Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-02-18
LINCOLN'S ANNIVERSARY.
Appropriately Observed by
the High School,
In the Presence of a Large and APP
preciative Audience.

Friday, the 18th inst, although not
as yet national holiday, was regarded
as such by the Napoleon Union High
School, in that, program of COM
memorative nature was rendered in
the presence of the school and many
patrons.
p! For occasions of this kind the high
school room is not lacking in space
or other accommodations. The apart
ment extends the entire length of the
building. At the north end is stage
ana fittings designed for Commence
ment, and up to 1887 utilized for
such. Since then the Rink has been
substituted and the stage has sunk in
to disuse, developing into white
elephant on the hands of the board Of
education--to such an extent that
there was strong talk of its removal.
But the excellent use to which it was
put last Friday speaks volumes in ia
vor OF letting it remain.
j Portraits of Washington, Lincoln and
others, draped with bunting of the
national colors, decorated the stage;
flags were suspended in graceful folds
in front and along the flies, while a
little to the rear were stacked guns in
bivouack style; flowers filled their inn
portant office-the whole forming a
bower of beauty for the performers,
at the same time retaininga patriotic
| effect emblematic of the times ia
which the great Lincoln won fame
as statesman, martyr, man, the lustre
} of which no character in ancient or
modern history has excelled in brill
liancy, and which can never be
dimm'd by time and the achievements
of succeeding generations.
This being the first elaborate enter
tainment of the high school for some
, time, it was with no little celerity and
interest that the invitations sent out
the,day previous were responded to.
The exercises were opened with
America" by the school, followed by
an invocation of Divine blessing by
Rev. Ballmer.
: All fthe selections of the program
that followed were of a very high or
der, Indicating careful selection and
thorough preparation.
Misses Amelia Groll, Alta McHenry,
and Mamie Rohrs furnished instru-
mental music, which, with songs by
the school, amply made up this part Of
the program.
Recitations rendered were: Lin
coins boyhood and early manhood"
Della Lightheiser; sour Lincoln's act
immortal" Frank Rose; "The Blue
! and the Grey" Ella Turk; "Lincoln'.
Oration," Arthur Harrison; "Why
should the spirit of mortal be proud"
Lulu Krause; Comparison of Lin
coin and Washington" Anna McIn-
| tosh; Tributes Lulu collars, VIM.
Crockett, and Robert Dittenhayer.
n These were received with delight,
especially the one by Miss Turk which
at times was accompanied with the pi-
ano, rendering it touching and pa
triotic to a degree never created by
] the most skilled modulations of the
voice alone.
Original productions were given by
Mary Myers, "Sayings of Lincoln, !,
and Henry Rohrs, Jr., "Lincoln at
: President Both these showed much
i research and thorough acquaintance
, with the minutae of the subjects or
which they treated.
The acme of interest rested on the
debate, (which is of the greatest i'm
/ portance to his country, the Warrior
j Statesman or Poet Lawson Meeker
Il Luther Donahey and Annie Stockman
i voiced the respective standpoints
Z The verdict of the judges was in favol
Of the poet.
That the exercises in every respect
!, were worthy of praise is testified by
u the amount bestowed by those whit
I ATTENDED. The sincere wish is that We
will be treated with more of lik,
mature in the near future.
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