National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-02-20
WALTER SCOTT DAY IN SCHOOL
sample Programmes OF the observe
nmcea In All the Grndea.

WALTER SCOTT DAY IN SCliOOl
sample Programmes OF the observe
nnees In All the Grades.
To-day will DO observed in the public
schools OF the District as Walter Scott
day. While it may soom somewhat in
congruous to celebrate tho life and works
Of this great novelist and poet at this time
and in this city, when every onois think
ing Of the immortal Washington and the
monument to his memory, which IL TO be
dedicated tomorrow, IL Is explained by
tho superintendent of the schools that
this Scott celebration was determined
year ago, and that during tho timo which
has elapsed tho teachers have all been
reading up on the life and writings Of
Scott, and the pupils have had their at
tontiou particularly directed to tho works
Of Wavorly. The plan Of setting apart
one day for tho celebration of some ono
parsonage famous In history, in literature,
or In art was inaugurated somo four years
ago, and Washington was the first selected.
After him came LonRfellow, and then
| Franklin, aud, as has been said, to-day
will be devoted to Scott.
Special exercises have boon arranged
in oil tho schools in every division and
grade, and tho parents Of tho childron
and the public generally are invited to
| be present. The celebration will consist
Of readings and Rotations from his
novels and poems, songs either referring
| TO Scott or some Of his characters, though
| In this case they will DO nearly all from
| his own poems which have been set to
music, and drawings Of characters, incl
dents, or localities madO famous by the
| author whose day Is observed.
Tho following sample programmes,
| which comprise one from each grade in
! tho frat division, will give an indication
Of tho character Of tho exercises:
School No. l. Grade s, Kate e. Rawllngs,
topchor-Song, "a wish for the Mountains"
| schools topical Rotations from Sir Walter
! SCOTS LIFE Ancestry Parentngo, and Child
| hood Miss DnOlittlC, "Choue Of u Profess
sion" Miss CLARK; 'SCutts Poems Miss Cole.
! man: Ellis Companions aud Friends" Miss II.
Wallace; First Country Homes" Miss Moorei
| Removal TO AbbOtslOrd,' Miss Hodges Part.
norshlp with the Bullantyncs," Miss Hart
stgll The MayerlyS N9yes Mi.S lawson sy.1i,
In Adyorsity,' Miss lugrami "fhc Last Year
OF Ills Life Miss llendlcy; song, Bark BE-.
fore the Gale school; recitation, Alice
Brand" Miss Rock; essay, "IhN Lady OF tho
Lake. Miss Lupton; solo "BOnnio doom" y
Miss Salmon; recitation, "Donth of Mnrmion,"
Miss Migrant essay Tho Principal Chargc.
tcrs IN lvanhOo," Miss llelmck: song, "lOchin.
war;" school; recitation, "Tho Meeting Dc.
tween James Fitz James and Rodctick Dhu,
Miss Middleton; essay, "Mntnlion rs Man,
Miss Adams; recitation. Picture OF Sir Wal
tcrs Childhood Miss Edmonds song, e. So
Morrily over tho Ocean Spray" school; reel
tation, ~ Tribute to sir Waiter Scott" Mis-,
Lyman. pnwlngi-Abbotsiord Mis-, Lupton;
portrait of Sir Walter Scott. Miss llclmlck
Dryburgh Abbey, Miss Lyman.
School No. 3, Grade z, NJ. A. Croft, teacher 90
An Incident In SCOTS lite, one related by eael
PnP GS%PSi0ns e MnFSR M
pupil taking slanza song, ICELAND Fisher
num-" Glare Harding; Il quotation from scott
writings by enoh, pupil mpromptu discus
:. sion Of Scots works, by pupils; composition
: on Scott, by several pupils; recitation, "Flr
, King" slanga by zach pupil; song COrcOral
Thorn. DTawlngs-life size crayon Of Scott
0 presented by Il. Conner; large pencil drawing
t Of scott monument presented by l.; R@d
a Engravings-PoTtraiJ Of Scott bought by til
y OF study, library, helroso Abbey, Chnntry'
I bust, loaned by f. Clarke book containin
0 pictures Of Abbottsford, Dryburgh Abbey Scot
n monument, loaned by II, Hewlett; book con
q tanning exquisite engrav lngs OF all the Scot
q fish scenery prominently described in Scott
Q works, loaned by J. Wadsworth; book cor
o tanning engraylngsof castles and abbeys Of tn
4 land OF Scott loaned by Maury.
It School No !, Grade Q, Mary Buckley
y school; recitation, Tho Cavalier" Edwi
Z, Brooks composition, "Lifn of Scott. Edwi
1t slater song, II Loye tho Highlands, sehoo
"a recitation. 'Iielveliyn," Edwin klmbai
,. song, "Bonnio Doom George Dick; recitation
q The Orphan Maid" Mnnson Ravens; som
- "pi6roGh OF DopEi phn Aph2 nn0. KS'
ISL AUD Lang syne," Robert Clokey; recitation
10 "Layof q Hhntsmnn," Farnham swayzei som
10 "comin ThEo the RSs Watt Freddie idih w sleIS
y song, Blue Bells of Scotland" school. lllu
D. trations-M Monument at Edinburgh; Scott an
O. his dog Mazda; Abbotsiord; Library at Abbot
'0 sahd SyHSS NJ j. aU Sfsydo On F. pumpnrc
teacher-I.lfe of Scott, school; song, '"Joc
"a oiazoldean,n school; recitation, "Your
" Lochinyar," IL. Armcs; reading, "McDonal'
f. Of Egg" X. Proctor, II. Nandoren; ossa,
m "RObin Hood L. stevens; anecdoto, Rob-
=, Hood and the Potter, 4, Able; anecdote, Rob-
Y. Hood and Little John, A. Park; solo, "Blr
os 'Donald oftho Hammer" o. Ilowensteln,
3, Jackson, X. Tucker; solo "Bonny dundee
ii H. Mauger;, story. Lady Of the Lake,
"A Armes; reading, Lady OF the Lake" q. VIII
o, Winner; song. "Campbclls Are Coming
IN school. Drawings-Gnte at Abbotsiord,
Howenstein; Army at Abbotsiord, 7. Steven
=, Drawing Room at AbbotSford, @. LybTan
as study at Abbotsiord, p. stevens; Dryburs
a. Abbey, p. stevens; Ancient Stronghold,
id Stevens Portraits of Scott, +. Vandoreni
9 years, +. yandoren SCOTS Father,
- school No Q, Grade ELLA McMaho
~ teacher--SOng, Jack olIa2oldean," schot
10 talk, Life OF Scott, school; recitation, I'll
Hunters. Song" sallIe. Cooper; song, "Tl
Campbclls Are Coming" school; talk, IA vi
n to kbboltsford," school, quotations fro
ok SCOTS Works, school; recitation, 80, Bold N
ur True, sadie Howe song, scots VIVA Mqc
on school; talk, "The Fiery Cross" Cassie SiblG
a composition, The Black Dwarf" rcctltati
from "Marnlon," Bessie Thompson; sor
annie Laurie, Jennie Ringan; talk, "Rob
Hood" May Dallas song, "Auld Lang syne
'l school No. 6, grade ga. II. Nail
~. teacher-song,, "Bluo Bells of Sc
.eT land" school; reeitations, song, Of I
on Orphan Maid" Grace Anderson; ToadI
On so bold aud Blue, Mary CUR ,..'Quotatio
on about Christmas" Li1Slc Hatch, Emma sta
en try Daisy Cruikshank; song, My Count
at Va OF Thee" schools rocltations, 'Rebecc
lce LYNN Blanche. Kopneri Soldiers Wake
at Mabel Bremen, Lena Patterson, and NJ
70. MuligRn; reading from Lady OF the Lake
ng Waterson stealey; recitation, song of NJ
I'M Morriies," Agnes Carroll; song, "Comi
w. Lille Of Scott school robin Hood siorici
Olive Slater and Willie Syphor; song, "AuI
Laurie" schools recitation, Quotation:
or. Paul Mills, Harry Woleott, Emily Bal
ON Nermillion composition "Roswall.' LIZ
or Hopkins recitation, THE stag Ella Bryi
The recitation, Song Of the Mermalds,' Russ
nts Main, Carrie Hopkins, and school 81, sol
no. Alice Brand" part l. Fred Calvert; par
nd Jennie Ilamllnl;i part ., Miriam Crosby; p
of 1, Mary White; reading, "Marmion a
or Douglas" Daislc Coolidge; recitation, ~
ETl King, Marion Cooper Rachel Ho
Emmor Wilson, and Chris. Cook; gO
young lochlny9r,' school; recitation a.
or. laby 10 an Infant Chief" NJ. Cooper; rtcl
RS tlon, quotations" Marion COGkrull, Ali
.he Meril, iiossle stiurlln, Lizzie Hopkins, Al
nd Iocnler, Annie burrows, and Ma
EhlschlagGr reading from Lay of the |.
u.s. Minstrel, Grace IiEyunti song "Hqpnie u
OG, dee" school; roCitatiOns, "lluuting SON