The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-13
DISTRICT SCHOOL,
IS A HUGE SUCCESS
Mems Club of Whiting Con-
gregational Church in
Role of Scholars.
PROF. RICE THE TEACHER
Patrons Enjoy One of Most Pleasant
Evenings of the Year as Re-
suit of Good Home Talent.
Especial to THE TIMEsl

Whiting. Ind. Oct 13.-The new
version OF THE District School" scored
a second success last evening. The
play was given by the Mems club of
the Congregational church and was I'M
der the direction of Prof. Byron w.
Rice of Chicago
The comedy runs through the entire
farce not in vehement types, great sit
uations or strenuously rough-house fun
but the happy and original wit and con-
tinual story telling which the gifts of
the people in the cast have produced.
1t ripp1es with gayety and light va
riety, with mischief and local color.
The genuine satire and humor in its
laughing rhymes scored an enormous
hit.
Prof. Rice the Teacher.
Prof. Rice, as Prof. Ezekial Corn
tassel acted in the capacity of teacher
of the district school and did not prove
to be much of disciplinarian Judging
from the capers cut up by the twenty
scholars under his charge.
The names of the students who caus-
ed screams of laughter by their vari-
Gus answers where the professor called
the roll is as follows:
The Enrolment.
Ben Butler. ...........A. NJ. Hamilton
Buster Brown. ......... John Kamradt
Tooty Frooty. Mrs Chas Dyer
John Jacob Aston. "A. N Beaubien
Peruna Jones. $50. Mrs. A B. CanfeId
Cornelius Vanderbilt -. Geo. T. Gray
| Christopher Columbus. Geo. NJ Baum
7 r-df Dtv,lr Tov1 T.
Daniel Webster. Ed Gray
Jesse James. John c. Hall
Liza Anne Snodgrass Mrs. F. Coddington
Samanthy Smalt. Mrs. John Kamradt
Brigham Young. ...-.. H. S. Davidson
Daffy Down Dilly. 49,. Mrs. Chas. Dyer
Patience Puddifoot. Mrs. A N. Beaubien
School Organist. Miss Gertrude welsIy
School Board Pays Visit.
While the school was in session they
were honored by a visit by two mem
bers OF the school committee. Prof. N
w. Holiday as deacon. Tidd and Mrs.
Geo. T. Gray as Mrs Amanda Jerusha
| Quackenbush.
John Kamradt was in great trim. He
sung laughingly and well. took dis
| Greet liberties, INDUCED in sparkling
repartee and was perfectly irresistible
In the characterization of Buster Brown
he was Legitimate and immensely Jolly
His makeup was a wonder and pictur-
esque in its burlesque of red suit
| sportiyeness
Some On Final Work
Both Henry and Arthur Beaubien
took active parts. their jokes being
pungent and capital, especially the for
mer, Everybody Works Father" and
the latter's composition on the COW.
Diplomas OF rather large size were
presented to Cornelius Vanderbilt and
Ida Pinkham, they being the brightest
in the class and Daniel Webster, who
thought he too had earned a diploma
was presented with head of cabbage.
The performance closed with the
school joining in the singing of school
Days" the verses being sung by Buster
Brown. The enthusiastic audience de-
parted for their homes. feeling that
though there was no history maxim &
creations, no stormy ensemble Of splen-
did invention, nor any fierce conse-
quences of scientific discoveries, that
they felt indebted to the Mems club
and to those taking part in particular.
for being given the privilege Of listen
ing to an excellent string of incom-
parable songs and a speedy rollieking.
quite amusing and interesting lot Of
fun makers.