The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-30
DONOVAN OUTLINES BICENTENNIAL PLANS
Local Schools To
Honor Washington
Starting Feb. %
School Superintendent Heads Committee of Principals
and Heads of English and History Departments
Ambitions Programs to Mark Celebration

School principals, heads of Eng
lish and history departments in the
high schools and DIR Michael G.
Donovan, superintendent of schools
constitute the committee selected
at q special meeting Wednesday in
the superintendent office to COM
plete plans for the observance OF
the Washington Bicentennial which
will be celebrated in all public
schools of the city.
Faculty members, vocal. instru-
mental and expression directors In
the schools are cooperating in this
program which the superintendent
suggests should be made up OF
songs, five-to-seven minute speech
es, and Rotations.
The school head, in regard to
the observance of the Washington
Bicentennial said:
The Washington Bicentennial
should be celebrated with all the
pomp and ceremony we can give
to it. With a few general direc-
tions, I leave the matter entirely
in the hands Of the principals. a..
In the high schools, l suggest that
each principal and the heads of
the departments of English and
History form a committee for the
making of a program and for the
carrying out Of 1t. With the princi-
pals, the teachers Of expression -
all the faculty-should cooperate.
1t would be we'll to have the pro-
gram include the Star Spangled
Banner, My Country IT'S Of Thee
and America the Beautiful. Also
suggest five to seven minute
speeches written by representative
pupils on several topics - say
Washington as a great general,
Washington as president, Washing
ton first in peace, Washington's adj
vice. The Farewell Address), etc.
b. In the grade schools-it might
be well to have a committee OF
principals, seven I would say. to
outline program. This program
may be not unlike that in the high
schools. This year Washington'g
birthday falls on Monday. there
fore suggest that we celebrate the
occasion on Friday afternoon.
Where there are gymnasiums big
enough to contain the major part
of the pupils, the occasion should
be celebrated in the gymnasium.
Where there are no gymnasiums,
we HluSL wv LILO DeBL VIC CdT "
celebrate the event in. the different
rooms. will name the committee.
If you wish me to do so; IL not,
yourselves Immediately after l
leave today. invite your commit
tee to meet in my Office tomorrow
at 400 D. m. to discuss the matter.
/ invite all who wish to do so to
make suggestions now. 1t might be
a good idea to head all programs
with Lord Byron's tribute to Wash
ington: Ft.ii. n
Where may the wearied eye repose
When gazing on the great;
Where neither guilty glory CLOVIS,
Nor despicable state?
Yes one the first IT the last -
the best
The Cincinnatus of the west
Whom envy dared not hate,
Bequeathed the name of WASH
ington,
To make man blush there was but
one!
At the meeting in my office
Wednesday, it was concluded to
make the following suggestions:
l. Pupils are to be encouraged
to make posters, silhouettes, paper
costumes, etc, and the rooms and
gymnasiums should be decorated
with their work. Color and form
should add beauty and pomp to
the occasion. Where programs are
given in separate rooms, the pupils
should have their own work on
display in their own rooms.
2. The exact time for the begin
ming and end of each program
should be carefully plannel.
Schools with gymnasiums large
enough to seat all pupils at one
performance, should have but one
program. In that case, the whole
faculty will carefully apportion the
time to each grade. Where two di-
visions are necessary, 1t is advis-
able to let the lower grades put
on a program from 1880 to recess.
Then the lower grades will so back
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