Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-12-01
NEWFOLDEN NEWS.

The children of school district No
50 gave a Thanksgiving entertain.
ment at their school house, by Bjors'
nes, Wednesday evening, Nov. %
Here is their program:
"The Growing Blessing" four part song, b,
school. .'
Thanksgiving, an apostrophy. Emma Tun
holm. -.-.
Tho First Thanksgiving, recitation, Mar,
Tunheim.
Quotation and song, by primary pupils, Olga
Bake, Minnie Sorenson, Sigvart Tunheim, Car
and Olga Martin, Carl and Julius johnson, Ar
thur Vigen.
| Forest Beauties, four part song, school.
| Quotations for November, with song:, "Old
Mother Hubbard is Picking hor Geese" Ings
| Sorenson, Agnes Bake, Anna H. Bjorsnes, JohI
| Ihle, Olga johnson.
! The Moon and the Pines, recitation, Ida John
| son. ~ 49, -. .-. -'
The Child and the Flowers, Agnes Bake
Inga Sorenson.
The Fairy Ship, song, primary pupils.
1t Pays, recitation, Albert Bakke.
| Two Thirsty Travellers, recitation, Emily
Bjorsnes.
The Company who Try, recitation, Carl Sor
enson. 49,. ...
| Uncle Sans School, four part song, school.
How tho Cat Learned to Dance, recitation
Minnie Bake.
| Fall Apples, recitation, Anna L. Bjorsnes.
! Thanksgiving, recitation, Albert 1verson.
The Fairies. recitation, Melvin Ihle.
Our American boy, four part song, school.
| Tho Bird and the Boy, recitation, Emily
Bjorsnes. :r.;.:.Il +..t:' 49,; *
lFGosssip Of tho Nuts, recitation. Oline Hagen.
| Be a Thinker, Merry. Songs; four part songs
school.
Tho Best Holiday, dialogue with song, Arthur
Tanem, Edward Sorenson Teller johnson, Sig
vart Tnnheim.
Hail Columbia, song with chorus, school.
"A Thanksgiving Party, play, at Uncle Sans
Columbia hostess, representatives of original
| colonies guests; Columbia, Emma Tunheim
Uncle Sam, George Tunheim; Massachusetts,
Albert Bake; Virginia, Mary Tunhei1n; New
Hampshire, Anna L. Bjorsnes; Connecticut
John Iverson; Rhode Island, liver Ivcrson; New
York, John Nelson; Maryland, Minnie Bake
New Jersey, Emily Bjorsnes; Pennsylvania
-; Delaware, -; Carolinas, Carolina
Hagen and Anna johnson; Georgia, Ida John
son.
Corn Song, duet, Mary and Emma Tunheim
Honor the Mayhower's Band, four part song
school, ..
The play was especially successful
Emma Tunheim, as Columbia, play.
ed her manifold role of hostess with
becoming dignity. George Tunheim
as Uucle Sam, acted with considera.
bile freedom. Albert Bake, repre-.
senting Massachusetts; Mary Tun
helm, representing Virginia; Anna l.
Bjorsnes, representing New Hamp'
shire; John Iyerson, speaking fol
Connecticut; liver Iverson, for Rhode
Island; Emily Bjorsnes, for New Jer
sey; and Ida johnson, for Georgia
showed that they understood the
Importance of their positions. Joh1
Nelson, representing New York
spoke with budding senatorial elo
tNucllCc, Notwithstanding OAc ulLuCul
| ty OF his piece. A round, 'Little
Rhode Island" was sung by the
whole party. A remarkable fact is
that the children prepared this rounc
almost without the aid OF the teach
er, though it was entirely new tt
chem, and that they practised it but
| j. few times on the afternoon before
che entertainment. Minnie Bake
IS Maryland, sang solo most ueau
! Jifully. Carolina Hagen and Anna
ohnson, in behalf OF the Carolinas
sang a duet to which almost any
nusical ear could have listened witt
pleasure; and Mary and Emma Tun
leim closed this part OF the program
with a duet delightfully."- rendered.
This praise may sound extraya-
CANT, but it is notsso to me. And
che hearty applause which followed
the closing song showed me that !