Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-30

With the usual spirit of progressive
ness which characteriZes the schools in
the Village District, the teachers and
| scholars thereof have carried out an
| interesting program Of memorial ex-
| ercises through the several schools and
| in the various grades during the past
| three days. Monday morning these
exercises We're held at the Laurel Hill
school. and in the afternoon at the
Webster school. Tuesday morning
the exercises were held at the Grove st.
school, and in the afternoon at the
! Nash building. Yesterday, afternoon
the grades at the Smith school closed
| the itinerary.
! The exercises consisted largely in
| the singing of patriotic songs. recita-
tons. etc. designed to impress upon
the children love Of coahtry and the
I flag. While they are Z naturally too
young to appreciate the actual mean
ing of Memorial day, they enter into
the spirit with considerable enthus-
iaSm, and have taken their parts in
the various schools in a manner credi-
table alike to themselves and the
teachers to whom it means SO much
additional care and attention.
While a large number of parents
have awaited themselves of the privi-
lege Of seeing these exercises, not as
many have visited the schools as
should have been the case. 1t is an
important thing to remember that the
presence of visitors is an inspiration
to both scholars and teachers, and
that they take great pleasure and pride
l. 10 - ,t1z,,
rooms and work. 1t is duty every
parent owes the school system. to keep
in touch with it. and to know by per-
sonal attention what the schools are
accomplishing and how their little
ones are getting along in them. But
it is with pleasure it can be said that
while it is impossible to particularize
any scholars or schools in these eXer-
cises, as whole they have been of a
character to reflect additional credit
upon our Village School system. and
the compliments received from visitors
have been an encouragement alike to
teachers and scholars.
On this tour of duty the assignments
have been: Mr.. Plaisted, Laurel Hill
school: Capt. Nash Nash school; and
Mr.. Stnson, the Webster and Grove
st. schools; and all of the board at
tended the exercises at the Smith
school yesterday.
The following programs were rendered
in the different schools:
SMITH SCHOOL.
Song-"rhe Nations Greeting.''
Grades and 1.
| Recitation-"What Little Ones Can Do,
Sarah Dinsmore.
Song-"We Praise and Love the Men So
Brave,
| Recitation-"For NV Country,
John Frawley.
Sons-'Lovely Flowers,
Flower Exercise.
Eight children from Grade ..
Loretta Chernowsky.
Boys of Grade 2.
!; EXercise-"OfferingS,
Ten children from Grades and 4.
Grades and 10
, &c. I'd ,v ,na lr 1slas. Blake Selected
''a''' ~ Alden Hichborn
, Song-"Bring Springs Sweet Blooming,
Decoration Day traoe John vane Cheney
! ..vicksburg., ' r W. Higsinsou
Song-"Where willows Weep,
Eight girls from Grades and y.
"a Vision of War" r. G. lngerso
Clyde Stewart.
..D.cor,tion Dav." ]. G. Whittier
Clara Dill.
sons-"Place Laurel wreaths on Mothers
Graves.
l ..Rlack. Blue and Gray. Mary ID. Brine
r Pearl Jones.
Song-'Children's Hands should sure"
the Flowers
, | ..o,r D,nner'' J. A Logar
Willie Hopkins.
SoIo-"F!ag of Columbia.
= Mary Gildea.
:. Grades 8 and 10.
J lode to Memorial Day. SELECTED
n Elizabeth OConnOr.
g co,o-"Blue and the Gray.
'9''' Donald Metcalf.
Chorus-Boys of Grades and TO-
Pianist-Ina Wellman .
|, violnist-Henry Tetreauit.
America for Freedom.
I Clara Goodwin.
a Dnse' Girls of Grade Q.
;. THE NASH SCHOOL.
sons-"Breathe Balmy Air