Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-02-23
MADE THE MODEL.
Washington the American Ideal
of School Pupils.
HIS BIRTHDAY COMMUNICATED.


Father of His Country Honored in Essay
Defamation. Story and song-The Pro-
grammes.
Pursuant to patriotic custom, Wssh-
ington's birthday anniversary WAS fitting
" commemorsted fn the Rock Islau pub
lie schools yesterday.
Building No. 1.
The primary room of Building No. l,
taught by Miss Z Freeman, participated
in short patriotic programme. En-
blens suiting the day adorned the room.
The exercises included:
Song. America; The Liberty Bell,
Washingtoh's Idea Of Swearing, This
Noble Nation, Twelve Maxims of WASH
ington; Short Sketch of Washingtons
Lite; Tribute to Washington, Our Flag,
Salute to the Flag.
Second and third grades. Miss Mary 1.
Yates, tescher-Cslistheni drill, school;
song, America, school; recitation Why
we Celebrate, Carl Francis; Quotation,
school; biography. thirty pupils song,
Always Speak the Truth, school; Incl
dents in the Life Of Washington, Herbert
Bowman; recitation, The Battle OF Trens
ton, Cora McKown; recitation, Charles
Strupp; song, Happy Children, school;
recitation, Marx Harder; Ratchet song,
school; recitation, The Mother Of Our
Country, Ollie Bertisux; dialogue, Our
Flag, Harry Repine and school; song,
| Good Night, school. The room was
prettily decorated for the occasion The
other rooms Of the building will celebrate
Friday.
Seoond Grade. Miss Achssh Crane,
Tescher-Song, America, by the school;
recitation, Wsshington's Monument,
Edith Richardson, Vinie Etzel, Josie
Carlson, Emma Lindstrom, Ella Wood.
Minnie Schnert, Lille Stultz, Maggie
Peterson, May Witch, Title Irwin;
recitation, The Truthful Boy, KinvOn
Moore; recitation, Don't Tell . Lie.
school; Always Speak the Truth, school
Acrostic Washington, Harry Yesger,
Henry Bowers, John Stewart, Eddie
Coyne, Fred Mellow, Frank Themss,
John Surmsn, Frank Heithrant, Willie
! Perve, Bonnie Blocklinger; exercise, CAL
isthenics, school; song. We Love Oar
Country, school, recitation, The Ameri-
can Flag, Edna Alter, Lors Stul,z, Fl)r
ence Huller; Salute to the Flag school;
song. Three Cheers for the Red White
and Blue by the school.
Building No. 3,
A! Blu ldiug No. 5. Nj Sarah john
son principal, the exercises were exceed-
ingly entertaining and patriotic, Miss
Hattie Kinner, of the Eighth grade, con-
Quoting them. The m1Iu hall, where
they were he'd. was crowded. The
characters ot George Washington. Uncle
Sam and the G I'd less of Liberty were
properly costunsd, the programme
being as follows:
Washington. song by school; address
of welcome, Samuel Kennedy; MarchIul.
Through Georgia, song By sch oOl; George
Washington, Ruth JAmerson; Wa hing
tons Day, X ttie Edwards; Story ot
America. Ada Ammsrmtn; Birthday of
Washington, james Mirfield, John Froh
ooes, Joseph Csrnes; Ger Oar School
House the Old Flag Is Floating, Annie
Kane; l Would Tell of Washington, Ger
tie Steemsn. Hattie Henrichsen, E Ia
Henrichsen; Hurrsh for General W4su-
ington, Edna FREY, Lulu Kusack Lulu
Boyer, Bessie Close. Agnes Kelley; Bat
lie Cry Of Freedom, song by sc0Oo';
Washington's Life, Maggie Kellev. An
ME L4rkin, Hattie O'clock; Oar Heroes,
Annie Lsrkin.
A Revolutionary Slcry; Theo Frey,
Rosie Meenau, Matte Stegman, Ma-gareI
Frey; Crossing the Delaware, Halle
Eberhsrt; the National Flag, Florence
Chamberlain; Flag OF the Free, song by
school; The Boys we Need, Harry Lar
kin; Our Heroes, John Owens; L fe of
Washington, Jessie Harrington; Tho Old
Flag Forever. Edith Quayle; Battle Hymn
of the Republic. song by school; 4 Hail
the Land of Liberty, Nsno Nornnl,e
Mamie Cary. Carrie Clement, N+tle
McConochie; February Twenty second
Joe Swsyne; Seven cen Hundred and
Thirty two. Mary McCunnchie, Julis
Hartman; Seventeen Hundred and Sew
lenty five, Lizzie Z Nv ards; Revoluti onarY
Tea, song, eighth grade; Indspen denc.
Bell, Annie McNesl; Goddess Liberty
Eunice Stephens; Uocle Sam. Frank
Means; Uncle S.m. song. BIZ school
Thirteen States, Eighth grade; Ljner J
and Uncle Sam, EunIce Stephens and
Frank Means; George Washington,
George Porter; Tribu es 20 tue Memory
of Washington. Josie MlrfisId, Minnie
Schneider, Dacie Myers. Florence Tat
uer, Katie Hart; Bells Of Mt. Vernon ere
Ringing To-day, Agnes Brennan: Way
the Bells Ring, Ella Gillep; Nit. V'ruon
Bells, song By schCo; closing I'd iErss,
Hattie Keuntr; Am.ric-, soug bY scnn.l
building No. 6.
At building Ne Miss Anna Ki,spat
rick, principal, the pupils assemble IN
the auditorium, the programme being
carried out as follows;
Song, America, schoo'; recitation,
George Washington Charley Alo nv AN
ME Behren-, Harry Guthormp4on. Annie
LindhOrst; music, sutoD.rp duet, hsud
Liscom, Flora Duusviu; recltations. Bob
bic. Celebrated WashingtOn's Birthday
J,owrie Casteel; Couriship Of Larry