Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-04-26

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Repper; music, Lallie Handy; recitation,
THE Travellers Delight" Carrie Stroeh.
lien; reading. s.The Forest Song" Willie
Druien: recitation, "Hiawatha's Canoe"
Fannie Brown; reading, "0ak Tree" John
Moore; recitation, ''GIft Of Man, Fred
Conrad; residing, The Poplar Field,
Harry Hornbrook; recitation, Lines on
recitation. "Spsre the Tree" Emma
Kleiyes; music, by school.
We would ike TO give at length the pro-
grammes of the intermediate and primary
grades of this excellent school, but lack OF
space iorpids. The selections on trees, the
appropriate songs, the general exercises OF
the school, tbs blackboard decorations, the
manifest enthusiasm OF both teachers anu
pupils all gave q pleasing interest to the
sfternoop's entertainment Trees were
named as follows: Grammar department
Prof. Morse, class of 1884; Division A.
Supt. John NJ Birch; Division B, Alice and
tabe Cary; Division G, Supt. John Y.
Heryey, deceased; Division ID, the late
Presidebt of the Board of Education and
school Commission er at Centre district Tor
many years, Andrew Wilson, sr.
webster school.
The Grammar Room programme was as
follows: Opening chol rs, "rne Woods,
School; Recitation, MY Garden" sam
BeIlmsn; Essay, Trees" Mary Rihr;
Duet Shady Boughs," T. Lancaster and
L. Moore; Recitation, The Popular Field:
Emma Westwood; Recitation. Trees 10
the City," Georgia OSBORNE Trio; sun
shine" E. Lancaster, L Moore and md e. a. os;
Ida johnson; Rscitstion, Song OF the
Trees" Jessie Creighton; Solo,. "a
May Song" Emma Lancaster; Essay,
The Forest" Minnie Reyner;
recitation, "a lament" Annie Smith;
music, Fairy Galop," Lille Thompson;
r citsiion, "A Forest ODE Jennie Nc
Gowsr recitation, "The Oak" Louis senne;
sorc, 'Oytr The Water" Chorus Glass,
recitation, defense of the Trees" Jennie
Ebeipe; music, "Frolic of the Frogs" e
Lanca.rer; recitation, THE Waysids Tree"
(, THOMPSON ;recitstiop, FLOWERS" Annie
Rsbr: recitation, "Arhor Day" Annie Sea.
bright; recitation, Trees of the Forest.
Harry Work. Tees were named and dedi.
sstsd to Rev. San uel Boyd and the class OF
1884.
In the other divisions, the exercises con.
sist If songs, correct and individual recita'
lions. Some of which are the following:
The Forest welcome, Te Silent
Groves" "Ohl Come to the Woodlands,',
washington EIm," The Cary Tree,
snd other selections from "Arbor Day L,t'
prature suitable for the pupils OF the dif
fernt grades.
Madison School.
The teachers and pupils Of this schoo'
were much interested in the proper csle
rrstion of the day and entered into the eS'
.Icises with energy. Seventeen trees were
planted and dedicated in the following
manner: The pupils OF each room uuder
TIE guidance of the teacher would march
rom the school room to their respective
tree and arrange themselves around u.
The principal would in still into their minds
correct ideas relating to the transplstins oil
T.ts, ttc. The children Of their repr ,ssnt.
stives would perform the ceremony OF
throwing the soil about the tree and dsdi
cate il by recitiDg in concert an approprI-
ate elt ction. The trees were namei as
follows: r.
Grammar Observation-Disclosures j. c
Htryey, deceased, J. NJ. Bickel, decesss l,
superintendent F. s. Williams, gu 'sr
incident John NJ. Birch and the class OF
1854. Dedica,ory address by Harry ) see
uey. Division A, grade l, Q. II. Collier,
Esg drSiGatGTy ADDRESS STsss Sy Man Aad'
OIL; Division i, grade l, Whittier, iedi-
rat,ry address, T. Lawson; Division b.
sraoe 9, State Superintendent b. l.. Butcher,
Division G, grade l, General George W ash
,pctUn Division G, grade .. DANIEL Web
ster; Diyiou D, grade /, John X Naylor;
Division u, grade 2 FesrsuS Whal!ey. TIE
literary exercises consisted OF concert reel
tailor s, ETC., on trees and foresty from
various authors, also essays employing
Information concerning historic trees OF
.ur country aud many facts relating to tree
planting. The following WAS the pro
| graInme OF the grammar room:
Song. by the school, The busy little
| hee;" essay, by Es:eia ECKh,rt, H .nry
| W. Lnngfellow;' recitation, by Stella Tap
| pan, Brave Old OAK" essay, by Louise
sbsrkey, Ape Tres; :" Grafton, by WIN.
Kate Lukens, "FIoHers;m reading, by
| tstion, by Laura Msboue, "Cnildren;"
| ,sssy. by NJ ,geie Hsl', Trees" select ora
ton, by JOHN Snerkey' IS: gns and Omens;'
| essay. ~ Nude Hun,er, Painting" read
| ing, by Geo. Dressed, The Rain and Forest"
readirg, by Edith Wilkinson, The vii.
| iow"; essay, by Molie Murdoch, "The His
tory of Sinhower;" reading, by Cora
Wheeler, "Forest Song; essay, by Eta
| Falloure, Habits" essay, by Allie EGG
'jsb, Trees in Summer" recitation, ex
tract from Forest Hymn" by school,
r. citGtion, Song of the Trees" l.. Pogue,
A. Miller, l.. Lawson, s. Murine and Mar.
sha Brown.
CoIored School
Advanced department - Programme:
Singing, Beautiful Spring" school; The
Tree" Maggie Beasley; select reading
Twenty Years Ago" Zeaureau B Nelson
singing, "Our Boat is OF" by the school;
.Tfo Voice of the Tree" Geo. McMechen
defamation, Tree Planting" VIM. Den
mis-; selection, The Forest" Henry L
STIR let's: The Wayside Imam Apple
Tree" Gertrude Allen; "Bim Bom," (oell
round in three parts,) school,. explanation
of "Woodman spare That Tree" Annie
Jones; essays, The Various Uses OF tt ees,"
Hpury Norris; The Palm Tee" Annie
Gardener; The Tree Planting" John Turn
er; Historical Trees" TheophelusT hump'
song; son, Through the Forest Bounding
sirIs Of grammar department.
Planting and dedicatiDg OF tree by the
SCI i-r chess TO Abraham Lincoln and eulogy
on his life by John Turner; planting and
Il diCating of tree TO the memory Of ".
Gsskins. deceased, former principal OF tle
chOol, and eulogy On his life by William
Johnson. Grade B-SODg, Gentle Spring.;
sshys, Trees by each pupil OF the grade;
',ading, "W0odnan Spare That Tree"
or g, Autumn Days" planting and dedi-
stirg tree Alite and Phoebe Carey. g N
D division-SingiDe by school; ST. lection
lCm eminent authors, class; selection
t,m the poets, class; concert recitation
" he school; elections from the lie o
IGbn G. Whittier; plsnting aud dedicating
rec in honor Of John G. Whittier.
RiIchie school.
TIE exercises ct this school were exceed
pgIy interesting. There are almost sever
hundred pupils ard each pupil in to-
.ctu reciied something appropriate T.
tic occasion, either in concert or individu
oily. The programme was intersperser
| .iih singing. The black boards we're baud
omfly decorated With drawings of trees,
| hUweIs, etc Trees were planted to tn
memory Of prols. MerZ Hsryey, VIII.
aus, Birch, Gwynn, Commissioner Jess
whesi, decysssd. George Washington and
| the root Lnt gfel'ow.
The following was the order Of exercises
| in the
| Grammar room: Song, National Hymn;
| selection from Homes. B-rtie Bowman;
| extract from Bryant, Eddie Armhrecht;
esssy, 1.-The use of Trees" Lizzie Bicktr-
ton recitation, IAN apple tree" Annie
| so,, g.Ths TnttaCa m the q a.