Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-21
PATRIOTIC PUPILS.
FittiDgly Remembering the Father
of Their Country.
THE WASHINGTON ANNIVERSARY.
The Exercises in some OF the city
School Buildings Yesterday
Told in story and Song.

1t has been a custom. long and we'll
observed BY the public schools of Rock
Island to honor in fittingly patriotic
manner the birthday of the father of ma
tional liberty, George Washington. Yes
terday was designated as the day in
most of the schools this year the
real anniversary coming on Sunday.
Some of the exercises however will be
held Monday. The ARGUS has secured
the complete prog ammes carried out
yesterday but space will not permit the
use OF all in one issue. Therefore some
of them are necessarily reserv ed for Mon
days paper.
BUILDING NO. 1.
At Building No. l, L. G. Dougherty,
principal, the following programme was
carried out, grades 6 and 2. taught, BY
Misses Julia NJ. Anderson and Hattie E.
Henderson. respectively. uniting:
Song, Star Spsngled Banner, By school;
welcome address, Lille Etzel; recitation.
Roderick S.. Clair; Our Monument, built
by 80 pupils; song, Red, White and Blue,
by school; recitation, Washington, BY
Daisy S;rupp; recitation. Good Old DAYS,
by Peter Antony; song, Never the Wine
Cup for Me, Emma Schafer; reading, The
Gray Swan, by Jennie Coyne; song. My
Native Land, by school; Martha Wash
ington's Tea Party. with Martha Wash
ington represented. by Lizzie Bladel; Mrs.
Adams, by Nellie Hudson; Mrs. Clinton,
BY Josie Fischer; Mrs. Hamilton, by Luz
Gle Frysinger; Mrs. jefferson, by Grace
Knowlton; song. Rest We Now From La
of February. by Winnie Ostrom; Oar
Leader, Uncle Sam represented, by Rod
erick ST. Clair; Liberty, by Katie Cole
man; George Washington, by Willie
Bracket; Thirteen Colonies, by Is pupils;
recitation, Ours, by Agnes Gilmore; song
America, by school; song. Good Night, by
school,
The room was tastefully decorated
with flags and bunting.
Fourth and Third Grades-The classes
taught by Misses Anna Bennett and s.
B. Hitler joined in the following pro-
gremme;
Song, Red. White and Blue, By school;
recitation. Battles of the War, Laura
NARROW; The Little Girls Letter, Bessie
Reddig; To Be Like Washington, CLARK
Swanson; Twenty second of February,
Alfred Anderson; Falling Snow, Hattie
Petit; Bell of Mt. Vernon, Lulu Parker
Minnie Alters; Do Your Best, S ena
Volk; song, Our Flag, by the school;
The Brook, Gus Frodell; Give Us g
Chance, Frank Lindstrom; Washington
a Hero. Anna Shulty, Essie Ellis; Little
Stars, Mable Weinburger; Perseverance,
Eddie Hendricks; song, The Little
Ratchet. by school; Washington. Willie
Gardner; Little Soldiers, James Huntley;
Washington, Alpha Robb: Our Flag,
recitation, by school: The Village Black
smith, recitation, by school; The Little
Birds, Richard Ruch; song, America, by
school.
Grades 2 are taught by Misses De Santo
and Long. The rooms were decor
ated with flags and evergreens. In the
front arose from the platform bank of
flags and evergreens, to the left of which
could be seen, reposing on an easel q hand
some engraving of Washington. sppro.
priately draped with tagging. and a. the
back OF the room, on black back ground,
the word Washington in yellow chrysan.
themums. The boards were decorated
with colored drawings among which was
the Bartholdi statue and other sppro
PIRATE designs, The following programme
was we'll executed:
Precious Jewels, school; The Light
house, Frank Bruner; Brave and True,
Arthur FISHERMAN; Memory Gem, school;
Of Have You Heard the Story Told. Lulu
Alters; song, Blue Eyes. school; Speak
the Truth, Mary SCHNEIDER, Suppose. Ed
ma Downing; Dicky and Dolly, Fred
Toenniges; The Good old Day, Gaspard
Copqueror; Do You Know How Many
Stars, G. Downing; Washington Aud the
Ratchet, Theo. Coyne; silly Bell, Martha
Zismer; Lullaby. Josie Whistler; Never
Say Fail, Allison Conqueror; Two Small
Feet, Grant Zimmerman; Washington
Day, John Coyne; IT'S Better to be Good
Than Great. Clara Atkinson; song, Geo.
Washington, school; Little by Little,
isabelle SOullel, It HsL III IcdCeI auDh
Swanson; Seven Little Boys in dialogue
Washington, Freddie Toenniges; Baby
Bee, Violet Atkinson; song, America
school; Lines. ky Thurman; Memory
Gem, echool In the Land of Nod. Theo.
Coyne; Our Flag, Lilly Ganahl; Chatter
box, Nellie Peterson; song. Goodnight,
school.
Each teachher wore badge of red,
white and blue ribbon.
The First Primary Room-Miss Emily
Freeman teacher, was decorated with
flags. portraits of Washington, ststre Of
liberty, Ratchet and other: emblems suit
able for the occasion. A short pro-
gramme of recitstions and songs was
participated in by the children.
BUILDING NO. 3.
The exercises were given in the baby
room over which Miss Muse presides