Evening star., 1897-02-22
IN THE SCHOOLS
Patriotic Exercises to Be Participated
in by the Children.
CITIZENS WILL ADDRESS THEN
In Memory of the Father of His
Country.
SOME OF THE PROGRAMS

Patriotic pupils of the graded schools will
celebrate Washington's borthday with ap-
propriate exercises tomorrow afternoon.
The exercises will take place at the same
hour, o'clock. in all the schools where
arrangements have been made by the board
of trade. 1t will be a memorable day for
the youngsters. From the smallest to the
largest they will learn something new of
| the man whose memory they have been
taught to love and veuerate.
There have been few changes in the pro-
gram of presiding officers and speakers. as
printed in The Star last week. Simon Wolf
Will not be able to speak at the Business
High School, owing to illness, and the va
cancy is to be filled.
The pupils of the smaller schools of the
city are promised great treat IN the exer-
cises to be held at Aliens Grand Opera
House. There will be admission except
by tickets, which will be distributed by
| the teachers of these schools The young
sters Will get to and hear General
Miles, who may yet have the opportunity
TO place mis- name beside that of Wash
| ington In the history of the country Com
missioner Ross will also speak. Two other
speakers have been invited. President
| Woodward of the board of trade will pre-
side, and the Marine Band. with the MEM
bers in full uniform. will furnish patriotic
music.
The schools which had their programs
ready 10 announce today were as follows:
AmidOn.
Amidon School, Chas. A. johnson, prin-
cipal.-Song, Columbia. the Gem of the
Ocean, school; acrostic, ten pupils of the
second grade; exercise, by pupils of the
fifth and sixth grades; song, Star Span
gled Banner school; banjo solo, by Wal
ter Burke; recitation, four boys of the
| lSiN ,dn- n
grade; duet. third grade pupils; recitation,
three pupils of the fifth grade; address, Mr..
Webb; song, America, school,
GreenIenf.
Greenleaf School, Chas. n. Thompson.
principal.-Song, America school, third
to seventh grades, inclusive; recitation,
"Washingtons Birthday" by pupil of
the third grade: acrostic, Washing on, =
by ten pupils of the fourth grade; recita-
ton, Il Would Tell" five boys of the fifth
grade; solo. Columbia. the Gem of The
Ocean Miss Lillian Haley: exercise.
Washington is our Model" twenty pu-
pills of the sixth and seventh grades;
recitation, THE Good Old Days" Eddie
Burns; chorus. Star Spangled Banner
address, The Character OF Washington
Master Biondi; exercise, The American
Flag three pupils of the sixth grade; ad-
Dress Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe; Amer
ica,' chorus. The schools of the four first
and two second grades will have individual
exercises, consisting of songs and recita-
tiOnS.
Jefferson.
jefferson School, H. T. a. Lemon, prin-
cipal; Maj Harries, presiding officer-song,
Columbia, the Gem OF the Ocean, entire
school; recitation, "A Dream Of Washing
ton,' Emily Webster; recitation, Wash
ington's Birthday" Glenn Jones; song,
The Star Spangled Banner" Miss Bentley;
recitation, When I'm Man., Henry Lee;
Life of Washington" by Misses Miller,
| Flynn, Buoy, Teagle. and Masters Rowe,
| Downey, Head and Carroll; address, Prof.
10. T. Mason; song, America entire
school; directress of music, Miss Bentley.
SmaIIwood.
Smallwood School, S Elliott Kramer,
principal-chorus, "Washington's Birth
day." exercise, The Name of Washing
TOM" recitation, The Good Old Days" AL
len Poore; address, Mr.. F. B. Sands; The
Boston Tea Party" solo. Columbia, the
Gem of the Ocean," tableau and song, The
Minute Men," Miss Mary T. Rose: recita-
tion, The Starry Flag" Ruth Chapman:
tableau, Valley Forge; exercise, our
Flag" tableau. The Young Republic"
chorus, The Star Spangled Banner; flag
salute; chorus, America.
Bradley.
Bradley School, C. F. Zimmele, principal
song. Columbia by the school; exercise,
Rally by pupils of Miss Campbell: ad-
dress, John I. Freeman; recitation, Our
Hero Miss Edna Johnson; reading.
"Washington's Address to the Army reci-
tation, .'Washington's Kiss song, Star
Spangled Banner" by the school; flag sa-
lutte; song. America by the school.
Buchanan School.
Presiding officer, James II. Hopkins
Chorus, "A Song of Washington" recita-
ton. The Birthday of Washington" Bes-
l.-;a
Howard Huntington. George Lusby, Mag
! gle klock; chorus, The Star Spangled
Banner reading. Barbara Fritchie -
Harry Solomon; recitation, mo Flag But
the Old Flag" Pearl Turner; chorus, Bat
tie Hymn of the Republic recitation,
Annie Ryan, kittie Lee Helen Streeks.
} Maud Klock; comb chorus. Lille Turner,
Lille Mellen, Addie Shelton. Katie Ryan;
recitation. Our Flag" Belle Anderson;
flag salute; chorus, The Red, White and
Blue" recitation, The Death of Washing
ton Kenneth Clark; song, Washington S
"Washington's Grave" Pearl Jordan: reci-
| tation, Nellie Reinburg; chorus, Hail Co.
lumbia:'' address, Mr.. James II. Hopkins
| chorus, My Country, 'Tis of Thee
| Tyler school.
Presiding officer and orator, w. ]. New
ton.-Song, "An Hail, Thou Glorious Morn;'
recitation, washington, the Brightest
| I>dme ou I1iStoTy rage, QuOtdtlOnS Dy
pupils; song, Mount Vernon Bells reci-
tation, THE American Flag solo, Star
Spangled Banner" Miss Roberts; address,
w. J. Newton; song, Washington in
strumental duet. Marching Through
Georgia.; song, Red. White and Biue;''
| flag salute.
Morse School.
Chorus, America" reading, The Char
acter Of Washington Susie Prince; semi
chorus God of Our Fathers" Sue Clear,
Mary Fallon, Ida Brown, Carrie Butt,
Alice Kitzmiller, Helen Carpenter, Edna
Humphrey, Minnie Schnebel, Charles Clear.
Edwin Chauncey. Brainard O'Brien: read
Ing, selection from Washington's farewell
address, James Cooper; reading, Wash
| ington in the Federal Convention" Elaine
| Powell; semi-chorus and chorus, Hail Co.
lumbia;" reading. address to the army,
Claude Parker; recitation, George WASH
ington," Evelyn Watson; recitation, ''Our
National Banner" Edna Phillips; recita-
ton. ''Our Flag" Eleanor Gannett; recita-