Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-02-26
SCHOOL CELEBRATION.
Wsshington's birthday fitttnriy and
fasriesseaiiy Csmmemerased at
schsei Building No s.

ner building Of the city. Miss Ella Nc
Donsld. principal. INDUCED In becoming
exercises In commemoration Of Washing.
tons birthday Monday afternoon. The
beautiful flag presented TO the building
st its dedication waved from the flag
stsf. while all the rooms were tsstefully
decorated.
Grade 8. Miss Eta Mcdonald, princi>
pal. had the following programme:
Sopg-America. school, Biography OF
Washington. Amelia Wager; Song
While the Days are Going By. school;
recitstiou-- WashIngton's Merits, Willie
Carl; soug--Tbe Star Spangled Banner"
school: Wsshingtons Inauguration.
Bertha Williams: sopg-The Red. White
and Blue, school: select reading. Willie
Hartman; song-I Love the Merry SUM-
shine, school: recitation-Fsrewell. MAY
L.rkin; soug-My Native Land. school;
reading--Life OF Washington. Mary
Freeman: song-Work, the Time IL
Fleeing. school
The exercises OF the seventh grade.
Marie 5. Kenworthy. teacher. we're as
follows: i
Singing; ecitaiion-Februsry %. Jes-
sic Roberts; reading-A Story Of the
Youth OF Washington, Lulu Koch; read
ing Washlngton's Studies. Msble Dodge;
resding-washiDgton Life at Home.
Gertie Larson: recitation Washington,
Isabelle McConochie; readings-Anec-
dotes Of Mt. Vernon, Grace Hamilton !:
A Reception Given 10 Honor OF Geo.
Washington, Natalie Mir6eld: Rules Of
Washington, Margaret Munger; Wash
ington, Willie Tegeler: The History OF
Washington, May Lynch; Mementoes Of
Washington, Natalie Murphy; A Loag
Ride. Lizzie Kennedy; George Washing
ton, Eta Williams; recitation The
Star OF the West, Nellie Brennan;
resding-Maxlms Of Washington, Aida
Hodgdon; singing.
The programme 10 Miss Kane's room
grade 8, was:
Opening song--Amorica, school; Biog.
rsphy Of Washington. Nettie Koch; song
The golden rule, school; Paul Revere's
Ride. ten girls; song-We Love the
Sparkling Water. school, Childhood Days
Of Washington, Myrtle Sears. Alice Akin
son; song-The Star Spaugled Banner.
school; rsciiation-0ur Flag. school;
sopg-0rigin Of Yankee Doodle, school:
His High Mightiness, Fred Keator; song
Il Love the Merry Sunshine. school;
Eulogy OF Washington, Made Williams;
sonR-Good Night, school.
The programme Of the ntIh grade
taught by Mrs ListoD, included:
Opening song Time IL Passing.
school; Biography Of Washington. Eunice
Stephens; recitation-February twenty
second, Louie Reaugh; An Ode 10 Wash.
ington, Ella Gillin. song-kind TO All
aud True % Thee, school. recitation--I
Love Washington, Luells Sioddard, ,
Selection From Life OF Washington.
Robert Atkinson: song-We Come With
Gladness. school; recitation-I Want to
be Like Washington, Harry Larkin: A
Tribute 20 Washington. julia Hartmann:
A Story About Young Washington,
Harry Hamilton; soog-Cp and Doing.
school. recitstion-Litile Mable, school;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Mary McCon-
ochie; esssy-G sorge Washington. Eva
Lsrkin; tong-America, school
Miss Crawford's room, grade 4. had
these exercises
Essay-Wsshington, Frankie Carl.
Life Of Washington. VIII Ohge: Wash
ington's Birthday. Aggie Merk; song
Red. White and Blue; essay-Wsshibg~
ton, Grace Carl; recitation-The Star OF
the West Katie Brennan; Biography OF
Washington. Will Atkinson; select read
Ing. Harry Thomas; Robes Celebration.
Robert Smith; Washington
Did Not Allow Swearing. Ethel Archer;
song-Americs.
Miss Mary Murphy's pupils in the .hird
grade entertained their friends as follows
Sope-Americs, school; recitation
Our Policy Is Peace, Mamie Cary. recita.
tiou-From Washington 10 Harrison.
Mamie Ferry; recitation George Wash
ington was Brave and Bold. Henry
Stssch; recitaiion--I did it Father. /
Cannot Tell q Lie. Jennie Undertake
song-MerTy Sunshine. school; recitation
Only Baby Fair and Small, Netiie
McConocbie; recitation-This is Our
Flsg. Rosa Cramer; recitation-The |
Birthday Of Washington. John Merk
recitation-For Her TO Live, For Her to |
Die, Gertie Reaugb; song-Columbia, |
school; recitation-To Find Another |
Washington. Maggie McCouoohie; read |
ing-Washington's Uniform and Other
Relics In the Patent Office at Washing
ton, Axel Samuelson; recitation-Song Of
the Union, Agnes Brennan; recitation
No Scbool Today. Minnie Beck; song
Flag OF Our Country Brave, school; rec
itation-When General Washington was
Young, Earl Leslie; recitstion-George
Washington, Mary Frohboese; reading
His High hightiness, Harry Terry; reel
tstion-Great Grandma Remembers
Washington, Carrie Weigand; recitation
Our Washington, Bessie Mirdeld; reel.
tstion Not all Of Us Can be as Great,
Tommy Atkinson; Washing
ton did Nothing by Halves. Carrie Glen,
ents: recitation Washington. Mabel
sprague; recitation-First in War and
First In Peace, Carrie Larson; recitation
Our Flag. Alpha Story; recitation
What Washington was by Nature, Char
lie Smith.
The first aud second grades, taught by
Misses Peetz and German. carried out the
following programme:
song-Americs, school; The Birthday
OF Washington. Victor Merk, Great
Grandmamma aud l. Margaret Frey; No
School Today. Charlie Samuelson; rec'ta-
tion-by first grade; Our Washington.
Ada Smith; George Washington Is me,
Harry Lsrkin; song-Flag Of Our Coun,
Try Brave; Love Washington. Luells
stoddard: recitation by Mabel Dsven.
port; First In War, First In Peace. Albert
Lundy; recitation by FIRST grade: song
Columbia. second grade; reading by the
teacher.