Evening star., 1897-02-22

America schools.
Harrison.
A. L. Sargent, principal; Ward Thoron
will preside. and the address will be de-
hvered by DR.. D. T. Day: patriotic songs.
by the school; dialogue, washington and
His Cabinet" pupils Of seventh grade; pa
triotic recitattons, Freedom, Our Queen"
Harriet Young; Music on the Rappahan-
mock" Laura Brereton; Barbara Friet-
chic" Eugene Bliss.
COLORED SCHOOLS.
Normal.
Miss Lucy E. Moten, principal, presiding
officer; invocation; music, America; out
line of Washingtons life, a, Birth; b, Edu-
cation; C, Early Public Service; d, Career
as Comms nder-in-chief; e, Career as Presi-
dent of the United States; +, Public Life;
g. Private Life; h, Death and Burial;
music. essay, essay. music, essay, essay,
music. essay, essay, music, address. music,
Freedom
High School, DR.. w. 8. Montgomery.
pril. ciral; DR.. c. P. Purvis, presiding Off
GER; invocation, patriotic song reading from
Washington's farewell address, patriotic
patriotic song.
Ninth Division.
Ninth division, Prof H. P. Montgomery,
8, pervising principal-The following is an
outline Of the exercises to be held in the
schools of the ninth division in celebrating
Washington's birthday: Patriotic song, by
the school; Life Of Washington" taking
up his birth, education, public life (com-
mahder-in-chtef. PresidenD, private life,
death and burial: patriotic song, by the
school. All pupils of seventh grades have
n "oc ~ fy,vf
OF which will be read and the others placed
on exhibition. Address by a prominent
speaker. Patriotic song, by the school,
Addresses will be made at the following
presides; Rev. DR.. Credit, address. Stew
ems. Mrs. Mary C.. Terrell, address; Dr. A.
+. PARDON presides and makes address.
Cook.
Cook School. Miss L. Cook, principal--Mr
George F. Graham, presiding officer Pro-
gram: Chorus, Columbia" recitation, mot
So Easy" Ethel White; acrostic, by pupils
OF the fourth grade; recitation, I'm the
Good Old Days" by Harry Crosby; chorus,
Star Spangled Banner" recitation, When
was Boy" by James Johnson: ques-
tons and answers, Life of Washington
by the seventh grade: exercise, Il Would
Tell" by five boys; address, by Mrs. Ruth
e. D. Havens; chorus, Washington"
Garnctt.
Miss E. F. G. Merritt principal.-Pro-
gram: Chorus, MY Country, 'Tis of Thee
EARLY Life of Washington" by Miss
Mamie Onley; "Hatchet Story" by Miss
Emma Cox; Love for His Mother" by
Miss Leila Sheffey; Domestic Life by
Miss Blanche Jordan: Civic Career" by
M Master ,,o Frank Thurston; chorus, Psalm
Georgia Sheffey; washington, the Com
mander-in-Chief." by Miss Lizzie Thomas;
washington as President" by Miss Carrie
Latney: Mt Vernon. Washington's Home"
by Master Alfred Peters; chorus "Colum-
bia."
Patterson.
Miss c. A. Patterson, principal.-Program
Music; THE Youth of Washington" an
exercise for fifty pupils; music: reading;
THE Character of Washington" by ten
pupils; music; quotations by the school,
music.
Miss E. A. Chase. principai-Program
Chorus, Red, White and Blue" Sketch
of Washington's Private Life The Story
of the Little Hatchet;'' "Washington as a
statesman; the flag salute, by the school:
chorus, The Star Spangled Banner
Washington's Career as President" quo
tations, by the school, chorus, America"
Banneker.
Mr.. J. w. Cromwell. principal. Program:
March, Onward" by Miss R. A. Grice;
chorus. America" opening remarks;
'Washington's Birth and Education" by
third grade pupils; ''Washington's Boy
hoc by the fourth grade; chorus, Sound
the Battle Cry" EARLY Manhood and
Early Public Services" by the fifth grade:
w ashingtons Career as Commander-in-
Chief, by the sixth grade; chorus, Star
Spangled Banner His Presidency" by
six pupils from the seventh grade; Sub
seauent Life" by the eighth grade; chorus,
Saw Ye My Hero, George?" address, by
Rev. o. NJ. Waller; patriotic song; Chris
tian Endeavor March," by Miss NJ. Liggons
Jones.
Miss K. c. Lewis, principal. Program:
The exercises will be opened with prayer
by Rev. A. P. Miller. The first number will
be song, George Washington" a recita-
tion. why We Clebrate,' will follow; the
story of George Washington's life will be
told by pupils each of whom will represent
and bear the date of dead year; a chorus,
The National Hymn" will be the next
number, followed by a recitation, George
Washingtons Wedding Day." What the
Name Means an acrostic by ten pupils is
the next number; a recitation. Our Ma
tion's Defenders" follows. after which the
song. I'VE VIII Rally Round the Flag"
will be given; The Story of the Months"
as told by twelve pupils, recounts the
phases in the life of the Father of Ills
The exercises will be brought to a close
by quotations setting forth the lessons to
be drawn from the lives of great men, fol-
lowed by the chorus Columbia" Dr. F.
j. Shadd, trustee of the seventh division
will preside and deliver the address.
Douglass.
Miss H. A. Hebron, principal. At this
school B. X. Bruce, trustee Of the ninth
division. will preside and deliver the ad-
dress. The exercises will consist of reci-
tations of appropriate selections, extracts
from the Life CT Washington" descrip-
tive readings and quotations, interspersed
with the singing Of national hymns.
Logan.
]. c. Nalle. principal; Mr.. John r. Lynch,
presiding officer. Program: Singing; an
exercise by eight pupils of the eighth
grade, showing life Of Washington-his
birth, early life, education, early public
services. career as commander-in-chief.
career as president. private life, death and
burial; singing; recitations by pupils of the
ffth. sixth and seventh grades: address by
Mr.. John r. Lynch; singing, America"
LOvejOy.
Miss G. A. Dyson, principal Program:
My Country, IT'S Of Thee;' an
account of the birth and public life NJ