The Portland daily press., 1883-01-13

scholars, interspersed with singing, and some
interesting remarks were made by Mr.. George
G. Burgess.
PARK STREET.
The Longfellow Hour at Primary No 6, was
devoted to readings and recitations, among
which were the following:
Longfellow's First Poem. ....... Carrie Mcdowell
me Inc RAINY Day. Ida Greene
Tasl , b1iioers BERTHE Mari
The DAY is Done. Eleanor Huxley
Footsteps of Angels. Willie Thomas
Inc open WINDOW .'....'..'..,..... Anna eston
MY Lose 1outn '..fieyen Pupils
The Village Blacksmith Eddie Chase
Gurfew ..-................... ...Grace Croc EFT
The Builders ................... . Different Pupils
WHITTIER ...............zs........ Mildred Rogers
Snow1 axes ice Melaugh
The Childrens Hour. ........... =. In Concert
OF. Florence CarPen,r
Closed by singing tThe Song of the Bell
Sum contributed by the school, $500
CUMBERLAND STREET.
The exercises of this school yesterday after
noon consisted of reading, singing and recita-
tions BY the pupils of the several classes ;sthe
selections being from the works of the poet
Longfellow.
The sum of $3.50 was contributed to the
fund of the Longfelow Statue Association by
the pupils.
WEST SCHOOL.
Longfellow Day was observed in the West
School With appropriate exercises. In the
primary department, each of the pupils of the
upper grades recited quotation from Long
fellow beginning with tho initials of his own
name. In the Grammar school, the pupils
sang several of his poems which the teachers
had set to music. In both departments there
were readings and recitations of Longfellow's
poems. The primary programme was as fol-
lows:
Reading-Longfellow and the children,
Recitation-My lost youth
Reading Village Blacksmith.
Reading-Hiawa has childhood.
Observation-Disclosures hour.
Readlng-O1d clock on the stairs.
Children.
Language Lessons -Hiawatha,s hunting.
Reading-Wreck of the Hesperus.
Readmg-Panl kevere's ride.
ReaJiDg-lhs casIle builder.
Observation-Disclosures.
The following was the grammar Programmed
Reading Sand in an hour glass.
Music Pisa m of Lie
Reading adder Of St. Augustine.
Reading Seaweed.
r. ading-Ihree kings.
Understanding left undone.
Ikea, ing-The sec of the sea.
Reading-Ihe reaper and the flowers
Reading Sandalphon.
Music The bridge of cloud.
Reading Sc iectons from Golden Legend.
Reading-Flowers.
Reading The arrow and the song
Muse A day of sunshine.
Rca ing-lhe beleaguered CITY,
Reading-My lost youth.
Music-River Oh rles
Recitation-The wreck of the Hesperus.
Music-Footsteps of angels.
VAUGHAN STREET.
The exercises at the Vaughan st. School,
consisting of readings, recitations and music,
were very interesting and pleasing to the
many visitors present. Many little poems and
songs were admirably rendered by the little
masters and misses. The large school room
where the exercises were held was prettily
decorated with evergreens, vines and flower
ing plants and cross of ivy leaves and
picture of Longfellow were tastefully arranged.
Capt. Rogers addressed the children with APP
propriate remarks at the close of the exercises,
The following was the programme:
Sorg and Chorus.
Recitalion-1he old clock the stairs.
Recitation Casper Becerra.. Gertrude Parsons
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ...Geo. Edison
-'e'''"'O'' '''''S- ~--N Wv '-0 Bessie PenneM
Recii ation-Psalm of Life.
Song and chorus.
Recitation siugers Mamie Field
Hecitation-C Children,
Mel lie Small Mamie Field, Eva Taylor
WEAKNESS. :. ..... Mamie White Alice Raymond
Recitation castle builder Charlie SLOW
RecitatIon-Chrismss bells. ......... Eva Taylor
CIV" '''N ''-' %illie Thompson
Recitation-Tw twilight Mamie White
Song and chorus.
Ese5 alton The bird and Ella Lord iSs
Coucert rscitatinnNIhe cbildrens hour Girls
Recital ion-iaybre Florence SJorer
Recitation-To the children O. Cambridge
Alice Raymond Evelyn Estes, Nellie Small
Edna Snow, Annie Knight
Recitation Bells of Lynn ......... Evelyn Estes
Recitati The boy and brook Geo. BosworLh
Concert recitation The diy is done.
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
At the School for the Deaf Miss Barton
devoted the day to the poet, explaining to
the children who he was, and told them the
stories of Miles Standish and Hiawatha, which
the children enjoyed exceedingly.
NORTH SCHOOL.
Longfelow's Day was observed very general
ly by the pupils OF the North School. The ex-
ercises were varied according to the ages OF
the scholars. We think even the youngest
will always remember LoBgfellow and be able
to tell something of his life and works. In
the lower grades, where the children are too
yenng to reoite selections, the teachers gave
sketch of his life, of the customs of the people
when he was boy, and interested them with
pictures of his home, the chair made from the
old chestnut tree and photographs of the poe
himself In the more advanced grades the
children themselves took more prominent
part. There were recltations in concert, of
the Village Blacksmith, the Builders, selec-
lions from Psalm of Life, the Arrow and the
Song and the Open Window. In one room
nine little children repeated the Children's
Hour, and in another room the same poem was
read by two little girls. The other selections
included:
Wreck of the Hesperus
Hiawatha's Childhood
MY Lost Youth.
Twilight.
The Rope Walk.
Paul Reveres Ride.
The Bird and the Ship.
Weariness.
In the grammar department the programme
was as follows
Song-A Psalm of Life.
Composition-Sketch of Longfellows Life.
Recitation Longfelow's first poem.
Readi1g-My Lost Youth:
Reading-T6e Children's Hour.
Song-Christmas Bells.
Song Stars of the Summer Night
Reading-Hiaw atha's Hunting.
Reading-Uhurch Scene from Evangeline.
Reading-Extract from Miles Standish
CAsco ST.
At the Casco street school there was con-
cert and readings and recitations from Long
| fellow.
CENTER ST.
At the Center street school there were read
ings from the poets works, with explanations
! by the teacher. The selections as far as posi-
| BILE were those found in the reading books.
OTHER SCHOOLS.
| At the Monument street, School street and
Peaks Island schools the exercises were like
| those in the other schools.
1t is thought about $500 will be realized
| from the children's subscriptions
BUTLER SCHOOL.
| The exercises here consisted of biographical
sketches of the poet, with readings and recital
tions from his poems. The selections were
made, and the exercises prepared, by the pu-
| pills with only suggestive assistance from the
I teachers, and they we're given with no pre-
paratory drill.
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