The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-27

little girls. Essie Beard and Maggie Glib
berson. Ii was we'll rendered and the
! sweet little maidens deserve much credit.
The recitation of Jennie Sans. OF No. :,
Will the New Year Come Tonight" was
! rather long for such an occasion but showed
! that her memory Was To be depended upon
( in every and all emergencies.
4 song entitled LADY Moon" by bevy
/ OF girls from No !, was very pretty and
elected applause.
Tommy GRAY. bright boy from No. =.
roc::ed "The Spider" and az il WAS very
amusing and given in an able manner,
I pleased the audience very much.
Annie and Wiliie's Prayer" recited bv
Julia Vaughn, of No. 5. Was given in a
! very touching manner, the little maiden
giving portions OF il with much patho>
and feeling.
''obidiah." Il song by Harry johnson.
James Patterson. Selma Smith and Katie
( Win ,enhurg. pupils al No. 5, literally
brought down the hou,c 1t was we'll rem
dered and very amusing. BEING nothing
, more than the name al ''Obidiah played
upon over and over again.
'Cheerlulness hv Annie Johnson of
No. =, VAS quite pretty bat spoken iii a
rather low tone 10 bc heard bv the entire
audience.
4 recitation entitled bad Little Girl. 3"
hy Isabel Jesse. contained considerable
truth as we'll a. poetry. and excited
laughter.
Willie Cook reciled The Poor Woman.
and a. il was applicable to the poor. par
ticnlarly at this season, il WAS well re-
ceivrd.
Three small boys from No. gave reci-
tationS. bat as they all spoke 80 rapidly
and iadisiinctly, it was hard To tell which
of the three was the best
L rite Johnson aud Nellie Teufe also
gave reciiations in very good sivle
The pupils of No. sang very sweetly
the " Lantern Song" aud as they carried
pretty " Chinese" lanterns in their hands.
they heightened the effect very perccVii-
bly,. Their fresh Young faces accorded
tremendously. and the song was quite a
success.
a recitation by Mary Garnet. of No. .,
entitled Light Leaves" was very well
given, and proved her familiarity with the
sentiment expressed.
Driving Home the Cows Kate Put
nam o-good's beautiful poem, should not
have been selected for little girl a. a reel
tation, as it requires very fine clocutionary
ability To render il effective. but Rose Ne
Ghee, OF Nv. S,did very well Indeed with il
and WAS applauded
Brown Hands" was acclaimed bv Soils
Henoch and Soils satisfied his hearers of
his ability in this particular
The next number on the programme was
a " German Song, a genuine Ipeutscher.
and although it was unintelligible TO most
OF the audience, served 10 amuse ii.
4 recitation, Light Al Sea" was very
well interpreted bv Es,ie Beard, OF No. :.
She will some day make an elocutioni>t
of ability.
Efie Lewis WAS To have reciied the
"NewSb0y's Death but although she made
a brave beginning, stage fright, a. il has
often done with her elders, struck home
and she could get no further than the first
verse. The "Newsboy" probably died easy,
as the little girl At once retired from the
stage.
No. 5 boys then sang very nicely, and
were applauded.
Robert Reed" Il defamation BY Willie
Boyer, was finely given, and deserved the
applause il received.
The Flag Sing" by a number OF pu-
pills, was very nicely rendered, the ''Stars
and Stripes" which each one bore aloit,
serving to illustrate il in very fitting
The duet entitled. Not For Joe" bv
Mary Garrett and Willie Bower, was one
Of the best in the repertoire. 1t was an ar
gument pro and con for woman's rights,
and as the little maiden rather got the best
Of Joe, il was very amusing, and created
much laughter.
Gvmnastic exercises by the bows of Nos
|. ,, and 3, was one of the best features of
he evening and, As they kept perfect time
in each evolution of the body and limbs. /
he performance merited the applause il
received.
Maggie Gibbcrson sang a sweet little solo
in pleasing voice and gave good satsifac-
ion.
Calisihenics was the last OH programme |
and as the pupils, all girls, went through |
he manuel of the drill. they showed much 1
proficiency and skill. The time was I.
perfectly kept to the music of way Down /
[ pom the Swannee River" and the whole 1
performance was very enjoyable.
At the close of the exercises, ex-Mavor
Blccher, who was in the audience. was
allied upon for speech and responded by
saving in substance a. follows:
Such occasions a. the present were
certainly green spots in the lives of child
Ten and that he was proud to be
present. He believed that parents neglected
% visit the schools rs much as they should
10, and advised them TO 90 often. He said
hat il encouraged the children and that
4 the parents would go oftener to the
schools, they might work for the common
interest of all Sometimes, perhaps, the
eachers did not quite understand some
rifiing question that might arise between
hem and the pupil and they would, per-
maps speak hastily, when if the parent were
% speak in the matter, the difficulty might
De easily adjusted. Ii parents had valu-
lble plantation they would not neglect to
1--WE it the closest attention and care, how
much more necessary was il to see 10 the
Welfare of the children entrusted To them,