The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1881-02-19
HIGH SCHOOL EXERCISES YESTER.
DAY.

Washington's birthday was celebrated
by the scholars of the high school yester-
day afternoon because it was their regular
day for giving an entertainment and to
avoid giving another only few days later.
As may beexpcctcd the exercises were un-
usually good and varied and interesting,
and although the weather was very bad
and no notice had been given to the public
of the purpose Of the scholars to celebrate
the "Fathers" birthday on the eighteenth
instead Of twenty-second, yet, the school
room was filled with smiling and
cXpcctant visitors, young and old. Before
the opening exercises Miss Clara Robbins
executed a march on the piano to the lively
notes of which the scholars Of the lower
rooms marched into the room and took
seats. The programme was begun with a
song entitled, "Firmly stand my native
land sung by the entire school, when
the exercises continued as follows: A
recitation 10y George Coris, Jr.; a song by
the scholars of Misses Chase and
Foss, entitled, "Trip lightly over trouble"
Historical question: Washington's hatch
et'-Miss Eva Shepard; a number of
sentiments by the scholars Of the school a
song entitled "Washingtons birthday by
Misses Mablc DIETRICH, Maud Rttenhousc,
Jennie Wright, Edith Martin, with Miss
Clara Robbins at the piano; a composition,
entitled "'rhc day we ceIebrate,' by Miss
Maud Rittcnhouse; a composition, entitled
Early boyhood of Washington" by Willie
McGahcy, a composition on "Thc youth Of
Washington by Miss Minnie Breibach a
paper, entitled "Washngton as a surveyor"
by James Galligan; paper
on "The battle Of great mcddows,0
by Thomas Halliday, Jr.; a paper
on Washingtons relation to general Brady"
by Dan KelIy;a paper on "Washington as
an author,@ by Miss Nellie Fisher; a paper
on "Ghc history Of the stan Spanglcd Ban
ner,' BY Miss Emma Webster; song en-
titled "Star Spanglcd Banner sung by
Misses Jennie Wright, Maud Rittenhouse
and Mablc Dietrich, Miss Clara Robbins
and Prof, Alyord at the pano;a paper en-
titled "Washington in the revolution" by
Miss Mary Kcnnedy;a paper on the "lIisto.
ry of the battle Of Utaw Springs"
by Miss Laura Walbridge; another read.
ing with the same title, by Miss Nellie
Reed; q song, by the scholars of the lower
room, entitled "Vilagc bell !" n paper on a
"BattIe Of the Revolution" by Miss Annie
Morse recitation, entitled "Thc battle of
Princeton" by Lee Stratton; paper on
"Thc history Of Hail Columbia" by Miss
Eva Shepard; song, entitled "Ilall Col
umbia,' by Misses Maud Rttenhouse
Mablc Dietrich and Jennie Wright, Miss
Clara Robbins and Prof. Alvord ut the
piano; recitation, entitled "Washington,"
by Miss Jennie L. Wright; paper entitled
EMANCIPATION of Washington" by Miss
Ella Cloudicltcr; paper on "'rhe social
life Of Washington" by Miss Oracle
Hawkins; a paper, entitled domestic life
of Washington" by Miss Annie Wilson;
paper on "Thc grave Of Washington" by
Miss Edith Martin; song,
entitled AMOUNT Vernon" by
Miss Edith Martin; a debate upon "Thc
life of Washington between Misses
Mablc Dietrich, Tillic Vincent, Rosa
Phillis Howard Saddle Wheeler
and Matte Pctric; recitation by George
Corlis, Jr, and with the old familiar song
--"My country It's Of thee" the exercises
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