The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-06-21
CLOSING EXERCISES
OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Beautiful Operetta "Snow
White" Presented.
MURPHY HISTORY MEDAL
The Names Of the Children Who Attended
School Two Years and One Year
Without Being Absent
One Day.

Those who did not go to the Academy
OF Music last evening to witness the clos
ing exercises OF the Raleigh Public
Schools missed a rare treat. One hum
bred children tastefully gowned In beau
tiful white dresses presented the little
operetta, Snow White" This operetta Is
founded upon the well-known Grlmms'
Fairy Tail, Snow White" The following
is the Dramatic Personae"
Princess Snow White, Miss Margaret
Mackay; Queen, Miss Rosa Skinner; Ar
butus, Miss Vivian G. Belts; Danodll,
Miss Minnie Grissom; Violet, Miss Glance
Elias; Prince, Mr.. ]. NJ Phillips; Carl, the
Huntsman, Mr.. C. V. Albright; Seven
Dwarfs; Max, Master Charles Kephart;
Hans, Master Charles Young; Chorus OF
Forest Children.
1t was indeed beautiful picture to see
these children, some dressed as farles,
some as princesses, and others as little
dwarfs with long flowing boards. In ex-
ccuting the various drills, marches, dances,
etc., the pupils gave evidence OF the splen-
did training when they have received.
Scene was a festival on Snow
Whites sixteenth birthday
Scene was Snow White in the Forest.
Scene 8 showed Snow White as she was
being Hospitality received by the curious
little dwarfs.
Scene 4 presents the grounds near the
Kings palace and the festivities incident
The wedding. 1t was during this scene
that the four beautiful little tots. Misses
Ruth Lee. Maud Phillips, Bette Russ and
Pstsy Smith, danced in a graceful, faeln-
ating manner TIE intricate skirt dance.
This rendition was thoroughly appreclat-
ell lay the large audience and was en-
cored and encored. but the little tots
were too tired to respond much to the
regret of those present.
The scene ended with May-poIe dance
of many colors, acted by Miss Ciarlce
Elias, Mary Habel, Margaret Habel, Mamie
Lacy, Mamie Lee, Margie Montague, Mary
Ray and Fay Yancey. This is lovely
dance and pleased the audience universal
IL. Too much cannot be said IN praise
of the efforts of these young folks and
We can only hope that they viii see
fit to repeat their charming play.
Mr.. Wade r. Brown had charge OF the
t,aining of the children. BARRIERS Or
cbestra furnished the music which was
much appreciated
Tile following pupils have attended then
respective schools without being absent
during the year. THESE pupils ought to
be the pride Of their parents and deserve
all the honors and more awarded them;
Grace Ball. Rosa Barrow. Lizzie Bass
Esther Bullock. Julia Coke. Macauley
Costner. Walter Dawn. Adelia Dawn. Mary
Dixon, Mamie Dixon. Elmer Durfey
Kate Eakins. Louis Forsythe, Paul For
sythe. Nellie Fort. Mary Gregory Fort
Margaret Habel Jack Harris, Margie
Haynes. Hubert Holding, Ruth Ivey
Florence Lands. Augusta Lands, RUBY
Lumsden, Joe Mackay, Celia Maxwell
Beulah McRary. Lucy Moore, Lily MIN
gle. Lily Mitchell. Charles Newcomb. Vir
ginia Pickell. Esther Riggan, Franc Sher
wood. Emily Smith. Frank Smethurst
Sue Thackston, Shelburn Thomas, Josie
Tonnoffski. Carlyle Weathers, Katie Walk
er. Alice Wilson, Annie Wilson. and
Ethel Wynne.
The following have not been absent II
two years: Rosa Barrow, Mamie Dixon
Florence Lands. Beulah McRary, Franc
Sherwood, and Alice Wilson
Prof. D. H. Hill in "a very agreeable
interesting way presented the MurpheS
History Medal to Mr.. Hubert Jones. This
medal is the gift of Mrs. French. of vii
mington, descendant of Judge Murphey
The scholarship generously offered b.
the trustees of st. Mary's school wa
gracefully presented to Miss Margare
Mackay. the princess of the evening. annie
great applause.
The proceeds derived from last night
entertainment, which will amount to ;
goodly sum. will be used to purchase pic
lures and books for the city schools.