Evening star., 1900-02-24
IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
The Exercises Conn emOratfye of
Washingten's Birthday.

The interesting exercises in the public
schools of the District of Columbia wcdnes-
day last commemorative of Washington g
birthday embraced not only brief opening
remarks by the presiding officers and ad-
dresses by the speakers, but songs and reci-
tatIons by the pupils as well. 1t was the
duty of DR.. A p. Pardon of the board of
trade to supply more than 100 speakers
and an equal number Of presiding officers
In connection with the exercises. He began
his work the LIST of February and was
constantly engaged until the morning of
the 21st, arranging to fill the places of
these originally assigned but who, 1t was
found, could not serve.
The complete and corrected list of presid-
ing ofhcers and speakers is as follows:
Western Hight School, DIR. A. P. Pardon
presiding; DR.. Merrill Edwards Gates,
speaker. Central High School. B. H. War
ner' presiding; William H. Singleton, speak
er; Eastern High School. John Hyde pre-
siding; Maj. Richard Sylvester. speaker
Business High School, Allan Davis presid-
ing; Henry B. F. Mcfarland. speaker.
siding; Miss Mclean, speaker. Berret
school, Frances B. Smith presiding.
Dennison school, George P whittie-
sey, sey presidine; J. ". witten. speaker. Force
{. Ciephane. speaker. Franklin school, E.
Southard Parker. presiding; Judge NJ. /.
Knapp. speaker. Harrison school, A NJ
Reed. presiding; F. A. Fenning. speaker.
Ihos G: Noyes. speaker seaton school,
.: w. Curriden, presiding; Rev. A. S.
Fiske, speaker. Abbott school, H. X. Simp-
son; son presiding; Chas. T. Neabit, speaker.
Morse school, Oscar w. White presiding;
Shas. =. Foster. speaker. Henry school,
w. A. Mccoy, presiding; Walter F. Rogers,
speaker Polk school, Frank W. Hackett,
speaker. Peabody school. E. G. Davis pre-
scins; L. G. Powers, speaker. Wallach
school, Or. r. kingsman, presiding; Rev.
Geo. A. Luccock, speaker. Carbery school,
ishno, RSbt; ]; o Fisher. speaker: Mccormick
school, Marcus Baker, speaker. Brent
Ienoa ssh School Geo MaySwe Speaher
siding; Rev. J. W. Gray. speaker. GER
Amidon. S. c. Palmer, presiding; Thos. P.
Morgan, speaker. Bradley. ]. ]. Parker,
speaker Jefferson, c. T. Yoder, presiding;
Dr. D. H. Hazen, presiding; c. c. Hiltman,
speaker Curtis. Jesse H. Wilson. presid-
ing; Rev Chas A. Smith. speaker. Addi-
son. H. H Darneille, presiding; L. L.
Day, speaker. Jackson. B. Robinson, pre-
siding; Prof Edgar Frisby. speaker Cor
coran, R. w. Darby presiding; Chas w.
Hine, speaker; Weightman, Percy Foster,
q,
W. E. Andrews, speaker. Toner E. g. Wes-
cott. presiding: Rev. g. A. Wilson, speaker.
Arthur, John L. Weaver, presiding: Frank
l.. Campbell, speaker; Blake, DR.. Bond, pre-
siding; T. D. Foster, speaker. Hayes. j. H.
MCGOWAN. presiding; Thos. w. Gilmer,
speaker. Blair, George c. Ross, speaker.
Taylor. Miss Emma NJ. Gillett, speaker.
Madison, George Henderson, presiding; NJ.
l. Weller, speaker. Pierce, Loring Chap
pei, presiding. Gales, Thos. W. Smith, pre-
siding; Rev. Geo. P. Wilson. speaker.
Brghtwood. A. O. Stafford, presiding; Louis
P. Shoemaker, speaker. Brookland, c. K.
Ffnckel, presiding. Monroe. Fulton Lewis,
presiding; Prof. Isaac Clark, speaker. john
son, Benjamin P. Davis, presiding: Rev.
Geo. F. Dudley. speaker. Tyler, w. Mosby
Williams, presiding; ]. B. sleman, 1r.,
speaker. Buchanan, Jerome A. Johnson,
presiding; Miles NJ. Shand speaker Cranch,
Jas. H. Taylor, speaker. lexington, Will
liam D. Henderson, speaker. Hillsdale,
Miss F. ]. Smith, presiding; Rev. c. w.
Lane, speaker Burrville, II. Whyte Lewis,
presiding