The Republican journal., 1897-02-18

veterans, by exercises appropriate to the
day-the birthday of Abraham Lincoln.
AT the old Belfast Academy building, now
occupied by the South Primary and South
intermediate schools, there was combined
hag-raising and Lincoln celebration. The
portable glass partition between the two di-
visions of the intermediate school room was
removed, making the two rooms into one,
and the four divisions of the two schools
united in the exercises. The rooms were
appropriately decorated with portraits of
Washington and Lincoln, and historic pic
lures on the walls, and with some evergreen
and floral decorations. On an easel in front
stood large portrait of Lincoln made by
shading the writing of a written biography
of that hero. Several visitors were present,
including the clergy of the city, members of
the School Committee, representatives of
the press, parents of the pupils and Others
Following is the program
Prayer, Rev. j. f. Tlton
Singing America" All
Recitation, The Starry Flag of Liberty,
James Shute
Recitation, Our Country's Flag
Ernest Webber
Recitation, Do your best, Maud Pierce
Star Spangled Banner,
Misses Wadsworth and Carter's classes
A. Lincoln, Charlie Decrow
Lincoln and Washington,
Miss Piper's classes
Singing exercise,
Misses Piper and Wadsworth's classes
February Birthdays,
Miss Wadsworth's classes
Singing, Red, White and Blue, All
Song of the Flag, Miss Wadsw orth's classes
Song of the Homeland,
Walter Vose and Mabel Hanson
Song of the Bluebrd,
Miss Wadsworth's classes
Life of Lincoln, Lizzie Quimby
How Did Lincoln Live? Misses Watlsworth
and Carter classes Louise Heal,
Frances Howes, Louise Dennett
Crowning OF Lincoln, Mabel Hanson
Salute to the Flag, Frances Howes as Miss
Columbia, Waiter Vose, and the schools
Flag song, to tune of America, All
Address, Superintendent F. s. Brick
Song, Many Flags, Miss Carters classes
Guard the Flag,
Misses Wadsworth and Carters classes
Remarks,
Rev. G. S. Mills and Rev. G. G. Winslow
America, All
The crowning of Lincoln was a very
pretty piece, the little miss who recited it
placing crown of evergreen on the large
portrait of Lincoln. The salute to the flag
was also pretty and appropriate. Little Miss
Howes, representing Miss Columbia, sat in a
draped chair on an elevated place between
the Two rooms and waved a small flag as the
others saluted the larger one Mr.. Bricks.
address a description of the various
flags which We're used by the American
colonies and by the United States since the
earliest days when a separate flag from that
of the mother country was used. He Illus
trated the address by drawing each of the
flags in colored chalk upon the black board
The new flag was bought by contributions
of the scholars and replaces one which was
presented to the school April %, 1890. The
exercises on that occasion were reported in
The Journal of the following week, and in
cluded music, the address of thanks to the
donors by Robert I. Greenlaw, an address
by Rev. j. A Savage, and appropriate exer-
cises by the pupils of the two schools.
A few of the other schools observed the
day, while the remainder are to defer the
exercises to Washington's birthday. All had
history lessons bearing on Lincoln during
the day, and the flags were raised on all the
school buildings.
In the Lower Grammar school, 9TH grade,
Miss Bertha l. Bird, teacher, the following
program was presented.
General exercise, History lesson,
Abraham Lincoln, School
Chorus, Red, White and Blue, School
Recitation, The Young Soldier,
Angie Kigore
Anecdotes,
A Political Friend, Wnfred Hill
General Grant, Faunce Woodcock
A Sinecuro, Luella Elwell
How to Surrender Arms, Allie Curtis
Twelve Hundred Thousand,
Carrie Greenlaw
Song, Suwanee River,
Eva and Carrie Greenlaw
Exercise, Our Lincoln, q boys and girls
Recitation, Abraham Lincoln
Arthur Rawley
Reading, The Soldiers Reprieve
Chorus, America, School
Miss Mary A. Bickford's room, Lower
Grammar school, 9th grade, was very pretti-
ly decorated with evergreens, flags and pic
lures. The following program was given
Lesson, Abraham Lincoln, School
Recitation, Boyhood of Lincoln,
Norman Read
Recitation, Lincoln as Backwo oodsman,
Essay, On the Life of Lincoln,
Frank Twombly
Recitation, Oh! Captain, my Captain,
Ethel Dodge
Recitation, Lincoln's Favorite Poem,
Evelyn Morrison
Recitation, Anecdotes of Lincoln,
Helen Dilworth
Recitation,
Dedication of the cemetery at Gettysburg,
Stella Mcfarland
Song, Battle Hymn of the Republic,
Florence Clough,
Ella Twombly,
Evelyn Morrison,
Helen Dilworth,
Recitation, Life's long battle won,
Ada Cunningham
Recitation, flushed be the camps to-day,
Hattie Coombs
Recitation, Dust was once the man,
Lottie Woods
Recitation, In memory of the dead,
Alice Heath
Song, America, By the school
Flag exercise,
Wilbur Blodgett, Willie Kimball
Bert Stevens, Frank Condor,
Fred Townsend, Arthur Whitney,