Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-01

the evening sky, the cleaning stars and the red
, White and blue, that have shOne in triumph
through sunshine and through sto III. and that
now lovingly shed their rays over the hero
whose life was ConsecrGted to their service, and
for whose death a nation mourns. And gazing
with pride, and love, and reverence Is the
cOiOrS melt and glow, We may eXclaim. 90
Banner beloved! bear witness that in our lives
also, loyalty has borne its fruits!'
The black-boards of the school-rooms
displayed the handiwOrk of the pupils in
drawing, which attracted much attention
after the close of the exercises. Professor
LipOwitz being asked for his views con-
corning the proficiency attained, said "The
work in all the rooms shows a'ent: it is
good work. The lines are, though certain
~ free-hand smoothly and firmly executed,
and, above all, correctly drawn. The work,
moreover. was done, as | know, in a COM
mendably short time. | have to give my
unqualified praise, and come to the CON
clusion, rather reluctantly, that our free
hand drawing as at present carried on. will
lead, with painstaking teachers, after all, 10
the development and not the sitting of
talent"
The name in the published list of gradu-
ates of this class given heretofore as Chas
Murphy. should have read Charles Merk-
ley.
GERMAN CLASSES OF THE PURLIC SCHOOLS.
The interest OF our citizens in the pro-
gress of their children in the study of Ger
man was most emphatically expressed by
the general and generous attendance which
again crowded the same spacious assem- bly,
rooms of the SACRAMENTO School
IN the afternoon. Superintendent Laine
and members of the Board of Directors
We're present, as also Professors johnson
and ROweli, and many of the city teachers
who had pupils in the German classes
The exercises were under the efficient di-
rectorShip OF Professor Max Lipowitz and
proved very interesting TO all present and
eminently successful, as showing the adj
yancement and proficiency of TIE scholars
n the study Of the German language.
The pronunciation OF the German, on
the part Of the American pupils. e, the
children of native AmeIicans-was simply
surprising, being, as assured by numbers
of prominent Germans present, almost, in
some instances, absolutely free from for
eign accent. In this connection, il is in
teresting and curious to note the remark
made by one of our prominent German
citizens That, as a rule, the foreign ac-
cent is far less observable in those pupils
whose parents are not Germans than other
wise"
The following programme was car
ried out General chorus, by all
the scholars; greeting to the Ger
Miss Lucy Turner, High
School The Tavern Misses Blauth,
Root, Wood, Cyrus Miller Gus Callahan,
fourth grade; The Cat, the owl and the
Young Mouse Misses Meister, Dietrich.
Meiss, +. Schaefer, George Stevenson, fourth
grade defamation. Misses Eva Coleman
and Ollie Maydwell, third grade; piano
solo, Miss Ella Collier third grade Count
Richard Without Fear, Henry Kleinsorge,
first grade; The Legacy" Miss Ida
huehne third grade; greeting to the Ger
mans, Miss Lulu Hebron. fourth grade:
piano solo, Miss Lena Joseph, first grade
defamation, Misses Ryan, Coglan, Merrill,
first grade; Spring Misses Goldstine,
Van Walbeck, Maydwell, Otto Hebron,
Stoll, Mueller, third grade; The Little
Brides, Miss Daisy Kendrick, third grade;
/" Poets Voices OF the Present Time"
Misses Bellmer. WittenbrOck. Price, Berck.
Maude Willis. High School examination
of the junior class, High School THE
Lewis, first grade; duet. Misses Anna and
Clara Neubourg. third grade: PRAYER
Before the Battle, Miss Edith Ebert, High
School; sentences, Misses Mott, Weiss
mann, Borchers, Foster, Gehring, Schmidt,
fourth grade; deClamations, Misses Stein
man, Ida and Lille Stautfer, B. Schwartz,
A. Donahue, third grade; duet Misses
Nettie and Sarah Price. High School The
Bible, Miss Frida kuehne, fourth grade
= The III Luck, Miss Nellie keber, High
School The Girl from Distant Lands
Miss L. Maier, second grade; duet, Misses
Frost and Kennedy, second grade; The
Miss Henrietta Andriot, High
School; Conversation in the Sphere of
Languages" (examination), middle class
High School FESTIVAL Greeting " (vale-
pictorial poem, Miss Bertha Ebert, High
School duet, Misses Bowers and Wolf
fourth grade; Farewell Words" vale
1ictory, original pocm), Louisa Conrad,
class, High School; solo, song,
Miss Evelyn Kallman, third grade. Misses
Sweeny and Miss Lizzie NJ Griffin assisted
IN the musical part of the programme
Superintendent Lame made some inter-
-eresting remarks TO the school and au-
dlence, and was followed by Director J. f.
Slater. The latter, who has taken great in
tereSt in the study of the German language
in the schools, called attention to the fact
that but two years ago the number ofpupils
this language was but 90 whereas
now there are over 200 pupils enrolled in
these classes. The pupils he said, are
making most satisfactory progress show
ing the excellent efficiency of the teacher
and the aptitude Of the pupils in this study
The average attendance of scholars was 1911.
The examination of pupils was a very
pleasant affair. Short as was the time de-
voted to it. yet il gave the junior and mid
die classes Of the High school the opportu-
nifty to show their fluent ability to under
stand, and, in most instances, to answer in
German when thus addressed. 1t proved
that the method pursued By Mr.. Hpowitz,
Of explaining grammatical topics in English
only, and restricting his conversation in
German to topics not purely grammatical.
leads to happy results. The spelling
throughout appeared to be correct, the pen
good, and the ear of the pupils
trained to catch and follow rapid
in German.
SACRAMENTO HOME SCHOOL.
The parlors of the Sacramento Home
School on II street, near Fourteenth, other
wise known as Mrs Ross School, were
filed to their capacity yesterday afternoon,
and Il delighted audience witnessed the
closing exercises for the summer The
rooms were beautifully decorated the prin-
cipal feature being an American flag of i'm
mense proportions, neatly festooned and
ing of General Grant, appropriately draped
The floral offerings were profuse all of
them gifts from the scholars.
The programme of exercises was as fol-
lows Calisthenics introducing marching
to song, Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean :" dumb-bell exercise and motions
to recitation, " Barbara Freitchie :" read
ings by the fifth reader class; readings by
fourth reader class; song, The Brave I
Can - recitation, by Blanche Spear, The
Green Mountain Justice; - recitation, by
Agnes Kirk, Nobody's Child :" song,
- Swarm of BIS dialogue, Fashion
able Requirements" by Misses Asenath
Massey, Katie Ingham and Maggie
Henderson, as Rose, Emma and Mary
readings by first reader class recitation,
Oracle Robinson, The Secret = recitation,
George Larkin, Natural Consequences ;"
readings by second-reader class; recitation,
Clifton Faris, " The Way of the World /;
recitation, Alice Dray, The Bluebird :"
song III Paddle My Own Canoe reci-
tation, Katie Ingham, "The Glove