Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1895-05-30
OBJECT LESSONS IN PATRIOTISM.
Bright Faces, Flags and Bunting Character
lie School Exercises.

| IL tiiSiC 10 WIZ oSupl5 iilS
wisdom of the Vermont legislature in
making it obligatory on the public
schools to observe the last half day pre-
ceding Memorial day in the teaching of
practical patriotism, that Thomas
ought to have visited the public schools
in Bellows Falls Wednesday afternoon.
Many of the rooms presented sight of
rare beauty and interest. The exercises
without exception were of absorbing in
terest to every lover of children and
we'll wisher of the public schools.
The exercises in the high school COM
menced at 2 o'clock. The school room
was decorated for the occasion by the
scholars with bunting, potted plants,
and cut flowers. Quite number of
visitors were present, and the program
was of an interesting and patriotic ma
ture. The singing of "Star Spangled
Banner by the pupils opened the ex-
ercises, followed with defamation by
Rodney Roundy. A list of questions
had been prepared, some applying es-
pecially to Vermont and others of a
general nature, and these were re-
sponded to by scholars as names were
called. The so inquiries were well an
swered and proved to be of great value
as means of historical instruction in
regard to the general conditions of the
country during and since the war, and
especially the part our own state took
in that period.
TRAMP tramp, tramp, the boys are
marching" was sung in chorus, and
Miss Emma Moore gave recitation
appropriate to the occasion. Harold
Hatch also gave a patriotic selection,
after which was sung "We're tenting
tonight on the old camp-ground"
The main feature of the program was
the address of ex-governor Roswell
Farnham, a talk principally made up
of personal "reminiscences in which
special mention was made of E. H.
Stoughton, giving it local interest.
The listeners We're well pleased, and a
unanimous vote of thanks was extended
by the school to ex-governor Farnham
for coming here and addressing them.
Hon. A. n. Swain in few brief re-
marks related an event or two that
happened during the services in the
war of the speaker, and the exercises
closed with singing of America"
| The other grades in the high school
building-Miss Fuller and pupils OF
the 9th and Miss Johnson and pupils OF
the Sth, joined with Miss Katherine
Keife Of the 9th grade in exercises suit
able to the occasion. The room was
tastefully decorated, and the program
published in last weeks TIMES was cssf-
ried out. A suitable and eloquent adj
dress was made by Rev. j. Ellsworth
Fullerton.
The exercises at building No. 8,
Misses Bemis, Parker, Stuart, and Ell
mendorf teachers, were Of especial in
terest from the fact that the fine new
school flag was raised for the first time.
The exercises for the older pupils We're
held in Miss Bemis' room and for the
primary grades in Miss Elmendorf's
room. Both these rooms We're splen-
didly decorated with flowers, flags and
bunting. Capt. w. H. Taylor made a
happy talk in both rooms. The pri-
mary grades won golden opinions on
the work they did. Every desk in the
room was decorated with flag and the
children showed careful and thorough
training.
Building No. 2, Misses Deyette, Bur-
roughs, Turner and Ball, teachers, was
also Hastily decorated. The exercises
were held in Miss Ball's room, Rev. E.
E. Marggraf making an address. A
large table of flowers added to the
beauty of the scene. One of the pref
test things of the afternoon was the
wreath, star, anchor, cross and crown
exercise by five little girls.
Building No. 4, Misses Curtis, Keife,
and Hunter, teachers, was honored by
a goodly number of visitors, parents
and friends of the children. The dia.
logue in which the participants each
held basket of flowers was pretty
feature of the program. ]. o. Spring
made the address,
! The exercises in the schools at North
Walpole were excellently arranged and
carried out. The exercises for the two
primary and second intermediate
grades, Misses Buxton, Dalton and
Neyland teachers, consisted of singing
of patriotic songs and Rotations. In
the first intermediate, Miss Powers
teacher, the program consisted of sing
ing, recitations and memory gems. This
room was tastily decorated with flags
bunting and flowers. In the grammar
school, R. J. Wolfe, principal, Mary H.
Sylvester read an essay on the civil
war, Eddie McCarty one on Decora
ton day and Lucy Sheridan gave 8
recitation. Several visitors were pres
ent in the various rooms and everything
passed OF to the credit of both pupils