The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1890-02-28
WESTINGHOUSE BIRTHDAY

WASHlNtTUN>S BlkTHUAX
Tho Way our City Schools Celebrated
The Day.
being unavoidsbly proven ed from attcndin,:
these exercises. Supt Barber Kindly acted 4 !,
following excellent report.-ED. REGIsrER.l
The anniversary of Washing tons
birthday was celebrated by the pupils
of our city schools, last Friday after
noon 10 o manner well BETTING the
occasion. All Of the rooms were elab-
orately decorated with bunting and
nsgs, so tasty, neat, and appropriate
that space forbids an extended descrip.
ton Of each, while to describe one
would be an Injustice to each Of the
others. An appropriate program had
been prepared by the pupils of eacl.
room, and an invitation extended to
the general public to attend.
At half past one the rooms were
crowded with visitors, and each one of
the five hundred and fifty pupils pres
ent seemed to feel an individual re-
sponsibility In entertaining them.
The program In the High School
room was presented by the middle
class. and consisted of a number Of ap.
propriate recitations and several short
papers which gave the more important
events 10 the life of Washington, par.
ticular emphasis being given to his
character as boy, man, general and
statesman. A paper was also read
which gave brief history Of the
American nag. The special features
Of the decorations Of the High School
room, and which particularly dlstin.
guished 1t from the others, were stack
Of muskets and swords In one corner
and the flag Of Great Britain, and the
first Colonial flag, drawn Oh the boards
by some Of the artistically inclined
pupils, while the old Rattle Snake
flag, the Pine Tree flag, and the differ
ent stages Of development of the U. 8
flag were represented in various parts
of the room.
As an appropriate close to the exer.
cises in the rooms came the ceremony
Of presenting to each room handsome
silk flag 2x3 feet. Owing to some IN
avoidable delay In getting the order
6lled for these flags they did not arrive
In time to be used In the ceremonies,
and other flags were substituted, but
the silk flags arrived Saturday morn.
ing, and were gracefully adjoining
their respective rooms on Monday
morning.
At 2.3O came the ceremony Of pre-.
senting to the school beautiful bunt.
ing flag, twenty feet long, which is to
float from the school house on all coca.
sions. The original design was to
have these ceremonies in the school
yard, and at their close to hoist the
flag to its place on the tower, but the
condition Of the weather preventing
this, all adjourned to the A. o. U. w.
Hall. The school, headed by the
school boys Drum Corps, marshaled
over five hundred persons In their line
of march, not including visitors who
probably numbered that many more.
At the hall Mr.. Thayer. acting as
chairman, called the house to order
aud after the singing Of America by
the school and prayer by the Rev.
Ford, introduced Mr.. Oscar Foust,
who in . few exceedingly well chosen
remarks presented, in the name of the
citizens Of lola, to Capt. h. A. Ewing,
as Chairman of the city School Board,
the beautiful flag above referred to-
Capt. Ewing In q patriotic response,
accepted the trust and gave the keep
ing of the flag to Prof. Whitehiil a.
principal of the schools. Prof. White.
hill doesn't often get stirred up, but
when he is in that condition his elo.
Iquence seems to flow spontaneously
aud abundantly. This was one OF
those occasions, and when he closed
his remarks accepting the present, and
Andering the thanks of the entire
school to the donors, the school boys
gave their lungs ;ull play and cheered
to the echo. Then every body cheered,
and all felt the inspiration Of the
hour.
This was followed by a recitation by
Supt. Barber. Then all sang. "Praise
God from Whom All Blessings Flow"
Rev. Hyatt pronounced the benedic-
ton, and every man, woman and
child who went away from that room
felt better, nobler, more patriotic for
having been there,
May such occasions be often repeat
ed, aud the peace and happiness Of
this country will be secured, and its
destiny determined for all time to
cone.
20. 900 APPLE TRIES.
Having recently come into posses.
sion of 20, 600 apple trees on unusually
In yOrai,le terms I am Drenared IN off,