Wichita eagle., 1890-02-22
AT THE CITY SCHOOLS.
An Interesting Program for the Pupils ana
Many visirors--History OF Washington
and Much About Patriotism.


The program at the city schools yester-
day was of unusual interest 1t WAS made
Washington anniversary day, slightly In
| anticipation bat thought the exercises
would be of more value to pupils when
| many were present than to run chances OF
| holding short session To-Day with prob
| ably only a few present So the pupils OF
the schools today will remember much OF
the program of yesterday.
The program was arranged in a general
way by DR.. Stevenson, city superinten-
dent. and the leading feature was to give
| lesson in patriotism. The teachers gave
to pupils certain selections and recalled
brief history of the American flag. The
| first flag with a representation OF pine
tree; the flag of Virginia with rattle
snake, and the ''don't tread on me- the
| flag of farther south with the
magnolia tree. Then the ladies
Of Philadelphia in 1877 made flag
consisting of the thirteen barsa found In
the present flag, which was used by Cen
| Gates when he met Burgoyne. The thir-
! teen stars added when used at the battle
of Brandywine. After the revolution dis
covered that If bar and star added with
every new state in time the flag would not
show the proper proportions, and congress
| in 1915 decreed that the flag consist OF
thirteen stripes to represent the original
thirteen states aud Il star TO be added Tor
eoch state coming into the union.
| The little folks were drilled in some of
the savings of Washington and rules for
manners. The little hatchet story was of
| course told in detail. There were essays
| on the life of Washington. a brief sketch
of when he took charge of the army and
something of his great exhibition OF brav-
| cry and sympathy at the battle of Valley
| Forge Something of the saddest day or
| his life when he left his army. Something
| of the society which was formed by his
! officers to perpetuate his memory and
known as Cincinnati. the name suggested
by the old Roman, Cincinnatus.
| All the rooms were nicely decorated
with flags, bunting and flowers. and many
OF them very handsome. indeed. The
most elaboratr and carefully prepared
| program was given.
AT THE CARLTON.
The star splangled banner was floating
proudly over the Carlton school yesterday
as an intimation that exercises o. more
| than usual interest were going on within
| As one approached, the windows piled
high with plants of every variety and hue
were particularly noticeable on account OF
| their beauty and elaborate decorations.
! According to custom the birthday OF
| Washington was being celebrated with
appropriate school exercises. On account
of the reputation enjoyed by the Carlton
school, of being lust a little in the lead
| of the rest" more interest attached TO
their celebration perhaps than elsewhere.
| The building was thronged during the
afternoon with visitors from every part OF
the city and all were highly entertained,
| while the parents and immediate friends
| of the children must have been gratlfied
with the success of the entertainment.
The halls and stairway were tastefuily
decorated with bunting, but tho elaborate
decorations were reserved for the school
rooms. Flags and natural flow
ers predominated and were intermingled
in an endless variety of designs, each hay
ing some meaning bearing directly on the
subject of the celebration. All these prep
arations must have cost the teachers vast
amount OF thought and labor, not to men
tiou the faithful drill bestowed upon the
scholars, but they were determined to sus-
tain the reputation of the school, and The
visitors claim they did 1t. The black
boards in every room were decorated by
the pupils with appropriate and artistic
sketches, and the history of Washington
might have been read from these pictures.
The closing exercise By the sixth grade
pupils was particularly interesting. The
''Story of the Flag was told by fourteen
fair haired boys and bright eyed girls in q
manner which sent a patriotic thrill to
to the heart of every listener. When the
number was announced they came march
ing into their respective positions with the
precision of well trained battalion.
| Each one was decorated with a
small American flag and in addition
carried a larger flag which was furled. AS
| the origin of the flag was told In poetic
numbers one was unfurled which was a
fac simile of the first American flag that
was ever given to the breeze. The story
proceeded and at the exact moment
another flag was unfuried and the audience
beheld the second national ensign and SO
on until the various evolutioDs that the
American flag has undergone were all ex-
J a..
accompanied by appropriate music and
when the last one was released and the
| glorious stars and stripes of the present
| dav fell in graceful folds about the young
girl that bore it, the familiar strains OF
the "Star Spangled Banner" fillod the
room and the audience could scarcely
restrain cheer. The pupils then made a
triumphal exit and the entertainment was
! concluded.
| The following is the program by the
sixth, seventh and eighth grades taught
| By Miss Dickinson and Miss Keith.
/ Song-America.. ....-.-...-.. School
| Essay-Life OF Washington. -. Fay Packer
| Recitarion-Yor Yorktown. .Iora Meyer
| An Exercise. e.-.-..-.......-..Ih Thirteen Boys
| FUNNY Sayings. Nellie James
| Recitation-The Old Reading Glass.
| Lsvenia Rowley
! Facts. Maggie Hernes
! Essay--Our Day at the Picnic.
| Lizzie Stahl
| Recltatlon-W ashington .- Lulu Dewey
/ Essay-Mt. Vernon. Jennie Hayes
Select Reading Emma Pertlce
! Recitsiion-In Memory OF Washing
! ton. ......... Olive McSaughten
/ Biographical Sketch of Low
eil......... ...... -. Clara GehriDg
/ Anecdotes es...........B Bertha BraItsch
/ Reading-The Tomb OF Washington,
Lulu Baker
| Essay Washington as a Boy. y......
BERTHE johnson
I Recitation-The Bugie is Challiug =.
May Thistlewood
+ Reading from Paper % Years Old.