ranging these drills:

1.

STATES AS THEY ENTERED THE UNION
States as they entered the Union:

Delaware-Slave State, Dec. 6, 1787; unanimous.

2. Pennsylvania-Free State, Dec. 12, 1787; 46 to 23. 3. New Jersey, Free State, Dec. 18, 1787; unanimous. 4. Georgia-Slave State, Jan. 2, 1788; unanimous.

5.

6.

Connecticut-Free State, Jan. 9, 1788; 128 to 40. Massachusetts-Free State, Feb. 6, 1788; 187 to 167. 7. Maryland-Slave State, April 28, 1788; 63 to 11. South Carolina-Slave State, May 23, 1788; 149 to 73. 9. New Hampshire-Free State, June 21, 1788; 57 to 46. 10. Virginia-Slave State, June 26, 1788; 89 to 79.

8.

11. New York-Free State, July 26, 1788; 30 to 27.

12. North Carolina-Slave State, Nov. 21, 1789; 384 to 282. 13. Rhode Island-Free State, May 29, 1790.

14.

Vermont-Free State, March 4, 1791; Washington's administration.

15. Kentucky-Slave State, June 1, 1792; Washington's Administration.

16. Tennessee-Slave State, June 1, 1796; Washington's administration.

17. Ohio-Free State, Nov. 29, 1803; Jefferson's administration. 18. Louisiana-Slave State, April 30, 1812; Madison's admin

istration.

19. Indiana-Free State, Dec. 11, 1816; Madison's administration.

20. Mississippi-Slave State, Dec. 10, 1817; Monroe's administration.

21.

Illinois-Free State, Dec. 3, 1818; Monroe's administration. 22. Alabama-Slave State, Dec. 14, 1819; Monroe's administra

23.

24.

tion.

Maine-Free State, March 3, 1820; Monroe's administration.

Missouri-Free State, Aug. 10, 1820; Monroe's administration.

25. Arkansas-Free State, June 15, 1836; Jackson's administration.

26. Michigan-Free State, Jan. 26, 1837; Tyler's administration.

27.

Florida-Slave State, March 3, 1845; Polk's administration. 28. Texas-Slave State, Dec. 29, 1845; Polk's administration. 29. Iowa-Free State. Dec. 28, 1846; Polk's administration.

30. Wisconsin-Free State, May 29, 1848; Polk's administration.

31. California-Free State, Sept. 9, 1850; Taylor's administration.

32.

Minnesota-Free State, May 11, 1858; Buchanan's administration.

Oregon-Free State, Feb. 14, 1859; Buchanan's administration. Kansas-Free State, Jan. 29, 1861; Buchanan's administration. West Virginia-Free State, June 17, 1863; Lincoln's administration.

Nevada-Free State, Oct. 31, 1864; Lincoln's administration.
Nebraska-March 1, 1867; Johnson's administration.
Colorado-Aug. 1, 1876; Hayes' administration.

North Dakota-Nov. 2, 1889; Harrison's administration.
South Dakota-Nov. 2, 1889; Harrison's administration.
Montana-Nov. 8, 1889; Harrison's administration.
Washington-Nov. 11, 1889; Harrison's administration.
Wyoming-July 11, 1890; Harrison's administration.
Idaho July 3, 1890; Harrison's administration.
Utah-Jan. 4, 1895; Harrison's administration.
Oklahoma-Nov. 16, 1907; McKinley's administration.
Arizona-Jan. 6, 1911; McKinley's administration.
New Mexico-Feb. 14, 1911; Roosevelt's administration.

ACT II.

Scene 3. For this scene any short scene from a Classical Play that was produced at that period as Sheridan's School For Scandal or any of Shakespeare's plays or comedies may be given. One of several of these is here given as a sample.

A Scene from Act III, Julius Caesar

(No elaborate setting or scenery need be used as it is now believed the best effects with young people are gotten without such diverting trappings, rather let the attention be concentrated upon voice and action and letting the imagination withal be cultivated. Even the prostrate body of the slain Caesar in this scene is better imagined. As a stage production of course, costume and properties of that Roman period are necessary.)

As the curtain rises, Senators and people are in a panic running hither and thither, shouting and shriek

ing. Caesar lies bleeding having been stabbed just before the rise of the curtain.

CINNA:

Liberty! Freedom! Tyranny is dead!
Run hence, proclaim, cry it about the streets.
CASCA:

Some to the common pulpits and cry out
Liberty, freedom and enfranchisement!
BRUTUS:

People and Senators, be not affrighted;
Fly not; stand still: ambition's debt is paid.
METULLUS:

Go to the pulpit, Brutus.

DECIUS:

And Cassius, too.

(Trebonius Enters)

PIPILIUS (To Trebonius):

Where is Antony?

TREBONIUS:

Fled to his house amazed:

Men, wives and children stare, cry out and run
As it were doomsday.

BRUTUS:

Fates, we will know your pleasures:

That we shall die we know; 'tis but the time
And drawing days out, that men stand upon.
CASSIUS:

Why he that cuts off twenty years of life
Cuts of so many years of fearing death.

BRUTUS:

Grant that, and then is death a benefit;

So are we Caesar's friends, that have abridged
His time of fearing death. Stoop, Romans, stoop,
And let us bathe our hands in Caesar's blood
Up to the elbows, and besmear our swords:
Then walk we forth, even to the market-place,

And, waving our red weapons o'er our heads,
Let's all cry, “Peace, Freedom and Liberty!"
CASSIUS:

Stoop then and wash. How many ages hence
Shall this our lofty scene be acted over

In states unborn and accents yet unknown!
BRUTUS:

But here comes Antony. (Enter Antony). Welcome Mark
Antony.

ANTONY:

O mighty Caesar! Dost thou lie so low?

Are all they conquests, glories, triumphs, spoirs,

Shrunk to this little measure?

Fare thee well.

I know not, gentlemen, what you intend,

Who else must be let blood, who else is rank:

If I, myself, there is no hour so fit

As Caesar's death hour, nor no instrument

Of half the worth as those your swords, made rich
With the most noble blood of all the world.

I do beseech ye, if you bear me hard,

Now, whilst your purpled hands do reek and smoke,
Fulfill your pleasure. Live a thousand years,

I shall not find myself so apt to die:

No place will please me so, no mean of death,

As here by Caesar, and by you cut off,

The choice and master spirits of this age.

BRUTUS:

O Antony, beg not your death of us,

Though now we must appear bloody and cruel,
Only be patient till we have appeased

The multitude, beside themselves with fear,

And then we will deliver you the cause,

Why I, that did love Caesar when I struck him,
Have thus proceeded.

ANTONY:

Friends am I with you all and love you all,

Upon this hope, that you shall give me reasons
Why and wherein Caesar was dangerous.

BRUTUS:

Our reasons are so full of good regard

That were you, Antony, the son of Caesar

You should be satisfied.

CASSIUS:

Brutus, a word with you. (Aside to Brutus)

You know not what you do: do not consent
That Antony speak in his funeral

I like it not.

Know you how much the people may be moved
By that which he will utter?
BRUTUS:

Mark Antony, here, take you Caesar's body,
You shall not in your funeral speech blame us,
But speak all good you can of Caesar devise
And say you do't by our permission;
Else shall you not have any hand at all
About his funeral; and you shall speak

In the same pulpit where to I am going,
After my speech is ended.

Prepare the body and then follow us. (Exeunt all but A.) ANTONY:

O, pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,

That I am meek and gentle with these butchers!

Thou art the ruins of the noblest man

That ever lived in the tide of times.

Woe to the hand that shed this costly blood!
Over thy wounds now do I prophesy,-
Which, like dumb mouths, do ope their ruby lips,
To beg the voice and utterance of my tongue-
A curse shall light upon the limbs of men;
Domestic fury and fierce civil strife
Shall cumber all the parts of Italy;
Blood and destruction shall be so in use

And dreadful objects so familiar

That mothers shall but smile when they behold
Their infants quartered with the hands of war;
All pity choked with custom of fell deeds;
And Caesar's spirit, raging for revenge,
With Ate by his side come hot from hell,
Shall in these confines with a monarch's voice
Cry "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war!

CURTAIN

(End of Scene I.)