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IEDIUTE muralPAINTINGS ATto find what kind of feather head dresses the Eastern Algonquinrepresented in the Breakfast winworJR. HIGH SCHOOL! A _ — _ __ aFromeis as worn by eevry cigar^tore Indian were after all, to her surprisetorically eurwct.unde, o me young 7»-h;: ron walked the streets of this ~ as was entertained here. I wouldk 4; panels might remindthis school that these► Brannigan received hearty appsople that | plause in appreciation of her wonderful work.h thatPrincipal Raymond I. Beal of theJunior High school was introducedie thh ir:-n ©t this school that thsse ] and expressed his appreciation thattheir own heri- I this school has once more been placed1 A*3* among the schools of the entire state. He stated that Portsmouth’s Junior High was the first to have ar* O.i-'-g' *in this city.Ont of th? essential things aboutshe said, “is that it mustmurai., a ■ hi tec tonic in quality. It must )t open vistas into which one looks, iiu : not c ntsr the attention up-\ o t particular spot on the canvas a portrait doss upon the face. A ma: n. s more the quality of a tap-t;y in that it must be equally pie as-g in quality over i:.s entire surface, in co.ors picked up here and tfiere id rtpea ec as though it were a wav.:hmg. The mural must have a basic•ucture with movement, color mid it b; means of which the design is rrie! out. It must be sufficientlyatrip1 tal to keep the eyes frommd :ng out ide the edges of thebeautiful building to house MO boys and girls; the first to have a public address system; the first to own atalking motion picture machine, andone of the first in New England to broadcast its school activities over ai. Now Portsmouth Juniorschoolfirstira.Mr-shire to have beautiful mural paintings adorning Its auditorium. Termingthe murals a wonderful piece of creative painting, Mr. Beal expressed his appreciation to all thee* who aided innaking them possible.Superintendent of Schools H. L.Moore brought the exercises to a closewith the followingarmigan went on to explain *catory remarksdedicating detailsLetmurals beresearch carried out | the spirit of art in our city e murals might beorder that the soiutely authentic in every smallest in: She itated that the face of La-e ;e as appearing on one of the pan-»as authentic in that it was cop-[ from a portrait painted by Samuelstanding evidence that beauty ofrescogniaedTiRinventor ofiegraphof Lafayette's visit hevec : man almost fifty years after ? K voiutionary war. From a family ser in the possession of a Ports-uth family, which describes Lafaye's costume at. the time of his vis-asc ? rtainedmoderndefinitelyLafayettecostumepainted byfinds a rightful placeliving.“And as they call to mind tlie far-reaching scenes in Portsmouth’s past let them be dedicated to Portsmouth’s present that we, the men and women of today, may read their message and'o act that her present, like her past, may be strong and enduring.And finally let them be dedicated to the boys and girls passing steadily from year to year through this room,that they, the men and women toileh A:eof the oldnew-come, may experience a keener appreciates* of their heritage andexplain that the! increasing sense of their obligation to Langdon mansion sustain the Ideals and honor the sacrifices that made this city and this nation possible.”One of the scenes depicts the visitof Washington to Portsmouth in 1119is^ Washington panelshown in the muraginaiiy asit 'he present gates are the third be erected on that site. She toldthe design of Washington’se buckles was ascertained fromStuart pain:ing of 17*9n r\Lafayette paneland th« Father of the Country shown as he is entering the gates of the historic Gov. John Lang don Housesword worn by ion Pleasant street.Another scene shows the visit ofPortsmouthThe woman’s dressGeneral -Lafayettetodress worn by Mm. Daniel I aept, 5, 1334.said.'.I;Tike third depicts the ship RangerBrannigan told of her research | bu8t on Badger’s Island at Kitterylying at anchor July 4, 1777, in Portsmouth harbor.The fourth portrays an attack against the Indians in June, 1896, atBreakfast Hill. Rye.
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Portsmouth Herald
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US
Tue, Sep 29, 1936
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