Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-30
Memorial Day Remembered
in the Schools.
Commemorative and Patriotic
Exercises Yesterday.
Some of the Smart Acts of Bright
Youngsters.
The Schools which Observed the Day.
The Programmes aud Their Inter
if esting Features.

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speciality of patriotic exercises yester-
day in honor of Memorial Day.
On the blackboard in each room was
drawn some symbolic design in colored
crayon, the Interpretation OF which oc-
cupied the children for time.
The Herald school reporter visited
the school yesterday, and the children
in each room explained the designs
for his benefit. The first room visited
was that Of the first grade. under the
charge of Miss Anna M Griswold. The
design was the representation of a large
globe, upon which stood Uncle Sam.
At his feet was group of thirty-eight
stars, one of them particularly large
one, while six more were falling
through the air, and Uncle Sam
stood with his hand in his pocket as if
drawing out more stars to scatter. The
s little ones told the reporter the stars
were states, that the six falling stars
were North and South Dakota, Montana,
Wyoming, Idaho and Washington; that
Uncle Sam was the United States; that
he had more stars in his pockets which
were called territories, and that these
were not states because they had not
enough men, and that the large star
was California, and was made yellow be-
cause it had golden fruit and gold in the
mines. A curly-headed little lad told
in an animated way the story of Uncle
Sam, and said thatin the picture he had
his hand in his pocket to see if Arizona
and Utah were large enough to be taken
out yet.
Miss N. j. Miller's classroom had
design consisting of an eagle standing
upon rock and scattering stars. The
rock bore the legend "Our Union, and
the same group. OF six stars was sepa-
rated from the thirty-eight others. One
youngster stated that the eagle was
chosen because it liked to be free. The
emblematic character of the stars was
also explained as before.
Miss Ida McCormick's class had sea
scene as its design. A large ship, laden
with stars representing the United
States, the idea being suggested by
Longfellow's Launching of the Ship.
Six stars were falling into the ship, as
though being discharged from cannon
aboard small schooner at distance.
After the explanation of the stars, and
the other objects in the design, the class
joined In reciting part of Longfellow's
beautiful poem appropriate to the de-
sign.
A locomotive, with its tender full of
stars, was the design in Miss Helen o.
Anderson,s room. The locomotive was
numbered 91, the tender A. The. in
formation was furnished by the children
that locomotive was chosen because it
was powerful; that as coal feeds the
locomotive, so the states give the Union
its strength; that the engineer is Har-
rison (?) and the fireman Uncle Sam.
An immense spread eagle adorned the
board in Mrs. TROOPS room. Asked
what the eagle was for, one little chap
was OF the opinion that it was to talk
about. The stars for states were ex
planned as before, and some additional
information furnished about the bird of
freedom.
Five maps OF the new states, with the
representation of pair OF shears cutting
Dakota in two, and the entire group sur
mounted with beautiful flag, formed
the design in Mrs. Albertina Smiths
room. The children gave history of
the American flag from 1777 to recent
date, told how the design for tteffag
was suggested by the old East India
flag, and when it was raised.
The seventh grade class, under Miss
Augusta Root, had a very beautiful de-
sign, consisting of a bay upon either side
of which rose mountain peaks, while a
star was rising out OF the sea in the far
background. In the foreground cannon
was firing group of six stars into a
heap at the base of the mountains. The
scholars had various ideas as to the
meaning of the design, principally con-
nected with the rising star. The other
parts Of the design were explained more
in detail than in the lower rooms, but to
the same effect.
The last room visited had design
consisting OF figure of cherub, blow
ing trumpet and scattering stars, hav-
ing the same general meaning as the
other designs.
sPRING-sTREET SCHOOL.
The literary societies in the classes of
the Misses Edith and Eleanor Joy at the
Spring-street school yesterday united
in giving an exceptionally fine pro-
gramme, in view of Memorial day. Miss
Eleanor joys pupils took Memorial day
as their inspirations the other society
chose the twin subjects, Mother and
ElOIn6. llS ufSb Pdtb lilCludCi q uuCly-
executed piano solo by George Dunham;
an essay, Origin of the Observance OF
Memorial Day, by Lewis Conkling; Dec
Grafton Hymn, by trio, with a chorus
by the class and that old-time but nev-
er threadbare recitation, The Blue and
the Gray, by Loula Harris Kate Dunn
gave Foes United in Death, and Ed
mund North performed piano solo.
Tenting on the Old Camp Ground, by a
duet, and chorus by the class, was as
much appreciated as though it had new
er before been heard; Jessie Macarthur
did full Justice to the Ode to the Brave,
and Asa Adams delivered The Bivouac
OF the Dead in first-rate shape. Emma
Muikey came forward for a piano solo,
and the entire class joined in the Bat
tie Hymn of the Republic. The Sol
dier's Reprieve. pathetic hit, followed
from Ella CORN, and the Vacant Chair
called out the vocal powers of the entire
class again. Isaac Levy told the story
of The Pride OF Battery B, and little Ed
die Baxter spoke of the Union of Blue
and Grey. A piano solo by Cylos Duns-
moor and the American Hymn by the
class closed the first part OF the pro-
gramme.
Miss Edith joys pupils acquitted
themselves Of long and excellent pro-
gramme. A programme so long in fact,
that no special mention can be made
of the special features, five may except