Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1914-05-22

IaroWan, May ~, lJl4.-J. Clay.
ton Mitchell and Lawrence ]. Adams
managers of the Rex theatre are do.
mating the proceeds of the show to.
night to the NJ. /. A. for expenses OF
contest choruses The officers arc
very appreciative of this spirit OF
generosity.
With this week our district schools
close. Attendance has kept up fine
and splendid years work has been
accomplished in all the grades. With
the coming Of warm spring days
however, the students begin to weary
and generally express pleasure that
their indoor confinement is nearing
an end. The teachers too, will ne
doubt enjoy rest.
Parowan Improvement Associations
are planning to send both boys and
girls junior choruses to Salt Lake City
to the state contest. The generous
loyal spirit manifested by the town
people, is very gratifying to the Of
ficers who are acting as soliciting
committee to obtain means for defrav-
ing expenses of the choruses. In the
main, our people feel proud of the
boys and girls and feel that it is a
great honor TO our community to be
thus represented in the State Contest
Instructor l.. Adams Is working en-
Enthusiastically with the choruses and
the boys and girls are elated over
the prospect of the trip.
Most of the shearers are horne
again after being absent at the DIFF
ferent shearing corrals some six
weeks.
On Monday evening, May "a, the
class exercises Of the eighth grade
will be given in the Opera house
The Program to be carried out is as
follows: Song bv entire class. Oh
Tell Us Merry Birds OF Sprino
Prayer. Address of Welcome bv
Carlysle Hoyle, Class President. Piaro
Solo, Agatha Day. Glass History.
Miss Blanch Dalton. Girls Chorus.
A Night in May, Kathleen Mitchell
Maud Benson, lisa Thornton and Mel
lie Thornton. Representation, Miss
Vera Rose. Toast Miss Clarabel
Adams. Remarks, Principal F. c..
Van Buren,.
Several Of the higher grades in our
school have exempted the greater per
cent of their pupils from final exam
-iuations.- on account. of the splendid
monthly average Of their class work.
during the year. Those falling be-
low a certain given per cent, however
will be compelled to pass the "dread-
full" exams.
Postmaster John T. Mitchell has
Just returned from Salt Lake CITY
where he spent few days with his
daughter and family. Miss Anna
Rasmussen acted as postmistress and
saleslady during his absence.
The stork paid visit to the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Dalton on
Monday May IS, leaving new baby
DIR. McGregor in attendance.
William H. Gurr is beginning the
erection of a brick store on main
street, Immediately south of the bar
Der shop. The Burt brothers have
the cement work in charge.
On Thursday evening the closing ex-
ercises of the district school will be
held in the opera house, when the fol
lowing splendid program will be
given: Singing by entire school, Old
Black Joe. Prayer, President j. N,
Marsden. Two part song by third
and fourth grades, Boating Song. Ad-
dress of Welcome, Neal Ogden, fifth
grade student. Piano Solo Miss Ber-
tina Benson, eighth grade student
Reading, Paul Adams, sixth grade stu
dent. Song, Beginners, first and sec
ond grades. Retold Story, Bessie
Matheson, seventh grade student. o
Pannenbaum, German song, fifth and
sixth grades. Cantata, Meeting Of
the Nations, in which thirty eight of
the students from the three higher
grades will participate The teachers
and music directors have spared no
time or effort in the preparation of
the children and we feel that parents
and the entire community will fully
appreciate their labors.
Thomas d. Adams just returned
from Milford with three loads of fix
lures and cement for the finishing of
his new home.
The city has had governor in
stalled at the electric light plant this
week, for the purpose of regulating
the electric current.