Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-27
TEACHING GENEROSITY.
Idea OF Consideration for the In.
fertunate---Interesti Thanlseiv-

school Children lnstiIled With the
Idea OF Consideration for the In.
fertunate-..Inserest Thankseiv.
ing Exercises.
This has been a day of thought and
consideration for the poor in several of
the Rock Island public schools. In
building No. 9. Miss Anna Kirkpatrick,
principal. this was particularly true. The
children were advised to bring whatever
they could in the way Of provisions and
vegetables and the donations were liberal
and 10 exceedingly good taste. Over the
table on which they were placed hung in
large letters the inscription painted by
Louie Ullemeyer. a pupil. Remember
the Poor
Miss Kirkpstrick's and Miss Re9ua's
rooms united In the presentation of the
following programme:
Song-"ThsnksgivIng." By the school;
resding-"Origin of Thanksgiving" BY
Bertha johnson; recitation - First
Thanksgiving Proclamation" Harry
Coyne; reading of President Harrison's
proclamation by Henry Muenster; song
Love Each Other." by the school;
Thanksgiving exercises by six girls -
Annie Biehl. Tillie Donald. Jessie Bsgley.
Emma Behrens. Eva Eckhart. Nettie
Fiuegel; recitstion-"Our Thanksgiving"
by Lena Fredericksen; recitstion-"Va-
cation" by Herbert Cook; song-"Work,
for the Time lie Fleeing" school; dia-
loeue-"Gossiping." by four girls-Dora
Berkson. Maggie Ohlweiler. Lena Poehl-
man. EIuella Lamp; song Morning
Echoes" by the school.
Then followed an entertainment entI-
tied; Mrs .Jsrley's Wax Figures" Mrs.
farley, Grace Bromley; Chinese Giant"
Willie Huber; Female Dwarf" Augusta
Henricksen; The Murderess." Tilhe Don>
aid; Capt. Kidd" Leroy Shaw; Mrs.
Winslow.' Emma Fiebig; BLUE Beard
and Victim" Clifford Yerbury, Annie
Cronholm; Mermaid" May Pratt.
The other exercises were:
The Boy OF the Burning Deck" by
Robert Boggess; 1.-THE Siamese Twins, by
Leonard Totten and Fred Coyne; Lord
Byron" by Fred Ssuermsn; A Song,
Good Night" by the school.
The pupils, under the direction of
Misses Bowen and Witherspoon. united
10 the following exercises:
Song-'Americs." by the school; dis-
logue-"W Welcome, Carrie Pratt and Rob
srt Aud; recitstion-"The First Thanks.
giving" Cora Bsgley; recitatiou-"Isn't
ha V,.ot 10
as on the Lsndf" by Susie Lee:
recitation-"The First Letter" by
Florence Tanner; song - Morning
Echoes" by the school; recitation
Thanksgiving Odes. by Maggie Shesn;
recitation-"The Small Boy in High
Clover" by Philip Wells: recitation
Thanksgiving Day." by Eta Tanner;
recitation-"Curfew." by Cora Darling;
recitation-"In Mischief" by Della Cook;
song-"Ever Be Singing" by the school;
Observation-Disclosures" by Carrie
Pratt; dislogue-"Plsy and Patriotism"
by Jennie Guthrie. Edna Davis. Eva
Luckenbill. Fannie Ransom. Thomas
Stroehle, Axel Erickson. Bonnie Iglehart,
John Mccarthy, Rens Helpenstell John
Kramer. Morris Wilcher; recitstion-"The
Tired Foot" by Eddie Corken; reading
IAN Order for Picture" by Clara john
son; recitstion-''Which Loved Best"
by Emma Blomquist; recitation-"Be
Glad and Thankful" bv Lottie Sutton;
song" Come Away" by the school; re,
/ Were a Princess" by
Edith Johnston; recitstion-"To Daisy"
By Eta Tanner; song-"Farewell," by
the school.
AT building No 1 the young ladies
brought pop corn and candy and the
young gentlemen purchased Of them, the
proceeds being devoted to the adornment
Of the school.