El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-17
LAMAR SCHOOL PUPILST0 RENDER OPERA
BOHEMIAN GIRL IN SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
Children Are Familiarized With Standard Music by
Giving Two Operas Year; Smaller Pupils Make
Rapid Progress in Music Studies; Fund Is
Raised For New Baskets

ALFE'S opera, THE Bohemian Girl
will be given by the pupils Of the
II seventh and eighth grades of the
Lamar school some time in November.
It has been the custom of the Lamar
school to give two operas year, to
familiarize the children with the best
standard opera music. The pupils of
the school sing all the ensembles and
chorus work, and the solo parts are
taken by the best musical talent IN
the city, who thus show their interest
in helping create a high musical stan
dard in the public schools and in aid
ing the children to understand the
best class of music No attempt at
acting or at giving a dramatic presen-
tition of the opera is thought of,
simply the musical numbers are rem
dered.
Last year +Lohengrin'' and IN
TrovatOre" were studied by the children.
The opera study has been proved TO
establish a greater interest in good
music among the students of the upper
grades, besides giving the children the
general culture of knowing the stan
dard operas. Heretofore the chorus
work has been done exclusively by the
upper classes of the Lamar school but
this year the eighth grades of the
have been invited to participate also.
Mrs. Leila Moore, the supervisor of
music of the public schools, directs the
rendition of the opera
No Charge for Admission.
The Bohemian Girl" will be given
in the Lamar school auditorium. 1t
IS not money making affair. There
is no charge for admission. 1t is
given solely for the general culture
and musical training it gives the
school pupils.
Lamar school has one of the best
and largest auditoriums in the city,
which makes it possible for such val
liable work to be taken up.
The auditorium is used by the en-
tire school at their big assemblies dur
ing the year, besides two operas, and
for many other important features. On
Thanksgiving day, a big school pro-
gram is always given. A patriotic pro-
gram is given in February for a Wash
ington-Lincoln celebration, and every
spring there is a big conservation pro-
gram The auditorium accommodates 1
the entire school
Attendance Increases.
Lamar school has increased in at
tendance by the addition of "a new
scholars during the past week, bring
ing the total enrolment up to 624
In the kindergarten there are "
enrolled, with a daily attendance of
81. Miss Ada Washburn and Miss
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kindergarten attendance is kept on a
large wreath on the blackboard, each
child's name being a leaf
Good music is featured in the kin
taught to recognize the standard
marches and other selections, and can
tell and name instantly Mozart's
Minuet, Lange's Flower Song, the Sol
other standard selections.
Thursday afternoon the little
youngsters did some special stunts for
visitors and three little tots san solos !
Patterson and Evelyn Crane.
Practicing for Game.
Owing to the football handicans in |
the Public football league the bows of !
the Lamar school are getting down to /
extra hard practice. They have taken |
tnelr handicap in true spOrtsmanlike |
spirit and are getting Up big
steam on account of it
In the art lessons through the |
schools. the autumn wildflowers are |
Delng -sketched by the pupils in all the |
classes A little later Mrs. victoria |
Whitmer and Mrs. J. c. Nee expect to !
take the upper classes outdoors for
landscape sketching
Raise Money for New Baskets.
To raise money to secure new bas-
ketball baskets for the standards. |
candy sale was given at the Bailey
ley's first and second teams. The
girls conducting the sale were Harriet
Heermans, Myra Jackson. Irma. Davis. |
Ruby Collier, Gladys Kilt. Margaret
Hardy, Miriam Burt ZiteIIa Fisher. |
Ruth Shannon, Elsie Collins. Eron |
Barton, Catherine McEnery, Linda Hill !
and Gertrude Smith.
The use and preparation of milIs
was the lesson in the domestic science |
t department for the girls Thursday at
the Bailey school, and Friday they will |
learn how to make yeast rolls.
Fire drill was held the the Bailey |
schooI Thursday and the building was /
emptied in good order in one minute.
To Hold Peace Essay Contest.
The High school has been asked to
participate in a peace essay contest.
which is open to the senior class and
s to be on The Significance of the
Two Hague Peace Conferences" The
contest closes on March I. Three prizes
ire offered; the first SIS, the second
$50 and the third S25. The prizes are to
De awarded by the American School !
Peace league.
Mrs. S. II. McAIullin of the substitute
Ta1 lob to eH-r /