Columbia, It is to be regretted, that this ancient building, and so many others which marked that heroic age in our history, have disappeared to be supplanted by more pretentious, but less comfortable structures, One of his greatest achievements was the establishing and conducting of the famous Wright's

, Hamilton subse- quently became one of the leading figures in Pennsylvania, first as mayor of Philadelphia and later as lieutenant-governor, or execu- tive of the province. Concluding, he extended congratulations to "Mr. Garvin, upon his sixtieth business anniversary ; to Mr. Newswanger, upon his mural; and

. Herbert H. Beck and C. H. Martin of the Lancaster County Historical Society; Rev. Arlington Gerhard of Philadelphia ; Rev. John B. Bucher of Ephrata, and the writer. Talks were also given by teachers who served at the old and the new Clay Schoolhouses. On such occasions, it is customary to give a history

which there is a magnificent view of the beau- tiful and fertile Pequea valley on the south and a portion of the equally fine Conestoga valley northward, the name Hollow seems very inappropriate, and only by going back to the early history of our county can we learn how the old Hollow got that name

THE SCHOOL AT BAKER'S CORNER One of the First Public School Buildings in Rapho Township by D. M. BAKER Up in Rapho Township, at the intersection of the Green Pine Hill road with the public road leading from Mount Joy to Mount Hope, stood a log building, which was erected in 1830 as a "temple of

OLD SANDSTONE SCHOOLHOUSE Lancaster County goes unchallenged in the claim of having within its borders, the oldest schoolhouse in continuous service found in any section of Pennsylvania. After the abandonment of Durlach School in 1904, following a service extending through one hundred and four

19 The original rough draft of this petition, which, unfortunately, is not dated, is in possession of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. It is probably the working draft from which the original was copied that was sent to the headquarters of the Society in London, England. 19-a