The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-23
Children Drill.

Children Drill.
At Linwood Place school the pupils
and patrons assembled III the kinder.
garten room for their program OF
speeches and songs and flag drill BY
the little children =,
Every room OF the Franklin school
held individual exercises with addresses
for a representative from the u. A. X.
The individual teachers OF the Bryant
school prepared programs OF patriotic
numbers. according TO their grades One
Of the old soldiers was present 70 make
a short talk in each room.
At : 80 o'clock yesterday at Wheeler
school the program was opened By an
old soldier, whose talk was followed by
the singing OF national airs, speeches
and quotations suitable for the occasion
Simple exercises lasting forty min
utes were held in Mckinley school with
addresses to the several room groups
BY members OF the g. A. K.
Jefferson school held its exercises on
the school grounds at the foot OF tho
flag pole An address by All old sol
dicr was followed bv the formation OF
the pupil, in military drill and the flag
salute.
Flags Displayed.
The lower grades OF the Garfield
school held simple exercises. The al.
ways loved stories Of Martha and
George, with little songs and drills dc
lighted youthful hearts An address
to the upper grade was followed by
singing OF patriotic songs This schoo
building was elaborately drapcd witt
flags brought by the children.
Yesterday morning at Shields
Heights school the pupils assembled OF
the grounds for flag salute and drill
holding their individual exercises 1t
their rooms in the afternoon.
At Lee school, which has larg'
auditorium, all the rooms assemble
for a combined Wa'hingtou'LmColl
progtam which included songs, reclta
lions, military drills and an address b.
members Of the g. \. X
A flag salute opened the program q
Culbertson Heights school after whlc'
there was an address by ono ot the ol'
soldiers and patriotic songs
A, the Lowell school each room ha,
It's individual program, typical ot TN
day with a short address by a mcmbc
OF the &. A. r.
, The rooms and the halls OF the Whit
tier school were beautiful with Amcrl
can flags bough, by the Patrons clut
, Patriotic exercises and songs were her
followed by an address hy a yctcra'
and the flag drill
National Songs Sung,
Every day thu week at the Nillar
school the children have been siugln
, their national songs which added I
their pleasure when they held the,
Washington day exercises yeStetda,
, An address hy ono OF the old soldier
and a flag drill we're special features
\ simple Washing,on'S birthday pru
4 gram was held at the Douglas schoo
4 which consisted mostly of the sngn
a oi patriotic songs.
A All the private schools oi the cit
, lo,ncd IN the celebration also
AZ :, loSephs academy WcdneSda
dl'lWNNU 'ldONid'c tNV'NlN'N NVlt w
T., m oommemota,ion oi the day. III
) singing Of patriotic songs was iollowe
hv playle, Betsy Ross after whic
b there were shor, addresses by Mrs |
/ Rtatdon and General Dutton pa
Y grand master oi the g. A. r The pre-
gram was closed with a flag drill
/ Ardety college held simple patriot
exercises Of songs speeches and drill
ON Wednesday
/ Mow, st. MARY, academy held the
/ Na'hlng,on's birthday exercises Tue
! day evening