Bridgeton pioneer., 1896-02-27
AT TIE SCHOOLS.
The Programs We're Delightfully."- Inter-
esting and Many Visitors Were
Present tn EniOy Them

Aho AioSrams were OeHShtIuIly Inter-
esting and Many Visitors We're
Present to Enjoy Them.
Saturday being Washingtons Birthday,
exercises were held on Friday il, all of
the public schools in honor of the Father
OF our Country. Excellent entertain
ments were held in each of the schools.
The following are the programs of each
school
At the High School.
Singing, Far Upon the Sea-" School;
recitation, "Our Flag" Bertha Atkin-
son; reading, Harry Nelson; reading,
1.-The Bald-headed Man." Elsie Davis;
instrumental solo, John Loper; reading,
Local History" Edna Stremme; read
ing, "Foreigners Opinion of the Statute
of Liberty" Henry Maier; singing,
Battle Hymn of the Republic" School;
recitation, "Our Country" Edna Horner;
reading, "Cleopatras Needle" Grace
Carman; reading, Character of Washing
ton," Ada Andrews; reading, ''The
Swell,' Frank Moore; patriotic Say
lngs," IA Pupils; 1.-THE Inventors
Wife," Alma Riggings; Piano Duet,
Clara Pennell, Laura Sellers ''The
Origin ofthe Banjo" Elizabeth Lambert;
recitation, Lille Ottinger; singing,
America" School,.
Third Ward
Singing, John Browns Body" school:
Character Sketch, Washington" Mabel
Bayard; recitation, "Welcome," class of
girls; reading, Cherry Tree" Frank
Yerkes; reading, SIN 1732," Fannie
Woodruff: reading, "Union and Liberty
Lizzie Claypoole; singing, ''Tenting TO
night" school: reading, "George and
Martha Washington" Carrie Hustled:
recitation, "Our Heroes" Arthur Mills;
recitation, "The Little Hatchet," Helen
Pogue; reading, Georges Birthday"
Bertha Fitch; music, "Prure Dn Matin,"
Leslie Cornwall; recitation, "Our Flag"
Clayton Ryan; recitation, Selected, Edna
| Jepson; recitation, "Brave Boy,' Ellis
Bacon; singing, columbia the Gem of
the Ocean," school reading, "Why,"
Maud Cornwall; reading, "Our Coun-
| try" Bertha Bauer.
Second Ward.
The principals room was appropriately
decorated with flags and bunting, each
| upilcarrying flag. There were num-
| Der OF pictures Of George Washington,
trimmed with bunting, and drawings
upon the blackboard, one of which was
picture of seven bells, with a letter upon
each, the whole of which spelled Liberty.
| Opening piece, singing by the school;
| recitation, 'The Bells" fourteen pupils;
| ''Maxims of George Washington" eleven
pupils; Historical Facts and Anec-
dotes," several pupils; Several readings
and recitations by the scholars closing
piece, "Where the Potomac's Stream is
Flowing" school.
The primary rooms had some very in
| teresting exercises. Some of the recita-
tions were: "Our Own Dear Country"
"Washington's Birthday" 1.-The Story of
Our Country" and others. City Super
intendent John Turner was present and
made some interesting remarks.
North Pearl Street.
Washington's birthday was celebrated
yesterday, at the Pearl st. school, with
appropriate exercises. The rooms were
beautifully decorated with flags and
bunting, and the children wore the ma
tional colors. A number of visitors were
present, and ex-senator 1. T.. Nichols
made pleasing, appropriate and in
structive address. The pupils did their
part well and all present enjoyed the oc-
casion. The following is the program:
Singing, by school, Hail Columbia; ;"
recitation, George Washington" Ray
mond Barnes; recitation, "Story of
Washington" Rena Conner; recitation,
"Our Country" Emma Bennett; recita-
ton, RED, White and Blue,'' Edna
Holmes: recitation, 'George Washing
ton,' eleven pupils; recitation, Little
George" Edna Kerr; recitation, "John-
MES Piece" Blame Bonham: music,
"Serenade March," Ida Baker; reading,
STORY of Our Country" Josephine
Magee; recitation, "Our Hero" Maggie
Robinson; recitation, "Feb. 3d." How
ard Horner; recitation, American
Flag" three girls; singing, by school,
"Columbia;" address, Hon. l. T. Mich
OILS; duet, (violin) "Star of the Sea-"
Georganna Peterson, Isaac Shoemaker,
Eta Surran, (organist recitation, ''The
Bells" ten girls; recitation, "Christmas
Party" Chas. Ware; recitation, "Max-
inns of Washington" eight pupils; sing
ing, choir of boys; extracts of Lincoln's
address at Gettysburg, Willie Daughady ;
reading, "Indian Chief to the White
Settlers" Jessie Baxter; reading, Maud /!
Ballinger; school, Saluting the Flag /;
singing, "Our Fair Land Forever"
Austin State Control Bill Killed.