Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-05-16
SCHOOL ENTERTAINMENT.
The Contests Won by Charles Hollo-
peter and Miss Minerva John
SON Children Assist.


The medals given by the Union
Literary and Zetasophian Societies OF
the Mexico High School were won by
Charles Hollopeter and Miss Minerva
johnson, respectively, at a speaking
contest at the Opera House on Thurs
day night.
| The contest was preceded by an
interesting programme Of exercises by
the pupils Of the lower grades Of the
North and South side schools.
| The evenings entertainment was
opened by Mary Abbay and Nellie
Mckee, who very prettlly played two
piano duets: lie Petit Carnival, y
by L. Streabbog, and Commencement
March," by Karl Mertz. The per-
formances by these young ladies were
pleasingly perfect
A chorus made up of about thirty
voices from the North side school, sang
Praise the Lord and followed with
the "Star Spangled Banner During
the singing of the latter selection six
little maids dressed in white panto-
mined the implied action in the song
and were loudly cheered. Those in
the pantomime we're: Vernie Rober-
son, Ruth Luckie, Helen Graham,
Mary Cave, Vinetta Campbell and
Marcinas TRULY.
The little skit of an opera, peas
ants Carnival - was nicely put on by
stage full Of pupils from the South
side school, The chorus contained
some good voices. Among those who
took characters were Gladys Jones,
who sang prettily; Mary Clark, Lena
Johnson and Liga Bolts, who sang
''The Three Merry Maids; s;"Eliza Gibbs
in an orange song and Homer Paris
and Leila Winans, who were street
musicians and who made good hit
with the audience.
Nellie Mckee, from the South side
school, drew liberal applause for her
rendition of the piano solos 'sFirst
Heart-Beating" and ''Minuet, OPP. IA,
No. l." by Paderewski. She has ex-
cellent talent and promises to develop
it fully.
The pupils Of the North side school
in their Old Fiddlers' contest caused
no little laughter. The ''old fddlers, ;"
represented by Roy Creasey, Sidney
Houston, Clifford Blattner, Leopold
Barth, Fred Howard and Churchill
Brooks, played while other young
men cake-walked and danced. The
costuming in this part was excellent.
Probably the most pleasing portion
Of the programme was the recitation,
"a Telephone Romance" by Miss
Katie Varnon, the q. L. S. medalist.
Miss Varnon has fine stage presence
and her control Of voice and feature
is far beyond the average. She was
heartily encored.
The little girls of the North side
school, in pantomime, "Grandmothers
of Long, Long Ago." we're heartily
applauded for their makeup and act
ing. The girls in the pantomime,
which represented a sewing circle,
were Mary Abbay, manager; Pearl
Morris, Hermie Gibbs, Orelia Rick
etts, Ailene Cauthon, Annie Craw-
ford, Ora Tomlinson, Stella Murphy,
Margaret Owen, Ina Elliott, Eliza
beth Paul, zola Beal, Lena Bryarly,
Frances Crockett, Edna Duncan,
Velma johnson, Nellie Mckee, Annie
Moore, Ruth Lewis, Eyangeline Kun
kel, Bessie Tucker, Irma Crews, Ruth
Robertson, Fay Snidow and Helen
Graham.
The contests in declamations and
recitations were interesting and all
who took part in them did well.
In the young mems contest Charles
Hollopeter was given the medal. His
selection was "The TeI-Tale Heart.
This young speaker has a world Of
power in this direction and was crowd
ed to his utmost by the excellence Of
his competitors, who were:
Sam NJ. Sharp, "The Graveyard of
the Ages;n Jeter Crews, "Regulus to
the Roman Senate;" wilford H.
Crutcher, "The Destiny Of Our Coun-
try"
In the young ladies' contest Miss
Minerva johnson, the winner, reclted
IA Burglar Trap with excellent pre-
cisions in voice and GESTURE. The
other contestants were:
Cecile NJ. Weimer, "Aunt Elnora's
Hero;" Mamie Gill, Morning Mail;n
Betha Humphries, "BObble Shaftoe.
While the judges, W. II. KEENAN,,
F. r. Jesse and Esther Houston, were
making their decisions Dothel Breed
love and Eugenia Crockett sang a
duet, 'The Evening Glade" The
voices were good.