El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-24

Rice. Blanche Schwartz, Eva silvermasn-
The honor roll at Mesa school IN
q , Si55e ~ rTfean@Eiinor Harvie. Anna
HawIey, Mercedes Prett. JEFF Winela1d'
Oi Iow 4 fiir -gt Csrvajal. veda
' Has first-NarshaI Myers, Anna
Bell Watson, Robert Crozier, Marg1
ita Armiio. Tom CroWder, Lillian L OF
man, Susie ONellL -
Low secOnd-Wilton conway John
High secondary Campbell, Jennie
High third-Nelne Davis.
Low fourth-Lucile Carpenter Rutn
High fourth-May Belle Long. Betty
Stafford Mary OBrien, Myrtle Jackson
Low seventh-Idarry Pearson.
novel program was given by the
lower grades Of Lamar school at the
closing exercises held Friday morning
in the auditorium OF the school. ABOUT
500 people filled the auditorium ana
were interested spectators OF the chill
dren's performance Every thing on
the program pertained to birds, 1t be-
ing q principle Of the school 10 try 70
instiI a love Of the birds into the school
children's minds.
me program began with two songs,
The Birds" and THE Woodpecker,
sung by the pupils OF the tnlro graGe-
Mildred Dow recireQ over She Ills
and Far Away" and the kindergarten
pupils sang four bird songs, The Green
.esfv Tree" Dove Talk" If 1 Were
Little Bird" and Bird Game"
The Birds Concert was sung Dy
James Vance. A playlet, September
Birds" was very wei given. The chill
dren taking the parts of the oiuerent
birds were costumed in colored dresses
to suit the character OF the Dlro- JOnn
IsaacsOn took the part OF the Wlld
goose and in a cap with a long beak
made a very effective bird me chill
dren and the bird parts they acted
were: Helen 4Oungberg the yellow
bird Edith Wheeler the orange
breasted swallow, Christine McNeal,
the red winged blackbird; Viola Allen,
the blue bird: Lucille Jacobs, the robin;
Clarence Williams, the Wooopeckers
Scott Casey, the English sparrow ana
James Rogers, the blue Jay
In the play a number OF children tax
with the birds. these parts were taken
by Gregory Krantzor, Robert Homan'
Felix Miller, Madeline Lyons, Harris
Henning, Elizabeth Reaneys Lottle Lee
Hicks, George Wynnes Fred Whltlock'
and the children who made up the en-
semble scene were Cornela BOllIhdn'
Alton Manseu Katherine Reaney,
Esmerlinda. wilkins William wilkins,
Arnold Arteburn. Ellen McCormlcz,
Maude Rhodes, John Perner. Frank
Schredler, Wayne Rumages Glen FrleSt,
and Florence Brady
performance OF two scenes rom the
first act and two scenes IRON. the laSL
act Of Maeterlinck's Blue BIRD me
children We're COStumeQ appropriately
and the acting Of the pretty story was
wen done. During the action OF the
PLAY Miss Mary Alice Jones read rom
the story OF the Blue Bird The cast
Of characters follows
Tyltyl Stanley Ehler.
Nytyl Mildred Bishop
Gaffer-Tyl. Harold Wright
Granny Tyl. Hazel Spence
Daddy Tyl, Robert Reaney-
Mummy Tyl Gladys Sundy-
Light Vera Werle-
Little Girl. Margaret Hardy
Neighbor BerlingOts Fairy Berylune4
Gladys Schwartz.
In the closing scene a dove, the sym
Dol Of the blue bird Of happiness, was
and few over the audience.
adding a very effective touch 10 the
play.
The costumes Of the children were
attractive Stanley Ehler wore
peasant boys suit Mildred Bishop
wore a white peasant dress with little
white cap. Harold Wrights suit was
in the German peasant style and Hazel
Spence was dressed as an old German
peasant woman Vera Werle was dressed
in a flowing white robe with unsel
trimmings and a gold crown. Gladys
of red skirt, black corselet. with white
waist, and Gladys Sundy wore a blue
skirt with black cOrselet and white
waist The singing Of In the Wood
land" by the school closed the program
Closing exercises were held in al
most all the rooms of the Villas public
school this week The programs fol-
low:
First Grade.
Song. "Rock-a-bye, Brides"
Recitation, Thelma Balm
Recitation. John Cooley
Song, The WOodpecker"
Recitation, Rachel Weckerle.
Song Battle Of the Wind and the
Leaves
Recitation, Catherine Haines.
Recitation, VIM. Warren
Song. Brides Cradle
Recitation. JnO Edwin King
Recitation. Mildred Lefkowitz.
Song, Babes in the Woods"
Recitation. CenevieTe Bell, jeanne
Monroe. Sarah Goodman and Martha
Hirt-
Song, Song OF the Bee"
Recitation, Eureka Ryan.
Song, Eureka Ryan and Jeanie Mon
roe
Second Grade.
Song. The Busy Bee" class
RecitatiOn-''The Night Wind" Rich
ard CrOXtOn-
Song. Mother Blue Bird" class.
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