Evening star., 1896-02-21

Soper.
Johnson School, Mount PIeasant-Presid-
ing officer, Mr.. Jas. w. Somerville; speaker
Representative James A. Connolly-Sing-
ing, America" chorus; quotations and Sc
lected readings, pupils Of fourth, fifth, sixth
seventh and eighth grades; singing, Mount
Vernon Bells chorus; reading, 'Washing
tons Farewell Address," salute to the nag
pupils of the fourth grade; singing, Hail
Columbia"
COLORED SCHOOLS.
Patriotic Celebrations and interest
ing PrOGrums Given Today.
AT the exercises held at the Colored High
School this afternoon at / o'clock Blanche
X. Bruce acted as presiding officer, and Mrs.
Clara B. Colby delivered the principal ad-
Tess of the day. The program arranged
vas as follows: Instrumental solo, The
American Patrol" Miss Mary Mason; read
ing, ''Washington's Farewell Address" Miss
Helen Wormey; song, My Country. 'Ts
of Thee" by school; reading, An ode to
Washington" Miss Nettie Garrett: essay.
The Life Of Washington" Edward NJ.
Syphax; song. Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean," by school; address, Mrs. Clara b.
Colby: song, Star Spangled Banner" by
school.
The colored schools of the city and coun-
ty also celebrated the occasion in a man
ner equally as patriotic as in the white
schools. The programs were as follows:
Seventh Division.
Sumner School, 18th and NJ streets north
west-Natonal flag salute. eighth grade;
song. "America;" introductory recitations,
Misses Carter ana Harris; Washington's
Rules of Conduct, fifth aud sixth grades;
song. Star Spanglcd Banner" Early Life
of Washing ton, Landonia Robinson: Pub
lie Life of Washington, Roscoe Orme:
song. Red, White and Blue:'' Extracts
From Washington's Writings. eighth
grade; Tribute to Washington, Alfred
Brent; song, .'Mists Have Rolled Away
Washington. by the orator of the day.
Robt. II. Terrell.
Magruder School, NJ between 18th and
18th streets northwest-Song. My Coun-
try, 'Tis of Thee Ancestry, Herbert Car
ter; Childhood and Youth, Marion Smith:
Nashington's First Mission, Allison Ander-
son: Washington at Home Jno. Shorter:
Washington as Benefactor. Hayward
Garter: As Patriot and Soldier, Grace
Bailey: Washington as President.
Blanche Washington. song. only Remem-
bered by What We Have Done Wash
inston's Maxims by several pupils; song,
ton, Blanche Dumorc; song, He Sleeps
His Last Sleep Visit to Mount Vernon,
teacher
Magruder School, fourth grade, S. f.
Dorsey, teacher-Opening hymn, by the
school; Boyhood Of Washington, by the
teacher; the True Glory of Washington,
recitation; The Hatchet Story, recitation;
America, song, by school; George Washing
ion, recitation: Crowning Washington
reading; Star Spangled Banner song, by
school; Washington's MaXims, recitation
by fourteen pupils: Washington as Pres-
dent, by the teacher; Memory Gems, by
school; Columbia, song, by school.
Masruder School, third grade, NJ. E.
Crusor, notwithstanding hymn, by the
school: Childhood of Washington, by the
teacher; Our Own Dear Washington. recita-
ton; Ours, recitation; Freedoms Flag, song
by the school; A Chain of Dates recitation.
by eighteen girls; The Truthful Boy, rec.ta-
ton by three boys; Star SpanGled Banner.
song, by school; Noble Washington. rec!ta-
tion by four boys; conversation, Washing
ton, between teacher and pupils; America
song, by school; Memory Gems, by school;
Columbia, song.
Magruder School, second grade. Ada c.
Haid, teacher-Recitation. Washington's
Flrtnday; concert. recitation, Flags, by
school: recitation, Truth, by three little
boys; recitation, Facts Concerning Wash
ngtonS Life. by teacher; recitation, Story
Of Washington. First Hatchet; recitation,
Story Of Washington. Second Hatchet;
song; recitation, HIS Native Land: recita-
ton, by SIX little girls; recitation, Our Flag.
by school; recitation. My Country's Flag:
song.
Wormley School, Prospect between 33d
ard 3lth streets northwest-Singing ma
t:onal hymn; George Washipgton: Birth,
education, early public services career as
COMMUNICATIVE career as President.
private life, death and burial. Singing. To
ihee, . Country: composition, Maude Dam
1eis; composition, Samuel Woodward: sing
Ing, Columbia. the Gem Of the Ocean. dia-
logue, birthday exercise (six boys; fare
Well address, John Payne: maxims, twelve
pupils; singing, The Star Spangled Banner,
Wormley School, fifth grade, Anna Ross.
teacher-Birth to early public life; NV
Country Song; Chain of Dates; Public
Life; Columbia Song; Private Life; Homo:
Star Spangied Banner Song; Our Own
Dear Washington; Death and Burial
west-Alusic; Birth Annie Mann; Educa-
ton. Sumner Holmes; Early Public Serv-
ices, Eva Dean; music; Career as Com
mander-in-chief, Thornton GRAY: Farewell
Address, Julia Gray: The Story of our
Country, Edith Wright; music; Public Life
Essie Jones; Private Life, William Young
Eeath and Burial, John Crusor; Anecdotes
and Quotations, school; music
Briggs School-First grade, V. A. Pierre
cher: Song, My Country, Tis of Thee;
birth, Charles Bird: education and other
facts in his life, told by different pupils:
STORY of the Hatchet," Mamie Sutton:
Life Of Washington" told by the teacher;
song, school
Eighth Division A.
Jones School, 1st and L streets northwest
The exercises opened with the chorus
America by the several schools and this
was followed by an "Ode to Our Nations
Defenders" The third number was a reci-
| tation The School House Stands by the
Flag" The Star Spangled Banner" fol-
lowed. The exercises closed with a drama
in which the Young and inuuirjn.r 1Sge the