The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-25
a GALA DAY ~ THE SCHOOLS.
The Closing Exercises of the winter
Term To-day.


To-day is an important day with the
public schools. and one Of interest 10
both parents and pupils. II is the annual
exhibition day. and in all but two OF the
schools programmes have been prepared
and viii be rendered.
The exercises at the high school will be
very interesting The school viii open
at 10 O'Clock and its regular work VIII
be carried on for eighty minutes AT II 70
O'Clock the rendition OF the programme
viii begin. There VIII be Rotations.
music and dialogues by the girls. A most
interesting feature will be a debate by
the boys upon a live subject: Resolved,
That the United States should assist
cuba In her present struggle for free
dom" some very interesting remarks
on this subject are expected from the
young gentlemen OF the high school.
Inerc will also be declarations and reel
tatiOns by the boys.
An elaborate programme will be rem
dered by the pupils of 81. Patricks school
under the direction OF Principal Arthur
J. O'Hara. At 10 o'clock the children viii
be massed in the square in front OF the
school building. They will be arranged
in eleven lines according TO classes. There
are 4i0 children in 81. Patrick school,
and the assembly will make quite an
imposing appearance. There viii be
flag corps with national, state, confed-
crate, Irish and other nags The brigade
viii be armed with handkerchiefs. When
the signal Is given by the cornet the
children will all draw their handlSeTchiefs
and salute the school, waving the hand
kerchiefs around their heads and giving
three cheers. They viii then march into
the school by classes TO the accompani-
ment OF music. The exercises or the four
higher grades will be held together on the
second floor, the partitions Of the rooms
on that floor having been taken down for
that purpose. These four grades COM
prise 40 pupils. There will be ten chorus
songs, among the number Dixie Bon
ME Blue Flag" Vacation Song" God
Bless our School" and Home, Sweet
There viii be an exhibition Of cslisthenic
exercises with dumb bells by seventy pu-
pills. The Charge Of the Light Brigade
will be given by the seventy pupils with
dumb bells, piano, violin and cornet &C
compartment This gives very dramatic
and vivid conception OF this spirited piece.
The following recitation viii be given:
THE Blue and the Grey" Miss Nellie
Reilly; refrain by the whole of the four
grades. March of the Deathless Dead,
by Father Ryan, first and last stanzas
by the four grades and four verses read,
by the following pupils: Miss Florence
McDermott Of the seventh grade, Miss
Idelle MauniOn of the sixth grade, Meyer
Umbach of the sixth grade and Frederick
Doyle OF the fifth grade The accompany
ing music viii be Nearer My God to
Thee" At the close taps viii be sounded
on the cornet, after which Dixie Will be
Marco Bozarris." Julius Iohenstein:
THE American Flag" Frank Hayward;
music, The Star Spangled Banner"
Columbia" Mary Lamon; music, Hail
Columbia" The Celestial Army" Car
RE Sollee; "Song of Marions Men"
James Hearn. .'Drifted to Sea-" 1delle
Mannion; Sword Of Robert Lee" Henry
Roche; Battle of Hohenlnden." Edwin
Feuger; Wreck of the Hesperus," Regis
smith; -Erins Flag" Mary McPhelan;
Annie Laurie" May Cullen; George
Washington" Philip Hancock; "Warren's
Address" Frederick Doyle.
Mr. T. b. Catherwood has spent some
time IN instructing the pupils in elocution
and q is safe to say that they will do cred
work in writing and drawing are on exhi-
bition. The writing is unusually good for
children of such ages Little Nellie Neve,
the s-year-old daughter of the late Police
man Neve, Is a splendid copyist.
There Will be no exercises at the eXhibi-
ton at the Henry street school to-day
Mrs. j. A. Muslin, the principal said
yesterday that owing to loss of time by
reason OF interruptions at the beginning
Is no suitable place for such exhibitions,
the hall having been cut up into class
rooms. it had been decided not to pre-
pare any programme for to-day The
regular work of the school will be con-
tinued. and any Of the patrons who desire
to visit the school will be made welcome
Principal J. +. Way. of the Massie
school, stated yesterday that owing to
the Interruptions and loss of time caused
school during three months of the time
term, 1t was deemed unwfse TO give any
time 70 preparing for an exhibition to-
day. The regular work of the school will
be continued, and visitors viii be made
welcome