Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-28
SCHOOL. ENTERTAINMENT.

I1,sbrat:Oa Ol I.OngfellOw's q Birthday.
thou, whose potent genius Gike the sun
Tcnderly mc!lOwed by q ripping haZe)
HAS gained thee all mems homage, love aid
praise,
surely thy web Of life is not ontspnn.
Thy glory rounded, thy last guerion won.
Nay, poet, nay from thoughts calm Hun
get ways
May newborn notes OF undegcnorate lays
Charm bacs: the twilight doom cro day bI
done!
But past tha poet crowned l sec the friend
Frank. courteous, true-about whose lock:
of gray,
Like golden Dea-, so.nc CLINT. ci summer
stray;
Clear-eyei, with lips halt poised 'twix'
smile and sigh,
:! brow in who.e soui-,niIroring manhoo.
Grace. sweetness: power and Haxnaniiiity
Paul H. Hdyne to Longfei!otV.
Yesterday was the 10Th anniversary OF
the birth of Longfellow, the poet. In
cOmmemOration of the event, Il literary
and musical entertainment was given las,
evening in Miss Lizzie Carpenters public
school, corner of Lemon and Lime streets.
The school room was very handsomely
festooned with evergreens and fine steel
plate engraving of Longfellow hung in a
prominent position, with the dates 1907
and 1892 on either side of the picture
Nearly all the performers were pupils OF
Miss Carpenters first class, and all the
selections given by them were from Long.
fellows writings. There were also apt
quotations from the great poet written
upon the black boards Of the school room.
The room was entirely too small to seat
the audience-the school room cloak
room, and vestibule being crowded, while
q large number Of visitors were unable to
gain admittance, and left without hearing a
word CT the entertainment. The audience
was composed principally Of school 6:rec-
tors, teachers, pupils and their parents.
The several selections were all well rer-
dered by the pupils. showing that Miss
Carpenter had thoroughly and carefully
drilled them in their respective parts. The
selections sung byMiss McMicIaei and Miss
Mamie BerEer We're very fine, and highly
appreciated. At the request of Miss Car
penter City Superintendent Buehrle took
general charge of the entertainment and
announced the pieces, as follows:
Music. "Hence, Now Away" by the
class; essay. Lonsfellow," Fannie
Shreiner; recitation, The Wreck of the
Hesperus," Garry High recitation,
Tho Arrow and the Song Maggie
Levan music, "Thc BRIDGE Nellie
McMichael; recitation from Hiawatha,
Lizzie Cline recitation from Hiawatha,
Minnie Deutsch recitation from Hia-
watha, Mary Reseanas recitation from
Hiawatha, Mary Rettew music, "Sleigh-
ing Song" by the class essay, Evan
geline,' Katie Donlan ; recitation, ''The
Poet and his Songs Sue Eberman :;
recitation, "Thc Rainy Day. Edith
Brady; music, Tw;ckenham Ferry"
Mamie BerEcT recitation, "Something
Left Cndonc,' Aunie Boehringor reci-
tation, "The Children's Hour, Nellie
McMichae! recitation, The Day is
Done,' Ne,tie DiIle- music, "The Old
Familiar Place." by the class quotations
from Longfellow, the following responding:
Edith Brady, Nettic Diller, May Amer,
Halle Alexander, Ada Anderson Sue
Eberman. Carrie High. Minnie Deutsch,
Ella Reed, Anna Boehringer, Fannie
Shreiner, Mary Rettew, Mamie Stauter,
Katie Dolan: Maggie Levan, Lizzie Cline
and Nellie McMichael.