Evening star., 1901-08-01

render classical as well as ragtime
melodies. and May Taylor sang coon
whose last name is Irwin. Then Miss
Ida Stutz recited. The children SIM
ply whooped for Miss Stutz, and the grown
folks joined in. She was inimitable, as al
ways, and perhaps reporter was not lar
wrong when he was heard to say: She
could make a million in vaudeville.
After Commissioner Macfarland conclnd-
ed the Y. NJ. c. A. Mandolin Club rem
dered several selections.
Flag March and Dumb Bells.
well-executed flag march by sixteen
girls was applauded and enjoyed. and the
musical dumb bell drill by forty young
sters part of the time on the floor and
part their feet. was unique and ap-
plauded to the echo The Indian club
swinging was fine: it was simply marvel
Gus how such little girls could manipulate
clubs well and with so little self-con-
scousness. All the children were given
much praise for their part in the entertain
ment, which was practically all Of 1t. In
fact, no teacher aided the youngsters one
bit. They just things for themselves.
Only four afternoons after school had been
utilized in teaching these drills and no
great stress was laid on them.
Admirable Advice.
Mr.. Riordan concluded the evening with
few informal remarks to the audience Of
said:
You have ten minutes more and of that
ten 1 want five. I'll have to play teacher
and make you be still and hear me, SO be
good children. l want each parent to take
home copy of this program, because on
1t are the names of these ladies who have
so faithfully served you during the past
six weeks. No need of my saying what
the school has done for the children: YOU
know that. First of all, it has made them
Supremely happy-thats the greatest thing. !.
made them properly happy. Then it has
taught them a million little thing they
could not possibly have learned in the win
ter term, because there is time for
teaching these things.
THE greatest lesson we want to teach is
to do for others, aud they have q living eX-
ample before them daily In these devoted,
faithful intelligent. beautiful-spirited lady
teachers. My mother is older and more
broken down today because she carried
too often coal hods that l should have car
ried. You know how it is John says,
Wait, I'll carry it. but he doesn't move.
for he knows the mother will go get the
hod. Mothers always do. Now, you let
mother, but I'll try teach the boys and
girls to profit by my mistakes. l can't do
1t unless you help me. You will help, won't
you? Can answer cf yes was heard) You
are under promise, then, to let John carry
all the water on wash day.
Am l right? t.Yes and laughter.)
Il was SO pleased that the teachers had
been to see you all. | know you were glad
to see them interruption by many with
I'VE were.')
And l know 1t was better for all Of US
children, parents and teachers-to have
seen you, wasn't it? (And the response was
"Yes'D
IF they came again. even If you were
house cleaning in an old wrapper, or with
a duster around your head. in the wash
tub with your sleeves rolled up. or bathing
the baby, you would hurry TO the door and
let them in as you did before wouldn't
you? Now, don't forget we want these
boys and girls of yours to do for others.
Take off the hat to the ladies, grab for
the handkerchief the girl has dropped; do
for others in all things little and big You
have had a good time for two hours, now
go home happy by getting out carefully.
Men. all look out for these youngsters that
they get out easily and comfortably"
A Faithful, Loyal band.
Then came the ovation alluded to in the
foregoing. After his hand had been nearly
wrung off and the gathering was departing
Mr.. Riordan said to the reporter for The
Evening Star:
Now, I have been bobbing up and down
here all evening, as If l were the whole Of
this institution, whereas l realize my
smallness; but hope to grow. Out in that
audience, among the children, were
eighteen patient teachers who have just
made this thing go, and not even being
seen or getting much popular credit for 1t.
They are the stage hands, the scene paint
ers of this school The parents know this.
They know who has done for their Kids
and they know that but little of that doing
was mine"
The accompanying cut is a reproduction
of a photograph taken In the yard of
Greenleaf School, where the vacation pu-
pills cultivated a garden in the spaces be-
tween the brick walks and the fence.
Principal Riordan is pictured with his foot
on the wrong side of a garden spade,
showing little girl how mot to use'' that
implement.