The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-05
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Last Monday the anniversary Of Long
fellows birthday. and the pupils of room ~
jefferson school. spent pleasant half hour
by Thurman Burns. and the 'Courtship OF
Miles Standish' by Florence Hardy Ia tiny
tot OF 81. showed an intelligent understand
ing of the authors poems. In choice OF
favorable poem. the boys voted The Wreck
of the Hesperus," and the girls selected The
Children's Hour The girls We're influenced
in their choice by a beautiful illustration in
a magazine of Grave Alice. laughing allegro
and Edith with golden hair.
The next meeting of the Literary Society OF
the Cleveland High School will take place
next Monday A very elaborate programme
will be rendered. The sophomores are begin
ming to take more interest in the matter. For
Monday they have prepared farce in two
acts. entitled 'City Versus Country. Theresa
Dorothy will take the part of Jennie Part
ridge young lady who lives in town; Ed
ward Nordstrom will represent Frank.
brother to the former; John Slayton, Isaac
Partridge" and Victoria Peterson. Rosa.
Partride's cousin from Maine; Walter DAILY.
Benjamin Jones' and Isabella Brown Fan
ny JONES'" cousins from New York The
best programme offered this year. is what
the committee says.
The enrolment Of the Hendricks school last
month was 615. Total number admitted up
to date, 653.
J. VI. Hawthorne spoke to the students OF
the Humboldt high school last week upon pa
triotic themes. with an originality and lib
crafty characteristic of the man. Before he
begun, he offered two cash prizes for the
best criticisms of his address. The students
were told that they might critlcise his ideas,
gesture, English, dress. voice, etc. The sue
cessful competitors were Miss Blanche Hull,
who took first prize. and Master Alfred Mil
lard, who took second. They were read at
assembly Thursday. and the prizes
awarded.
The Garfield school celebrated George Wash
ngton's birthday last Tuesday week. Each
| room gave a very interesting and patriotic
programme. which were in charge OF the re-
spective teachers.
The class o. 1901. Of the Humboldt high
school. elected officers last Wednesday. Presi-
| dent. Herbert King: vice president. Nellie
| kehoe; secretary, Ephriam Rosen; treasurer
The Athletic club of the Humboldt high
school has became member Of the Mime
sofa Iriterscholastic Athletic association, an
organization recently mentioned in these
columns. designed to encourage all proper
forms of athletic exercises. In the high schools
of the state.
The following is the programme of the
evening with Shakespeare. to be given by the
senior class of the Humboldt high school,
in the Assembly hall. the evening of
March 9, at p. M The class is SO large
that net all can appear upon the stage at
essays. owing to other exercises. But on this
evening every member will appear In some
part, and parents and patrons of the school
who interested in the class can have this
chance to see all Of them, in an exercise of
the highest order. The receipts will be used
to pay the expenses incident to graduation
exercises. Admission % cents:
Music
The Life of Shakespeare Harold Engemoen
The Times of Shakespeare. Cassie Newton
The Works of Shakespeare. Kathleen Carroll
Qtf tes Snr,InC
Music
Sketch of Hamlet -......:::. May Camden
Familiar Quotations from Hamlet"
shyloek ......,.s -. ..5.....Lena Arrdt
Sketch OF the Merchant of Venice
Leslie James
| Casket Scene from THE Merchant of Venice"
rortla ............... Eva Brown
Serlssa ..,-..-s..... Cecilia King
Prince of Aragon ...4...: James Kennedy
Bassanio -. William Ro hansen
Music 4s.-.--
Court Scene from the Merchant of Venice"
FCrtla -...-. ........ .....-... Rose Cole
Nerlsse ...... Cecilia King
Duke of Venice ~. 80. Claude Anderson
Shylock -. 80. ..-....... WlLlam Whitaker
Bassanio 49,. ......-.... William Rothausen
Sdianan .'''-''-'.. John Stanley
Clerks 49,. Edna Beyans. Blanebs sJo;m ues
| fine cabinet and book case has been built
| for the Jefferson school and is being placed
! in the library ROOM The school is to have
an assembly hall. and it is being made ready
1 for q series of talks illustrated by stereopti-
| con views.
| The Athletic association, of the Cleveland
| high school, has almost decided to hold a
separate school field day this year. Some of
| the boys have already commenced training
and expect to cut quite a figure in meets
| this spring
The entertainment for the benefit of the
| Madison school library fund Is to be given OH
| March "a. 1t will be literary and musical both
| vocal and instrumental. Some Of the pupils
| walk. but Mr.. Bond thought it would not be
appropriate for the occasion.
| Miss Canning teacher of the fifth grade in
| the Jackson school, is Ill with pneumonia
| Mr$ Flagg teacher of the fourth grade has
been absent several days on account of the Sc
| rious Illness of her son.
| Several plaster casts of noted paintings and
| statuary have been recently purchased by the
| teachers of the Jackson school, and added to
the school room decorations.
A musical and literary society has been
Ericsson school. The officers are George Mel
son, president; Frank Tenniyertz, vice presi
dent; Esther Johnson, secretary.
| lightfully some Of the Webster teachers Sat
urday afternoon at her home on Portland ave
| nue..
Miss J. c. Ganthier's illustrated lecture or
"Corot and Millet' was given to a large ant
| appreciative audience at the Central higf
school. This series of lectures, instituted b,
Miss Brooks, has proved most enjoyable ani
profitable course.
Literary societies have been organized In tin
eighth grade rooms at the Webster school
The following are the officers of Room II:
observation-disclosures Broughton.~
f. Vice President-Juli4n Sargent
+ zTreasurer-William Mcguire
Secretary-May White.
, Programme Committee = Sidney Fernold
Margarets Everts, May Copley.
Officers Of Room 10 -gf@ =" =
/ Decentralization Miller
Vice President-Ne cal Muir
rreasurer-Prentiss Jackson
| Secretary-Gus Kennedy.
Programme Committee-Mae Stringer. Rit