El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-05-26
FRED DOUGLASS SCHOOL.
Closing Exercises Witnessed by Very
Large and AppreciatiYe Audience

The closing exercises OF the Doug
| lass school took place last evening at
| Chopin music hall before a large and
appreciative audience composed OF
white ard colored citizens. The hall
was decorated with good taste and har-
moniOus arrangement, the national
colors prevailing, just back of the foot
| lights was row OF ported plants that
extended across the stage.
The exercises began about $50 with
, a song entitled May by the school
| which was well rendered, after which
Simpson, Of the A. M. f. church. "HaiI
Anniversary Day was sweetly sung
by the school being followed by reci-
tation by Ollie Green. "Mrs. June
Pros pectus.h Flowers AMI Fruit,
| by twenty-five boys and girls was a
| very pretty piece. Each little girl
repre- sented a different flower wearing
a costume to correspond and each boy
a different fruit, carrying in his hand
a small basket of the fruit spoken
about. The parts taken were well
learned and we'll spoken.
All Work or All Play" d dialogue
by Masters Hutchinson, Reece and
Muudell was piece that every school
girl and boy in the city might have
heard with profit. ''TravelIing the
Hlg broad of Learning" a companion
piece to the above was sung with spirit
by the school.
The Game of Life," a recitation by
Master Alreda j. Franklin, was well
spoken and showed much apprecia-
ton OF the idea of the piece by the lit
tie one.
Nine little girls and boys of the pri-
mary department of the school engag-
ed in a-color drill. The pupils were
attired in different costumes illustrat-
ing the colors of the rainbow and
every movement was carried out with
that chi dish enthusiasm that clught
and he d the attention of the audience
throughout.
Dora Gertrude Grant recited 1.-Two
Belis'' in clear and clever manner
aud was well received.
The Army and Navy" was well
rendered. The lea1ing characters
were Calvin X. Siegells, Lewis Monro De
Clemons, Bessie Amanda Clemens.
Mary Francis Grant. The piece was
patriotic and every part was acted out.
the states represented by several
girls entered to the tune of Dixie"
and the picture at this time represen t.
ed, delighted the audience beyond
mea sure.
Eleven boys formed "Proc ession of
Knights carrying out the idea with
appropriate costumes and banners.
On each banner was q letter and the
words spelled were the motto, Ever
Advance" The procession was led by
Master Calvin X. Siegells and no
mistakes were made in the evolutions.
The marching was well done. Among
the evolutiOns were the rectangle.
triangle, circle and star and each and
all were perfect.
Annie f. Parker recited in an in
telligent manner Little Christel" and
was we'll received, after which the
school rendered in good style a song
entitled. Tine Village Band"
A pretty thing was the Scarf Drill''
performed by seven girls, the colors of
the scarf illustrating the prismatic
hues. This was led by Anna Nicker-
son.
a sensible talk was made by Supt. G.
2. Putnam and should be remembered
by the patrons of the.school. The ex-
eycses closed with song By the school
and benedictiou by Prof. Murphy, Rev.
Cl'sby mot being present.
TIE entire entertainment spoke we'll
for the care and INTEL gent attention
of the teachers during the past wear