Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-04-27
Arbor Day at Comus.

Public school No. 2, district IL, at this
place, celebrated Arbor Day with the fol-
lowing program:
Arbor Day by the chorus, Miss Tysie John
son, musical director; Scripture lesson, by
the teacher; Chant LIST Psalm, by the chorus;
Quotations, by the school; Invocation song,
by the chorus Prayer; Reading of Gov.
Browns Proclamation, George A. Pearre;
Essay, Geo. A. Pearre; Reading letter from
State Superintendent, Miss M. b. johnson;
Blessing for the tree planter, Alice Cecil {;
Reliqua, Miss Holland and young pupils;
Tree pledge, Edna MAXWELL Arbor Day
march, by the chorus; Lilies forest trees,
Bessie Luhn; Arbor Day Queen, M. b. John
sou queen, France Wolfe, Alice Cecil, Yer
gle Maxwell, Edna Maxwell, George Hol.
land, Annie Holland, Ella and Daisy Cecil;
Address, Il. Cooke Harley; Dedication song,
by the chorus; Acrostic, Arbor Day, Misses
NJ. b. Johnson, Daisy Cecil, Eta Kinna,
Jessie Cecil, Esther Luhn, Mary Emmert,
Ella Cecil, George Holland and George
Cecil; Among the trees, X. Cooke Harley,
France Wolfe, Fred Jones, Annie Holland,
Bessie Luhn, Alice Cecil, Ella Cecil, Edna
Maxwell, Pearl johnson, Vergie Maxwell,
George Holland and Remington Cecil;
All hail the lestal morn, by the chorus;
Recitation, Bessie Luhn, Eta Kinna, Eddie
johnson, George Cecil, Jessie Cecil, Harry
Cecil, Chauncy Maxwell, Daisy Cecil, Geer.
gle Holland, Ella Cecil, Carl, Maurice and
Frank Maxwell and Esther Luhn; Recita'
ton, Lizzie Hodges, John A. Luhn, Mary
Emmert, Victor Emmert, Turner Thomp-
son, Roy Mainheart, Jennie Kinna, Esther
Luhn, J Jessie Cecil, Eta Kinna, WILDER EN-
inert and Vergie Maxwell; Roaming, by
the chorus; Curious and wonderful trees,
France Wolfe, Arthur johnson, John A.
Luhn, Lizzie Hodges, Harry Cecil, Bessie
Luhn, Charles Mainheart, Fred Jones, Nir-
gle Maxwell Edna Maxwell, Alice Cecil
Patriotic selection, vocal and recitation,
Misses NJ b. johnson, Bessie Luhn, France
Wolfe and Annie Holland The birch tree,
tune Aud Lang Syne, by the chorus.
Among the many and varied entertain
menJs given by this school under the man.
agement of Prof. A. q. Harley, the principal
for the last three years, none have excelled
this in pure worth. The intellectual char
acter of the exercises were of high order,
the parts were we'll taken and we'll filled.
Tue trees had been planted previous to the
exercises and boxed in elegant aud substan-
tial style-one named for the principal, one
for j. Sterling Morton, and one for Oliver
Weudall Holmes.
The music, as led by Miss johnson, was
simply beautiful, the pieces most appropriate
for such an exercise, and the rendition
evinced thorough training. The quotations
were appropriate, the readings and recita.
lions were credtable, the arbor day queens
party was beautiful, and the Rotations
marching and singing were JOY to see.
The acrostic was the handsomest, the most
cultured and musical ever seen here. Among
the trees, showed much talent, thorough drill
and was one Of the very successful rendi-
tons of the occasion. The essay by Mr..
Pearre and the address by Mr.. Harley were
fine papers, appropriate, well prepared, well
delivered and happily received. The reel
tations by the classes of Misses Bessie Luhn,
Lizzie Hodges and France Wolfe were all
that could be desired and much more than
was expected. These classes were each
drilled by the first named on the list. The
work before the audience was done by the
other members of the class The patriotic
recitation by the quartette was well rem
dered and most happily received, in fact the
applause received by nearly all engaged
showed a high appreciation OF the work, for
applause is rarely given here.
Take it all in all Comus may well De
proud of last Arbor Day. The people may
congratulate themselves and their children,
and the pupils of the school may rejoice in
their success The march of this school has
been onward, and it still advances, it regis
tiers fifty to begin the summer term, and the
grade of the school advances, four teachers
were sent out last year and two 10 college,
all of whom are doing we'll. The present
year numbers two in the eighth grade, thir-
teen in the seventh, and so on, all OF whom
are pursuing very successfully the studies &C.
tually laid down In the school law for those
grades. The drawing and penmanship OF
this school have received high enconium,
the reading and spelling are effective. While
the mathematics receive marked attention,
the sciences are studied practically, pupils
making most of their apparatus. The dis
cipline is reasonably mild, but firm. This
is no place for incorrigibes, but for those
who wish to study The normal class now
numbers six, and all the contingent from
Frederick have not yet arrived, and yet none
are turned away who are DESTROYS OF being
practically educated. n. \. Il.