Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1892-11-03
A Columbus School Entertainment.

evening. Oct, Goth. The school-room was |
prettly decorated with hags and dog wood |
berries. As the first recitation gave it:
We've placed the Spanish Gag in view
Beside our loved red. W bite and blue.
lis right that We should thus display
These flags. on this Columbus Day.
The berries OF the dog-w God tree.
Ike those which flosted on the sea.
Shed forth warm and cheering ray.
Fit embems for Columbus Day"
The room was flled with an attentive |
audience who seemed to enjoy very much |
the following program:
Salute 10 the Flag, School |
One verse OF America
Psalm Of Life. treciiedl
Rec tatiop-"W elcome" A lice Msyo !
Reading Life and Voy ages OF Columbus
School !
Music -"Columbia, the gem of the Ocean"
School
lst History Class
Rectstiou The Flag, Jennie Raith. |
% History Class
Recitstlon-"Grest Discovery" Della Vessie.
Duet-"toumbus,
Grace Green. Alice Mayo
Poem Lessons OF Columbus Day,
Recitation" A. B c. OF History"
Recitation" Signal Flags. -Four pupils.
Dis ogue- Ferdie Nease. Geo. NJ ason.
Musc-''Star spangled Banner
Recitation" Doll Christopher
Delis Vessie.
Growth OF the Country. Five BOYS.
pialosue Poor Lesson" Five pupils.
Poem. Mrs. Msyo.
SINGING 'Americs." three verses
All of the parts by the pupils were well
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teacher, but the history classes deserve
especial mention. Ferdie Veasie and Geo
Mason of She lst class. gave excellent
recitation>, snd the "a class, composed OF
the smalle>, scholars in the school, some
OF them not five years old, answered cor
rectly fifty questions relating TO Columbus
and his voyages.
Mrs. Msyo's poem, by request. is for
wsrded with this report:
After Four Centuries.
Whist II Columbus. on the deep.
Sailing an unknown way,
Could, in 3 vision. then hsve seen
Whist we behold to-day
The numerous cities Of the land
With domes and spires crowned;
The countless. cultured acres. which
liz grain and fruit abound;
Like Moses, had he reached some height
And viewed the landscape Ger"
And seen the iron tracks ihs, cross
Tats land from shore 10 shore;
Had seen the network OF the wires
Which. Ike veil, o'erspreads
The face OF all the continent.
With inlermlugled threads;
Had seen the lights along the shore
Which show the sailors course;
Had known that electricity
And steam had come in force;
Had met, while watching for the land
With eager, earnest gaze,
An ocean-steamer large and grand,
Built In our modern Ways;
Had in his birds-eye view dlscerned
The regions OF the mines
The oil-well-. lakes, and rivers wide,
OF business life the signs;
Had numbered the inhabitants.
Till millions grew apace;
Viewed all the shipping in our ports,
From every cline and place
Noted the manufacturing towns
The manifold machines
With MI the labor-ssving work
Accomplished by their means;
Had seen the broad philanthropy
That proves itself BY deeds,
BY hospitals. s-y lums, homes
Prepared for human needs:
Counted our universities.
Our schools and works OF art;
our libraries o'er-stoeked with books,
Had of our maps part;
Had seen our legislative halls,
And come to understand
The system OF the government.
Thst rules to-day our land;
Had taken In his hand, the dsy
That land appeared in view.
paper OF October date,
OF eighteen ninety-two.
And read therein The Western world
Crowns with immortal fame
worthy man. hero grand.
Columbus Is his nsme,-
What tf.-ah. Is it natures law
That heroes always die
Unconscious their heroic deeds
Have placed their names 30 high,
IL ne hsd known,-we might have missed
His character 80 strong
The grand. grim courage he displayed,
His patience, suffering long.
His faith in God. and In himself,
And in his purpose true.
Which gave him strength to per.evere
In what be planned to do.
Truth. crushed TO earth. shall rise again.
Though poor. and held In chains.
Columbus eaeh revolving year
A higher place sttains.
Heroic men. heroic deeds
Have into history passed.
The record Of four centuries, still
Finds bis work unsurpassed.
The honors clustering round bis name
Reflect the purest rays,
Showing him worthy to receive
Respect and worldwide praise.