The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1898-06-02
CLOSING EXERCISES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
Gratifying. and CreditabIe
Exhibitions.
TWO NIGHTSCOURT HOUSE
Music, Creations, REGULATIONS, Grad.
uating Exercises, Diplomas
and Medals.
TWO NIGHTSCOURT HOUSE

The closing EXERCISES of the MARKETS.
Public Schools began Wednesday morn
| ing Of last week and continued
through Friday night. The children
have been looking forward with much
pleasure to these closing exercises.
| These exercises were the most interest
ing, the most instructive and the most
brilliant in the history of the school.
On each occasion there was an immense
crowd present. All seemed well pleas
ed with the progress and work of the
children. On Wednesday morning,
long before the hour of beginning, the
Hall was packed to it's utmost capacity
The exercises on this occasion were
from the Grades of Mrs. Little, Misses
Blair, Ford and Drysdale, being the 1st,
2nd, Sd. and 4th grades. Every feature
on the program was beautifully rem
deEed and reflected great credit on pu-
pill and teacher. Exactly at 10 O'Clock
the grades marched into the Hall in
perfect order. 1t was indeed beauti-
full and lovely sight to see these, 225
little children come marching in the
Hall SO happy and joyous. The follow
ing is complete program:
America-All the grades.
WelcOme-JOhn Mcintosh.
Doll Drill-Sixteen girls.
The Little Straw Parlor-Marie Massey
Little FOxes-Four girls.
Merry Hearted Songsters.
| Speech-Albert Springer.
One OF the Little Ones-Irma Neal.
Little Christel-Starr Bradley.
Don't-Andrew King.
Water Lily Song
Two :Mothers-Sarah Anderson and
Mable Bradley.
-Four Winds-Tom Wallace, Joe Ses-
sions, Clyde Shugart and Harry Law
hon.
Hole in the Memory-Leslie Blair.
Rainbow FlOwers-Seven girls.
A Stray Sunbeam-Julia Schilling.
Hiwatha's Hunting-Norman Pratt.
Winds-Four Boys.
Grandma's Specks-LizZie Reynolds
and Willie May Blair.
Dare to do right-Twelve pupils.
Somebody's Mother-Marshall McKen-
zie.
Excelsior-Ina Reed.
Dialogue-Ten boys.
Vacation Song.
Speech-Hubert Quillian.
Fan Drill-Twelve girls.
Speech-William Copper.
Limited Express-Mattie Walling.
If L Dar'st, but / Darsn't-Fred Bar
kalow.
solomon and the Bees-Anna Leake.
Sugar Plum Tree.
Speech-Nellie Reed.
Wreath of Flowers.
Baby is Sailor Boy.
Weather Signals-Four Boys.
Recitation-Isabella Reynolds.
Days of Week-Seven girls.
Song of Seven-H. V. Reynolds.
What is Noble-Harry Hames.
NacatiOn-Sam Dick.
School Directors boys.
Digits-IO little girls, boy.
God Be With You" Song-All grades.
On Thursday another large and APP
preciative audience assembled to wit
ness the closing exercises of the grades
of Miss Anderson, Miss Towers. Mr..
Nolan and Mr.. Magnet, 4th. 9Th. 9Th
and 7th grades. These exercises were
very entertaining and instructive, and
showed careful training on the part of
the teachers. The good order main
tanned by the pupils during the entire
exercises proved that they were under
splendid discipline.
Pupils did their parts we'll and MANY
of the pieces called forth prolonged an
plause. The violin duet by Burney
Dobbs and Floyd Northcutt' assisted
by Miss ALA Dobbs on the piano. was y
beautiful selection and charmingly
rendered. These young violinists may
yet rival tie "inimitable Freyer."
-, Mother Goose's Party was well done.
Inc costumes were unique and appro-
pirate and the characters were we'll
represented.
The drill of the young Patriots"
was especially fine. Sixteen young
girls were dressed in skirts of star
spangied flag cloth and white sailor
waists, hair tied with red, white and
blue ribbon. Each carried the flag of
the United States in her hand. This
most difficult drill was performed with
out an error. Nothing could have been
more beautiful than this drill. The
cheering and applause was loud and
long. The following is complete pro-
gram for Thursdays exercises:
Song: America-By all the Grades.
Concert northumberland sermon
A Round.
Aunt Charity on College boys-Robert
Anderson.
Loss OF the Maine-Clarence Schillinp.
Papa's Letter-Gertie Mosher.
In the Trenches-Effie Green.
Dialogue-Earl Glover, Guyton Rev
nolds.
Mother Goose's Party-Seven children.
Recitation-Ethel Thompson.