Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-19
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
An Evening With Whittier

For some weeks past the pupils of the
first class. attending Miss Brubaker's S
school, have been making preparations to
celebrate the birthday Of the poet Whit
tier, being the 18th inst, and accordingly
on last Saturday evening they entertained
their schOOlmates, parents and friends to
the number of $50, with music and reci-
tatiOns from Whittier's poems, together
with sketches of his poems, his home aud
his life. The room was appropriately
decorated with fine large portrait Of the
poet, looking the apprec!ative audience
right in the face oil paintings Of winter
scenes to illustrate "SnOw-bound,
The Barefoot Boy in the back part Of
the room, with face lit up with smiles,
surveying the scene before him.
The dates, 1903 and 1881, and the age
of the poet, 3, wreathed in everSreens,
gave evidence of good taste and a desire to
render the scene rs expressive rs possible.
A fitting tribute was paid to the poets
patriotism and love of liberty in profuse
displays Of the "sta:s and stripes" the
"tlag Of the free
In the audience We were especially
pleased to see, gracing the occasion,
County Superintendent Shaub, Dan. G.
Baker, esq, the president of the board of
directors, and quite 4 large number OF
members of tho board and teachers of the
public schools.
The exercises began promptly 1T eight,
Prof. Haas having kindly consented to
preside at the organ and Prof. Kevinski
leading the singing with the violin. The
following was the programme Ofexercises:
Music, ''The Winter Shows" by the
girls recitation, Snow bOInd,' Hattie
Kaufman recitation, "Snow. .bOund, y
continued, Emma Sides music, Old
Time and Old Friends," by the girls
recitation, ''Snow- bound" Carrie Mood
niger recitation, Snow bound" Ida
Wolfe music, " Fays and Elves" by the
girls recitation, Snow-bOund,' Mamie
Hensel essay, Whittier's Home, "
Mamie Hensler music, Whittier's
Birthday" by the girls recitation, " The
Yankee Girl Bertha Cochran /; essay,
''Life of Whittier" Carrie Moedipgcr
recitation, THE Three Bells" Mamie
Hensler; music (duet), "The Con-
vent Bells" Emily Thomson and Bertha
Cochran recitation. "The Pumpkin, "
Katie McCrca recitation, Kathleen, "
Mary Kaufman music (solo), "The
Gipsy Maid" Oracle Halbach; essay,
"Whittier's Poems," Emily Thomson
recitation, "In School Days." Grace Hal
bach music, "The Old Arm Chair, -
Grace Wylie and Bessie Strachan recita
ton, "Tho Witch's Daughter" Emily
Thomson music (solo and chorus,
"Father, Pray with me Tonight" Grace
IIalbach singing tho solo recitation,
"Barbara Frietchie,' Grace Wylie music,
"Roses on the Other Side, solo by Mamie
Hcnsler recitation, "Maud Muller -
Bessie Strachan ; music (dueU, "Gypsy
Countess" Emily Thomson and Grace
Wylie recitation, Barefoot Boy,
Emma Barton music, "GOOd Night
by the girls.
Where all acquitted themselves so well
it is difficult to discriminate, nevertheless
We may be permitted to say that the
sketches were we'll written and also well
delivered, that Miss Thomson excelled
especially in ability to express deep feel
ing Miss Wiley, in cool selfpOssession
and lively defamation, wildly recalling
war scenes in "the late unpleasantness,' y
and Miss Barton, smiling over her whole
face, seemed chosen by nature herself to
appropriately render "The Barefoot
Boy"
City Sup't. r. X. Buehrle was present,
and conducted the exercises, assisted in
decoration, and suggested the idea Of thus
celebrating the day. The object is to
Dopularize the best literature. Other en-
tertainments of this kind will follow.
Miss Carpenters school will celebrate
Longfellow's birthday, and Miss Huber S
the Misses Cary's.
On Wednesday, at 800 p. H., Mis-.
Annie NJ. Etter'S school viii! give its
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