El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-30
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ENTERTALNS LARGE
ATIDTENCE WITH OLD ENGLISH FESTIVAL

! ripe fruit among the merry makers.
singing pretty song the while.
The flower girls. Winifred Woods and
Louise Beach, sold their pretty blOssOme
among the crowd and performed two
dances OF rare grace and beauty to the
music Of Shakspere's song, When
Daisies Pied" Among the fun pro-
ducers were the Jester. acted by little
Johnnie McCa5e. and the clown, acted
by Eugenia McQuatters- When the fun
and dancing were at their height the
herald OF the lord chamberlain, acted
by Lillian Wisbrun. attired in courtlv
the company Of players OF the lord
high chamberlain, from London Town,
who were TO present the merry com
edy or AS You Like It. written by Mas
ter VIII Shakspere, which has set all
London town talking"
The holiday makers all disperse and
in the evening they were called to the
village green again by Lillian Klein
man. the town crier. carrying her Ian
tern and wearing an imposing black
robe. Then before the assembled towns
people the play was acted The ar
rangement was by Miss Marjory Steuart
and Miss Marion Naddocks, Of the
school teaching force. and while neces-
sarily much abridged and shortened
kept in very satisfactory degree the
main thread Of the lovely story that
forms "As You Like It"
Jane Burgess, in the role of the " him
steal 'ROsalind. was delightful and
Katherine Dick. as '-TOuchstOne.~ gave
the jolliest presentation Of the witty
jester Dorothy Williams was an ardent
Orlando" and the "Silvius" OF Birdie
Erupp was as lovelOrn as could be de-
sired Helen Stewart was most salts
tying in the role OF Celia and Mil
dred LaSalle made fine Audrey"
Nancy Williams acted Phoebe Flea
nor FaIconer was "Corin:-' Florence
Spence had the part OF oliver" Char
lotte Ormsbee was the banished duke.
and Dorothy Walter was duke Fred
erick, the usurper." Margaret Neff was
~Amiens~ and 'Jaques" was acted by
Lydia Happier. Ruth Rawlings was a
forester. Dorothy Knott was -Hymen."
the bearer Of the marriage torch The
songs. Under the Greenwood Tree"
and 1T Was a Lover and His Lass"
were pleasingly sung BY the chorus
Edwin c knickmeyer played the mu-
sic for the songs. dancing and games
through the play The piano was hid
den away behind the greenery OF the
lawn. At the conclusion Of the play
the three graduates. Misses Dorothy
Wing Ormsbee. Helen Wright Stewart
and Dorothy Lillian Walter appeared.
gOWned in simple, dainty white dresses.
their arms laden with bouQuets Of
flowers H d. Slater. on behalf Of the
board Of trustees Of the school. pre-
sented the diplomas Miss Walter.
daughter OF the assistant chief con-
structing engineer OF the L S reclama-
Denver. where she had completed three
years Of high school work in the high
schools Of Denver. Miss Stewart has
been in the school since she was a small
girl and both her elder sisters have
attended the school OF which her faith
ct. l. 5 Stewart, is the president Of
the board Miss Ormsbee is the dauzh-
ter OF a former president Of the board.
and her elder sisters have graduated
from the school and her younger sis
tsrs are pupils in the school Mr.. Slater
gave tribute Of individual praise to
the girls for their efficiency in their
school work and for the particular
characteristics that had endeared them
all to the teachers and students OF the
school, and then made a brief talk to
the graduates. defining the purpose OF
education as the training to serve ones
fellow beings, and describing the abfl-
ity TO get on with people as the great
est gift that a human being might pos
sess- He spoke OF the need To study
people and TO take a deep and reverent