Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-16
FOR "OLD HICKORY, :"
Andrew JacksOn's Birthday AppIo-
prialsly Observed
ny PUPILS OF JACKSON SCHOOL.
interesting Program In Which over
Eight Hundred Schoal children
Took Part.

nfatlVp OF the blftn " AhNiN" "HNh
son were held this afternoon Ivy the
school In this city which bears his
name.
The large corridor where the exor.
cIscs took place was neatly and ap'
propriately decorated with flags aud
punting, aud artisiicslly draped were
sgpavlngs Of the hero of the occasion,
n, well as those Of Whittier and Long.
fellow. The platform was otnamented
with a variety Of beautiful hswofs,
lending additional attraoIiveness 10 tho
scene.
Before the literary part VI the pro.
gram was announced an exercise Ia
physical culture took place under
tle direction OF ono Of the teach
ere. The various cvolutions were
reformed with vigorous precision,
the resulls Of the system rs
taught In tho city schools appearing
win manifest satisfaction. Following
The program was another exercise In
which. as VA the frat exercise, tho
plano was used a. an accompaniment,
and the evoluli0ns pfaistw0Tihy. A
large number VI visitors were present
10 witness the rendering o. the pro-
cram. Al . O'Clock the pupils were
mafshalud Ia order by rooms, the
the smaller pupils taking their places IA
tho center Of tue corridor, aud tue next
higher grade assembling On oithur side,
this 0tdUr being followed Out an thr
phnlanx making an Inclined plane 10
both directions. The order during thu
exercises was good, ami tue program
was rendered very ctodi,able to Pfiuci'
nal bradford, teachers aud pupils.
The exercises commenced 10y
fnging, nCoiumbia the Gem VI the
Ofsnn," following which came nu
gm.ion ~ Allen Newman, ~ ioi'
love-
Asdfow Jackson was born In North
Carolina Match 10, 1851. Ho with hii
mother moved from North Carolina
uud settled Ia Tennessee. There hr
lived ull tho breaking out o' the Rsv0.
lutlonnty war in l55I. Ho Joined the
American army anu received his iifbl
,Hpur.rnce Ia the military line. After
he left the army he went 10 his native
slate and Fut up u store. Here, by his
strict h0nesiy,uu gained the lOye'0f ths
community. Jackson was not an ulu'
Gated man; ne knew but little Of books.
Being brought up ia wild country
hu did not have tho opportunity 10
become educated, but he made the best
VI bis opportunities.
Al the breaking out OF our sec nd
war with Euglnnu, Jackson offered bis
services and was appointed C0mmar
der over two thousand men. At thu
battle OF New Orleans hu displayed
such activity aud ability that he gained
much popularity. JacKson studied for
time aud 90 lifted himself Tor tue
great responsibility which he was 10
take upon himself. Hu held his nfst
public Office In 1854 whom ho was APP
pointed prosecutor Tor his state.
lie was true AMI honest man,quiCk
20 decide and quick 10 act upon his
decision.
Ten years later Jackson was elected
truat0riOr fenncssee; " hilo ho held this
position bestowed that ho was an able
man, No 10 be- In the Senate or even ia
higher place. He was nominated
Tor the presidency In 1894, but was
defeated.
His nomination for the presidency
TO ls.s was more successful. Ho ON.
lurci upon his duties na President VI
the United States, March I, 1929. His
administration was marked by signs
Of prosperity, His attitude toward the
uulliiI0rs showed his determination IN
administering tho affairs OF the gov
eminent 10 the best Of hlH ability. Hn
declared NATURALIZATION II tresi on, +"
although he did not like tho tarltl any
better than tho nulliners.
Jackson was thorough Democrat,
loving democracy, II is said, better
than hia life.
Geo, Bancroft said, No mon In prl.
waite HE 10 possessed the hearts OF all
around him, no public man OF the
country ever returned 10 private life
with such an abiding mastery over
tho affections Of tho people. lilo was
ns sincere a man M ever lived. He
was wholly, always and altogether sin.
ccte anu true. Upto the last he dared
no anything that was right to do. lie
united pefnOnal courage and moral
courage beyond any man OF whom mis-.
tory keeps record. Jackson was mover
HHNAhNhANhNNH hN was ANMAIM NlAAAUANNa
lie conquered the wilderness; no con.
quered the savage; he conquered the
veterans VI the battlefield OF Europe;
no conquered everywhere Ia states.
mAnship, AMI when death came 10 get
lht mastery over him he turned that
last enemy aside ~ TRANQUILITY as he
hau done the ieeblest OF his adveTsarles
anu passed from earth In the triumph.
AM consciousness Of Immortality, June
5. 1876.
a song by Miss SWAMI room was
then sung with zsst by the pupils.
Excerpts were given from Jackson
ullorhnceA aud addresses on diflsreut
occasions. lntorspersei among the
excerpts were "quOtatiOn concerts, -
instrumental selecllOns,a and very neat
h1lle miuuet
The excerpts given were as iollows
by Martha Harmon: "a ndrow Jack.
h1h had strong will and balanced
mlndi ho could 10 through forest, OF
Hophislty and masses Of legal opinions
straight 10 the p0int,D
by AilBs Be0son's rooms "Our Fed.
e.Al Union must and shall DO pre-.
ny Annie Parsons; "One OF the
'te' Traits ~ Andrew Jacksou'a char.
ue,rT was his love for his m0therD
ny Mis- Pomer0y'a room: "No man
~ private life no possessed the hearts Of
N'I around him "a Andrew jackson, -
10y MISS QlaltrOugh's room: "An.
ufeW jackson did nothing slowly nor
iudluefontly," "Ha bent hia viii Ia
t.V W@o'hi ana knew no such word ~