Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-30
BIG HALL FILLED
At THE BARELAS
EXERCISES
Most Elaborate and Prettiest
Program Of Closing Exer-
cisss Ever Given in Berna-
lilo County District Schools

The biH aecicty hall ln narelas is u
structure. holding close
% a thousand people. and It's capacity
was severely taKed last night on the
occasion Of the elaborate program
which marked the closing OF the
work Of the term in the district
schools Of san Jose and Harcias.
The program Wa long one, inCiud-
Ing thiYfy-thrCc numbers. and u went
through from beginning ia end with
out Il hitch Of any kind. The result
81 many weohs of rohearslng and
training. the songs, REGULATIONS. drilla
and dances given by the pupils were
fiAN less Ia execution and not "a faux
pas was made by a single little tot
or larger pupil through the long
evening. The c.ttumrs were beuuti-
ful and endless in variety; the acting
was as clever as could be and the
complicated drills were gone through
without Is false step. The great sue
cess Of the program ~ "A tribute not
only 90 the careful and pHinstnking
work of the IeuChers, Misses 0oss,
keeier, Schroeder and Burke, but sig
nlficani ST the new spirit OF ambition
and enthusiasm which Is pcryuding
the country schools and doubling
their efficiency.
Il ~ hard 20 discriminate, but tho
Japanese drill, given BY thirty little
maldens la pretty Japanese costumes,
with paFaHOls nnd fans was about the
most captivating thing on the pro-
gram. The flag drills were loudly ap-
plnudod and onr az the best stunts
was the dumb bell drill by a bunch OF
small boys under the direction OF q
young leader Who had ali hts Wits
about him and who never slipped up
ON single command
The Lullaby Song" made "a great
hit, this being sung by Is row of tiny
little Urls In "nighties" aud night
caps. with an accompanying dance
that brought down the house. "Na-
tons" by eight girls, WIS pretty
thing. one girl at "a time, alfred In
Appropriate nHtiunal costume, coming
forward and making her little speech.
As the finale. columbia" appeared
TO the stratus OF columbia, the GEM
of the Ocean" and after the app
plausc subsidized Il broke out again
when little "Now Mexico" ran Out
and the chorus sang the song. New
Mexico, New Mexico"
THE Red. White and Blue" by
three little girls with flags. attircd
IN the three national colors was as
effective as could bc and got big
hand The "hackemith Song" WAX
equally effective the boys who took
part wearing duck aprons and heat
Ing time on hOrscshoes with hammers
TO simulate the clank or tbs anvil.
Al Of which goes Ga show that Il
took a lot OF time and thought and
ingenuity "a gtt up the program 50
splcndidiy rendered.
Marion l.. FoX introduced by Sup
erinteudent AisResio MOntoyH ~ che
county schools. made n neat little ad.
dress, his chief Thought being that
education is more important oven
than religion for without education
man has ONLY au Ignorant religion
aud "a CorrospnndinRly wrong Inn
preston OF God. lie pointed out the
different modern conception Of edu-
cation as preparation for service. as
Conirasted with tho old idea that odu-
cation was an end In itself MIR. tOX
Impressed on his hearers the fact
that each man is the architect OF his
own character and uscA some apt "
iustrations IN ibis CONNECTION, ending
by complimentary the schools highly
Tor the splendid entertainment ana
urging the Spanish Amcrican boys
and girls 90 make the best oG their
upportunities,
The county superintendent also
made speech IN which he urged
the people of ilarolae aud san Jose
To- secure better school accommodate
tion Tor their children. contrasting
the present equipment with the
splendid hail Ia which the oxorelscs
wore being held ~ a private
society can build fine build
Ing Ike tnis.' said the speaker. seer
Itulnly the people Of this district ought
To be able to provide equally good
quarters for the education Of their
children.
whe pauo ased was kindly loaned
for fehonnals and performance by
tho Lcarnprd- Isiudomann company
The program Ina full was as follows.
PART T.
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