The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-04-30
Immense Crowd Of Patrons Flock
to Campus Of South School to
See Children in Gala
Doin's
GROUNDS PRESENT
A PRETTY SCENE
Growing Of Mary Queen is Climax
Of the Festival Splendid Pro-
gram Carried Out With
out a Hitch

1t was some spring festival. that
event at the South school building last
night. There were many surprises.
Everybody kept on being surprised
from away before the program com
menced until long after il closed. The
first person to show symptoms Of
surprise was John II. Duncan. prin-
cipal of the South school The next
to follow along the same route were
eight teachers OF the South school.
and who assisted in the drilling Of the
children. After principal and teach
ers had grown so surprised that they
didn't know what TO do about It. the
400 children who took part in the pro-
gram had their turn.
The answer to having the unexpect
ed thing just keep on happening was
the fact that the crowd that started
to arrive early by twos and threes,
grew into dozens and then hundreds.
II soon filled the 200 seats that had
been placed on the campus. II spread
out little by little like a rising flood,
until Il was feared the campus would
MT be sufficiently large to hold 1t.
Finally everybody was there. seated on
the grass. in automobiles and buggies
or standing Mr.. Duncan estimated
the crowd at between 1850 and 1000
people.
When the program started, II was
the crowds turn to sit up and look
astonished. That the program great
ly surpassed in excellence the expec-
tations OF all was evidenced by re-
marks everywhere. The children OF
the South school not only covered
themselves with glory, but when the
affair was over they we're literally
buried under mountain OF It.
The grounds we're beautifully deco
rated and illuminated by multi-colored
lights. A decorative arch, beautifully
lighted. formed the background before
which the program was given and
which also also gave the setting for
the climax, the crowning Of Mary Lee
Johnson as the May Queen.
Songs, choruses and drills compos-
cd the program. which from first to
last was rendered without a hitch.
without a break Il seemed that, so
thoroughly had the children been
drilled that each was letter perfect
and action perfect.
Especially pleasing numbers were
the girls chorus, the Maypole dance.
the hoop drill. the frog drill and song.
the singing danes and the big climax
OF the spring song drill which was
given in connection with the crown
ing Of the May queen. In the frog
drill. 25 youngsters. dressed like bull
frogs, furnished rare entertainment
by the antics as they went through
the hops. skips and contortions of the
greenbacks that inhabit the lily COW
cred ponds.
Costumed in white were the rs girls
representing the singing danes Their
numbers we're especially pleasing and
their drills beautiful The entire eo,p.
panw Of children we're massed into the
closing scene when Wilma Whatley
placed the crown on the May queen,
who was seated majestically on her
beautifully decorated throne. She was
! attended by "a girls. costumed IN
~white and carrying wands with stream
ers of sweet peas. The finale with
the entire chorus massed behind the
throne singing Oklahoma" brought
rousing cheers from the audience.
The refreshment booth did thriv
Z ing business. garnering S14.S0 to the
cause. The proceeds of the evening
amounting to about $50, will be uset
in purchasing books for the Soutl
schol library.
John Fl. Duncan acted as stage man
ager in the preparation 0 fthe festival
His assistants were Mrs. Burton an'
Miss Gibson, music; Miss Stalker, Mrs
Weatheral Mrs. Brasheare, Mrs
Dyche. drills and games; Miss Hefley