Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-14
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Tie ftichsri Ind Pupils observed ysstsfda]
With Interesting and Appropriate
Exercises.

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Exercises.
Most or tho schools hal short exercises ia
their rooms, yesterday, before meeting on
the grounds In front OF the city school
building.
The frat primary department, conduct.
cd by Miss Hickman gave the following:
aans ..rha old Rnle,n by the school;
recltations, THE Tree, p by Charles Drury;
"The Hatcbet and the Tree" BY Helen
Cunningham; "Cherish kindly Feeling"
by Yuma Mcdowell 'Lilies," by Joe Me-
Cormick 1.-THE Flowers" by Alice Smith ,
"The Tree and the Flower by Charles
Howard; and a recitation by Robert
smith. Closing song by the school.
The second primary, conducted by Miss
Rogers, gave the following: Spring song,
BY the school; re~citations, by Mary Upton,
Esther Edwards, Nellie Stoner; song. Tho
Golden Rule" by the school; recitstions
BY Beuiah Hartman, Tilden Hoskins, Vim
cent Jones, and vacation song by the
school.
The third primary, conducted by Mrs.
Douglas, gave the following: Song, 1.-THE
Meadows" school; recitations, Merry
Children" Emma Barnum; 1.-THE Robin, p
Earle Hartman; "The Little Child" Vera
Gehring (; song, "The Golden Rule" school
recitation, 1.-The Apple Tree" Jessie Nc
Schooler; "Ths Brave Old Oak" Ruby
Echlott; "a Garden Of Your Own" Bernie
Marcus; song, "Merry Brooklet," school.
The fourth primary, conducted by Mrs
Garlick, gave the following: Reading
1.-The Bursting Of the Blossoms" May
Ross; recitations, ."Woodman, Spare tina
Tree, 'Charlie Smith ;''Mlssion of Flowers
Maria Sena; "The Violet" Gussie Roth
geb; song; recitations, "CharlIe and His
Father" Maud Reynolds ;"Mother Earth
Nellie withrow waiting to Grow" Cor.
don Haywood; "The Blue Birds Song
Grace Roseberry.
The fifth grade, conducted by Miss Will.
Jams, had very interesting exercises, bu'
our reporter failed to get q copy Of thu
program.
The sixth grade, conducted by Miss
DuCueT, IuTut6u0u tnU A ROte
tree was presented to the Sixth grade by
Miss Ada Springer. Karl Wertz gave 4
defamation entitled ''The Heart Of thu
Tree.n Edward Springer planted tht
tree, which was dedicated, with a few ap'
propriate lines, to John G. Whittier, ,by
Miss Cora Pettijohn. Manuel Henrique,
and Robert Mitchell then threw the dir
around the tree and were assisted in this
by the different members Of the sixth
grade. 81
The exercises in Miss Stones room wers
commenced by the reading Of the gov.
ernor's arbor day proclamation, followed
by a song, "Welcoms to Arbor Day.
after which nearly every child contributed
an article suitable to the occasion. The
following are some o.; the trees described
The apple, india rubber, chestnut, birch,
maple, aspen, rain.tree, COW or milk tree,
walnut, ash, beech, olive, elm, palm, oak,
travellers tree, sago-tree, laughing-s seeds,
pineapple, banana, cocoanut, almonds
and banyon tree, etc, There were also
articles on the subject of rsses, ~violets,
daffodil, lilies and asters.
AS so many OF the pupils in Miss Henry's
room were getting ready for the evening
entertainment, nj program was prepared
for arbor day. But quite q number Of the
young gentlemen, armed with shovels,
picks and crow-bars, proceeded to the
school grounds and dug holes preparatory
to the planting of the trees. The worl
they did would probably nave cost IS or
$40 if the school board had hired 1t done.
At IL o'clock all the schools met in from
Of the public school building and all en-
gagged 10 very appropriate exercises, eacl
room taking some active part.
The pupils and teachers all extend a vot,
OF thanks to the members of the city coun
Gil and friends who contributed to furnish
ing trees for arbor day.
THE EvENING ENTERTAINMENT.
The Demosthenes literary society's were
greeted with a full and appreciative
house at the city hall last evening.
The program was carried out In full
without a jar. Space will not permit as full
an account Of each exercise as 1t merited .
Neither could a description do the subject
1t had to be heard to be appre-
The society took in enough money to pay
all expenses of the entertainment, and to
paying for the foe act of geological
works recently purchased for the high
library.
The members Of the society extend a
vote of thanks to the trustees of the Bap-
church for the use of their curteins
and chairs for the entertainment.