Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-03-22
SPARTA AND sIRoouA ENTERTAIN.


Joint Literary end Other Exercises BY the
Two Schools Everybody pronounces
the Affair Success, and il VIII be
Repeated Thursday Night.
The people OF viroqua enjoyed some
thing new in the entertainment line AZ
the opera house on Friday night, when
join. program was rendered by Sparta
ana Viroqua high schools. The young
people gave an entertainment that was
far beyond the expectation of even the
promoters, and the general verdict OF
the audience was, swell done" There
was no contest between the two schools
for honors or prizes, SO there was 40 en-
tire absence OF that nervous strain which
is so bad feature of ali contests. The
only object in view was the cultivation
of friendly spirit between nsighboring
schools, and hope to increase the inter-
est in oratory, music and physica Gull
ture. The program was varied, begin
ring with piano solo, which was we'll
rendered by Miss Phoebe Lane, OF the
Viroqua high school This was followed
by an original story by Miss Susie Finn,
Of Sparta M:se Finn told in bright
cad entertaining manner of the Augean
stable cleaning feat of Hercules of old,
making a nineneenth century applica-
ton, which very neatly fitted our
IN 'rop lis o. he West"
Misses SLricker, Barney and Clarke, OF
Viroqua. came next and sang trio that
was emphatically encored.
Fred Smith, of Sparta, read an origi-
ma roem in which the Shakspearean
Merchant of Venice" was brought
dos!n to date and told in very good
nit eteenth century slang. The young
MIN stood his ground we'll and let the
fire bell ring and bis audience tramp in
and ont.
Illness of Miss Stella Nuzum necessi-
tated the omission of her original story,
which was the next number.
Sparta male chorus came next and the
audience was delighted with this num-
Der. The boys have fine voices and
showed the effects of excellent training
They were heartily encored.
The subject, "Expansio n". was dis
cussed by Rob Wilkins, of Viroqua, aud
Chas. Morrison, of Sparta. Viroqua
argued in favor of expansion, Sparta
against The young men both made
excellent arguments an the audience
would probably have nearly divided the
honors between them had a vote b .en
Gale d for.
N ne of the viroqna girls, gowned as
graceful Grecian maidens, gave an exhi-
bition Of the physical culture move
ments Miss Phoebe T 4ne ac:sd as
leader and the exercise Tas we'll con-
Quoted. The Sparta girls exhibited
their skill in swinging Indian clubs and
showed much skill and grace in the
exercise.
Miss Anna TEAL, of Sparta, read a
we'll written essay on the ''Sin OF Ego
tism," and Miss Stena Sands. of the
same city, rendered very fine piano solo
Miss Celia Proctor, of Virogua, rend-
cred the recitation, "Courting Unde r
Difficulties" in which she very cleverly
initiated the street cries of the various
peddlers who annoyed the city man who
was trying to propose to his lady love.
The Viroqua high school orchestra,
consisting of ID sses Ady and Dinsdale
and Masters Nichols and Dickson, was
the last on the programme and the
young orchestra played with the usual
excellence we have learned to expect of
them.
The entertainment was decided sue
cess and Professors Doty and Williams
are to be congratulated. We trust that
it may be followed by others. Our
young people go to Sparta, on Thurs
day of this week and the entire pro
gram will be repeated in that city.