New-York tribune., 1900-06-29
GALA DAY AT NO. Z.
LITTLE KNDERGARTNERs AT THE IN
THEIR FRIENDS-CoArlENC
NfENT EXERCISES.

The Industrial schools established by the Areri-
can 6ernals Guardian Society are holding their
closing exercises this week. Yesterday No Z stu
ated at No. 225 East Eightieth-st. was the scene
Of the little school drama exciting TO the chill
dren and interesting their friends. School No
Is almost the banner school the series Of
twelve, and the exercises showed & remarkable
brightness on the part OF the pupils answering 10
the devotion Of the teachers, Of whom Mrs. S. a.
Ryan Is principal.
In the large hall Of the school were gathered as
many parents and friends as could be admitted 10
the platform, the hall being nearly filled by the
pupils. AL were in holiday attire and an occa-
sional outburst OF especial briliancy in costume
gave q picturesquely foreign aspect One notice
able little girl with the backest Of hair and eyes
and the brownest OF skins. clad in low
necked short sleeved 1rock Of apple green muslin
that vas almost dazzling. AL. both boys and girls.
were neatly dressed, and many prettily.
At i e. n the pianist began march and the
shildren fled n from the halls, the kindergarten
department making q brave showing with its sew
enty pupils. The exercises were varied embracing
many reciatous twisely made brie) by proud little
persons IN pretty gowns, singing by the school and
unison work IN caLsthenics. The features Of the
Occasion. however the kindergarten flags
The flag drill gave twelve bright boys an oppor-
tunity 70 perform some picturesque exercises.
Marching front TO the strains Of The Star
Spangled Banner" they went through a modified
manual OF arms with small flags for muskets. A
pretty figure was that representing the tents
they sang, half kneelng, ''Tenting Tonight and
held their flags grouped imitation Of tents. The
tag drill closed with the entire school rising 10
salute the flag and singing verse OF America"
insul patriotic ntiment into the minds OF these
young citizens 10 be-
The MRypole game by kfndergartners, was ex-
tremely attractive. The tiny girls who executed
II were al in white or blue, and moved through
the rfbboned with childish grace and evident
delight One could not help feeling, in that in
the boys flag drill that the development Of external
grace anc appreciation Of artistic trifes must be
e step toward developing q refinement OF taste that
shall upA1t the entire life. Those ''hulking' boys
and awkward girls IN acquiring ease Of motion and
something Of the inward grace Of which the outer
is only expression or symbol
Another kindergarten song was the Brown
Thrush" with nut brown maybe"
soIolst. One of the charming things about the
performances IS the unmitigated enjoyment Of the
children and the dramatic zest that they rnpart
the action
The EunfOwer game was introduced BY the ap-
pearance OF q large screen covered with black in
which were openings at different heights, sur
rounded by yellow cloth sunhower petals Then
ten tots appeared. whose sizes were adjusted 70
the openings. and ten laughing faces supplied the
centres OF the flowers they sang Ten little sun
flowers standing n line" One by one the faces
disappeared the song demands, but al the end
al were IL place for q final Ten little sunhower
small handkerchief in enthusiastic approval, ana
called 'AIauie!' the top Of her tiny voice. as the
play went
The recitations showed good training, even II
of the youthful elocutionists did forget line
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