The Holly chieftain., 1900-05-25
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Ens nnils ea1ng u, = N II ~ q ~ = s.
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Holly scetnk he331 ~ Ds1llay a
far eclipasd anyt thlng 0f ~ k1ri
has been upr god3 fortnne u WI Z
The weathes ~ deci1eely unts46el-
tas for large sttepdance, IN 1siitn6
almost continually during ~ ~
Ming. But Il has s1ined % much tn
sprlng that the peopie are sstti1g ~
! FNntpee1 10 Il md 10 lpnoe nfpd :
llttle wsttia1, pnrtto ehtiS wlsn t,aere
isa sc,aooi ftainns6nt 70 b u
tenisd. Consequently. VIXEN tl,e
opening h0ur sfrived esesy seat ID the
hall was allsd and standing room waa
1t . premium. The presence a thc
immenae crowd conld not but cell tp
mind the remarkable erpwth Holly
has made In the past three ycars. FfS.s
teen, We belleve, was the sum total Of
school children three yean ago while
there are now Ovee eighty. Three
years sgo the aaaembling Of crowd Of
fiftv people In our town would have
been considered m lmp0fsibility,
while there were fully three hundred
people present Friday night.
The Holly band opened the eve
ning's entertainment with \ beautiful
overture well executed. A. L. John
son, president Of the school b0erd,
called the house to order and made
few timely remarks concerning the
progress Of the schools and the past
years work OF the board. He was
followed by s. +. White. secretary Of
the board, who made one Of his char
acteristic addresses.
America was sung by the audi
ence with vim and enthusiasm. after
which twelve little girls Of the prima-
nv school sang "The Children's Pray
err" presenting tableau at the close
which was one Of the prettiest fea-
lures Of the evenings entertainment.
Columbia was sung with the spirit
of patriotism BY all present.
Harry Garfield made the opening
speech on the part OF the school and
acquitted himself very creditably.
The juvenile quartette sang buy =
Broom" with an energy and perfect
ness remarkable In children 80 young.
Robbie Mcpherson recited Before
and After School" as though he was
an old hand at the business. The cir
Gle march, by twenty-five children Of
the primary school, was splendidly
performed, showing thoOughness in
their training. weave Hor by twen-
" five young sailors pleased everyone
with its amusing Illustration.
| At intervals throughout the exercis-
es the Holly Orchestra treated the
audience to some OF its best selections.
The manual drill by six little girls
with dumb bells interested the audi
ence very much, so gracefully did the
little hands and feet keep time to the
strains from the organ. The male
quartette rendered 1.-The Moonlight
on the Lake" with an inspiring effect.
Jennie Browns recitation Of IA Nor
tifying Mistake" brought forth roar
Of laughter. Nellie Garritson's hu-
morous mOnologue kept the house In
an uproar all the way through.
.'The Trades, f" u motion song by six
boys and six girls was nicely executed.
"The First Case, " presented by Ralph
Garrison, Pearl Smith and Alta
Lyons, ELECTED great applause. As
doctor, Ralph was not brilliant sue
cess but as an actor no one Of his age
can beat him. "Dudes and Bellies"
song rendered by six boys and six girls
was quite amusing. The pantomine,
''The Raving Crazy Quilt" BY Timo-
thy Trotter and forty-three spinsters
was one Of the most mirth-provoking
events Of the evening. Last came
'"Ten Little lnjuns" with their war
paint and tOmahawks, who executed
the war dance, fought battle and
then ran away, just like real Indians.
| Everyone present was delighted
with the exercises from beginning to
end and went away with hearts full of
gratitude toward the teachers for the
untiring energy with which they
labOred to make 1t success There
are teachers and teachers, but there
are very few, We are sorry to say, who
could do as much toward the advance
ment Uf the pupils as Prof. Geo. Il.
MOmyer and Miss Minnie Billingslea
have done during one brief term In
our schools. Their success IN due in
the first place to their long experience