Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-06-23
DarnestOwn District Items.

drew Small Academy at Jamestown took
place on Friday, June 10Th, at 7;30 o'clock.
The rooms were crowded with the parents
and friends of the school, who enjoyed the
amusing and entertaining program exceed
ingly. The young people taking part &C.
Quilted themselves well, and showed the
perfect training they had received from the
competent faculty. The stage was beauti-
fully decorated with many potted plants
and masses of bloom, and adorned with the
national colors artistically drsped around
remarkably life-like portrait of Dewey.
Mr.. Laueiner was the accompanist, assisted
by Miss Briscoe, and they performed their
difficult parts with ease and skill. The fol.
lowing program was well rendered and en-
Enthusiastically received
Prayer, by Rev. Mr.. Stone; A. S. A.
chorus, the school; Recitation, Our Coun.
try, Margaret Darby, Ivy Phillips, Kate
Tschiffely and Mabel Ward: Recitation,
The Silver Dollar, Horace Koone; Music,
Instrumental duet, Miss Brscoe and David
Conrad; Recitation, When Pa Begins to
Shave, H. Maurice Reading; Music, vocal
solo, For the Colors, Campbell Rice Reel
tation, Forest Fire, Terry Keefer; Music,
Instrumental duet, Bessie and Eva Beall;
Recitation, BY the Turret Stair, Eleanor
Cissel; Music, Instrumental trio, Sadie Cis,
sci, Daisy Magruder and Albertis Ward
Recitation, Grown up Land, Norman Gas
saway Music, vocal solo, Fancies, ANA
Smoot; Recitation, Nobody's Child, Jessie
Kirby; Music, instrumental duet, Albertis
and Mamie Ward Recitation, When Papa's
Sick, Anna Vinson Music, instrumental
solo, Daisy Magruder; Recitation, The Pol
ish Boy, Belle McAtee; Music, violin duet,
Fred and Jack Reading; Recitation, An
Ideal, Amanda Griffith; Essay, Deserve
Success If You Would Have 1t, Campbell
Rice; Recitation, The Maniac, Maud Broome;
Recitation, Am | Right? j. Albert Small
Music, vocal solo, selection from the opera
OF Hermann, Miss Daisy l.. Briscoe. A dia-
logue, entitled "Colloquy of Nations" by
young ladies, each wearing the national
colors of the country they represented.
They marched upon the stage to the music
appropriate for each nation, and when COL
ored lights were thrown upon the group,
the tableau was a most effective one. Those
participating were Belle McAtee, Liberty"
ANA Smoot, Scotland Sadie Cissel, Rus
STA; Bessie Beall, China; Eva Beall, Ger.
many; Mamie Ward, Italy; Van Tschiltely,
Spain; Albertis Ward, Ireland Maude
Broome, France; Amanda Griffith, Amer
lea Daisy Magruder India. "Carboline,"
play-the performers were ANA Smoot,
Louise Rice, Daisy Magruder, j. Albert
Small, Campbell Rice and Terry Keeler.
Drill, by sixteen boys. Music, chorus, "Bat-
tie Cry of Freedom" the school. A play
called Trail by Jury,Pby Reggie Bennett,
John Gassaway, David Conrad, Roger
Nichols, J. Albert Small, Fred and Jack
Reading
Address and presentation OF hOnors by
Prof Nelson. The following scholars re
ceved certificates: For distinction in all
study, ANA Smoot, Maud Broome, Eva
Beall, Amanda Griffith, Louise Rice, Belle
McAtee, Campbell Rice, j. Albert Small,
Fred M. Reading, Roger Nichols, John
Gassaway. For proficiency in Physiology,
Belle McAtee. In Orthography, Carter
Glagett, Fred. M Reading A silver cup
and gold pins were presented to Bessie
Beal and Eva Beai by their parents for
merit. Closing chorus, Farewell" school.
Benediction.
Thus closes one of the most successful
and well conducted commandments An
drew Small Academy has ever known, and
many regrets are felt that there is to be a
change of management.
"What shall the harvest be?" is question
being solved this week by many in this vi
cinity, and the voice of the binder is heard
in the land in every direction.
Mrs. A. Gassaway has returned home after
delightful visit to friends in Hagerstown,
Shepherdstown, Washington and Rockville.
June 10, 1899 YoLANDE.