Evening star., 1904-02-23
IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Exercises Commemorative OF
Birth of Washington.
PATRIOTIC ADDRESSES
MUSICAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE
STAR sPANGLED BANNER.
Rising Generation Told Of the Triumph
Of Colonies Under Lead
of Patriots.
PATRIOTIC ADDRESSES

In every school in Washington this after
noon the children were gathered in their
assembly halls and patriotic exercises in
commemoration of the birthday of George
Washington were held. In the high schools
the programs were of more than usual in
terest. The addresses to the pupils were
made by prominent business men, but in
each of the schools the pupils bore the bur-
den Of the program, presenting excellent
declamations and musical numbers.
This is not the first time in the history
of the public schools of Washington that a
general celebration of Washinston's birth
day has been held. In a great measure the
establishment of the custom as an annual
event. which was done ten years ago, is
due la1 gely to the efforts of the members
of the Board of Trade and the patriotic
citizens associated with its school COM
mittee.
Mr.. Cox's Address.
To this fact Mr.. w. V: Cox. president of
the board. made the following reference In
his address to the pupils of the Central
High School this afternoon:
"Over a decade has passed since the cele-
braton of Washngtons birthday was in
augurated in public schools by the
Washington Board of Trade. Under the
solicitous care of DR.. A p. Pardon, chair
man of its committee on public schools,
Gen. Ellis Spear and other patriotic citi-
; zens, it has naturally and properly become
, one of the annual features of the public
schools in the city founded by Washington.
Il believe that more time should be de-
voted In the public schools of the United
States to exercises having directly in. view
good citizenship, and there is no better text
on civic virtues than George Washington
The Graded Schools.
The exercises In the graded schools began
at 30 and continued until the closing hour
of the school day. In some of the buildings
the programs were very elaborate, dia-
logues in costume being introduced. In all
of the schools patriotic songs were sung.
THE Star Spangled Banner" America,
The Red, White ard Blue" My Own
United States" "The Vow" and similar
hymns were sung by the assembled schools
or by some one of the classes, and the pu-
pills were told the story of the colonial tri-
umph and the formation of this great re-
public. To every school building in the Dis
trict, with few exceptions, speakers and
presiding officers were assigned by DR.. A. +.
Pardon, chairman of the committee on
schools of the Board of Trade, and patriotic
addresses were made.
The recitations of the pupils. both indi-
vidual and as classes, were excellent and
were invariably followed with patriotic
music Programs of the exercises at a num-
Der of the schools have been received by
The Evening Star, the leading features of
which are as follows:
Hamilton School.
Events in Washington's Life" by pupils
of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades;
recitation "Washing toms Boyhood," Belle
Mccarthy; flag exericse, Ethel Stevens,
Roy Graham, Beulah Owen, Violet Day and
LOWE Annadale; song, 1.-The Red, White
and Blue" by pupils of the second and
third grades; recitation, George Washing
ton and t., George Sauer; song, "Hurrah.
by pupils of the second and third grades;
acrosuc Beulah West, Katie Mccarthy.
Pauline Erskine, Lucy Mccarthy, Rose Nc
Carthy, Sarah Reidy, Ella Dolan. Yarner
Larsen, Elizabeth Graham and Mary Weig
mann; dialogue, Lincoln or Washington"
Adolph Luebkert and James Sweeney;
"Song of the Soldier, by pupils of the
fourth and fifth grades.
Emery School.
Opening remarks, Rev. Eugene Hannah;
Events in Washngtons Life" Ida Fra
z;er. Priscilla Alden, Darwin Tyree. Lillian
Jeffries Marjorie Armstrong; Liberty
Bell Ruth Halpenny; address, Mr.. W. G.
Henderson; "'Washngtons Hatchet" Cor
nelia Trudgian; THE Vow of Washington"
Edna Hall Smith; exerc Sc by fifth grade;
"Washington's Farewell to the Army"
Louis Glaser; closing remarks, Rev. Eu-
gene Hannah.
Madison School.
Bugle call, Assembly, Harold van
Week; march, STARS and Stripes" Mar
guerite Isont George Washington's Birth
day" Ralph Garren, in continental cos
tune: recitation, "a Modern George Wash
ington," Esther Ramsey; address, Mr.. ].
Holdsworth Gordon; "The Little Red
Stamp" Elsie Swank; bugle call, Salute"
Harold Van Week; Three Little Sisters"
first and second grade pupils; "Be Like
Washington" Esther Wright; Liberty
Bell Marguerite Ison.
Taylor School.
March. Uncle Sammy" Lille Tucker;
trio, STARS and Stripes Forever Mabel
Ramsey, Mabel Ellis and Edna Ellis; salute
ard pledge to the flag, led by Cecilia
Speer; address, Mr.. Leon l.. l.. French;
violin solo, "Berceuse," Miss Mortimer;
solo and chorus, my Own United States"