Evening star., 1884-01-17

A Notable Anniversary Celebrated in
the Public schools.

INfS, ESSAYS. READINGS. RECITATIoSs. AND ELEC-
TEICAL EXFERINESTS-,LL PHASES OF FRANKLINs
LiFE INSPECTED BY The SCHOOL CHILDREN-CHAR-
ACTER OF THE EXERCISES IN THE DIFFERENT
GRAnES-CHILDBEN WHO TOOK PART. ETC.
The benignant face OF Benjamin Franklin, chaked
upon biaCkboartS confronted one everywhere In
the public schools to-day. In all of the schools this
afternoon exercises were held in memory Of the
sturdy old patriot. philosopher and statesman, who
was born in Boston LIS years ago to-day. Two
years ago superintendent Wilson introduced In the
schools the idea OF selecting each year one day to
be devoted in part TO exercises in cOmmetnoration
OF the lie aud HOrk OF man who has left his
! impress upon the world. The first name selected
, Wa, Tat OF washington. Last year a day was
g.v9nt0 LCnyselIow: and this year tribute was paid
/ 10 the memory of Benjamin Franklin. The pupils
in tie sClCo:5, from the lowest to the highest
I grades, have taken great interest in the subject
/ CT the four hundred books in the Congressional
! library relating 10 Franklin every one has been
taken c,,t within the last few days. Booksellers
| say that they have sold large numbers of books
/ concerning Franklin. and one dealer sold oyer
two hundred engraved portraits of the subject OF
/ al this research There Was a demand also for
/ brStS az Franklin nut there WAS not a supply OF
/ cheap blJstS in the city sufficient TO meet the de-
N tD,- Ia each school the teacher and pupils were
- 10 arrange the exercises according TO their own
/ tastes superintendent wilson, IN an address de-
ivereI to the teachers recently, made number OF
general suggestions rs TO topics TO he considered
I FuhicctS Ior blackboard drawings. &c. The idea
Wts not merely 20 provide amusement for the pu
lS, ut tG interest them IN the character and deeds
u a man whose Biography IS full OF wholesome III
/ ajTIivtiJu.
THE drawings ed on the I!a boards to-day
Tep-e- ns.: eIrios erocs in frtGklfus lite. There
Ne pictures O1 Franklin as i taLiOw chandler
FTaIS.tu IS Els own porter. Franklin ypon his arrl-
/ Val Iii ILItGHIllJ Win the .r:Vit3D = tT(,pSiiy
in!I uHter LiN-stfn. Franklin IS printer, fraT>n
iIy.g MS A.5e. Franklin hel7ine. To !tlild wharf
! Gfd Franklin III many other Typical situations
/ The house TIerr FrdIsiin was born and the Old
$u.ith cn1rcn figured largely GA the blackbOards
bale rn@.c was not, III the cent schools, much
Cttrt&'e IN taC subjects @'cted for illustrations,
there W., p.e,5ing vLrety lit le drawings, owing
10 tAe dia'ftnf degrees % skill possessed by the
/ young 2rtstS. IN some of tne primary grades Il
/ circle. with straight lines iUr legs ana arms
/ f,:t~ made to serve rs the Chalky counterfeit
O ine Distinguished Philosopher y iile in the upper
/ grades many 0f tHe drawings were highly credit
+ iIh!e works ri sifl. An interesting feature OF
j the exercises IN some Of the lower grade; We're
! E5l.'.,tii7 tIeC,i!Ih!- nc NIs5r pupils went
moe he"piy into the subject CI the tlay ana dis
Cas-1 ne character OF Franklin and The Influence
| he eXrrseL MaNinS from Poor h;eh;trd's Sayings,
! and the Three great FranAlin words, "Tempe"ance
rrU-atity and industry. were written. il most or
The schools j;ioI The bachbCaTtts The exercises
generally consisted Oi recitdt.GnS and compositions
rc:errng L. franklin, Varied with songs ana 3n,ic
be.0w VII - found specimen programs illustrate
+ IL; Tie genera character ot tue exercises i'll the
& ul-ifItLt gr"tt5-
/ FIRST GRADE.
! School No. s, division =, L. u. Rowe, teacher
! Singing, Heavenly Elther iay We. ac; recita-
/
about IN" picture OF his house: the story of the
hntchct: TIE story Of the whistle building q wharf,
singing Pretty Little Songster; reoitati0ns by the
pupils: what he did after hc became man: his own
por,cr description ol picture simple experiments
III electricity b. teacher and pI.Iis story, Flying
I4e Kite description Of picture: rect2tioHs; by
eight li,jle girls Q; lnaXi,aS relating TO industry
/ each carr! Ing a letter OF the word: lis meaning
singing Pretty Little Blue Bird reitationS By nine
lite girls of maNino relating to diligence. each
child carrying letter of tie w0rG: is meaning
. I,. M lt-r
temperance; Its meaning: description OF his pic
tuTf: The story nc tod about the use of grand
lnotatI: Tie eIg.e auc the singing, NJ Country
us OF Thee: Illustrations drawn upon the black
boaldi-nls picture. ptctute OF his house, his own
/ porter. in.5 the kite
SECOND GRADE
School No. O. division I. ~ VI. DuttOD, teacher
Song, oaCe on a Time, school, compositions, Frank
! lin,s Boy school: song. Skipping Pebbles.
school: talk, Eran,.ia's life and habits, school;
quotations. Poor richards say ings, twelve
pupils; CLecftOteS. pupils: drawings, portrait,
be.n2. church III Bosom, entering Philadelphia.
i Fr:Eili.lAEd th2 wheelbarrUw, FRANKLIN in his
7 library, and bow. and spoon.
THIRD GRADE.
/ School 10. II. division 2. NJ. Chadwick
teacher-Soag.. America: sketch OF Franklins nfe
description Of house in which Franklin was born:
/ rounds oi the l1I1nr on which Franklin climbed
! 10 fame; song. Hail Columbia Poor Richards Say
Ing. anecdotes. song. TE. Star-SpangIeu Banner;
tails about Franklin: song. Home Sweet Home.
FOURTH GRADE
! School No. Q. division >. Emma J. Woodward
teac;ter-Sheich Of Franklin's GoyhooGi. Readings
building wharf; story If the whistle. Song,
Yankee Doodle. Readings. Axe grinding: entrance
into bEilie.Tll'a sketch o! his manhood: list OF
Inithtlo-.a. Song, Star Spangled Banner: maxins
af Poor Richard. Fable, iii" eagle an,: the cat
!te2d;nT poti.i-iaper; sketch OF his pubic lie:
la; words and ep4tipil Song-4iy Country, Ills OF
Thee.
FIFTH GRADE
School No. 10. Division l. J. f. L. Moore
tc..cher.-1. song The Birthday. school. D. Com-
position. Life OF Benjamin Franklin. " Davis. p
Reading. 'The Whistle. " Taylor. 4 Composition.
EoYhood Of Franklin, i. Conrad. ). Recitation, 4
Giant. fI.lr pupils q. Composition. Discoveries
Ia Hi't4,loIS VI tfdhh!!i.. y HprfIS Song. My
l;g:.e. school s Composition. Institutions found-
ed i5 Franklin. y. t,0olch. .. Reading poem 10y
sc#itT. =. Nee ,0fnl1k. 10 GJ Lnht>trS 10 Yankee
Doodle. led by y. S0rt0n. II. CoInpn-ition OfceS
Held fy Franklin. :. "ooiWt.GI. -. Recitation,
Poor lIch1rds H:.Xi.I!1. eag.i pupil 13 Co:npo,l-
ton Electrical Experiments u. :!;t.naId H. com
Position, iiDn0fs ai.i titles -: FranAn. = norton
( u. E,+'itst-uu. fpeia ~ Franklin. 4. Carr IL.
Composition. opiliC.5 cr EIirian; le.i. B. McFar-
Conversation. Oh Even;5 Of IranE!in,s liz Louis
Nv. Snd I1n I,J,a,ae Ritaar!, ETC.. teacher ard
s+.iioJl. Hi%esop'it-!-rrtf4 Inscription The
American Hp:f.'tt> i-1!trs Press Printing Office
E.iiAp1 Aottu'-S Quotations, Ornamental Designs.
sIxTH GRADE.
school No Q. division :. Adeliida Davis teacher
/. 5-ie- O-t.ait OF FraGil.l Portrait OF Frank
7 lin 0u blackboard, Franklin at Table Writing.
lIstur lit' iFfHl-iDr'. Entrance into Pni!aial-
F-;s: h.ta Experiment, rirtmiIace. statue Press,
iFi'1iE- ci.re. Poor richards Sayings. Liter
aTN-tI.>, exercises 1p,u ffankiin'5 Lie ESSAY
Al-rtiy's-S1ry oI The whistle. SiIing Across The
Pond, tHi,sjn-, the "laff EItTlacc in.0 PhilafeI-
ClIt- Franklin as Vegetarian. Selet.tioIi--Part-
Dit of Broih'rly Love. T..rninr the Grinds-0ne
Ed-t dild Cat =. >sit-.'.t Lesson Upon Eiec-
tTi--y ami ti-H5ni!E EpIs- i. Tusica!-Cllss
Truth ana Honesty, "e Know Land. Bees Les
son. NJ Country. lnS-rIinentai-Ei Violin, banjo
, ana ltdru,1Llc..-
SEVENTH GRADE.
: School !. Division .. Mary Ankwari taachcr-
S1LS. AIurrlea: recitation, i le Whistle; How
FraL:l-a learned - wr!Je pr1sa: Inaxinls: SOM
The ~tar-~uengi,et Banner: .e..!tatlCn Axe Grind
lrS: sE-tceS ~ f:tAtH'S lie: essay; on trug.it.y
!nd-lfy, aiId telhpe:ai4c,; s)Gs, Req, White, and
D.ue.
EIGHTH GRADE.
S-''1c 20 J, division .. \ .. Thomson teacher
SH:--. star span .cd Hau."T; Floating Down the
stream, Hone Returning; cali Upon We. Read
H. q. iil- bog hoo i. ti- manhood. His Varied Char
"a - o. 'H!.JsnpIv Dip I.n:ti>t. Patriot Ctc etc
NO:nrG-i1,pns. The Boy The Youth: At Mature Age;
'i'u' statesman: The Philosopher tiUrll virtues
WIKI f.e H-e'e:,. b.; tHe school: ]. Tenn 7erance
. Ntitr"; :. or.1rc l. Ic>JdtIpn: = Frl;g;iity: D.
IhJ- y; :. Sincerity: : i5fi-a;H -. Aiotier;ion; TO-
tvf.4-lir~-, II. Tranquility: H. CHASTITY: IL IIJl-
lnid'E. blackboard drawing. Franklin hi, own
porter Arrival ii fIiiad- Offering his notc,,
f0f prayer: Helping 10 ili!ld IA wharf: Old south
"s.iie~ Experiment with the kite: Franklin as !,
Frrter; a, Il taliuT chandler; FraIklin's monument
with tpltap3..
rNEaCiSEa At TIL. HIGH SCHOOL.
Til hall Oh the high school WAS tiIrongad to-day
10 jnrss the exercises III colnelnoralion OF the
birthday ol Franklin. Theh hall had been especially
- Tfl.tT h.