Evening journal., 1892-10-10
IN HONOR OF COLUMBUS
Second Day of the Celebration
in New York.
FULLY 10000 SCHOLARS PARADE.
The Educational Procession Grand Sue
cess-Girl scholars Lend Decorative As
sistance-The City Buried In Flags and
Bunting Juvenile Indians From the
Carlisle school In Line.

sistance-ihe city bufied IN rings anu |
Bunting Juvenile Indians From the
Carlisle school In Line.
lBy Telegraph to the Evening Journall
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-This was public
school day in the order of festivities of
New Yorks Columbian celebration. IL
was the second movement in the grand
symphony arranged for the occasion.
The prayers and religious exercises of Sat
urday and Sunday-participat in by all
creeds aud denominations-wer fitly fol-
lowed by an equally cosmopolitan dem
stration, Of the educational forces
which have given the new world its
strongest upward impetus.
Many Young Paraders.
Many regiments Of grammar school
boys, of New York and Brooklyn and
Long Island and Jersey City, each regi
ment at least 800 strong, marched with
swinging step and perfect alignment in
the parade today, every boy proudly car
rying the flag of his country They had
been preparing for the occasion for weeks
past, so that their discipline should be
complete.
In the second division came the pupils
of the parochial schools. academies and
colleges of the Catholic church in New
York and adjacent cities, over 5000
strong, each pupil also carrying the
national flag in connection with the EN-
blems and banners Of the churches and
academies 20 which they belong. After
them came the uniformed schools, and
last the students of maturer years, from
the different colleges of law, and medi-
cine. in engineering and the arts, about
4, 500 strong. In the third division was
medley composed Of numerous 'fn-
stitutes. It comprised Hebrew orphan
asylums, German, Italian aud French
institutions Of various characters in
termixed with trades schools business
colleges, military Institutes and
mechanics societies
Too Many Bands.
Altogether there were about 10000
scholars and students in the procession.
The din Of different bands was at times
, confusing and discordant in the extreme
r -unavoidably so from the large number
of bands and the small intervals OF
separation. Cappa's fine Seventh Regi.
3 ment band led with fifty pieces, but
, there were also seven other military
( bands, including the Twenty-sec0nd
1 Regiment band, all ranging from thirty
FIVE TO fifty pieces the band Of the
1 First New Jersey regiment, the navy
{ yard band, numerous private bands ant
r innumerable drum corps.
A shield OF Girls.
h The girl scholars were assigned IA
d appropriate and ornamental part in the
e proceedings Artistically grouped on
stand in the reservoir square at Fiftl
avenue and Forty-second street, wer
= nearly / 200 school girls each wearing
liberty cap, and costumed In red, whit
and blue. They so disposed themselve
! and their costumes as to present th
= effect of the American shield, with thre
= American flags artistically punched ol
y each side of it, The duttering, culver
Z ing motions Of the admirably y-arrangel
. bands of colors, as ZOO sweet girl voice
= sang the "Star Spangled Banner AM
= other patriotic songs, while their gallan
= boy fellow students tramped past wit
- quickened step and ringing cheers, mus
10 have left a lasting impression Of Oh
= Columbian school day celebration on th
= minds of thousands Of the rising gener
alton.
"a Juvenile Redskins in Line.
But the feature of the parade whic
6 perhaps attracted more attention tina
2 any other along the line, was the marc
ID of three hundred little Indian boys froI
3. the Carlisle, Pa. Indian industril
IN school, accompanied by their own ban
le of music These sturdy going warrior
re Of different tribes, who are fghtin
II way TO civilization. had been drille
10 and trained for exhibition in Chicago,
the Columbian opening ceremonies Their
ID The route of the procession was frol
D. the neighhorhood Of Fifth avenue az
lt 57th street, down Fifth avenue to 17t
ne street and Union Square, thence aroun
the square to l4th street, to Fifth avent
again and down that thorOughfare
Washington Square, west Fourth stree
and Broadway, at which points tn
OF signal to disband was given.
=, Fine Marching weather.
be It was a perfect day for brisk marching
m Bright sunshine and cool breezes had r
er placed lowering skies and the city look'
IT. its best All the numerous public stan'
ri, with the exception of few seats T
- served IN Madison Square were Tor IN
rs day only thrown open free. The immen
attendance Of strangers was a foreca
of what may be expected when the clint
Of the celebration is reached on Wedne
day.
er A platoon Of the "finest" headed Il
It's procession which was Timed to start
ol. 10 o'clock Following in carriages can
i. the committee Of arrangements, q
- school commissioners the president
"a the board Of education, the city superi
ne tendent Of public schools Mayor Gra
and other distinguished guests ~
mayor dropped out OF the procession
Washington Square and reviewed it fro
-. that point.
sN Three hundred and fifty Germa
ne American girls, handsomely costume
rec marched in line and sung patriotic airs
pty Decorations Galore.
@ .an As the decorations of the city a
r. proach completion they grow rapidly
effect. Expense has nowhere be
spared, but better even than LAWS
expenditure, is the general manifest
ric tion of good taste that prevails. Ia u
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