The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-06-17
The Closing OF the Schools.

The Closing OF the SCHOOLS.
The schools of this city closed last Friday
for the long summer vacation. The exami-
nations and computing the rank of the
pupils showed that good progress has been
made in all grades, and thorough work
done by both pupils and teachers Superin-
tendent Brick endeavors to discourage the
making of a show at the close of the schools,
preferring rather to have the pupils examin-
ed in their regular school work The
schools were accordingly all closed in one
day, Friday. The examinations of the
pupils for promotion were held the previous
week, and the public exercises the afternoon
of the last day. In all the grades the
lessons were recited, and in nay program
of recitatons and music was interspersed.
The school rooms were tastefully decorated.
There was large attendance of visitors in
all the schools.
Several of the teachers were presented
with handsome and valuable gifts. Miss
Carter had pair of vases, a cup and saucer,
candlestick and Picture; Miss Wads-
worth Royal Worcester vase, souvenir
Belfast plate, pepper and salt set; Miss
Laid volume of Lowell's poems a pin cush-
ion and bread and butter set Miss Bird a
cup and saucer, silver mounted pin cushion,
glass vase Belfast souvenir plate and bread
and butter set; Miss Lord purse; Mr.. Ellis
volume of Longfellow; Miss Walton a box
of stationery, pin tray, cream jug, basket and
book; Miss Bickford Lowell's poems, two
vases and cut flowers.
Miss Bird had the roll of honor written on
the blackboard Thirteen pupils each got
mark of excellent times in possible II
during the year; 20 were not absent during
the year. Each pupil was presented by Miss
Bird with handsome souvenir card contain
ing her photograph, a list of their names, etc.
SOUTH PRIMARY sCHooL-Grade /.
Miss Isadore PIrer, Teacher.
Welcome, Beatrice Stoney.
| The Blue Bell, FLOW French.
AT three o'clock in the morning,
Beatrice Stoney.
| The Robin, Erma Farrar.
| The Acorn, Arthur Morrison.
Far in the Woods in May,
Annabel Nicholson.
Good Night, Pretty Sun, Warren Fahv.
Two Trusty Blades, Bonnie Woods
Bird Quotations, Flora Coombs, Bertha
Wood, Willie Dickey, Harold Mcintosh,
Hugh Wight, Roy Wight
Joy is Warbling in the Breezes, School
| Now the Days are Full of Music,
Emma Newell
l Love the Spring, Idelle Wilband
Dear Little Birds, School
Bright Birds, Clara Heating, Erma Pettin-
gill, Minnie Mason, Houston Small
What May Brings Us, Tommy Bowker, Karl
Cottrell, Sylvanus Edgcomb, Berry, Page,
/ Lila O Rripn. GLADYS COOmbS. Frmd Pet
| tingill
| The Nolets, Gladys Coombs
See the White violets. Erma Pettingil
Pretty Little Niolels School
| The Bobolnk, Louise Reed
Let Little Hands Bring Blossoms SWEET,
| School
The Apple Tree is White with Bloom,
Henry Mudgett
Dark is the Pansy's Hue, Foster Crocker
| Down in the Field One Day in June, School
| SOUTH PRIMARY-Grade ,.
Miss Alberta Wadsworth, Teacher.
Opening song, The Blossoms are coming to
| town, School
Welcome, Rice Black
| The Lilac, Gladys Pitcher
| Who? Scearl Brewster
Vacation Days, Ethel Hutchins
Little Flower Song, Louise Heal, Gladys
Pitcher, Frances Howes, Anna bennett.
Daisies and Glover, Kate Coombs
Little by Little, Anna bennett
| A Plump little Bird, Martha Faulhnham
| Kings and Queens, Flora Rich
| Song, Over in the Meadow, School
| The Merry Children Flossie Davis
A Happy Couple, Hattie Fauknham
A Secret, Lurena Hutchins
Song, yellow Buttercup, School
The Grasses, Oracle Knowlton
| The Buttert1y's Toilet, Eva Wood
Rich man, Poor man, Beggar man, Thief,
| Beulah Mason
The Niolet's Experience, Louise Heal
l Have Closed my Books, Frances Howes
| Song, Primroses, School
Vacation Charlie Decrow
The Empty Schoolhouse, Eta Whitehead
A Rose in its Heart, Maud Curtis
| The Disconnected Buttercups
Leonie Condor
Sleepyland, Clara Marsh
| Good Night, LynwOod Thompson
In the North Primary School, Grade l.,
Miss Roberts had merely the recitations in
the regular studies of the school.
NORTH PRIMARY sCHooL-Grade ,
Misses Grace E. Walton and Rena White
Teachers.
Song, "America,'' School
Reading Exercise, A Glass
Recitation, The Water Bloom, School
Reading exercise, b Glass
Song, Onward, Christian Soldiers, School
Number exercise, A Glass
Recitation, the Arrow and the Song, School
Number exercise, B Glass
| Music lesson, School
Reading exercise, c Glass
Song, Dance of the Leaves, School
Recitation, Welcome, Stacy Noyes
" June, Sadie Seavey
Sc The Blacksmith, Ray Kilgore
Sc Two Kittens, Lottie Bradley
60 Little Miss Brier, School
" Mammals Little Girl, Verna Rich
| g Cherries, Ernest Hale
Sc Do Your Best, Maggie Kearney
Song, School
Exercise, Trees, School
| Recitation How the River was Made School