El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-31
MPERsoNArING the rOIes Of

z MPERSONATING the roles Of the
Fair Ellen, the fierce RhOderick
- Dhu, and the melancholy minstrel
Allen Bane, the children of the high
eighth grade of the Lamar school are
acting Sir Walter SCOTS Lady OF the
Lake" in their English literature cla-s
The first and second cantoS were acIed
Thursday morning and the third canto
was acted Friday. First the cantos
are read by the class and then the chill
dren to whom the parts had oeen as
signed act out the story, using to
great extent their own words.
ELLEN" was taken by Emma Wind
berg, James Fftzjames" by Clifford
Hurley, Lady Margaret was acted by
Edna Schmidt, ALLEN Bane" by Blythe
Johnson. Charles Overstreet took the
part of Douglas" William Brown
made dignified Frederick Dhu,"
Max RaveI WIS the messenger, and
Henry Kidwell was very fiery NAL
colin Graeme."
Personnel of Third CantO.
For the third canto on Friday morn
ing, ELLEN" was taken by Bessie Rob-
erts, Malice" by Max Ravel, Norman"
by Alfred Day, Angus" by Wilifred
KranZthOr, "Duncan's Widow" by Ber-
nice Stiles. Highland Mary" by Tillie
AIarid. and "RhOderick's Page by
Jack Oliver.
In connection with their study OF the
Lady of the Lake" the children have
all drawn maps of Scotland, fllustrat-
carrying Of the fiery cross to gather
the clans
Have Grecian Statuary.
As Grecian mythology is taken up
in the literature work of the eighth
grade all of the ornaments in this room
are of the classic Greek style and form
a very harmonious arrangement There
is full length statue of Athene, a
bust Of Apollo, another of DIANA
Alma Tadema's famous picture Read
ing from Homer and picture of the
''Vestal Virgins" giving the children
the advantage of these excellent exam
pies of Grecian art in their daily en-
virOnment Miss Edith Giddings is the
teacher of this room.
List of Books Posted.
The list of books that are suggested
for the pupils of this room have been
posted on the board. Each pupil is sup
posed to read two books each quarter,
and these will count on their literature
credits. The books include Kipling's
Captains Courageous" and Just So
Stories; THE Perfect Tribute" by An
drews; Master Skylark'' by Bennett;
The NeibeIlungenIeid;" "A Connecticut
Yankee in the Court of King Arthur"
by Mark Twain; Merry Adventures Of
Robin Hood" by Pyle; Sir Walter
Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel" ana
"Marmion;" Ben Hur," by Lew Wal
lace; Treasure Island" by Robert
Louis Stevenson. Anne of Green Ga
bles," by Montgomery and The
Low Eighth Selects Books.
Miss Alleine HOwren has selected the
following list of books for her children
of the low eighth grade: Sir Walter
ScOtt's The Talisman," Rob Roy and
"IVanhoe," Kingsley'S Westward Ho";
Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress; Coop
er's The DeersIayer' and THE Last
of the MOhicans;" ChurchilPs Richard
Carvel;" Macauley's Lays Of Ancient
Rome" Benjamin F7ranklin's autobio-
Sraphy; AbbOtts Marie AntOniette"
and Louis XIV"
List for High Fifth Made.
Miss Margaret Jones, teacher Of the
high fifth, has prepared the following
list of books for the children of her
room to choose for their out of school
reading; Ernest Thompson Seton's The
Trail of the Sand Hill Stag" Thomas
Nelson Pages THE Two Little Confed-
crates" Kate Douglas Virgins Birds
Christmas Carol" Hans Christian An
derson's Fairy Stories, Life of Robert
z. Lee, "A Little Book of Western
Verse" by Eugene Field. Miss Muloch's
Little Lame Prince" Beautiful joe"
Anne Fellows Johnstons Two Little
Knights of Kentucky" and Arabian
Knights"