Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-10-22
OUR SCHOOLS
Honored in Their Splendid Gel
ebration of Columbus Day.
The Parade Was the Prettiest Ever
Seen in the City.
Ysyaq America Possessed the Tows and Hew
We Esioysd n.
All honor to oar yablic schools.

Al ttGfDf 10 our pnDiie ffHpot5'
The seheol children solved the problem
Of how % aitingly eelenase Columbus Day
In Augusta.
Whatever may BE- said Of apathy regard
inz the proper celebration Of the tooth
Anniversary Of the discovery Of the new
World by citizens Of augusta, one fact was
clearly demonstrated Friday the schools Of
the city nader the direction Of the able
rorps Of teachers and the encouragement
ere,litabls to tbemselTe. and To the city.
The programmes announced In the J1tss-
az we're carried out 10 the most fitting ami
eomplet. manner. There wa. nothing To
criticize and everything 10 commend. In
no way could the accumulated results Of
the civilization Of the past four hundred
ysars 10 this country, the doors Of which
rers opened by Columbus, have
been more appropriately commemorated
than b. the exercises in our schools on Fri
day, The exercises were Of such high
order the several parts showed such matn-
rity and originality Of thought on the part
d pppiIs comparatively Young in years that
they made forcble impression of the rapid
advance in school methods and Advantage
made during even few years.
Columbus could believe that the earth
va. round but hal he seen the vision Of the
possibilities Of the common schools Of today
he would have been more bewildered than
had he realized the tabled mountains of
gem. and fountains Of perennial youth.
The exercises at the Cony High School
hogan at ten O'Clock in the forenoon and
large attendance and among those presen,
we're Rev. Mr.. Wyman, Capt. c. T.. Nash,
Coz. " & Cboate and DR.. Harris of the
school board, and Judge Hall.
Following is the programme
VOLUNTARY. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ellen : lyon
Responsive Reading,
issfds Prayer.
Mu.lc by tie school Hymn FOR Forcftthrr'. bay
gsadiaa ef frssident's aud ',Uy.fnof's Pro
carnations. tbas White aud Justin wellman
Address Pilgrim Father. has. y Nalfntlhr
8"so- go ''--'' 'eart
E.say-Age 81 columbus. Francs Is Lapl,am
Thn, Days ia the Life Of Columbus. ..-,.....
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our silver King
ibfation-Fr0gTr-. 81 M. Nation. ..-.. .....
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Recitation The First 10 ''rcct to'nmbas..,..
....+-...-.s- .ss.st..'. ..... Nande y ahhf'"N
aHac- fhe Star SpaBFea Banner
Add- wers- aud Lizzie " Downing
Es.ay- Tt. treat Noyage...-.... Arthur II Mason
4 II
husir. '...'---..- Amrrieh
Al who took part in the exercises deserve
special mention, for each and all possesse,
special features OF merit
The address by Charlie +. Valentine was
a production in which original thought was
presented in clear, pleasing style. Mr..
Vsientne has an excellent voice for deig
cry ani good address. Tn" essay Of Fran
eos g. l.apham was excellcntIy written, one
Of the best productions of the day. The
defamation by Benedict +. Maher was one
Of the most interesting parts of thr exer-
cise. The Grafton by Charles :. Pettengll
VT. an effort beyond what would he es.
pected of a student of his age.
Mauir = Andrews has Evolutionary abil-
ity Of a marked order, aud in this respect
her recitation was far beyond the average
efforts of school girl The ESSAY of Ar
thur H. Mason was scholarly AMI polished.
worthy a more mntured writer. The poem
Of the day was An original one by VIM. IL
Holmes, lr.. who has an unmistakable tai
ent in this direction. All the musical parts
of the programme were rendered finely
pecially the singing of the Star Spangle
Banner by Addie +. Weeks and Lizzie NJ
Downing the school joining in the chorus.
When it Ia considered that the teachers
adhere closely TO their method of correct
ing the written parts bat little and IN no
ease changing the thought the exercises yes
terday were most highly creditable to the
participants.
The committe On decoration of the room
surpassed lll former Efforts of this kind
pver the PLAT form was an old picture OF
Columbus abont which was drapcd the
spanish t'ag and the entire room wore ga
Ia day appearance in Amer ican tlags, hunt
ing and beautiful autumn leaves
Flag Raising in the Williams District
Prof Lewis, master of the Williams Dis