The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-10-25
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The Discovery Of America APP
prOpriateIy Celebrated.
The Mcdowell School Held It's EXer-
cises Thursday Afternoon.
A Splendid OutpourIng of the People to
Witness the Celebration at the
Andrews school.

The spectacle presented 10y the
American people Friday IS surp@s' :
Ing!y eievatiug ana inspiring. W nle
tie magnificent dedication pageant
is in progress at Chicago, 5000, OUO
people, led by millions OF school
children III every city, hamlet and
CROSSROADS in the Nation, are &C.
operating in uniform program ap-
prOpriate to the day.
In response TO The spirit OF the
occasion, the public schools OF Co
! Iumbia have tor weeks been pre-
pairing for the day, and the success
! that has crowned their efforts is a
+ source Of congra,ula ion not only to
| the teachers and pupils, put to the
whole community. The hours APP
pointed were from 9 to 1880. Dur
| ing those hours the banks and other
| business houses OF the town Closed
their doors, aud the business men
with their wives and ctIluren Joined
| the procession, which began at an
! early hour to move toward the
| Andrews Building. In the great
crowd there assembled were people
OF every class and profession. With
| one or TWO exceptions all the schools
OF the town were there.
| A great stand had been erected in
u central part of the grounds AID the
audience WAS seated on benches III
| front of it. This stand, the building
itselr, and even the fences around
the grounds were urofusely decorated
| win the natioual cOlOrs, while the
red and yellow flag of Spain aud the
white and dark green cOiOrs OF Italy,
! lent their variety and beauty TO the
| scene. At O'clock, the Confederate
| Veterans assembled on the Square
! and IN trcned i'll body To the
| grounds. AT the gate they were
met by the color guard, composed OF
| bows uniformed In red, white and
blue, and escorted to their position
! The hundreds of school children,
most Il them Respondent i'll Coz
TUNES of stars and stripes, marched
out and formed in hollow square.
| Can't. r. d Smith read tne Presl-
! dents proclamation and commented
! on tie memories Of Lne day III al I'M
! presasVe way
The Tag was then run up by the
! veterans, and unfurled from the lofty
cupoIa of the school Duilding, end
WAS greeted with the military salute
by the pupils and old soldiers; after
which came the following pledge
| pronounced by the pupils in concert
! 1--WE pledge allegiance 20 our nag ana
| the Republic, for which II stands, one
nation indivisible, with liberty and
| Justice to all "
America was sung by the school
~ hich was led in thIs and the other
songs by Sheppard's band, md the
organ played by Miss Lena McClel-
| Ian.
Then came the invocation prayer
by Rev. F. B. Webb after which Mr.
john MOoreiwas introduced and reclt'
ed his beautiful poem, "Tennesseeans
to the Flag" The song, "CO!umbus
Day," was sung 10y the school ano
Master Haeter Harry Ericsson theI
recited superbly Tine Meaning ottht
Centuries.
Then Ujxie's Inspiring strains rams
our from nundTed5 of clear young
vo1ces to be followed by Mics Annie
Laurie Brazier's beautiful rendition o
the lode to Columbus."
EIr. L. p. Padgett was the las
speaker, and delivered the address o
the day with his usual felicity ant
force. The program was closed witt
Dixie" aud the star Spangled Ban
ner.r The audience was then IN
vited to visit the schOOl-rooms, which
were tasletuliy and appropriately
decorated.