El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-12

RESS rehearsals begin this week
for the production Of a pageant
II Of the history Of the southwest,
which will be given May Is and 29 by
the High school as the commencement
exercises of the Senior class Pageant
will DOrtrav the growth and de-
velopment of the southwest, outlining
the history and the principal events
OF this section within rau-GS OF SUU
miles of FL Paso and during period
Of 500 years.
Mrs. J. Nj. Franks, the rOoGl teacher
of the senior class and the professor
OF English at the High schoOL IS the
director and manager Of the pageant
the idea originating with her to SUB
stitute the pageant for the former con-
ventiOnal commencement exercises In
each scene she will be assisted by one
Of the teachers Of the school as d.
Mrs Leila T. Moore. the music su-
pervisor of the public schools, IS IN
charge of the music. This viii be
special feature through the various
scenes as in the Spanish mission scene
when Dorothy Congdon, as Lolomi,"
sings GOunod's Ave Maria with the
full chorus Of the High school Glee
club.
pageant. which will greatly aid in the
action Of the narrative and also in de-
Dictine the spirit of the various peri
DDS. is under the supervision Of Miss
Margaret Kinnon, supervisor OF physl-
cal training Of the schools c. C
Golden, teacher Of the manual training
Recruitment Of the High school, is in
charge of the wood work in the stage
properties, and Mrs victoria Whltmer
has charge of the art work in the
stage settings
VIII Be Historically Correct.
Every effort is being made to have
the scenes historically correct IN every
detail and the performance while one
of the most magnificently spectacular
OF anv presented in FL Paso will be
wonderfully instructive as well as en-
tertaining.
The historical development OF this
region falls into three epOchs, the In
dian period, the Spanish period, and
the AnglO-SaXOn period Throughout
these three periods the dominating
character Of the pageant IS -Loloml,
typifying what the word means in the
language Of the Hopi indian, all that
is good" This character VIII be
played throughout by Dorothy Cong
don. In the cliff dWelerS' scene.
which opens the pageant, she IS the
one who teaches them the art Of nurs-
ing Through the various scenes, this
spirit Of good in various reincarna-
ticns, aids in the progress and civiliza-
ton Of the country.
The Cliff DFelIers.
Scene Cliff Dwellers. The senior
committee in charge Will be Eunice
Anderson and Lucas Bacon. and r F.
Mccormick. faculty director Pupils
taking part will be- AIimeta Henning.
Dorothy COngdOn, Barbara Byers.
Blanche Lefkovitz, MARITIME Norris. Ma
bel POlvado. Rose Darlington, Elsie
9IcVev, Mary Clifford. Katherine Fos-
ter Josephine Thompson, Mamie lane.
Carol Justice, Walter POnsford, Harry
Poll, Manuel Escajeda- Earl Weisi-
ger, Ramiel Jungjohann.
The AEreeE.
Scene 2-The AZtecs- Senior com
mittee, Chris Jungjohann and Rose
Clayton Miss Helen Oldham faculty
director. The pupils taking part viii
be- Dorothy COngdOn. Bessie Rout-
ledge. Minnie Lee Lassiter, Theresa
YOungberg. Bessie ROutedge, Clarinda
COrbin, Helen MurdOck, Ruth Myers.
Sabra BOurland- Mary Clifton. Muriel
Foster. Pearl POnsfOrd. Ella Mcdaniel. /
Edna Scotch. Alice Bishop. Eunice
Preston, Mamie HammOnds, Annie Pc
rea, Mary Nafe, Winitred Jackman, !
Margaret Harvey, BObbie Stewart. Nay I
Ellsworth, Ruby POnsford. Ethel Crit |
chett. Ethel Hardy, Kate Tatum, VAL :
ter Clayton, Lucas Bacon. James Cor
Elgie Means. and IN addition all the
pupils taking part in scene one and !
the members Of the Glee club
The Indian Pueblo.
Scene 3-Indian Pueblo. Senior
committee, RamieI Jungjohann and /
Theresa Youngberg; director, Miss I
Ethel Taylor Pupils taking part are I
Dorothy CongdOn. AntOinette Maxim, /
Barbara Evers, Charles Carter. Matte I
Clark. Edna Richardson. Elizabeth /
Lucas. Bernita Thomas. May Hardy, 4
Nancy Edwards, Camille Arguelles, /
Lena ButchOfslly, Rose Clayton. Hilda
Light, Pauline Anderson. Ruth NcAil- /
Ian. Gordon Henderson. Donald Rogers,
Carol Justice. Seymour Amstater, Man
uel StOlaroff. Paul Krupp, Jack I
Thompson, Albert Tatum, James Cor
Stearnes, Reed Harlan, Walter Pons- I
ford, Ramiel JungjOhann, Thomas Nc /
Clellan. Nern Altman, Irving Jungjo- !
ham, Frank Brown, Manuel Schwartz. /
Lewis Eppstein, Robert Hare, Earl
Evans. Ross Hill
To Represent the Explorers.
Scene spanish Explorers. Senior !
committee, Idus Lambert and Mamie
.1ammonds; director, Miss Eula Harp
r. Puplls taking part viii be- EldOn Z
2outledge. Alfred Black, Lucas Bacon !
md Eugene Smith
The Spanish Friars.
Scene Spanish Friars- Senior COM
nittee, Walter Ponsford and Barbara I
3yers; director, Miss Eula Harper. !
Pupils taking part will be- Eugene !
smith. Earl Weisiger, Elgie Means, and /
Dorothy Congdon-
All to Take Part.
Scene Spanish Missions: Senior 1
ommlttee, Katherine Glenn and Elgie .
leans; director, Miss Catherine FIvnn.
~ AALS al LlG lIlEe CLUB members
VII take part, and also Dorothy Cong
on, Margaret Corn, Marjorie Ifveslev.
kathleen Kelly, Grace O'deu, Mildred |
.lshops Mary Heermans. Marion
Dung, Bessie Richardson Blanche ! !
Zoe. Muriel HOffecker, Theresa Hersh-
witt, Gladys Webb, Hubert Littlet.
red humphreys. Tom Mott. Jimmie |
his, Earl Weisiger, Warren Brooks, / I
llbert NewsOm, Jesse Haywood. Rob- ! ]
RI Hare, Elgie Means and Eugene :
NTH A Spanish dance is introduced
TO this scene and the dancers will be !
nth Robertson, Elizabeth Lucas. Ma
"a Matteus, Katherine Glenn, Edna | }
lcharoson, Minnie Lee Lassiter, | ]
hristina MOelich. Eleanor Wright. An
1inette Matkin, Erylene Vowel. Mary / {
eating, Mineta Henning, Harriet Bot ! !
'rff. Lena BUtchofsky, Bessie Rout- s
dge, Aileen Moore, Nellie Mulcahy, /
unlce Preston, Theresa Toungberg, ] {
aurlus Bailey. Robert Washburn I J
-us Lambert, Walter Ponsford. Paul /
asters, Alfred Black, Fred Chesney, ! l
avid Hughes. Day Vern Stearnes,
anuel Schwartz. S
Pueblo Rebellion to BE shown,
Scene THE Pueblo Rebellion: SEN !
r committee, Mineta Hennfng and |
-izabeth Lucas; s. s. UIrey. director
lpils taking part will be: Emily |
err Katherine McEniry Mary Epp-