Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-19
A RIG CELEBRATION.

The arrangements for the exercises by ae school children to be given on the reen Columbus day have been pretty well ompleted. A stand is to be erected near he liberty pole facing Elm street. The york will be done by George M. Grant, the builder, free of charge, and it will be no eet wide by 300 feet long. On the stand will be the teachers, the band, the board ,f education, his honor the mayor and others. The children from the various l schools of the city will be arranged on the l ground in front of the stand according to their respective schools, ss follows, com- menoing from the end of the stand toward Church street: Paroohial, Wooster, Ham ilton, Eaton, Woolsey, Lowell, High, Win chester, Dwight, Webster, Washington, Rosette, Welch. The scholars will march in and take their positions in their respect i've places, which will be marked of with ropes and stakes as follows: From the St. Johns parochisl, Wooster, Hamilton; from the Elm and Church street corner of the green. Eaton, Woolsey, Lowell; from the Elm and Temple street corner of the green, Dwight, Winchester, High; from the walk in front of Center church, Welch, Rosette, Washington and Webster. Thus all the schools are arranged according to we'll planned system, avoiding all confusion or delay.
 The board of education yesterday re- ceived the caps, flags and bunting which will be used in the celebration and the ar ticles were distributed to the several os &ha oi% forms to be used by cadets, one company of which will escort each of the grammar schools.
 Among the contributions for the parade are 400 yards of bunting each from Wm. Nicely & Co.,, F. M Brown & Go. and Howe & Stetson; 1900 flags from Cheney Bros., and 15 eilk banners from Even Mo Intyre & Go. These banners are to be used for indicating each grammar school in the parade and are to be lettered in gilt by George Twitchell. The New Haven Window Shade company are to contribute the stakes and printed cords to be used in indicating the several schools on the green.
 offered to allow them to remain for the use of the parade, but the school authori- ties do not feel like contracting the ex- pense of re-decoratinR them. The deco rators offered to re-decorate the arches for $10O each, but there was no money availa- ble for the purpose. The decorators did not dare to allow the flags and bunting to remain, for the first night after the Colum- bus parade they claim to have lost $10O worth of flags and bunting that was stolen. It has been suggested that the arches could be decorated with evergreen and bunting at slight expense, if some one would vol unteer to take charge of 1t. The sum of $100 has been contributed toward the outlay for the parade assumed by the school principals, including a donation of $10 from Rev. Father Russell. There is still lacking about $500. Morris F. Tyler, N. D. Sperry aud J. D. Plunkett have been invited to make short speeches on the green. MT. Plunkett has declined as he hes not time to make the preparation.
 Mayor Sargent will keep the green clea, with a police guard while the various schools are taking their places for the exercises.
 The following is the official program for the musical and literary exercises. EXERCISES AT THE SCHOOLS. In accordance with official program. To com | mence at o'clock and close promptly at 10. MARCH TO THE GREEN. luo SCuOOlS WILL tO Iuo SI0ou tue direction of their respective principals, the girls keeping the sidewalks. l The schools will enter their respective lines or the green in columns of fours, cadet companies on the right, and must all be in position at 10:45 The schools will approach the green througt | the following streets: l Parochial schools, West side of Church. Wooster school, South side of Court. Hamilton school, North side of CouIt. Eaton school, South side Elm. Woolsey school, North side of Elm. Lowell school, West side of Church. l High school, North side of Elm. Winchester school, South side of Elm. Dwight school West side of College. l Webster school, East side of College. l Washington school, West side of Temple. Rosette school, Center of Temple
 Wech school, East of Temple. EXERCISES AT THE GREEN.
 The exercises at the green will commence at | o'clock a. m. sharp, and close promptly at 11:30 as follows:
 l Song-sMy Country, 'tis of Thee''
 sal1ting the flag Signal from Superintendent
 Bong-"Red White and Bue.' 1 AddressnMorEis Tyler; l Song-"Dear Native Land." l Address-Hon. N. D. Sperry. l Song-"Star Spangled Banner"
 Benediction-hev. John E. Russell. | nies will reform for a short parade and reviev | by his honor the mayor under escort of the @; A | ars not connected with the military companie l will be dismissed.
 l ROUTE OF MARCH.
 Up Elm to Howe, through Howe to George down George to Church, through Church to Elm up Elm to Temple, into Temple and dismiss.
 Marshal-General O. B. Foster. | Commander of Second battalion-H W .Loomi. | Commander of Third Boott inson.
 Commander of Fifth battalion-aeorge A 1 Booth.
 SIGNALS.
 The signal for attention will be white fla l waved by the conductor When this signal ly come to order, cease talking and be ready l sing As signal for the chorus to commenc singing the conductor will raise both hands, To l lowed immediately by the first beat Of the bato1 Let scholars be carefully drilled to sing with the
 first beat The ceremony of saluting the fla
 will be led by Superintendent Curtis, and wi | take place at the close of the opening song. l DIRECTIONS PERTAINING TO MUs1o l Pupils will practice only the choruses of th l five selections to be sung, committing the word
 to memory and leaving the songs at school, S
 each scholar may give undivided attention to th
 conductors baton.
 SOLOS AND TRIos.
 The solos of each piece will be sung by the Sa
 atoga Boys club; the duets will be by the youn ladies of the high school, assisted by the Boy l PRELUDE MEASURES BY THE BAND.
 In order that all may know when the singiD
 commences the band will play before each piec
 as follows:
 Flag of the Free, sixteen measures. Red, White and Blue, sixteen measures. Star Spangled Banner, nine measures.
 Dear Native Land, eight measures. ! My Country, Iris Of Thee, six measures.
 No band interlude between verses; sing wit
 VERSES TO BE SUNG.
 "The Flag of the Free," "Dear Native Land,
 and "My Country, 'tis of Thee," to bel sung el
 tire. "Red White and Blue" and "Star Spangle
 Banner" the first and last verse of each piece. HOW TO SUNG. All the choruses to be sung in unison, exceI
 the first two verses of "My Country, 'tis of Thee T-those to be sung in harmony as follows: Boy
 of the High school and of Rooms 2, 6, 9, 10 il an l IF, alto or bass they may elect. Girls of sam
 below Room 2, soprano.
 | FLAa-wAvING AND HURRAHs.
 "Hurrah" by scholars in red, white and blue
 to come on right beat of third and fifth meas
 ures, following Chip hip'' by conductor on lei l beat.
 On word 'wave" in "Star Spangled Banner
 all wave fags as indicated by motions of tn l conductor.
 Each pupil bring flag if possible.
 VETERAN ESCORTS.
 Admiral Foote post, No. F, A. D. sanborr l commander.
 Won steinwehr post, Mo- 7e D. Brandt, com l mander.
 To Move Into the City Hall.
 Mayor Sargent yesterday notified tn