The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-25
NORTH STATE DAY
Graded Schools of Rail
eigh Observe L.
Addresses Made BY Prof. R. D. W. Con-
nor and Col. Frederick A. OIds
On Patriotic Top
les.

The twenty-third day of December
set aside as "North Carolina Day.
this for exercises in the public schools
of the State that will aid in teach
ing more of the States history, was
fittingly observed in Raleigh's graded
schools yesterday.
There were celebrations in three OF
the schools, at the Wiley, the Murphy
and the Centennial, and in each one
of these the exercises were admirably
arranged, and entered into with great
spirit.
The rooms in which the exercises
were held at the various schools were
all decorated most appropriately for
the occasion. At the Centennial
school on the blackboard at the back
of the stage was drawn a large map
of North Carolina, to the right of this
being a drawing of the great seal of
the State and above this floated a
large North Carolina flag. The walls
around the dozen pictures hung by
the Ladies' Society for the Betterment
of School Houses and Grounds were
decorated with holly, the whole MAX
ing a delightful patriotic and most
Christmas like scene.
At the Wiley school the program
for the day was rendered with spirit,
each pupil doing his full duty in maxi
ing the exercises full of value and in
terest, The event of general interest
was tn address of Prof. r. d. w. Con-
nor, tn Secretary of the Public School
Loan Fund, whose theme was the
Life of Wiley" 1t is a subject with
which Prof. Conner is most intimate,
as he has studied the life of this
great North Carolinian, and is thor
oughly conversant with it. His adj
dress was deeply interesting, and was
a most appropriate contribution to the
exercises of the day.
At the Murphy School the program
was also most Interestingly carried
out, and the pupils acquitted them
selves very handsomely in the eXer-
cises, which gave real pleasure.
At the Centennial school a graphic
phone concert was enjoyed before the
regular exercises. The regular
exercises began with the singing of
America" the Great Seal of the
State was explained, and then Col. F.
A. Olds spoke on Our Flag" ex-
planning the meaning of the stars and
the stripes and the colors most in
terestingly, and teaching a valuable
lesson in patriotism.
Then came other patriotic airs. a
sketch OF North Carolina history. a
word play on the names of the coun-
ties, and march of pupils dressed to
represent counties, the exercises CLOS
ing with a Christmas song.
At the close of the exercises came
a surprise, when Mrs. Terrell on be-
half of the school, presented Mrs.
Barbee, the principal, with a beauti-
full picture as a Christmas remem-
brance.
Two Christmas trees We're the en-
joyable features at the school, one be-
ing given by the fourth grade to the
little ones of the primary grade, and
one by the fifth and sixth grades, this
being for the poor children of the
city, the tree to be presented through
the Associated Charities.
In this work the children we're aid
ed by their teachers, Misses AIRING
ton and Page and there were many
gifts. The pupils of the grades pro-
yiding thus for others were not for
gotten, for Misses Page and AIRING
ton presented to these two huge pies,
a la Jack Horner. which being open
ed We're found to contain attractive
little Christmas remembrances.