The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1903-03-28
maryland DAY.
Its Observance By Cecil
County Schools.
Exercises AT Elkt0n, North East,
Chesapeake City, Cecilton And
Other Points Where Large Audi
enceS Gathered.

For the first time the landing OF the
Maryland Pilgrims, at st. Mary's, two
hundred and siXty-ninc years ago. was
made the occasion of II general cclebra-
ton throughout the State on Wednesday,
the schools. public and private, leading in
the observance of the anniversary.
Cecil county did its part and the gath
"ringS ut the various schools were of 4
highly patriotic character.
ELKTON HIGH SCHOOL.
At the Elkton High School, IN excel
lent program was carried out in the
presence of the four hundred and eighty
scholars and their friends The Assem-
bly, Room was decorated with the Mary
land Coat of Arms and coors. Address
cs were made by Hon. John $. Writ and
Principal George A. Steele, and several
historical papers relative to early Mary
land read by pupils.
Mr.. Wirt's talk was in the form of
sketches descriptive of the life and Gus
toms of Marylandcrs of colonial days,
dwelling upon the system of religious
liberty enjoyed, and contrasting it's
broadness and liberal spirit with the in
tolerance and narrowness of the Mas
sachusetts pilgrims. He referred to the
brilliant intellectual centre Annapolis
was in colonial times
Mr.. Steele took for his subject-"One
Maryland Woman" emphasizing the
high worth of the Maryland woman in
her sphere of life-social and executive,
as eXemplifed by Margaret Brent in the
role of successor to Leonard Calvert as
proprietor of the province of Maryland.
The program of the day as carried out
was as follows =
March. e. Mabel Day and Lydia Terrell
The Landing at Saint Mary's. ......
Ethel Hopkins
Social Maryland. . Miss Addie Foam
Chorus. ...... MY Own United States"
Recitation. maryland" Laura Beatty
Song, Among the Hills of Maryland"
Charles Blake
Recitation, "The Flag" .. Edith Holt
Piano Solo, 'Tarantele". :. Mabel Day
Address, a Maryland Ramble,".
John S. Writ
Chorus. My Maryland"
The Great Seal. ...... Miss Mcfarland
Song, Blue Hills of Old Maryland,".
Irene Foster
Address, "One Maryland Woman"
Mr.. Steele
Song, THE Susquchanna" DR.. Steele
Piano Duet. military March," "....
Irene Foster and Mabel Day
Chorus. ......." Star Spnngled Banner"
NORTH EAST.
Maryland Day was enthusiastically OBJ
served ut the North East High School
Every pupil had Il part assigned to him
or to her The exercises were opened by
the singing of Maryland. My Mary
land. Facts in Maryland History"
were then brought out by the pupils of
the Second. Third and Fourth Year
Glasses. Miss Helen Shippers read an
essay on The Part Maryland Took in
the Revolution. which was followed by
the singing of The Star Spangled Ban
ncr.' y poem lnudatory of Maryland.
was read by Miss Emily Moore. The
First Year Class then presented more in
teresting facts in the State history, fol-
lowed by recitation, "Thc Raven" by
Miss Eva Bacon. Miss Jessie Mccarthy
read an essay on Cecil County in Mary
land History" and Marshall Thompson
read paper on THE Maryland Bound
AIRY Disputct.' School Examiner Biddle
then gave Il very interesting address on
the Early History of Maryland and the
Lords Baltimore. which was followed
by Il short talk by Commissioner Carey.
The exercises concluded with the singing
of "America." PRINCIPAL Fockler and his
assistant, Miss Lingo. arranged the pro-
gram.
CHESAPEAKE CITY.
MARYLAND D,,. w,. nolohr,toI ~ a.,
public schools by the following program:
Singing, "Amcrica," by the School; n
sketch on st. MarI'S in 1854. by Miss
RaSSsia WnIu.nrtb. .I., .,l -,