The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-04-26
DUBLIN SCHOOL.

Arbor Day was successfully celebrated
at Dublin school. The rooms were ap-
propriately decorated with flags and
evergreens. A large audience was
present. Those taking part in the pro-
gramme were Rev. K. G. Murray, Mamie
Clement, Rev. ]. B. Scarborough, Jennie
Tenant, Natalie Mccain, Helen Haines,
Mamie Hill, Dora Burkins, Elsie Mccain,
Laura Taylor, Mary Morris, Ruth
Clement, Norman Crew, Emma Day,
Evelyn Tenant, Annie Jones and Law
renee Alexander.
BILLINGSLEA SCHOOL.
The pupils of Billingslea school cele-
brated Arbor and Bird Day, with inter
esting exercises. Those taking part were
Malcolm v. George, James Cain, Dora c.
Hanway, Pauletta George, Emma Power,
Harry Ely, Martha G. Michael, Hall
Patterson, Frank Callahan, Georgia B.
Michael, Hattie Hanway, Annie Blake
ley, Will Cain, Rita George, John Gala
han, Ella George. The school marched
to the yard where four trees were planted
and named Mr.. T. c. Galbreath, Jackson,
Washington and Gov. Smith.
KIRKwooD SCHOOL.
The Arbor Day exercises at Kirkwood
school consisted of the planting of
flowers by the lower grades, of roses by
%1,.rI ov,1 Go,.rfL rrrodac or1 he
planting of tree by the rest ofthe school.
1t was christened in honor of Mr.. Andrew
Kirkwood, one of the oldest citizens in
the county who is in his ninety-frst year.
The programme consisted of musical and
literary selections by George Anderson,
Mary and Dellie Alloways, Mamie, Allie
and Elva Heaps, Oleita, Elva and Ethel
Baker, Clara Belle McElvain, and read
ings and poems by Rosa Amos, Frankie
Anderson, Carlton and Howard Dennis,
Roy and Webster Heaps, Lille and Maud
Hitchcock. Part of the day was spent
in Spring cleaning up.
LAPIDUM SCHOOL.
The pupils of Lapidum school, Miss
Cain teacher, celebrated Arbor and Bird
Day by appropriateexercises which began
at 2 o'clock. The school room was deco
rated with ferns. The boards were orna-
mented with pictures of spring birds and
flowers and Arbor Day quotations. A
number of trees were planted on the
grounds. The first grade planted birch
and beech. They named them Evange-
line and Helen Jackson. The third grade
planted three naples and named them
George Washington, Queen Victoria and
Henry Longfellow. The fourth grade
planted two, named Mckinley and
Shakespeare. Archer Smith and Roy
Knight made rockery for flowers.
Those taking part in the programme
were Miss Cain, Bessie Spencer, Roy
Knight, Walter Starr, Laura Spencer
and Mamie Starr.
MEcHANIcsvnLE SCHOOL.
Arbor Day was appropriately observed
by the teachers and pupils of Mechanics
vile school. Part of the day was spent
in cleaning the school grounds and deco.
rating the school house after which an
appropriate programme was carried out
consisting of reading of Governors Pro.
clamation, songs, Rotations, dialogue
literary paper, etc. Those taking part
were Lester Pyle, Grace Doyle, Dora
Pyle, Milton Peterson, John Haughay
Margaret Doyle, Annie Walter, Matte
Hopes, Mary Grafton, Clara Wilson
Myrtle Tucker, Henry Hopes, Laura
Slade, Benjamin Wilson, Jr., Clem.nt
Hopes, Jr., Gretta Hilditch, Albert
Wheeler, Wilson Lochary, Emma Graf
ton, Edwin Gibson, Lawrence Doyle
Willard Pyle, Sarah Doyle, Dora Hilditch
Clara Slade, Elsie Walter, Annie Richards
Pearl Walter, Wilson Peterson, Edna
Pyle, Beatrice Harkins, Nellie Kelly and
Rose Wheeler. The schools in flourish
ing condition under the management O
Misses Clara Mechem and Alice Eggles
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