Valentine's manual of old New York . g itself is just as it waswhen opened in 1787, and is treasured by the pupils andfaculty as the source of Flatbushs educational eminenceand achievement. Its founder and first principal was Henry Livingston, a man of learning and of finecharacter who inspired the people with his own ambitionsand possessed their confidence and support. His influ-ence has come down to his successors and has givenErasmus Hall a unique place in educational annals. B. Gunnison, the late principal, inherited the devo-tion to learning and the inspiriting personali
Valentine's manual of old New York . g itself is just as it waswhen opened in 1787, and is treasured by the pupils andfaculty as the source of Flatbushs educational eminenceand achievement. Its founder and first principal was Henry Livingston, a man of learning and of finecharacter who inspired the people with his own ambitionsand possessed their confidence and support. His influ-ence has come down to his successors and has givenErasmus Hall a unique place in educational annals. B. Gunnison, the late principal, inherited the devo-tion to learning and the inspiriting personality which werecharacteristic of the founder, and under his guidanceErasmus Hall High School has grown to its present influ-ence and importance. The contrast between the old build-ing in the quadrangle and the substantial and classicbuildings that surround it marks the wonderful growthand progress of Flatbush, and indeed of our entire coun-try, from its inception to the present time—a span of onlyone hundred and thirty years. [ 186]. -3 2 fi ?= I 511V 3 u = = x ~ eg 2 d >- X •- W — t— +3 +i X > £ - QO +3 - •—0OQ > Ph X 5 = _ Z •-?— •— +J >. ^ a —- ?+J — „ X p 2 u = u = a a ?- > fi «1 >-. OF OLD NEW YORK There are many more interesting landmarks along thisold road. There is the old Dutch Reformed Church, alsoat the Cross roads, originally built in 1654, which hashoused as worshippers people of Dutch, then English andnow American origin, having witnessed all the changesfrom one people to another since the first settlers camehere, and now sees a rather polyglot community settlingaround it. The same bell rings out on the sabbath morn-ing now as hailed the birth of a new nation in all its modern surroundings the old church retainsstill the delightful flavor of its ancient past. A littlefurther on there was the Vanderveer homestead whichdisappeared only a few years ago and dated back to aperiod long before the revolution. It was t
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