The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-21
PATRIOrs DAY OBSERVED.
Interesting Washington Exercises in tn
Public Schools

Public Schools.
Washington birthday exercises took place in
all the various grades of the 7. T. Minor school
Friday afternoon. In the first grade the follow
ing pupils took part In the exercises: Ray
mond West, Joseph Skillings, Frances Reynolds,
Lawrence Purdy.
In the fourth grade the following pupils took
part: Grace Creenus, Emma wenzler, Mabel
Littlepage. Frank Brewer, Hilda Van Normann,
Dan keane, Laura HRmley, Walter Beckwith,
Willie Davis, Emily Burst, Bessie Brown, Jay
Massey.
In room 10 of the school the exercises were
conducted under the auspices OF the literary
society, and the following members took part:
Rosa Baker, Wycklif Thompson, Jesse Akin
son, Nettie holland, Myra smith, Waldo Smith,
Nettie Brown. Charming Prehard, Minnie
Ripley, George Brooks, Grace Clancy, Otis
Laubscher, Bessie Owenby, Abbie Forney, lone
Clark, May Thompson, George Lambert, May
Fuller, Wilbur Brown, Alice Peterson, Kate
siegel. Kate McMicken, Nettie Brown. George
Davis, Fanny Kingsbury, Ala Mays, Latty
Watts, Isabel Purdy.
The IONA Literary Society OF room also gave
an interesting programme. in which the follow
ing members took part: Willie Hawkins, Flor
ence Denny, Charles Scurry, Charles Armstrong,
Maurice Case, Ray Ward, Charles Lynch, Mollie
Calligan, Minnie Turner, Bessie Carkeek, Ella
King, Orange Jacobs Nellie FELTON,, Lena White,
Lillian Turner. Julia McClelland, Minda Graf.
The Diagnothian Literary Society held It'll
seventh regular meeting February 10 in room
7. T. Minor school. The officers elected were:
President, Miss Bessie Farnandis: vics presi-
dent, Merton Brewer; secretary, Robert Had
win; treasurer, Martha Onsun.
After the election of officers a very pleasing
programme was rendered by the second divis-
ion, in which the following persons took an ac-
tive part: Addie Waite, Olga Christ, George
Frederick, Matte Rock, John Blakeney. Agnes
Peterson, Ray Burt, Ethel Lake, Edith Cook,
Laura Cade, William Warner, Della Boyd, Lizzie
Rock, Edward Garrett, Bessie Farnandis
After the exercises were completed there was
debate in which Ella Alexander, Minnie
Woodward, Charles Dabney ana Bailey Lipesky
took part The question was aResolred, that
a woman's intellect equals that OF a mans"
The judges decided in favor of the affirmative.
Washington and Longfellow exercises took
place yesterday in Miss Beman's room, fourth
grade, South school. The following pupils took
part: Carrie Helens, Alfred Ayerst, Verna
Smith, Howard Pealer, Rose Fitzpatrick, Eva
Aldrich, Ida Paulson, Lena Way, Stella Pinyan.
The exercises closed by fancy marching in
which all the pupils in the room took part
In the seventh grade Of the South school the
exercises were markedly washingtonian in
character. Those who took part were: Rosa
Finnigan, Belle Taffe, Lizzie Davis, Edith
SHAPIRO, Henry Toeliner, Lorne Bane, Bertha
Young, 1sadore Singerman and Henry Phelps.
The regular weekly gathering OF the Alpha
Literary Society, which was held in room 10 OF
the Denny school last Tuesday, was the oc-
ossion of Q very enjoyable time. The following
members Of the society rendered a programme:
Henry Yandell, Leonard Richard, Clifton Gull
yer, Roy Bowen, Minnie Newman, Robert Bar
Der, Annie Myher, Herman Schoder, Albert
Mehner. Alberta Jones, Laura Wallace, Charles