The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-11-18
LIVING PICTURES OF OLD AND
NEW SOUTHWEST SEEN


III pa.o. Tex, Nov l5.-An historical
pageant, depicting the history of the
grea, southwest, is being planned fer
the commencement exercises of the new
Senior class of The high school next
spring. This pageant will be the great.
est Of its kind ever attempted here, and
will require an enormous amount of
work 10y both pupils of the school and
the faculty teachers in charge. Prep
ara,iOns for it will be actively begun
in short time, rs the work for the
production viii practically take most
Of the winter.
The entire senior class will partici
pate, and about 200 students Of other
classes. Mrs NJ. J. Frank, teacher of
English is the originator OF the idea
and will direct the production, assist.
ed by sharon :. Ulhrey, teacher Of his.
tory who will work out the sequence of
his; orical events.
While the plan in general has been
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vet been decided upon. II is the idea
at present 10 have the pageant out Of
doors in Cleveland square, although the
staging Of il in the theater may be
necessary.
Whether this pageant will take the
place of the conventional graduating
exercises altogether, or simply be an ad.
litional but more important feature,
has not been determined, but il will be
for the friends and patrons Of the local
school and there will no, be an ad.
mission charge.
Pageants On this order have been
given by various cities. One was a fea-
ture of the New Orleans Mardi Grns
and they have been given with much
success in England, but FL Paso 8 high
school will be the first 10 attempt so
ambitious n production.
1t is planned to begin the spectacle
Iwith scenes of the ancient cliff dwell
lers in the southwest, then have the In
dians, Spanish explorers, Spanish monk
and the mission forts, and so on, with
scenes from recent history, perhaps clos
ing with vision Of the future FL Paso,
or some allegorical picture.
To secure information for the correct
presentation cf these scenes Mrs. Frank
and Mr. Ulhrey are beginning to col.
lect data from the old residents here.
As the pageant will be considerable
expense TO produce, the senior class is
planning 10 give series ~ entertain.
mcn's to raise money for its cost,
The project is being received with
much interest by the pupils. 1t will
take the place of the class plays Of
former years, in whi.h only a small Sc
leeted few could have parts. This is
carrying out the idea that is dominat.
ing everything at the high school this
yeor-that everything connected with
the high school be strictly democratic
with every student as far as possible
given an opportunity to participate in
all Of the schools activities.
For the purpose Of establishing an
exhibit of FL Paso's public school work
in the chamber Of commerce, an appro.
priaton Of $500 has been made by the
school board. This exhibit will include
samples of work from all the manual
training and domestic science classes
at work, and OF the physical training
department work, photographs Of the
school buildings, outlines of courses OF
studies, and specimens Of the regular
school work.
e The exhibition viii be portable, 81
that IL may be moved to fairs or oxhi