Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-28
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luO SsAhuACA CCEUIdtc tuc tO.u
II. W. Longfellow. None Of them were
disappointed in their expectations. as each
and every schools programme was excel
lent. Especially is this true with the
high and grammar schools. Nearly every
school was more or less handsomely deco
rated. Following are the exercises and
decoration at the high school:
To the right and centre of the school
greens. hung in tasteiully arranged man.
uer. Above the circle We're the words
HENRY wADswoRTH IoNsFELLow,
BORN FEB. 9th, 1907
And directly beneath was his favorite
motto
Lives OF great llen all remind u.
We can make cur lives sublime
In front Of this, standing on table, was
a large portrait Of the great poet, the
frame encased with scarlet and old gold.
On each side Of this were largo stands
with beautiful bouquets on them. On the
right hand side Of the room was a Gar
field motto-his advice to tho American
boys-crossed AMI joined at the top by
American flags. The left side of tho
school room was by far the pretticst dec
grated. In each space between the win
dows were pictures appropriate to the oc-
casion, surrounded with evergreens two
small busts Of Longfellow on each win
dow sill were beautiful vases filled with
different kinds Of palm leaf plants. On
the whole the interior OF the room looked
really beautiful and much admiration was
expressed.
Before the exercises began the roll was
called and Miss Lille Welsh made a few
explanatory remarks concerning the cxer-
cises. The school then sang est. Angus
tines Ladder, ~ after which Mr.. Max
Hanauer gave very interesting sketch Of
Courtship of Miles Staniish," with quo
Francis Crist and Ida Guilcs followed.
The school then sang "Psalm OF Life -
then Miss Katie Patterson gave very in
teresting essay on Longfellow's shor,
poems, assisted with quotations by the
school. A recitation, Tho Wreck of the
Hesperas," by Mary Meckley, was
very we'll spoken. The solo, Tho
Rainy Day. by Miss Janet Fober,
was very neatly sung. Bruner Kaufman
recited My Lost Youth" in u very pleas
ing manner, while the school followed him
by singing Footsteps Of Angels ''Ta!cs
Of Wayside Inn," il composition by Miss
AdGie Gyger, followed by recitation of
ono of these tales-'Robcrt of Sicily
by Miss Jean Kaufman, carried OFT the
hOnOrs of tho afternoon. Miss Kaufman
has the talent to make her ono Of the best
elocutionists in the county, if We may
judge by her rendition of the above piece
1t IS one Of the most difficult selections to
deliver that Longfeliow ever wrote,
but the young lady handled it in a
manner so peculiar to herself, that her
audience were delighted and showed their
appreciation by loudly applauding. Miss
Emily Oberlain's original ESSAY OH
" Hiawatha' was an excellently written
piece, and to make it still more difficult
she had written in blank verse. She was
followed by two Iecitations from this poem;
Hiawatha's Wooing,' by Miss Sallie
Steinheiser. and "The 'Tancrede." by Miss
Daisy Crownshield. The Song " Excelsior"
as sung by college boys, was we'll rendered.
The story of "Evangeline," an original
song, by Miss Janet Fober, and a reading
from Evangelinc," by Miss Sallie Goss-
Ter, wero we'll delivered and pleased every
body. The exercises closed with the song
e'Ship of State" by the school. Miss
Lillic Welsh, the teacher, warmly thank ed
her audience, in behalf Of the scholars foI'
their presence and the interest they man
ifested during tho exercises.
THO Grammar school
The room Of the grammar soio"l wJs
also very handsomely decorated with
overgreens and appropriate designs. The
following programme was carried out
Song, "The School House Oh the
Hil!," school exercises by the i class
Song, Psalm of Life" school Sketch
Of Longfelow, Mary Tille Recitation,
" Rain in the facs." Wilmer Fighter
Recitation, "The Village Blacksmith"
Alex. Graf. Song, " Excelsior az sung
by college boys, school Recitation,
"Lannchins of the Ship, Lilly Sloat Re.
citation, Tho Builders Sadie Clingan
Recitation, Paul Revere j Ride, 3 class
"TO the River Charles" Geo Wheeler
Recitation, "The Old Clock on the Stairs
Percy Wilson Recitation, "Killed at the
Ford" Violetta Eyele Song, "Touch US
Gently Time,' school Recitation, "The
Wreck of the Hesperus,' Miss Mamie
Swartz; Recitation, "The Rainy Day.
Emma Sheath Music, James EIinisle an,
A. Irwin !; Recitation, " The BRIDGE
May Bruner Recitation, est. Augustine's
Ladder Elsie Wheeler; Song, "Hymn
to the Night" school Song " Hurrah,''
school. Sentiments by the school.
Rev. Henry Wheeler closed the eAeI-
cises by making a few interesting remarks.
On the whole the day was celebrated by
all the schools in way that VIII long be
remembered. Tbs members Of the school
board visited the diiferen: schools in
body, showing that they also took al in
Ierest in their welfare.
borough Budget.
Three RATS came down the SusIuc hanna
yesterday and tied up near the bridge.
They are from above Harrisburg.
Mr.. Hoilinger, Of the tannery, :..:s l
wonderful dog Yesterday he Was pesi:led
up in tho "horn house, and in ten min
utos killed thirty-scvcn rats.
Harry Lockard, who for the nis. eight
years has been = clerk in J.. r. HougcE-
dobler's store, having been offered po-
sition in tho wholesale notion house OF
Trout Bros, Philadelphia, accepted it.
Harry was good Democrat, an honest
and hardworkirg clerk. and q staunct
friend. May his future be very successful.
Tho Citizens band had 4 lively time
last night in the way Of serenading sue
ccssful candidates at the recent election,
attending surprise and also birthday
party. The members OF Riverside homo
had invited them them to play at q s,v-
prise party held at Mrs. Johnscn's,
on Front street, and from this place
they marched to Fred. Brimmer's,
where, after playing several selec-
tions, they were invited in, and sat
down to bountifuI banquet. About
Exyn hnf,