Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-20
by SCHOOL CHILDREN
Washington's Birthday Ami
versary to Be Observed
WITH MUSIC AND ADDRESSES
Special Exercises at the Various High
Schools.
ALL THE PUPILS PARTICIPATE
Rev. John Van Schaick, Jr., Discusses
City's Privileges at Central-Busi-
ness School Program.
ALL THE PUPILS PARTICIPATE

Washington's birthday anniversary will be
commemOrated tomorrow in practically ev-
cry public school in the District. The
custom of reserving part of the 21st of
February each year for this purpose Is of
long standing and has become recognized
part Of the school curriculum. The 22d
itself is always a holiday for the schools.
For the most part the exercises will consist
Of an address on the subject of Washing
| ton and the participation of the pupils and
| teachers in the singing of patriotic songs
and in exercises of a varied nature sug-
gestive Of the occasion.
The usual custom was departed from by
| the Central High School this year in that
| the Washington's birthday program was
given in that school this morning. This
was the only school to hold exercises today.
Rev. John Van Schaick, jr., pastor of the
Church Of Our Father, Universalist, was
the speaker. The pupils and. teachers gath
Grad in the assembly hall at O'Clock and he
| addressed them on the subject of Wash
] ington.
| IF there is any city in this country" he
I said, where George Washington ought to
| be honored, it Is in the city that bears his
| name. With Mount vernon close at hand,
] 1t ought not to be hard for us to realize
| that he was a man of flesh and blood and
| not a demi-god. Over this ground where
| the city now stands he travelled. In the
| location of the capital he took a prominent
part, and here, where memorials on every
| hand speak of his power and influence, 1t
ought to be easier than anywhere else in
1 ihe ~0f'a TO enter INTO the secret OF MS
| He told of the patriotic ideals of Wash
ington and quoted several Of his sayings.
Refers to- School System.
In the course Of the address he referred
| to the school system Of the District as fol-
| lows:
I'VE have school system in Washington.
| We intend to have better. But the way to
| get better is not to believe it is all bad,
| but to. take the good and build better. Out
| of this agitation good will come
He also referred to the fact that residents
| of Washington do not vote, and answered
| in part the criticisms of the District citizen
| ship that have come recently from certain
quarters.
I'm Washington" he declared I'VE come
| together from the north and the south, the
east and the west. In Washington are the
| diplomatic representatives of all the civil
| lied nations of the globe. In Washington,
whether we vote or do not, there is enough
| to tram us In true patriotism, and that
| means a desire to impart all the blessings
| We possess or ask for ourselves to the whole
| family of mankind.
He concluded his address with the fol-
| lowing words
| Everyday patriotism is the great lesson
| of George Washington's life. In the schools
| of this city and in planning for the schools
| let US show this patriotism If they try to
| add another hour to the school day. we all
| will fight the proposition. But II they put
| it through, we all will cheerfully obey the
| law
| Eastern High School will consist of the
| singing of patriotic songs and an address
| by Representative Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,.
| Business School Program.
| At the Business, at 8 am. the pupils will
| present the results of some original his
| torical research concerning the boyhood of
| Washington. By means of lantern slides
| Mr.. Sprowls of section F2 will illustrate
some of the surveying work of Washing
ton. Mr.. Lynch of section D1 will report
| upon the authenticity Of the cherry tree
! story. Miss Annie Eaton, section Ii, will
sing some of the popular songs of Wash
| ington's time.
| The chorus, under the direction of Mr..
| Finckel, Mr.. Weber, accompanying, will
| then sing 1.-The Star Spangled Banner
! Miss Stone will read the poem, Messrs.
Eckhardt and Lerch will speak upon the
1 circumstances under which it was written,
| and Misses Huntington, Boehmer and
l White will portray the character and life
| of Francis Scott Key. The introduction of
| the speakers will be made by Capt. Laws,
section AZ.
| At the western.
| The following is the program at the
Western High School for 80 p.m.: Chorus,
| ''To Fatherland," Henry Waller, by the
| school; chorus. Prayers of Love-" w. w.
| Gilchrist, by the school; address, George
Washington as a Man Of Foresight" DR..
| W. E. Chancellor. superintendent Of public
| Hadley, by the school: Salute to Flag" by
| the school; America" Henry Carey, by
| the school and audience.
| Mckinley Manual Training School.
| Addresses will be delivered by DR.. Frank
| L. Day Of George Washington University
and Principal George E. Myers at the
| Mckinley Manual Training School at / p.
| m. The exercises will also include selec-
| tons by the school orchestra and the sing
| ing of patriotic hymns by the pupils and
! teachers.
In the First Division.
| The Washington birthday exercises in the
| public schools of the first division tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock will be as follows:
| Adams School, Mrs c. B. Smith, principal
| Orator Mr.. Chas. F. Nesbit; chorus
| america assembled schools; couplet reci-
! tations, Margaret Bristow, Agnes Hiss
! George Horning, Eleanor Richards, Phil
| Belts, Madeline Heilig, Grace Beach,
4 James Stokes, Beatrice Clephane, Nadine
| Bradford, Bunce Allen. Mary Holmes;
washington" illustrated, Fay Hull, LII
| liam Bond, Margaret Prentiss, Ruth Weeks,
Dorothy Henderson, Ralph Bond, Peyton
March, Tom Peyton, Augustus Bennett.
| Cecil Smith; progressive recitation, IT
| Would TELL William Harrison, Paul Jones
| Arthur Israel, George Cooper. George CO.
| penhaver; piano solo, selected. Miss Helen
| McCumber; composition, Dorothy H. Smith;
| song, Mount Vernon Bells" fifth grade
| and schools; recitation, Marguerite Tedrow
| original poem, George w. and His Pa
| Helen Morey; "Washington's Address to
| the Army" Frederick Knight. Lincoln's
| Gettysburg Address Wright Mccormick:
| Virtues of Washington" with tributes OF
green wreaths). pupils of seventh grade;
chorus. Star Spangled Banner" schools.
Berret School, NJ E. L. Mclean, principal
Piano solo. Herbert Brandes; singing.
| Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean, school
reading, "Jefferson's Estimate of Washing
| ton," Margaret Reed; piano solo. Leslie
| Nelson; recitation, Ship of State" Marian
| Anderson; salute to the flag. school; ad-
| dress, Mrs. Miles M. Shand; song. Star
| Spangled Banner" school; recitation, ''Oid
| Ironsides.'' Leonora Richards; recitation,
THE American Boy" Benjamin Brown;
! singing, Keller's national hymn. school;
reading. "Washington's Birthday" Ralph
| Gongiver; recitation. America Caroline
Oppenheimer; singing, THE Battle Hymn