Bloomfield, old and new : an historical symposium . ding similarto the others. When all these improvements for the lower gradeshad been completed, the demand for a new high schoolof sufficient size to accommodate all the scholars becameirresistible. An appropriation was readily secured, andthe land at the southwest corner of Broad Street andBelleville Avenue purchased. Plans were prepared byCharles Granville Jones, the architect since 1892 of allthe school buildings, and a contract for its constructionmade. The building, now almost completed, is of stoneand brick, four stories in height. When
Bloomfield, old and new : an historical symposium . ding similarto the others. When all these improvements for the lower gradeshad been completed, the demand for a new high schoolof sufficient size to accommodate all the scholars becameirresistible. An appropriation was readily secured, andthe land at the southwest corner of Broad Street andBelleville Avenue purchased. Plans were prepared byCharles Granville Jones, the architect since 1892 of allthe school buildings, and a contract for its constructionmade. The building, now almost completed, is of stoneand brick, four stories in height. When this buildingis occupied the high school will, for the first time in itshistory, be provided with all the necessary facilities forits work, including lecture, study, and recitation rooms;physical, chemical, and biological laboratories; manualtraining rooms, a gymnasium, and a large assemblyhall to seat one thousand and capable of meeting all therequirements for public speaking, plays, graduatingexercises, and serving various other uses. By far the. o X o a oo BLOOMFIELD, OLD AND NEW 99 largest hall in the town, centrally located, havingample entrances and exits, and surrounded by practi-cally a fireproof building, it is admirably adapted forpublic gatherings of a patriotic, political, or socialcharacter. Such a hall has long been needed and willbe greatly appreciated. We have reached the limits of our history. A closingword is all that is necessary. Bloomfield has no needto apologize for either her past or present educationalhistory. In the early part of the past century she wasthe educational center of the cities and towns of theEast. The students taught in her pay schools andacademies adorned every profession, and were knownthroughout the land. No less distinguished are manyof those later graduated from her free schools. Itmight be well for us to ask ourselves this question:Have we now reached the limit of achievement in schoolwork? The answer will be, By no means. Everysyste
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