New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-16
CHILDREN ON DEWEY DAY.
COMMITTEE OF SCHOOL OFFICIALS AN
NOUNCEs ITS PROGRAMME
"sFE. THE coNQUERTsG HERO" WILL. GRETr TIRE
GREAT ADMIRAL-FOUR THOUSAND
pCPlLs IN THE CHORUS

"SFF. THE CONQI ERfSG HERtl' WILL GRtHi IHb
GREAT ADMIRAL-FouR THoUsANp
Pupils IN THE CHORUS
The work Of actual preparation for the school
chndren'e share I'm the Dewey celebration has been
begun. under the direction - Borough supern-
tendent % schools John Jasper. Or. Frank Dam
rosch. supervisor OF music. and Or. James r
Haney supervisor OF manual training. who, In con-
necfion with the president ~ the Board OF Educa-
ton ! J Little. and Commissioner Miles VI
OBrien constitute the committee in charge for the
school system
The principal feature Of the chdren's welcome
to Admiral Dewey Will be the singing OF patriotic
songs by two choruses OF ffteen hundred ana
twenty-five hundred pupils respectively. and the
work ~ choosing The voices has already begun.
The children are 20 10 chosen entirely for their
vocal abilities and under instructions from Dr.
Damrosch The twenty-three assistant supervisors
Of music are getting together their singers and
training the fractions ~ The great choruses which
Will later be drilled by Or Damrosch himself in
| the chapel II Normal College The choice OF chill
dren IS 10 he made in such that there VIII
he equal numbers ~ hoys and girls with repre-
sentatves from every school IN the Manhattan
system
The programme ~ music for the stand Al Sew
enty-second-st. WHORE fifteen hundred children VIII
he stationed contains the following numbers: The
Star SpanclAd Palmer" America" Columbia.
the Gem Of the Ocean C'The Rcd. White ana
Bue'O. Land Of Greatness. Home Of Glory tune
Austrian National Hymn. see. the Conquerins
Hero Comes Flag OF tho Brave and Free o. K
Fairlamb,. and Welcome Song 70 Dewey rune.
Hawaiian National Hymn
This chorus aided by A band wifi sing frequently
before the arrival OF the parade. When Admiral
Dewey approaches however. all marching bands
will cease playing. and the children VIII render
sec. the Conquering Hero Comes" by Handel It
Is probable that the Admiral Will halt in front or
: he nd he Is
As there is some question about the capacity ~
the stand AZ city Hall Park and the music re-
quired. thu details for this chorus have not oeen
decided. although It IS certain that many OF me
songs used uptown will be sung when the freedom
Of the city is rendered 70 Admiral Dewey ar me
CITY Hall The stands at city Hall probably VIII
accommodate $50 children. 100 ~ whom are 10
come from Brooklyn and -" from Manhattan
The chorus az Sevonty-second-st will he led by lr
Frank Damrosch. and that ~ Cify Hall VIII ne
conducted Jointly by Dr pamrosch ana nv Aloert
s Caswen supervisor Of music IN Brooklyn
IN addition 10 musical features. there r. also 10
he A display effect Tho children on the seventy
secord-st stand are 10 be clothed In white or nav
blu caps and capes ana 80 ar1a'I Gil snel out
The word Dewey" I'm letters nearly fifteen Leel
p Uanev who is IN charge Of the display arrange,
ments has nor yet decided whether nc & ,i,st
a white background The latter arrangemenl' TOW TOW,
cvcr probably VIII be decided upon as , ~.
back Of the stand would give the grouping S9 hi
ire effect As soon as the stands are pla'iv a,
1rar will he allotted special color, q l'tltl, ~
background and the stand will hen ~ erN on
IN I'm accorgance with the design. lfe chilur-n. ~
he da Of ths celebration probably will be mar neg
10 the stands from some meeting place. ana p is
INTO nositiOu by narshals. Every procautlon ~
beon taken 10 have the stands nnusually s.Iois
and 70 provide ample exi,' 'a ntarg Sor " the
.tard so That all danger ~ accidents or nISns ~
viii b. practically out ~ the question liz Iii
and canes which will he NJ heavy 'h"f~''''" VIII
iflsf d
Thc sconir offoct ~ the city Hal WI. no. -. -
,-,3, ,e he children VIII he fl simple stree' hreS.
rho feature here Will be the singing ~ t"rni'y
I'VE hundred children. or thousand In" ~ crii.
,n fba uptown display. The assignment ~ '''
dron m special stands has not vet o'en n'a"'