The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-02-02
KANSAS DAY /, TIE WICHITA rusIlo SCHOOLS.

burnt In q patriotic fire cracker on the 4ih OF
July is worth pound of powder burnt in a
canon firing against traitors. 1t pays to re-
view, occasionally, the history Of our land,
and for Kansas the history of our State.
Besides ali the Information obtained by chill
dren In connection with Kansas Day, 1t pays
to refresh our memories concerning the strug-
gle which, on Kansas soil, led to a clearer
view and better appreciation of the rights
of man. And SO, in many schools of our
State, an hour is set apart each year on the
anniversary of the admission OF the State to
study Kansas. to become better acquainted
with its resources, its geology and geogra-
ply, its early history and present progress.
In all the public schools of this city Kansas
Day exercises were participated in by nearly
all the scholars and witnessed by many par
ents and friends. In the high school the fol-
lowing programme was carried out:
Song, Call to Kansas-School.
Essay, History Of Kansas-Maria Dimes
Essay Geography of Kansas-Anna Mulyey
Reading, The Moral Warfare-Emma Stew
art.
Essay, The Politics of Kansas Carrie
Fisher
Essay, The Politics of Kansas-Jesse Stone
Reading, The Burial of Barber-CIara
Lynch.
Reading, The Governors of Kansas-Fred
Sweet.
Essay, The Geography of Kansas-Ernest
Harris.
Essay. The Heroes of Kansas-Mattie
Lynch.
Recitation, lie Marais DIES Cygnes-Eight
Girls.
Original peem-Goy. A. A. Glenn.
Question and answer exerciSe--School.
Song, The Kansas Emigrants-School.
In the question and answer exercise Char
ley Fechheimer and W. II. Culp led closely
followed by Mamie Mead. The essay OF
Ernest Harris was quite witty and original;
the essay Of Matte Lynch was well read and
was good production, while the recitation
of Whittier's poem by eight girls was very
well done.
In Miss Kings room there were sketches
Of kansas history by Kate Murdoch. Winnie
Goodno. Attella Tusch. Georgia Ford and
Victor Skinner. Then followed recitation
! " NV VIC" ". ShSs W hihc guns. an
essay on John Brown by Matte Hallowell,
and two recitations: Brown of Osawatomie,
by Ada Casad, and Elm feste Burg ist unser
Colt, by Mol.ie Dimes. Then came a decla-
nation, burial of Barber. by David Stat
ford, and the question and answer cxer-
else in which four boys, all belonging to the
Immortal Fifteen" were even. These four
who carried off the honor, were Albert Van
Zandt, David Stafford, Ernest Abbott and
Seba Tucker.
In Miss Reynolds room the best State seal
was drawn by Renetta Ross and Matte Fa-
brique. A fine relief map was drawn by
Hattie Clark, Eddie Bidwell and Victor MUIR
dock. There were four essays: Politics of
Kansas. VIM. NJ. Grove; John Brown. Ada
Pope; Wichita, Addie Moore Kansas, Es-
tella White. In the question aud answered.
| ercise Victor Murdoch led, with Chas. Nc.
Alister, Susie Oliver and Renetta Ross next.
Kansas Day was observed on Friday IN
Mrs. Vests room. The exercises consisted
of short essays on the early settlement and
troubles of Kansas, her mineral, vegetables.
| location and management of benevolent in
situations, laws and lawmakers, questions
asked and answered by pupils, singing of
Kansas Emigraut's song I; also an exercise in
drawing the map of Kansas without books or
ruler. Ten minutes were given to this. The
best maps We're drawn by Arthur Davidson,
Dwight Mitchell, Cheny Humphrey, Harry
Casad, Lucinda BriaTson and Josephine
Sprague. The essays were very creditable
indeed, among the best was Mary Rutan,
Mary Chatield, Kate Goshen, Houston and
Raymond Taylor, Bertell Sloan, Eddie Cal
vert and Fritz Lewis. Best seal OF Kansas,
Dwight Mitchell
| Miss Burr's room also celebrated Kansas
Day. Matte Mead recited well on Kansas,
Sammy Whitehorn read little essay on John
Brown, and Beatrice Thomas read a short
sketch OF Coronado Bessie Dagner had the
most questions no one else could answer
Harry James and Harry Wilson drew very
good seals.on the blackboard.
Mrs. WARMERS room had the map aud seal
OF Kansas drawn on the board by the pupils.
| Mary +. Oldtield carried off the honors of the
day in the question and answer exercise.
Those eyeelling in maps, etc. were Tanele
Mur,Iock. Edna King, Minnie Couch, Julia
! oldde!d, Carrie Tusch, Molle Ross. Waiter
Robinson and Henry Dryer.
In Miss Billings room in the Second ward,
the boards were decorated with the map of
| Kansas showing counties. cities and rivers.
by Joe Campbel; The seal of Kansas, by IT.
win Field, and the capitol building nj Tope-
ka, by James Hodges. A long and interest
ing programme followed. of which we can
give only those exercises deemed the hest
History OF Kansas. Eiios Rode; John Brown
Kay Smith; hansa. Territory. Cora Mil
Ter; history OF Kansas. Joe Campbell: pres
ent condition CT Kansas, Chas. Baldwin: lie
Mar,is de- Cygnes, Ber6ie Smith Euos Rode
led in questions.
Miss Smiths room had very fac drawings
of the Capitol. by Gebie joceiyn; State Uni
versity, by Charles Rowsey: Stale Normal
school, By tie teacher; john Brown. cabin.
ny Walter i.ongsdorf and flags. and seals.
and maps. too numerous II merton. Rea
Wooilman, Gebie Joceyn, Kate Martin and
Fannie Lewis had over one hundred Ques-
ton, each. One of the Prettiest exercises
wa- the song and march, Rally round the
flag" by seven girl, and two boys. The
girls had gilt caps aud white tareton sashes,
trimmed in gilt stars and stripes. Besides
these, were essays, songs, recitations, ETC.,
and the reading of Governor Glenn's ami
yersary ode, by the teacher.
In Mrs. G. NJ Doran's room the Kansas
songs were sung, maps were drawn on the
board by The pupils, and an interesting map
exercise was conducted by the teacher, in
which the pupils located points OF interest
in the State.
The Third grade in the first ward, taught
,ongs, seals and maps, fourteen Of the latter
being drawn by rs many boys and girls in
i've minutes. In qiies lions on Kansas, John
Strauss and Lou Marshall, respectively, took
the blue aud red ribbons. Bessie Grady re-
ciicd LIE Marias du Cyanes, and Anna Frank
and Freddy McLane cad essays.
In Miss Williams room, the honors Of the
day were bestowed on Roy Hays and Emma
Koehler. Essays were read by Lille Brown
and Gertie Hays. Kansas songs wese sung,
aud stories told of its early history.
Miss Ross room, the Isl grade, had to keep
up with the other schools, aud little Albert
Fechheimer and BERTHE Brown spoke their
little pieces about Kansas. Besides these,
were the usual songs and maps, and ques-
lions, and incidents, and enthusiasm.
In Miss Emma Cooks room, the exercises
OF "Kansas Day." observed on Friday after
noon, consisted of national songs by the
children, blackboard exercise and map
| drawing Of Kansas by various members of