Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1903-05-29
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DaFnestOwn District Items.
The neat little school house near Seneca,
where Miss Maude " Broome patiently
teaches "the young idea how TO shoot" and
literally "trains the youthful mind" was the
scene of successful entertainment on the
evening of May 21st. School closed and va.
cation commenced for all the restless little
ones and their unselfsh, Conscientious teach
er. The school room was beautifully deco
rated with fcstoons OF crow-foot, holly and
other evergreens, and the stage was also
handsomely trimmed with flowers. The
exercises were much enjoyed by the throng
of visitors, the parents and friends of the
scholars and many people from the surround.
ing country. The children all acquitted
themselves admirably, and showed careful
study and patient drilling on the part of
their faithful and competent instructress.
1t is to be deplored, however, that the law.
less element that of late years has so an.
noyed the people at our commencements
could not be refused admission TO these en-.
tertanments. After weeks of hard work on
the part of both teacher and pupil, it is an.
noying, to put it mildly, to find 1t impossi-
BILE to make oneself heard, on account of the
disorder at the back OF the room. IL is GER
tainly not at all to the credit of the com.
munlty that such a state of affairs should
exist. One would think that even the rudest
and most reckless OF men or boys would
have respect enough for the lady teacher, and
self-respect enough, and a realizing sense of
all the labor required to train young persons
to read or speak in public, for no harder
task exists, than to laugh loudly, make rude
comments on the performers, shuttle the feet,
in fact do anything to embarrass or distress
the participants. Some one in authority
ought to attend these gatherings, with the
right to arrest, and intention Of arresting, all
such offenders and committing them to Jail.
1t would seem as II nothing else could break
up this practice. The program, 80 well car
ried out, was as follows:
Song, Welcome, by the school; Welcome
Address, Lee Poole; Recitation, Eddy Wis.
its the Barber, Doyle Lowery; Recitation,
Kiddy, Cynthia Benson Vocal Solo, Christ
a Little Baby, Blanche Downes; Recitation,
Temperance, James Benson; Recitation, My
Picture, Lee Wallace; Vocal Solo, Chew.
ing Gum, Doyle Lowery; Recitation, Dolls |
Dinner, Daisy Mossburg; Song, Yankee
Doodle, Junior Glass Recitation, Books,
Ernest Berry Vocal Duet, Will You Love |
Me When I'm Old, Oma Downes and Matte
Oden; Recitation, A Thankful Soul, Walter
Collier; Recitation, A Lesson in a Dream,
Hattie Benson; Dialogue, Our Flag, five |
boys; Recitation, Miss Caterpillar, Ceve- |
land Riley; Recitation, Edna's Birthday, |
Lotte Benson Vocal Solo, On the Banks
of the Wabash, Hattie Benson; Recitation,
The Littlest Girl, Lee Poole; Recitation,
We Boys, Wyatt Cross; Dialogue, The
Camp Grounds, one boy and six girls;
Recitation, Patchwork, Ef1e Dreamer Reel
tation, Johnny's Dog, Upton Riley; Reel
tation, Keep a Coin. Charles Mossburg
Dialogue, Flowers, four girls; Recitation, A |
Boys Opinion, Raymond Mossburg; Recita- |
ton, Writing TO Grandma, Blanche Downes
Recitation, AS Mother Did, Gladys Miles;
Chorus, Massa'sin the Cold Colo dround' SIX
girls; Recitation, The Rescue, Annie Foole;
Recitation, Cleaning House, Bruce Benson
Vocal Solo, It's shame Nassle oden INA |
logue, Don't Know, two boys; Recitation,
oeneVa' Mamie Foolei "N''Suon' oma
Downesi Vocal Duet Long Ago'tw girls;
Recitation, Elsie GROSS Dialogue, Ohrlst IS
Risen, two girls and Two boys; hecitauon
Tommys Pfayer' hatue 'lolet MUSIC
Black Hawk Watz' bessie Floieti lao
lean, Statuary, seven girisi D'alogue, IRE
clpltalion' one boV ana TWO glr'si Essay |
Honesty, Mamie roo'e song oou DO WIN
you Till we meet again. pJ 'ne SCHOOL
The next morning, Friday, May %, Miss
Broome treated her scholars and some vsi-
tors to ice cream, cake, lemonade and candy.
She was assisted In waiting on her eager
little throng by Misses Bessie Beall and Nan
ME Mossburg and hessrs' james broome ana
John G. Reading, Jr Alter bidding their
beloved teacher a merry goodbye the happy
little children departed TO enjoy long holt
day before they meet AGAIN
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