Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1894-10-19
The "Deestrick skule."

Another evidence OF the popularity
of 'home talent" was exhibited by
the large audience that greeted this
performance last Friday evening at
the opera house. There is but little
need Of bringing in foreign talent to
amuse the people when We are so we'll
supplied at home. Then, too, there is
the advantage of keeping the money
so expended at home. Too much can
not be said in praise Of the Baptist
society, under whose auspices and
for whose benefit the entertainment
was inaugurated. The REGISTER is
informed that it netted the society
some $500, which makes it most
assuredly financial success, consider
ing the times.
The "skule" was very true to life,
and was taken from ''ye olden times"
some fifty years ago. The boys. in
knee trousers, "busted galuses," blue
jeans, straw hats and bandana hand
kerchiefs, the maidens with their sun
bonnets galore, braided hair tied with
ribbons, pink gowns. pantilettes and
dinner baskets put the Older folks in
mind of the time when they sat on
those hard, straight backed benches
to gain a little knowledge from the
master who was up in book "larnin'."
Every part was well taken, and
there were great many side-splitting
scenes that kept the audience in good
humor and met with yociferous ap-
plause. The orchestra music was fine.
The appended program will give a
very good ioea of the performance
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Skule Master. ......... Joe Mcdonald
Ezekiel Jediah Honeysukle (Our
own only little babby). Lien Mccoy
Hannah Mariah Honeysuckle His
twin sister, that looks out for her
little brother) Mrs. w. II. Skinner
Leona and Leoti Honeysuckle (Act
together as one person). ..........
Mrs. Geo. Moreh0use and Miss Benis
Bill Mckinley (The mischief). .....
.............. Geo. n. Breed
Elizabeth Cady Stanton CThe gig
CLING girD ........ :..:...Mrs. f. Pond
Salvation Bradford (The suffering
boy). .................... A. Gray
William E. Gladstone (The English
boy. .Thos. Stedman
Mike O'Flynn Qrish boy. ...........
Geo. II. Purdy
Ida Ophelia Kyle Fast speaker). ....
.................M Mrs. G. j. Gentle
Betsy Page Uisping girl ll-s.........
..................M Miss Nellie Corbin
Hiram Kyle Little boy with sore
toe). e).................L L. III. Storgaard
Smart Aleck. k......... VIM. III. Skinner
Mehitable Hartshorn CTell-tale). ...
.............. Mrs. j Mcdonald
Patience Peterkin (Bashful girD. -.
..................M Mrs. G. j. Keeney
Prudence Ann Plunkett Crying girl
.......... -. Mrs. w. III. Cornell
Rachel Standish. ... Mrs. Geo. Purdy
Polly Hopkins. s........ Mrs. Len Mccoy
Charity Webster. Mrs. Grace Brooke
Mary Ann Runion. Mrs. Geo. f. Thayer
Jonathan Pettibone. w. III. Cornell
J. Ellen Foster. Miss Vilona BrOwnlee
Dorothy Owens. ....... Mrs. Reynolds
Sarah Jane Williams. ................
................M Mrs. VIM. Anderson
Abraham Smith. ...... Geo. +. Thayer
Mother Of the Honeysuckle twins.
..................M Mrs. w. r. Stowe
School Committee-Chai L. III.
Storgaard; secretary, VIM. Anderson;
treasurer, A. G. Young.
RAM-FORENOON.
A, B, G and Primer Class s-Ezekiel
Jediah Honeysuckle, Mike OFlynn,
Betsy Page, Hiram Kyle, Hannah
Mariah Kyle, Charity Webster.
1st Reading Class-Elizabeth Cady
Stanton, Ida Ophelia Kyle, Salvation
Bradford, Polly Hopkins.
End Reading Class-Prudence Ann
Plunkett, Bill Mckinley, Sarah Jane
Williams, Smart Aleck, Patience
Peterkin.
Geography Class-Smart Aleck, VIM.
E. Gladstone, j. Ellen Foster, Mahita-
BILE Hartshorn, Rachel Standish, Sal
vation Bradford, Bill Mckinley.
Grammar Class-Jonathan Petit
bone, Abraham Smith, Patience Peter
kin, Prudence Ann Plunkett, Mary
Ann Runion, Smart Aleck, Sarah Jane
Williams.
Spelling Class-William T.. Glad
stone, Salvation Bradford, Elizabeth
c. Stanton, Bill Mckinley, Leona and
Leoti Honeysuckle, j. Ellen Foster.
AFTERNOON.
Composition. .......... Bill Mckinley
Recitation. .............. Betsy Page
Recitation. ........... ............
| ... Ezekiel Jediah Honeysuckle
| Recitation. ............D Dorothy Owens
Recitation. 49,. William Z. Gladstone
| Composition. j. Ellen Foster