The morning call., 1893-05-23
BURSTING BUDS.
The Juniors Day at the
Girls High.
Literary and Musical Talent-A Scene
From GAS You Like It," and
Various Essays.

Another great throng filled the assembly
hall in the Girls High School yesterday
afternoon. The occasion that brought
them together was the literary and musical
exercises of the students belonging to the
junior class. These, to tho number of 100,
sat on the stage. They were all girls be-
tween the ages of 10 and II. They were
arrayed in all the c0lors of the rainbow
and as they took their seats looked as
healthy and happy lot of girls as could
be brought together.
Their mothers and sisters with sprlnk-
ling of fathers and brothers constituted
the audience. There was not vacant
seat in the assem- bly-hall when Miss Eve
lyn Aron son, who acted as chairman, an
nounced that the class would sing
columbia. Another member of the
class. Grace Davis, who acted as musical
director. stood up and waved her baton,
whereupon her 1S9 classmates rose and
filed the hail with melody.
The first literary feature was an essay
by Maude Stewartson entitled pictures
from Snowbound"; Augusta Lahl fol-
lowed her with solo on the violin; JEAN
nette Newman next made a strong plea
Tor the study OF Latin, she was succeeded
by Fannie Frank and Rosie Mccormick,
who played a duet on the piano; then
came forward Alice Breeze with her
pretty recitation of "COlumbia's En- blem"
the thinkers chorus was sung by the whole
class, after which Emma Prosek read her
essay on the value of algebra; Belle Knox
next showed how cleverly she could play
the violin TO an accompaniment on tho
piano by her classmate, Jennie Davidson
Mamie Barrett followed with an ESSAY on
the Study of the Ant"
A scene from AS You Like IT, was
next on the programme. The young ladies
in the cast were: Josie Shaw as Rosa lind i,
Bessie Beardsley as Touchstone, Emily
Coey as Orlando, Irma Green as Celia,
Maud Lyman as Duke Frederick aud
Adria Shaw as LIE Beau. The students
showed that they had very carefully
studied their respective parts, and Miss
Josie Shaw exhibited remarkable dra-
matte powers in her rendition of the hero
inc, and Bessie Beardsley was perfectly at
homo in her Interpretation OF Touchstone.
The class rose again and sang a cradle
song when the programme was completed
as follows: Essay, Federal Union Among
the Greeks" Adria l.. Shaw; recitation
The Soldiers Pardon" Fannie Regau-
dat; banjo duet. Lolita and Belle Rodgers.
original poem. The Eschschotzia," Laura
Call; piano duet, Lille and Rose Hohfeld;
essay, Spinning aud Weaving" Carrie
Herrin; vocal solos, Elsie Silva; essay.
THE Greatness OF Socrates" May Blake !;
violin solo. Emelie Van Doren; recitation
1.-THE CatacoDbs of Rome" Anna Slom-
sky; class song, America"
While the students occupied the plat
form, the teachers withdrew tn seats at
the rear OF the hall, leaving the entire
management In the hands of their proteges.
Upon the conclusion of the entertainment.
however. Principal Brooks was called to
the front TO say lew parting words 10
the class.
After the audience was dismissed the
parents made tour OF the Girls High
School building. visiting the various class
rooms, the laboratory and Professor Gold
STEMS studio where they Inspected the
numerous beautiful specimens of free
hand drawing on exhibition executed by
the pupils.