Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-05-22
Large Crowd Gathered On
School Grounds and All
We're Delighted.
FIRST OF ITS KIND HELD
The Nine Teachers Had Their
Grades Most Thoroughly
Drilled.

The May Festival given by the
Virginia Public School was the event
of the year. So thoroughly had the
nine teachers of the school drilled
their pupils that the entire program.
lasting an hour and half, was
carried off without hitch.
The crowd began to gather at 8
o'clock and when the children be-
gan to march out of the building to
the yard between 700 and 800 peo-
pie. had assembled. This was the
first entertainment Of the kind ever
given by the schools since their es-
tablishment nearly 80 years ago.
The people expected much but were
hardly prepared for the treat that
was in store for them, for a brighter
lot of children have never assembled
to entertain than those who took
part in the exercises.
The nine teachers in the Virginia
School are: Misses Lottie Mcdaniel,
E len Young. Ruth Haydn. Jean
Mckee, Ellen Dawson, Elizabeth
knight. Mary Garrett. Mary Walk
err and Mrs. Mary Startling. These
teachers drilled their own pupils for
the different parts. For about three
weeks they had regular rehea-sals.
which. entailed a great deal of ad-
ditional work upon the pupils. who
took up the work with vim, which
was very encouraging to the teach
ers from the start. Whilst all the
participants are deserving of the
highest praise, we cannot say enough
for the patient faithful teachers for
the work they did and which was so
amply rewarded by the manner in
which the school children acquitted
themselves in every part assigned
them.
Preceding the appearance of the
Queen of the Festival was a long
line of children representing Ger
man lads and lassies. Indians. Robin
Hood and his band, Highlanders.
Norwegian maids and lads, etc.. etc.
The Queen of the Festival was
Miss Mary Neville Hancock, the eld-
er daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam M. Hancock. She was unani
mously selected by the school as
their Queen and it was a most ex,
c sllent selection Tall and slender.
graceful in movement. with bright.
black eyes, carrying herself like a
t ue queen as she came on the
ground and assembled the throne to
review her subjects she was indeed
an ideal Queen of May.
Queen Mary not only carried out
her part in the festivities most adj
mirably. but she showed exquisite
taste in the selection Of her maids.
Seated about her msjesty's throne
were the bright and lovely little
misses in waiting. The eight little
misses composing the Queens court
were: Misses Thenia Wight. Dorc-
thy Eckels. Evelyn Holloway. Mar
garet Rives. Carolyn Radford. Cor
nelia Weaks. Anna Green and Sara
Cook.
There was much difference of opin-
ion as to which Of the ten principal
numbers on the program was best,
some favoring the sword drill. the
ten little Indians. the Finnish reel.
the German folk dance. Others
claim that the May pole dance was
the prettiest feature.or the Highland
schottische. the Norwegian noun
tain march and the German clap
dance ranked first. The parade Of
National Dancers. was undoubtedly
a fine piece Of work. while the Choir
uses. were rendered most excsllently
by the children. showing that yocs-
ism is not being neglected in the
school but that the children are be-
Ing taught to use to the best their