The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-22
GERMAN CATHOLIC SCHOLARS ARE TO
 ENTER HIGH SCHOOL
Sisters of NOtre Dame Have Prepared
 Attractive Closing Exercises.
GRADUATE HAS APPENDICITIS

FEATURE OF CLOSING EXER- CISES TO BE A PRETTY LITTLE OPERA FROM THE GERMAN THE PROGRAM IN FULL.
 | St. Joseph's R. c. school closes for | the summer vacation Wednesday, June 50. elaborate exercises having been
 arranged by the Sisters of Notre Dame, | who have charge of the work of the
 school At the. exercises seven diplo-
 mas will be awarded, there being but
 six to be handed out, Edward Andres, | one Of the graduates, at present being confined at the Bridgeport hospital where he has recently undergone an operation for appendicitis. The oth- CTS who are to receive the awards and who will enter the Bridgeport High
 school in the fall, are Herbert Kaes-
 mann, William Andres, Florence
 Lacher, Clara Stackmann, Eulalia vor-
 schmitt and Elsie Herb. Rev. Her
 bert Dahme, pastor of St. JoSeph'S
 work of the children and what is ex-
 pected of them in the future. He will
 also distribute the diplomas.
 The children of the eight grades in
 on commencement day, the following
 program having been arranged: Sun
 Bonnet Dears', song and recitation, by
 the girls of the primary grades; Play
 ing Soldiers, by the boys of the pri-
 mary grades. In this little skit a
 number of kitchen utensils are used.
 German piece, "Weisse Lielie", a reel
 tation' combined with a lily drill by
 the junior girls; Rock of Ages, pam
 tomime, senior girls; and ''The Bell in
 the Forest, an operetta in two scenes,
 by the senior boys. This last number
 is a real difficult piece, but the boys
 have gone at it with will and under
 the skillful direction of their teachers
 have succeeded in mastering the hard
 places in the act.
 The operetta tells a pretty story of life in one Of the small municipalities
 word is law. "Prince Percival" on the event of having a hunt conducted with a number of guests accuses his league with the Doachers who have been committing petty thieveries on the Princes property for some time. Young Alexis, son of Old Forster over hearing the remarks of the Prince and his guests toward his father resents the insults and is struck in the face by the Prince. Karl Krag, a notorious poacher, sees Alexis struck and per so that he might get revenge on the Prince Alexis is about to adhere to the advice of Karl when the bell in | the forest starts it's tolling. There is | a legend connected with the bell, that | when anything wrong is to be perpre- | trated the bell will toll of it's own | will. Karl decides not to join the | poachers and goes his way. , The scene ends with the crfer and | police commissioner reading a procla- nation from the Prince to his people | to aid him in getting rid of the poach- CTS The second scene opens with the police commissioner starting out on his hunt for the den of the poachers He does not 20 far when he is att | tackled by Karl, and is bound and gag ged. Karl warns him to go away on the threat of his life. Franz Staub, wanderer, happens along in the for est and being fatigued lays down to rest. Here he is found by Alexis, who being hunted by the Prince and starv- ing sees a ring glfttering on his fin ger and decides to steal it He is about to detach the ring when the bell in the forest tolls. Karl Krag happens along and seeing the incident, threatens to expose Alexis unless he ioins his band Alexis refuses and is struck down by Karl. Kari robs Staub and is about to depart with his plunder when the Prince, his guests and the villagers who have heard the tolling of the bell appear on the scene. [xrag endeavors to implicate Alexis, saying that he has seen him rob the sleeping man. Alexis is searched and he sleeping mans wallet is found up- ,n his person. Krag is so loud in his that the Prince sus- oects him and orders him searched. The ring and the watch of Staub are 'ound on him. The play comes to m end with powerful climax of jus ice triumphant and innocence reward d. Yesterday afternoon for the bene- 1t of a Farmer reporter the boys went .inging the lines in unison aided at the finish by the senior girls