The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-10
ARBoR AND COLUMBIA DAY.

The Lincoln, Carroiton, Hark, heiiogR,
Burton-in fact all the schools In the city,
held high holiday and had q joyous time
in their various programs and exercises.
Every building WAS adorned and beauti-
lied with specimens of writing, models in
paper, drawings and banners. Some ex-
prsssive notices greeted you in every
room. The flag hung in graceful folds
upon the walls, and plants uttered their
soft sweet language from every window.
Flowers send out their sweet smiles, and
the air fairly quivered with sensations OF
pleasure derived from the aromatic fra
GRANGE. The little children were rosy with
excitement aud wild to perform theii
parts. Sweet music beat and throboed
upon the air, and wave after wave rose
the diapason through" till one really
suffered with the pain of delight.
Children of Wichiias' -Four hundred
were arranged in bright and gorgeous at
tire aud mingled with the child of poverty
and misfortune in rendering TO the exer
cises their mite and pleasure, and duty
This occasion was one of pure democracy,
bringing all to a common mind and labor,
for the honoring of the discovery of this
land. The home of all nationalities, con-
ditions and color. Here was seen the tri-
umph of our school system in bringing to
the front brains instead of Drawn, mind
rather than fashion and display The
child in simple garments, aud unadorned,
paid It's tributes in language and in song,
IN design and even position--equas 10 tbs
more favored and richly dressed and favor
ed Our public schools level all distinc
ton save that of mental requirements, anC
originality of thought, and the genius o
endowment. After while when these
lads and lsssies shall be the nlen and wo-
men of the land and return &c
Wichita, or remain here, will nj
doubt recall the scenes of this day. and
mayhap, sit under the shade of the trees
they helped to plant in the campus of the
school where they received instruction.
Wichita will be to them the Peerless
Princess" OF their memory, for the golden
chain of sweet "reminiscences will be bright
with links reaching from the gathered
years about them to this occasion, whet
shey assisted in giving to Kansas place
in the worlds fair-where the peoples oil
the world may see and know what the
bright sunshine and the health-givine
winds of her prairies did and can do for
her sons and daughters.
On this occasion the pennies contributed
by the children of Kansas were swellec
into dollars-the dollars into handreds-
the hundreds into thousands, and mockin:
with gesture of defiance the beggarl,
spirit of her legislature say what oul
solons, and men in station, could do, we
their children, will do. and save to the ma
ton and the world the honor of Kansas.
Reports have been sent in of the exer
cises at McCormic. Emerson, Irving, Web
ster,t Cleveland and high school as fol
lows.
EMERSON SCHOOL
This school looked like fair; every de
sign in clay, paper and drawing was rep
resented in all the rooms. Literary exer
cises were in order and the girls and boy
were at their best, and all went merry anC
happyily to a complete finish of an excep
tionally good program. The buildidg wa
nicely and prettily decorated. The teach
ers were as busy as land agents at Guthrie
or Kingfisher during an opening" Man,
visitors were present at this school and al
expressed themselves highly pleased wit!
the way the occasion was conducted. Ap
propriate addresses were made by visitor
in several rooms
HIGH SCHOOL AND ARBoR DAY.
The following interesting program wa
rendered at the High School on Arbor Day
Special notice should be given to Mis-
Ross for her singing, Master Levy for hi
original poem, and Bert Sisson for nj
comic sermon.
song. .....:'...'..'.'. SSnoo
Oration-"Strongesti in America. -. .......
...............J John Parklngsoi
Janet, the Actress, 49,.
Clara Gehrinl
Dus. Solo. Nina Hal
Recitation-"He Bedott," ..........
Mabel Milliso
Mandolin Solo. .Albertina Bissaut
Instrumental Duet-"Poet and Peasant,
......... Lucy Guthrie, Joe kati
Essay-''The Turning of the DertIny o
Vocal Duet-"Teil Me Not A gain, ".......
Helen Bourmar
..'..''''..''''''' Bessie Broadwa.
Chorus Duet-"Alpine Storm" $500.
............ G Ei-tis Haye
Recitation-"An Antiquated Sermon" ..
........B urdin X. Sissol
Vocal Solo. ..........-.. .Moile nus
Original Poem. ........-... Herbert Lev
The school then adjourned to the campu
where the tree was planted by Charlie;
Lease with the following oration:
| christopher Columbusi What memo
ries come Jhronging at mention OF tina
name. Memories that 400 years have no
effaced aud countless cycles cannot oo
literate.
81 see the glittering fanes. the stated.
/ towers OF Palos fair, while rocking wit bin
the harbor at her feet lie the frail shallop
whose slender prows point to New
| Worlds unknown shore. near tn
| threats and frenzied weeping Of the mo-
| on shore: but calm, unmoved, Columbu
| stands: to him, these frail vessels, bear tn
| fortunes of mankind. He sees with yislol
clear his path across the watery NIL.
| He sees the sun rise aud set on far-of
| fairer lands, Beyond the broad unbrokeI
sea. across the dusky tracts of night.
new. a rich, a wondrous land unroIis 1t
| treasures to his raptured gaze. Sum
moned by omnific power be falters not
and baffiad curses fall on ears that hea
and heed them, never Every school chlIS
knows the story OF that voyage-the dan
gers OF the unknown sea, the long day
! and the longer nights, the anger and i'm
patience of the crew. and then the gloriou
/ sight of land, the realization OF
| LIES long dream. Again l see thos
yessels. anchored rock in Pslos bay; sgaii
the cry of the mighty multitude reuds th
air. not as once with jeers and curses, bu
/ now with shouts OF triumph, long AM
/ loud. The king and queen OK Spain, be
decked in royal magni1icence, stand wait
/ ing with outstreiched hands to bid th
wanderer welcome home see the dusk.
children OF the New World beariDi
| treasures and products of that strang
cline. I see the ses-brobzed. storm -tosse'
| sailors. and in their midst Columbus a
calm. unnoved amid the cheering
/ homage paying mob es erstwhile smi'
| .L..tr = "a az crrsinQ be .Hil-d Away