Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1915-04-02

A large crowd filled the opera
house Friday evening to enjoy the
.operetta1 given by the grade children
of the Cresco Public Schools. 1t was
d pronounced success from beginning
to end.
The opening numbers by the higf
school band were thoroughly appre
ciated and proved to be an eye
opener to the public, who perhaps
had not realized what c. H. s. had
achieved in this line. The boys made
a pleasing appearance and produced
good music. The orchestra too dis
played it's usual ability and won a
host of admirers.
The most interesting and attractive
feature of the evening was the oper-
eta presented by the grade children
1t was especially noteworthy to OBJ
serve the harmony and unison which
characterized the drills and the
songs. The clear childish voices fill
ed the opera house with their melody
and the audience caught the spirit
of childhood and enjoyed the simple
plot with its Boy Blue, Echo Elves,
Musical Frogs, Katydids and the
group of children in the. bayfield,
Some of the scenes were humorous
and others distinctly artistic, and it
was no doubt a surprise to the hear
rers that the children could be train
ed to carry out their parts so we'll.
Much credit and praise is due to those
WHO drilled the children for this op-
eretta. Miss Hughes, head of the
Er,.Sic department, had much of the
responsibility, and she was assisted
by Miss Wilbur, Miss Martin, Miss
Pullen and Miss Westby, who were of
great service in this respect. No one
will question the statement that it
meant for those teachers a great sac
rince of time and expenditure of labor
and responsibility to organize, train
and superintend the pupils so that
thy could successfully present this
operetta. A great deal of praise and
commentator is therefore due to Miss
Hughes and her assistants who had
ech= rge of the performance. Miss
Hughes wishes to extend her thanks
and appreciation to these teachers
who assisted and to the public for
Hbn;r trOuouo
~Boy Blue" Cast Of Characters.
Boy Blue-Henry Burgess.
Mollie-Hazel Burr.
Katy-She- Did-Lois Jones.
Katy-She- Didn't-Bonnie Eaton.
Musical Frogs. Robert Kakac, Bruce
Church, John Clemmer. Evan Jones.
Children in Hay Eield-Aartha AL
.exander, Violet Melvold, Anna May
Woodland. vernetta Stern, Maude
'Weatherford, 1nez Barker, Lydia
'Pless, Robert Robertson, Carl Kir-
win. Joseph Howe, Evan Jones,
Richard Graham Roscoe Johnson
-and Norman Bradley.
Echo Elves-Marcia Burgess. Mar
1orie Terry, Catherine Patterson. Clara
Palmer, Marjorie Morgan. Geneva
Loughrey. velma Gessell, Ruth Day.
senport. Naomi Smith, Lillian Orvold,
/. Gertrude Burgess, Avis Fisk, Dorothy
Thomas, Mynette Tomas, Marion Pc
'ttersen and Luella Bradley.
Fireflies-Glen Miller, Paul Jones,
j Harold Brooks. George Mead, Wilbur
Jones, Burton Barth, Herbert Howe
land Everett Sims.
Friday afternoon marked the close
saOf the literary programs for this
year when the four literary societies
presented their various programs.
The most noteworthy event of the
afternoon was a very interesting
description of German scenes
by Miss Appleman, picturing to
us some of the customs, manners
and regulations of the German peo-
pie, and also containing an account
,uof the peculiar scenes exhibited in
=some of the leading cities.
The programs given this year have
lin all probability excelled those OF
.lst year. It was the general opinion
that the preceding years entertain
ments made too frequent use of de-
akates. This year an attempt was
sunde to eradicate the debates and en-
klivzn the programs with more varied
There is yet, however,
I room for a good deal of Improvement.
TT ik the opinion of several that the
f1actnaty should present what could
{ be .terMed can Ideal Program"
Re It known to all men through
{ obsErvation, that John Fullen, prom
.inent student in C. H. S, has recent
ly entered into a realization of the
Sentimental period of life.