The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-25
THE PATRIOTIC day"
Celebrations In tho City Schools
Yesterday a Success.
VERY APPROPRIATE EXERCISES
III all tho isooms-Tho Attendance OF
Old Soldiers very Slight aud that OF
Parents and Others n Disappoint-
ment-Tho Children Take a Pledge
of Ailc.tanee-somo Special Feat
ures.

Yesterday was "pattiotlc day" In tho
public schools. This Is an innovation,
tho idea being adopted at tho request
OF tho G. A.. r. posts, which woro repre-.
scnted by the following committee:
For tho First ward school, William
Gilbreath and Alex Dcfinbauch Sec.
ond ward and Third ward, Caleb Sylvis
and G. T. Reed; Fourth ward, H. Hob
ertson and j. Q. Blowers; Sixth ward,
i. +. Mckinley; Fifth ward, J. G. Nc.
FaddOn and Capt. ". II. Travis Sew.
onth ward. L. S. Taylor; Eighth ward,
Prof, +. II. Crago and William GephardL
1t might have been supposed that
after the schools entered into the plan
with enthusiasm the q. A. L. and other
veterans would havo shown their inter
est by accepting the invitation to be
present, but probably loss than dozen
attended the exercises. all told. Tho
attendance OF parents and other out
sIdoIs was also discouracing 10 tho
pupils, who had taken considerable
trouble to prepare entertaining pro.
grammes.
In all the schools tho children took
the following pledge: II promise allegi-
auce to tho flag and the republic 1t rep.
rescnts, one nation, forever indivisible.
tho land Of liberty and justice for ALL"
Tho exercises in all were much alike,
consisting OF r~ecitations and essays on
subjects fitting to tho day and the iing.
ing OF patriotic airs. flag drills. etc.
The programme in tho Eighth ward
had several especially interesting fea.
lures. All the exercises in tho after
noon were OF a patriotic nature. The
flag drill was made prominent in all the
rooms, aud the children thoroughly en-
joycd il. Tho drill ms given by this
school is as follows: Apubil is s~tstion-
ed on the platform with a Tag III his
hand. AT 4 signal the pupils all rise
and repeat in concert: 1--WE give our
hands pointing to ilaCl our heads,
(placing hands on forehead) our hearts.
iplacins hand on heart) TO our coun-
try. One country. one language. one
flag," again pointing 10 flag AT each
signal the flag is dipped by the one
holding it A patriotic song is then
sung, all anding lie exercises in
the grammar room We'o given by the
juniors. The programme gwen was as
follows:
Sons-IAmcrica' """-,"-. ~ Class
hecitaSoH-""ha pfa Tue fF,yHtss 10
Esay-IIls;ory OF Memorial par....'1.--.,s
Blanche Archibald
sc;tai!9HwI!He CGs.!snEc "-L'nin lie G C1
E,sSy-'0nT lravc SSa,"....'."...FIWsrd Leiner
Recitation -wa,h!ugion~.~--DeIl MOntsonery
E%ay-!ne 8: \; k%;;Tlt'ine 'i &C. CStSes1a
Eeciia,ion."':rIe Friie Of Battery F.
Fannie wickham
E'saE-LoIhG Iny; We Celebrate ~--NaE teite
SSns.-"Kcd, White aud Biuc;..".........B y Class
Esay--"A New Years Vision
p.,,u .s..-,u.- ESFt1s Zimmerman
EssaT""Pnr-iotIsm," ; '-1' NlIoS Fi,ssSs
ESay--"Memorlal Day'i..-.......-Mary Schulz
This was followed bv the flag drill.
and singing one verse OF The Star
Spanc!ed Banner"
Blu, the best in this room was vet 10
come. Capt J. W. Myers, Of Toledo.
Ohio, who was visiting his friend and
comrade. Professor Craco, principal Of
the school. was present, and on being
called on raye the pupils one of the
most ENJOYABLE talks to which they
have listened for a long time.
The captain has not, been in Wheel.