OH f1 Silk Comforters SHk Parasols and umbrellas tire stock, plain and fine- her industries. Every home newly equipped with a Wedgewood Range adds to that increase.

Loyalty to home industry is one of the most practical ways to "Be a Booster." ribbons, for hair bow. The ORIENTAL SHOP 20. Off for Silk Week 'Our Entire Stock, Comprising: kimonos for men and women 1 Mandarin skirts and coats, lamp shades Chinese suits and slippen, Pullman robes, brocade (modern and antique), runners Obi crepe for sports wear, cushions all filled with lamb's wool plain silk and satin lingerie uses, fine color olors only otiof It lready reduced VOOII 1 finest brocades OArr ff 20 off esclusrve novelties Silk Sport Dresses novelties combination tHin" 20 off pongees Silk Bags Silk Handkerchiefs for Men and Women white and colored. 20off Silk Slippers fine qualky of sUo, pumps and slippers three colors 20 off season's latest styles Imported and OA CP tt American makes Oil Silk Fibre aMaHHaMMKMawN knitted Dresses Ask Jjouf dealer to ihoV you the new 'J Porcelain Enamel Wedgevood Ranges fytf, -J''A, mi in nn mil i urn i The Children's Shop Silk Sale at 20 Off AU sorts of item, among which ore Dresses, Blouses, Coats, Hats, Princess Slips, Underwear, Vests, Stockings and Ribbon Novelties Every item made of silk is at 20 off for Silk Week Second Floor Silk Wraps SiDrNegiigees Silk Neckwear lace and silk scarfs vesteea, collars and sets 20 off capes and sweaters imported models some with metal threads. handsome styles silk crepe already greatly reduced this season's JA0f tt -mode.

MO Oft safns Gcors Georgettes OAflf, ff 20 off tv iv via crepe de chines Nothing Sent on Approval No. C. O. D.s Without Deposits Nothing Returnable.