The Dolores star., 1904-02-26
Pubic School Entertainment.

Public School Entertainment.
The Dolores schools celebrated WASH
ington's birthday by giving program
Monday afternoon. The pupils all
assembled in Prof. DE La Matters room
along with few spectators. The
blackboards were decorated with chalk
drawings appropriate to the occasion.
On one board was Old Glory drawn
with colored chalks while on another
was picture of Washington crossing
the Delaware, and OH the table In the
front of the room was II large howl
piled high with oranges and decorated
with small flags.
The first number on the program was
a song, "Columbia the Gem of the
OCEAN," by the school. After the
singing of this song Prof. DE In Mater
read n letter written to the school by
Mrs. Grcnfel, state superintendent of
schools. This wn- followed by
recitation, "Our Flag by Lloyd Ham
mond, then three little boys from the
primary department took the floor and
recited the story Of Washington and
the cherry tree The school sang "The
Star Spangled Banncr,h following
this song was select reading, "Nash
ington's Character by Albert Smith.
setting forth the temperament of WASH
ington and speculated somewhat upon
what his actions would have been if
he hat! been placed In the position that
other great generals have filed. Miss
Emma Eoehn then recitcd "Our
Chieftain Washington The pleasing
manner in which this was rected and
the beautiful sentiment expressed,
made this one of the special features of
the program. "Mhrching Through
Georgia" was sung with great deal
of enthusiasm by the school, after
which fifteen pupils from the inter
mediate room rerited "our Presidents"
giving n very condensed history of the
presidents from Washington to Roose-
welt. Miss Mary Rush very ably re-
cited washington Mt Trenton"
making Il very plain word picture of
the soldiers preparing for the attack,
the crossing of the Delaware and the
surprise of the Hes.ians. The school
then sang "What Can the Matter Be-"
The sum and substance of this song
was why don't the parents visit the
schools. Every patron OF the school
should have been present and heard
this song. The pupils of the primary
department. then gave IN illustrated
recitation entitled "Lincoln.h The first
speaker had Il card with the date of
his birth aud spoke q verse giving
time and plhte. The second speaker
held the picture of n log cabin in which
Iincolm wis bonn. The canal lpat he
worked on, the scales he used when
working in the store, the axe he split
rails with, the slate he used when he
attended school, the pen and law book,
the emancipation proclamation he
issued md the flag he loved were all in
evidence. This was followed hy Il
select reading entitled Columbia" by
Leotn Thompson. The school sang
1.-THE Merry Farmer Boy" after which
r. d. Akin recited Washington and
Lincoln The singing Of "America"
by the school closed the program. AS
the pupils marched out to their respec-
tive rooms each took an orange from
the bowl. Miss Maud Smith presided
ut the organ. Misses Mary Rush and
Enmh Koehn and Mr.. Albert Smith
lead in the singing.
The program was appropriate and
well arranged and the manner in
which it was rendered is a credit to
the school. Those who took part
certainly deserved to be encouraged by
d larger number of visitors. The peo-
pie of Dolores ought to he proud of
their public schools, and in no way
can they better show their appreciation
for the work done by teachers and
pupils than by visiting the schools,
ESPECIALLY OIL such occasions.