The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-06-06
WELSH SCHOOL CLOSES.
Exercises Held in the School Hall Fridav
Evening.

The closing exercises of the Welsh pub
school building last Friday evening, May
80. Perhaps the largest crowd that ever
assembled in this entertainment room
collected on this occasion to hear and see
the rendition of a very interesting pro-
gram. All of the available space in the
hall was occupied and numbers were
turned away, unable to gain admittance.
There were about twenty numbers on
the program, consisting of recitations,
dialogues, band and other instrumental
music, and concluding with beautiful
tableau.
The first number was hoop and drill
march by sixteen boys and girls. These
mirably, showing that they had been
under the tutelage of very competent
trainer.
Recitation, "a Hundred Years Ago."
by Ralph Taylor, was followed by six
little girls appearing on the stage, each
expressing and representing her desired
occupation. The recitation of Rosalie
Prentice entitled writing to Grandma"
and that of A. NJ. Cockrell, "What Bow
can Do" was received with much enthu
siasm by the spectators. A dialogue,
girl, was very comical throughout and
evoked an outburst of applause.
Song, entitled "The City Band" was
sung by fifteen little girls with an organ
accompaniment. At the conclusion of
;he song twelve little boys appeared on
the stage with tin flutes and were intro
duced to the audience by the master as
Welsh's second band. Immediately fo'
lowing this number Eddie Pyther and
ntap
Better than Riches"
recitation entitled 'Seven Days in
the Week" was very creditably rendered
by seven little girls, each representing a
certain day in the week and illustrating
the duty of the average housekeeper on
that respective day. "The Seasons" was
another particularly interesting illus
trated number. Three little girls repre-
scented the spring, summer and fail sea-
sons, while King Winters representa-.
tive was a boy attired in furs, bedecked
with huge snow flakes.
The Mother Goose reception and DRIFT
was another evidence of constant and
efficient training, which was preceded by
Rotations, advice to Mothers" Boun-
bell Doane; "Send for the Doctor Man."
Belle Welty; ga Problem" Osmand HUI
benner. real Elocution," by four boys,
was followed by two-act comedy enti-
tied ga Queer Fit" 'Trials of a Can
vasser," was the name of dialogue in
four, acts in which the tribulations of the
latter day book agent was put into prac-
teal demonstration, and was loudly en-
cored.
Leaving Jonah" was the title of
very comic farce in which an old maids
ever burning desire to procure hus-.
band was realized. The scene also por-
trayed a boys love for doughnuts and
his subsequent humiliation upon learn
ing that the pretended doughnut- maker,
who had promised to be his bride, was
to become the wife of another
The flag drill by twenty girls was one
of the most interesting features of the
evenings entertainment. This was i'm
mediately followed by tableau in
which the young ladies represented in
the drill We're kneeling with flags ap-
parently at half mast. "Three Cheers
for the Red, White and Blue" and
america" were sung by this chorus.
The term just closed has been very
successful one and that Prof. G. e. Hoop
er and his assistants, Misses Mary Nc
Naspy and Nettie Radeke, gave excel
lent satisfaction as teachers is evidenced
by the fact that they have sbeen EN-
ployed by the board to teach again the
coming year.
The increase in school enumeration has
necessitated the enlargement of the
school and the entertainment hall on the
second floor will soon be remodeled, the
stage removed, and utilized as a study
and recitation room. At some future
meeting another assistant will be en-
ployed and at the same time just what
higher branches of study to be introduc-
ed this fall will be decided upon.
Prof. Hooper will leave next week to
spend the summer vacation at his old
home in Mississippi.