Evening star., 1900-02-21
Washington's Birthday Observed in
the Public Schools.
TIE LESSON OF Els NOBLE LIFE
It is Made the Theme Of Many
Eloquent Addresses.
SPEAKERS OF THE DAY

Exercises in anticipatory celebration of
the anniversary of George Washington S
birth were held in all of the public schools
of the city this afternoon. the programs be-
ing inaugurated in each instance at 30
o'clock. Patriotic songs and recitations by
the scholars. together with an address by
some wel-known speaker of the city. made
up the several programs.
The custom of celebrating washington's s
birthday in the schools on the afternoon
prior to the day itself was originated and
put into effect by the Washington board
of trade. and during late years the commit
tee of that organization on public schools
has had in hand the assignment of presid-
ing officers and speakers for the George
Washington exercises.
This year the assignments were made by
DR.. A. =. Pardon, chairman of the COM
mittee, who in making his selections, chose
pathy with the school children and would
talk to them in a manner calculated to i'm
press their minds with the full import and
meaning of the occasion.
AT the Central High School the presiding
officer was Mr.. B. II. Warner, the address
Of the day being delivered by Mr.. William
II. Singleton. At the Eastern High School
Major Richard Sylvester addressed the stu
dents, with Washington as his theme. DIR.
A. p. Pardon presided at the exercises at
Western High School, while DR.. Merrill
Gates. former president of Amherst Col
iege, made the address of the afternoon.
Mr.. Mcfarland spoke at the Business High
School.
Presiding Officers and Speakers.
Some of the other assignments were as
follows:
Adams School, Matthew Trimble. presid
ing; Rufus H. Thayer. speaker; Berrett
School, Lemuel Jones, jr., presiding; w.
Mosby Williams. speaker; Dennison School,
George P. Whittlesy. presiding; Force
phane, speaker; Franklin School, e. South
ard Parker, presiding; H. L. West. speaker;
Harrison School, A. NJ. Reed, presiding; f.
a. Fennins, speaker; Phelps School. Will
lam L. Bramhall. presiding; Tom C. Noyes,
speaker.
seaton school, s. w. Curriden, presiding;
Rev A. S. Fiske. speaker: Abbott School,
Henry K. Simpson presiding; Charles T.
speaker. Morse School. Solon Kemon, pre-
siding; Charles Foster, speaker. Henry
F. Rogers, speaker. Polk School. DR., w.
R. King, presiding; Ashley NJ. Gould.
speaker. Webster, William ]. Acreton,
bpdH School cRaney peaker ws Ra
ZACH. DIR. r. kingsman, presiding; Rev G..
n Luccock. speaker. Carberry School,
Henry ?. Blair, speaker; Maury School,
James H. Taylor. presiding; Robert ].
Fisher, speaker. Mccormick School, Owen
Owen. presiding; j. D. Croissant, speaker
Towers School. Frederick R. Wallace: pre-
siding; Marcus Baker, speaker Brent
School Frank P. Miller, presiding; Rev G.
z. Maydwell, speaker. Lenox School B.
b. Earnshaw, presiding; Rev. j. w. Gray,
speaker.
Amidon school, Samuel C. Palmer presid-
ing; Thomas p. Morgan, speaker. Bradley
school, William A. II. Church presiding;
Rev d: w s. Kellenger. speaker. Green
leaf school, DR.. W. c. Woodward presid-
A Teff Schn
Charles I. Yoder presiding: G. T. Pollock,
speaker. Smallwood school, DR.. D. II. Ha-
zen presiding; C: c. Heitman, speaker.
Curtis school, H. F. Blount presiding; Rev
Charles Alvin Smith. speaker. Addison
school. H. II. Darneille presiding; L. l..
Bridges, speaker Tillman school. George
W. Casillear presiding; Rev. Frank l.. Day,
speaker. Jackson school, B. Robinson pre-
siding: Prof. Edgar Frisby, speaker
Corcoran School. Rufus w. Darby pre-
siding: Maj. Charles Hine. speaker: Weight
man School. Thomas c. Blagden, presiding;
Percy Foster. speaker: Grant School, A.
S. Taylor, presiding w. S. Andrews speak
er: Toner School, E. W. Wescott presiding:
Arthur School, A. P. Newton, presiding;
Frank l.. Campbell, speaker; Blake School
DR.: s. S. Bond. presiding: William J. Friz-
zel. speaker: Hayes School, James H. Nc
GoWen presiding; Thos. W. Gilmer speak
er; Blair School, w. B. King. presiding:
William Gettinger. presiding; Miss Gillett,
speaker: Madison School, Dr. c. ]. B.
Gregg. presiding: NJ. l. Weller speaker:
Pierce School. Loring Chappell. presiding:
Rev Clarence Kirby, speaker: Gales School
Thomas W. Smith presiding; Rev. George
P. Wilson. speaker: Brightwood School.
George Field. presiding; Louis p Shoe
maker. speaker: Monroe School, Prof Isaac
Clarke. presiding; Bruce School, j. H. Meri-
wether. presiding; Prof w. H. Richards.
speaker; Tenleytown. w. B. Ireland pre-
siding; Rev G: w. Mccullough. speaker;
Tyler School, ]. B. Sleman, jr speaker:
Cranch School, ]. I. Petty, presiding; W.
H. H. Smith. speaker; Congress Heights
A. E. Randle. presiding; Rev E. W. Bliss
speaker.
In the COIored Schools.
The exercises in the colored schools were
also conducted under the auspices of the
Washington board Of trade, and were un-
der the immediate supervision of S,nerin
tendent Cook. The assignments were as
follows, the first named being the speaker,
the second the presiding officer: Normal
school, H. p Cheatham, Mrs. Mary c. Ter
rell; High School. Rev. W. B. Tunnel. Rev
Sterling n. Brown; Stevens, Napoleon r.
Marshall. Mr.. Thomas II. Wright; Sumner
John p. Green, DR.. John R. Francis: Ma
gruder, Mr.: R. S; Smith. Mr.. H. c. Bruce;
Wormley, Rev. Walter H. Brooks, Mr.. Jonn
F. Cook; Briggs Rev. ]. A. Taylor, Mr. L.
c. Bailey: Garrison, Mr.. Thos II. Clark,
Mr.. r. II. Gleaves; Phillips, Prof Lewis b.
moore, Mr.. Lewis II. Douglass: Cook. Rev.
|. L. Thomas, Prof. G. w. Cook; Garnet,
Dr. C. Il. Purv!s, Henry E. Baker; Ban
neker. Henry Johnson Robt. T. Douglass;
Jones. Rev. d. E. Wiseman, Dr. r. W.
Brown; Slater, Mr.. ]. w. Mayes, Dr. .. NJ
Atwood: Logan, Milton NJ. Holland, Dr. s.
r. Watts; Patterson. Rev. r. E. Hart, Dr.
Thos. Martin: Business High School doug
lass school building). Mrs. Helen Douglass,
DR.. G. Fl. Richardson; Lincoln. Dr.
F. j. Shadd. DR.. Edward Williston:
Randall. Rev. Mr.. Bennett, Mr.. l.. A. Cor,
nish; Gissings, Dr. J. n. johnson. Mr.
Oliver c. Black; Bowen, Mr.. j. NJ Ricks.
MIR. John A. Gray: Bell. Mr. L. NJ. Her
shaw Mr. John F. n. Wilkinson; Ambush.
Mr.. VIM. Taliaferro, Mr. III. C Tvson.
Payne Mr.. Thomas l.. Jones, Mr. e. E
COoDer. I.oyejOy Mr. SoJopnon n,