The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-05-29
DELIGHTFUL BNTE RTAIN MBNTs
The Pupils or The Public Schools Acquii
Themselves Very Creditably.

ne exercises IN connection with
commencement of the Bloomsbury
Public Schools attracted immense
audiences to the Opera House on
Monday and Tuesday evenings The
Juniors and Sophomore oratorical
contest OF the High School, which
was the fifth annual event of the kind
was held Monday evening. The pro-
pram rendered was very interesting
one, and each participant performed
in manner that showed careful train
ing and incessant study The stu.
dents acqutting themselves so ably
has brought out the fact that Miss
Houser, the elocutionst, is a thorough
master OF the theory of the art and an
able teacher as we'll The program
rendered, in its entirety, follows:
Medley Overture-All to the Good. Beycr
Orchestra.
Reading and the Musician Anon
Madge Hartman
Reading-Aremus Wards London Lecture
....".".................... ....Artemus Ward
Roland Hemingway
Chorus Farewell to the Forest. Mendelssohn
Junior Glass
ReaLing Sacrifice. ...... ..............
"...."...... E. .....Elizateth Stuart Phelps
Edna Briggs.
Reading in Meetin ........ .........
....................,..Ha Harriet Beecher Stowe
Ralph Mushler.
Waltz-Symphosia... .............. Benedix
Orchestra.
Monologue-Benedct Arnold w. Carleton
lila Girton.
Reading-A Pleasure Exertion..................
....................... Marietta llolley
Laura PtosSer.
Bass Solo-In the Hear; of the Mighty Deep
Won Iilzer
Paul Snyder
Reading-On the Other Train. ..........Anon
Susan Maltn.
Piano Solo--Alpine Oesten
Helen Peacoct
Reading-The Debating Socety................
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Eugene Hall
Ralph Schwarz.
March-A Frangesa a.....,.................Cos Costa
Orchestra.
The announcement of prize winners
and presentation of prizes will be
made commencement evening, May
2oth.
Following is the Junior class roll
Edna Briggs, Pauline Cadman,
Paul Champlin, Luzetta Davis, Vera
Hemingway, Mae House, Jesse How.
er, Tillie Hughes, Charles Kreigh,
Edith Krum, Mary Lorah, Lizzie
Lutz, Laura Prosser, Eugene Quick,
Silas Riddle, Paul Snyder, Helen
Peacock, Warren Drum, Ella Glrton,
Howard Girton, Blanche Hartman,
Clare Henry, George Kellar, Edith
Knoor, Guy Knoor, Susan Martin,
Lewis Moyer, Ralph Mushler, Conley
Oberender, Joseph Skeer, Mary
Welliver, Georgia White, Katharyn
Worthington and Blame Saltzer.
Sophomore class roll, as follows:
Carol Champlln, Neil Chrisman,
Edward Clifton, Roland Hemlng-
way, Raymond Redeker, Ralph
Schwarz and Milton Yorks.
TUESDAY EVENING.
Tuesday evening the pupils of the
Fifth Street School gave cantatta
entitled, ga Day in the Woods" The
little people were beautifully costumed
and acted like sold stagers." Their
executions of the movements IN con-
nection with the chorus of Crock
abye' was faultless and reflected
credi. upon the teachers, H. S. Bar
ton, Misses Anna Fox, Tilley Casey,
Anna Snyder, Louise Robins, Emma
Cadman, Katharine Cadow and Mary
Sheep. Florence Kelchner, as the
Gypsy Girl, was fine, as was also
Margaret Krug as Grandma. Bruce
Fry IN the character of "Frank" made
an instantaneous impression on the
audience. His solo was among the
most appreciated features of the eve
ming. In fact it was all good and the
large audience was well pleased.
During both the first and secopd
parts a quartette composed of Mrs.
Harry Barton, soprano; Mrs. Robert
Vanderslice, alto; H. S. Barton, tenor
and Prof. O. H. Yetter, basso, rem
dered two very pretty selections in
the left upper entrance of the stage,
which were highly appreciated. Prof;
Yetter directed the music and Mrs.
Fred Holmes presided at the piano.
The participants and the characters
assumed, together with tae chorus of