The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-02-23
a wonrnY coMnEnonAr1oN
of the SesquI.CentenniaI Anniyersary
OF the Birth Of washinstoh.

loved Father Of his Country" was proba.
bly, the most notable event which ever oc.
CURED in the city schools. The interest
taken In the special exercises by tho public
az large was gratifying surprise. Not less
than five thousand people accepted the invl. |
tatlOn extended 70 the patrons and friends |
Of tho schools to be present and witness the |
celebrntion, and everybody was proinSe 10 ex. |
ptessiOnS Of delight after the performances,
The commemorative exercises we're judlcious. |
" chosen, oreditably rendered, and evident. |
~ appreciated by tbs pupils and their hear. |
ets The plan was such magnificent sue.
cess that II is TO be hoped Il will be repeated |
in the future, Aside from the pleasure de. |
rived from such exercises by both pupils and |
their friends they tend To inCulcAte valuable |
lessons and stimulate high principles, which |
should be their highest Recommendation.
Many members Of the Legislature were
present at each school, and they were no |
less surprised than delighted by the magnl. |
Jude and success Of the affair. Many Of them |
made remarks to the pupils at the close Of
the exercises,
The rooms were all tasteiully decorated
with flags and portraits OF Washington.
We append some account OF the exercises
In the different schools yesterday:
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
tn. Mccain principaI. Norlhn uorr.,
grammar room teacher Ada Rynn, sSSIsiant
GRAMMAR room teacher ava 1'' "'''''H"'
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Music
p!elldents address" Anna McCah0n
iii X Chapman
csntsHiS IiymI, 5 t + R,S vein
History Of Fame IaIn 4. FoT
Music
What Constitute, ststrg. Ro,,T Cbo,v
WaTrcnI Address Kate Io6gris
The Flower OF Liberty. Jennie sliyIs
NY Count RellE
Union and Liber'y'....
Music.
The American Flag McCahon
Hsa Na iey1o T. AoIia Gassel
''0's
M"s,u'
DIVISION n, grades No, / and 2-MiSses
agnes Mcclure and Alice y. Oxtoby, teachers.
The exercises OF this grale consisted Of con.
cert recitatl0nS ny SCHOOL, speeches aud reci-
tations by individual scholars; biographical
essays on Washington patriotic songs, Col.
um6ia, the Gem oil the Ocean," America,
Il tluribns unum,' &c.
DIVISION u, TRADES NO. and misses
,a,ai.., p,.a, H"E ii.sv McD :, ~,
OF Washington; concert rccitatiOns by the
school, Songs-"Battle Cry Of Freedom"
Masonic" dreaming Of Home and
Mother" Star spangled Banner" lndiYid-
ual rcltation-"Union aud Liberty"
Division q, GrnthS /, . und 3-Misses Mary
Arbuthnot, Ada u, Greer aud Molie Fran
els teachers. ExerciseS-Concert recitation
by all the scholars; individual Rotations
aud speeches by L. Morgan, Il. Milton, ii.
Ritz, u. Chapman Mary Sentlinger, james
MrCalIon, Alice Carpenter, Willie Prentice,
iulda Pietz, Henry Kalbitzer, Katie lie.
Drank, Thomas Prosser' Addie Mechanic,
Susie MCCleary. Patriotic songS-"COlum.
bia, the Gem Of the Ocean," Rally Round
the Flag and America" Extracts from
tue life Of Washington by classes.
Division d, Grades /, ., 5, 4-MisSes Mary
y. Hart, Minnie White, Annie Todd and
Mollie Kuhn teachers. Speeches by Glasses
Of boys; reCitatlOns by classes Of girls; deCla.
nations by individual scholars; concert reel.
tations OF this grade Its impossible TO men.
ton the names OF the numerous individual
scholars taking part. The rooms were filed
by the friends aud patrons Of the school.
Several members OF the Legislature were
present at the exercises in the Grammar
room.
MADISON DISTRICT.
lon, teacher Grammar department; Miss Julia
NJ. Wiley, assistant teacher.
Chorus-Mauy In One School
iE:sSay.The pay We Celeblatc......a...AEles Rose
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Iens-Eslo Pcrpcitla TaSnSp
Observation-Disclosures from websters Speech
=, ,o,., po,u.,,.. Id, Ryan
RReC!a!ion-SheIidan'S Samuel Hickey
leading battle d bunker li.. IiaHlS NcG iSS
Concert Recitation school
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NuOtus-lScl Nhle ana .hOOl
Concert Recitation Srhnoi
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bcil..........I.iIa Prince
lllt AuUie IIinn
Northumberland from Patrick IIelry's
Willie Ncoll
Recitation. Union and Liberty
ROSl Collier Walter Armstrong Mollle
Murdoch and Katie Lane,
Northumberland al Springfield, NAV Bo,rcrY
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