Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-22
SCHOOL EXERCISES FOR
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
Interesting Programmes Carried Out
by Children in Different Districts.

At the East Great Plain school on
Wednesday afternoon the appended
Washington programme was success
fully carried out under direction of the
teachers, Miss Maude c. Lathrop and
Miss Edith A. Leffingwell:
Song, American Flag, eighth grade;
composition. Washington as a Soldier,
Ella Leffngwell; Flag Salute, prima-
Day, Grant Ttbbetts; recitation, John
Robertson; song, Maryland! My
Maryland, school; recitation,I It's Splen-
did to Live so GrGndly, John Lyman;
recitation. Like Washington, Mervin
Leffingwell, rea ding, Playing Soldier,
Lloyd Jones. given in costume; COM
position, Washington as a Man, Alice
Lefhngwell; recitation, Washington,
Barara Odgers; reading, School Work,
Dorothy Holden; duet, Our Country's
Hero, Alice Leffngwell snd Frances
Odgers; recitation, Politeness, Alice
Gadbois reading. Washington Song
Ida Leffnwell; song, For Washington
school; recitation. Our Flag, Richard
O'Neill reading, Washington's Birth
day, Alice Clough; recitation, George
Washington, Wilfred Robertson; read
ing, Description Of Monument, Helen
Lyman; song, Home, Sweet Home, by
school; recitation, Washington as a
Boy, Elton Odgers; recitation, Golden
Keys, Alpha CIough; composition,
Washington's Soldier Life, Myra Ellis;
recitation, Our Flag, Edna Jones; ex-
ercise, Patriotism, by intermediate
room; flag salute and America, school,
Broadway School.
In the schools of the Central district
exercises were held along general lines,
but in most rooms without set pro-
gramme
At Broadway school the room taught
by Miss Lathrop carried out this pro-
gramme: Song, Wasllingtons Birth
day, school, sketch of Washington's
Life; song, Praise to Washington,
school; Like George Washington, Har-
~ Schwartz, David Cramer, William
Jatkowsl1y; salute to the flag, school,
led by Walter Pierson; song, George
Washington, school; The Flag Goes
BY, school and Florence Wuttky, Ruth
Murray and Harriet Morgan; Flag of
Our Native Land, school.
Mt. Pleasant Street School.
The schools Of the West Chelsea dis
| trict held attractive programmes on
Wednesday in celebration Of Wash
! ington's birthday. In each grade of
! the several buildings some time was
given ia special exercises, but without
formal programme.
At Mt. Pleasant Street school in
grades and 9, Miss G. L. Ward, Miss
T. V. Coughlin, Miss l. NJ. Crawford
and Miss NJ. NJ. Perkins teachers, as
sisted by Musical Director Frederick
Lester, this programme was given:
| Hymn, How Gentle Gods Commands;
| Washington Carries the Message to
Saint Pierre, Dora Schwartz; Wash
| ington's Farewell to the Army, Nellie
English; The Inauguration of Wash
| ington, Bessie Carney, Leana Mar
koff; song, Mt. Vernon Belle; Wash
| ington's Devotion to His Country,
Edith Swain; IT'S Splendid to Live so
Grandly, Gladys Leffingwell, Charac-
ter of Washington. Gertrude Thornes;
Testimonials of Grief Marjorie Phil
| lips; song. America, closing with the
salute to the flag.
| Grade 5. Miss Katie A. Murphy,
teacher: Song, Mt. Vernon Bells, by
school, What Persons Have Said
About Washington, eight paplls: trib-
ute to Washington, John Sears; song,
/ Little Words; The Stars and Stripes,
| Bonnie Tuber; A Star of the West,
/ Margaret Slattery; Washington's Ad-
vice, May Covers; song, Star Spangled
/ Banner; F'ranklin's Toast, Robert
! Clish Washington is Our Model, Clar-
| cree Baker; salute to the flag, school,
| closing with singing America