This Day in History: 1913-10-27
The first public event in the new school (Commodore Perry) auditorium was a stereopticon lecture “The Saloon under the Searchlight” by the celebrated temperance lecturer Professor Burton L. Rockwood of the Pennsylvania Temperance Educational Bureau. He stressed how saloons lead to wreaked homes, insanity, poverty and crime. He ended his lecture with an unexpected appeal for funds, but few responded. The school building was open for public inspection between 7:30pm and 8pm before the lecture. (Bristow)