The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-06-09
South Dakota Won the Interstate Ora.
toriCal Contest but Orators Places
Were Reversed.
G. A. R. DELEGATES LEAVE
Go to Hot Springs to Attend Encamp-
ment and Secure it for Mitchell
for Year 1900.
PUBLIC SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT

An Exceptionally Good Program Given by
| tho Departments of City Schools.
Our public schools are source of
pride to the citizens of Mitchell and
whenever the opportunity is offered
the people are not slow in showing
their appreciation of the work done by
the corps of teachers. That this is true
was amply demonstrated by the large
gathering which attended the enter
tainment at the Grand opera house Fri
day evening when the public schools
com bined in an entertainment in which
neary every department of the city
schools was represented on the pro-
gram, which was given under the di.
rectiou of Supt Quigley. The lower
floor was nearly filed and the balcony
contained but few vacent seats.
Lee Levinger, of Miss Ball's depart
ment, gave the welcome address and
his little speech was sufficient to make
the people understand that their pres.
ence WAS more than appreciated. The
soldier drill by sixteen boys and girls
from Miss Miners department was an
attractive exercise. The girls were
dressed in white, and carried flag,
while the boys wore juvenile soldier
uniforms and carried miniature guns.
The drill was we'll executed and it
created great applause. Ethel Putnam,
from Miss Whites department, sang q
solo, "Over the Stars There is Rest"
Next came the colloquy "Our Flag" in
which twelve boys and girls paid a
tribute to the flag and vowed their
fesity to it. This was given by Miss
Thompson's department.. A trio was
sang by Blanche Maxon, Hazel Lath.
rup and Morgia Becker, from Miss
saul's room, entitled .'Singing to
Sleep" and the lullaby was very nicely
rendered. The tambourine drill was
given by fourteen little girls from Miss
Wedehase's department. They were
al dressed in red gowns and wen,
i through their evolutions with good
precision, It was very pretty indeed
and the little folks were entitled to the
applause which followed. Howard Sea.
man, from Miss Sauls room, gave q
humorous German recitation in cos.
tune, and this was followed with q
duet by Lillian Johnston and Margis
Coughlin, from Miss Balls department
entitled ga Mothers Song" One o.
the prettiest features was the hoop drill
given by twelve girls from Miss Roger'i
department. The girls were tsstily
dressed and carried wreaths of flowers
held in such position that, with the
intricate movements, made the drill
indeed 3 taking one. Alice Pratt, o
Miss Connor's room, recited we'll
"Blair, the Regular" The operetta
entitled ga Fairy Crowning," was ar
: ranged by Miss Warne and was attract
i've. The little girls we're appropriate
ly dressed and sang very sweetly
Nora Harker personated the queen an,
sang several solos, and the Brownie
participated in the chorus It wa
we'll arranged and passed off YER
smoothly. Mary Pratt, OF Miss Tur
neaures department, recited YER
nicely "The Battle of Lookout Noun
tain" The little girls from Mis-
Foley's department, who gave the May
pole dance are entitled to much prais
: for the manner in which they wen
through it, and they presented a prett
picture as they entwined the ribbon
around the staff, going through the eve
lutions without An error. The enter
tainment closed with short drama b
;, and Edward Ruth from the high schoe
department
', Tha en,artainment waa q thoro,1pl