The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-26
PRETTY FOLK DANCES
Given BY School Children and Program
BY Others Pleased Big Audience.

School children of Barre again proved
themselves successful as entertainers Of
la high class last evening in the opera
house IN one Of the most enjoyable and
unique entertainments that has ever
been presented by local talent in the
city. The concert was under the aus
pices of the Spaulding gee club and
they We're assisted by children from the
grades of the city schools numbering
nearly 200. That the parents are tax
ing personal interest in the work OF
their children in school was very notice
able last evening, for every seat in the
theatre was occupied by either father,
mother or sister and brother. Not very
often is there such turnout to local
concert. The efforts of Miss Josephine
Ifovey, supervisor OF music in the
schools, were crowned with rousing sue
cess.
Perhaps one OF the most interesting
ana unique parts of the program was
the folk dances instituted in the schools
this year for the first time. The idea is
to impress in the minds of the children
the difference in the sweet and lasting
tunes sung long ago and the cheap rag
time music of the present day; also the
dainty and pretty dancing Of times gone
by. This new feature was received with
hearty approval BY everyone and from
the thunderous applause and expressions
of praise on the lips Of the large audi
ence the folk dances made lasting im-
preston and will no doubt find a place
in the regular curriculum of the schools.
The dances represented several differ
ent countries and were given by children
picked from grades IA to grade vi.
The precision and uniformity with which
they were presented amazed the onlook
ers and brought forth rounds of APP
plause. Not the least conspicuous part
were the costumes, all homemade under
the direction OF Miss Hovey.
The selections by the glee club were
all given in the usual pleasing manner,
az on previous occasions and showed
much training. The club has fine cho-
rus of good material and they are able
to render difficult selections in way
that is pleasing to all. The readings of
Miss Smith, of the faculty were very
enjoyable, as were the violin solos Of Mr..
Knight and Miss Carusi, which inter
spersed the glee clubs selections.
From all viewpoints the concert was
very satisfactory and the faculty and
supervisors were more than pleased with
the outcome. The same performance
win be given this evening.
The program as given was as follows
Part 1 "Hail Smiling Morn" tSpof
forth, glee club; reading, Miss Smith;
"Darkey Lullaby" lDvorakl, girls cho
rus; "Elegie" Ernst, Miss Carusi; "The |
Magnet and the Churn" glee club; "Ciri
biribin" tPestalozzal glee club. Part 2;
Folk songs and dances, "TaranteIa'
utalyl, Miss Carusi and Mr.. Calderara,
German Hopping Dance" Germany, |
grade 6; "Bleking' (Swedenl, grade 5 /
"China," grade 4 Money Musk" tScot |
land, grade o; Japan" grade 2; |
Greenland" grade la; Foreign |
Lands" Josephine Hoveyl, grade l-B |
Part 3: Freedom Our Queen" lHoratio |
Parker, glee club; reading, Miss Smith; |
"One, Two, Three 1Hawaiian Melody, |
boys chorus; "I'he Fri King" tShlbertD |
glee club; "Les Adieux" tSarasatel, Mr.. /
Knight; spirit of Poesy" tJula H. !
Scott), girls chorus: "Recessional"
Henry Hussl, glee club.
The glee club Is composed of the fol- /
lowing members: First sopranos Grace |
Barclay, Mavis Barnett, Mary Bishop, /
Louise Canton, Marion Cove, Ruth Hum
phrey, Dorothy Inglis, Harriet Lewis,
Rosa Levin. Lorraine Loranger, Georgia /
Palmer, Edith Reid, Edith Watson; sec
ond sopranos Evelyn Bugbee, Eda Ca
rusi, Avis Coffin, Lydia Cove. Hazel Guy /
er, Bertha Hooker, Ella Hoyt, Lessel
Hunter, Cleora Morse, Gladys Rhind,
Ruth Robinson, Florence Russell, Joena
Smith; tenors-Clarence Bisbee, Law
renee Brown, Charles Calderara:, Carter
Downing, George Cove, Roy Kidder. Nor
ton Lebourveau, Newell Parker; basses
Henry Bjork, Raymond Eastman, Roger
Erickson, Harold Fits, Neale Hooker.
Leonard Landers, Harry levin, Eugene
Loranger, Cyril Marion, Perry oliver,
Ralph Rogers, John Sector
Miss Josephine Hovey, director; ae
Miss Blanche Russell; man
ager, Neale Hooker; treasurer, George
Cove.
The proceeds OF both nights are to be
divided equally between the teachers re-
tirement fund and the glee club,