The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-13
Good Weather For the
Open Air Exercises
AT ROGER WILLIAMS PARK
Morning Program by the English
High School, Pupils.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL EXERCISES.

In spite of the action of the school com
mittee, which did not deem Arbor Day of
sufiioient Importance to call for the usual
appropriation, In order that the public
school prriis could properly observe tho
day, today's celebration was fully up 10
tho usual standard, the fine weather and
tie enthusiasm of the pupils being all
that could be desired to make the day one
to be remembered. The school COMMITTEES
said that band and speakers could just
as we'll be dispensed with. but the band
and speakers were on deck ns in former
years. and everything passed off very
PLEASANTLY.
At 1880 O'Clock this morning, the pu-
pills OF the EnRlish High Sohcof, the
only one Of the high schools to paIti-
cipats In the Arbor Day celebration, went
to Roger Williams r ark and, as usual the,
exsrcises were very Interesting, consisting
OF singing by the pupils. and an address
by the principal. The exercises were bssed
upon the outlines furnished by Commits
sioner OF Public Schools Stockwell In the
interesting pamphlet which he hac pre-
pared for the teachers and pupils Of the
public schools.
The program Of exercises was as fol-
lows: X. Y. MUDDY, class president,
tion. "Sianzss to Freedom, James Rus
sell Lowell, Mary +. Curreo; singing.
American recitation. 'Our dead
Heroes" Hose Terry Cooke. Wharton
Whitaker: recitation, Lines to Il
Maine" Wallace Vincent Dunbar, Mar.
q. Lawton; singing, '.Star spangiee
Bsnner;" dedication OF the tree TO the
martyred heroes or the Maine, hohert 1.
burfee; the GLASS united In planting the
tree.
Commercial course; May B. Sksrry.
class president, presiding; address. May
3; sksrry; address ,'Bloersphicsl
Stone: recitation, "The Moral warfare, .
John u. Whittier. Maude l.. smith ded-
ication OF the tree to Frances X. Willard,
Edith B. Bruce; the class united In
planting the trse. y NJ 3 y,
Tne grammar school pupils ent to the
park IN the afternoon, and at 2:3O O'Clock
held their exercises at the Grove Audjto-
rum, music being furnished bythe Amer
loan Band. which was paid for by Mr..
John Shepard. Jr. There was large ut.
tendance OF pupils which was consider
ably sweiled BY the frieuds and relatives,
and 1t Is, perhaps, not too much to say
that the days observance was fully equal
If not superior, to that Of former years.
The order Of exercises at the park dur
ing the afternoon was as follows: Wal
ter II. Barney, president Of the school
committees. presid ing; overture, Ameri.
can Band, ID. w. Rssves. leader: "SprinR
song" from The Creation. "by schools;
prayer, Rev. Moses X. Bixby, ID. ID. (;
singing, Long Live America" by the
schools words upon native trees Of Rhode
Island BY a sneaker from each of the
grammar schools; singing, The Star
SuanRled Banner" by the school; grand
march to the memorial tree. leu by the
American Band; dedication of the great
white oak to the memory OF the Hon.
Nicholas Van Slyck, for ID years presi.
dent OF the school committee Of Prvvi-
dence; memorial address Hon. Francis
Colwell, city solicitor; singing, Amer
ica, by tho schools and the audience.
1he address by Mr.. Colwell was most
Interesting one, end was most perfectly
adapted to the occasion. The singing ny
the pupils was unusually good, and when
they sang the "Star SpaDglsd Banner"
thsrs was a degree OF enthusiasm that was
truly surprising.