Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-30
MAY FETE
Beautiful Entertainment Presented
BY Wausau School Children.


The May fete of the city schools
was attended by about the largest
gathering of people that has ever as
sembled to witness such an event in
the history of the city. The crowd
at the High school last Wednesday af-
ternoon taxed the capacity of seating
room and hundreds stood on the field
to witness the events.
Just after the noon hour dark clouds
appeared and the weather looked
threatening, but the clouds kept away
the bright and hot sun, and made the
afternoon little cooler and very COM
Portable.
The day was a brilliant success.
| Imagine the hundreds of bright and
laughing faces, with their interest CEN
| tered on their particular schools. Then
imagine the interested mothers, faith
ers, sisters and brothers watching the
efforts of the children while attempt
| ing to have their respective schools
| win honors by doing the dances per-
feet. 1t has been reported that over
three thousand children took part in
| this fete.
The campus included six attractive
| May poles with streamers of beautiful
delicate colors of pink, blue, yellow,
| lavender, white, etc. The High school
| orchestra, assisted by Benon Koppa,
Hugh Williams and Seth Damon,
was stationed on a platform on
the campus and skillfully rendered
the marching and dancing numbers,
under the direction of Miss Emma
Roeser. Upon entering the campus
the High school students taking part
led, the larger boys carrying our
country's flags and large Wausau
High school blanket pennant. The line
of march for the other schools as they
| entered the circle was as follows:
Lincoln to the left; Franklin to the
right; Humboldt to the left; Washing
ton to the right; LongfelloW and r.
wing to the left, and Grant to the right
AS the children of the various schools
marched in, their respective teachers
were with them, as they also were
when doing their dances. The various
schools were represented in their
colors, viz: High school, red and
white; Lincoln, orange and black !;
Franklin, red and white; Humboldt,
blue and white, Washington, purple
and orange; Longfellow, purple and
white; Irving, blue and white; Grant,
purple and gold.
The program for the afternoon was
given as follows:
Ensemble march.
Kindergarten dances-(a) Merry Go
Round. (b) Peek-a-boo. (c) Muffin
Man.
Bean Porridge Hot-Fifth and Sixth
Grades and High school.
by-Loo-Sub- primary and First
Grades.
Pop Goes the Weasel-Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth Grades and High
School.
Chimes of Dunkirk-Sub-p primary,
First and Second Grades.
La Pastourella-Sixth, Seventh and
Eighth Grades
Reap the Flax-Third and Fourth
Grades.
Dancing on the Green-Seventh and
Eighth Grades and High school.
German Hopping Dance - Fifth
Grade.
May Pole Dance-Grades and High
school.
Song-America.
The program was very entertaining
and the young dancers efforts inspired
the greatest enthuiasm throughout the
afternoon. The little tots in the kim
dergarten dances were very interest
ing and enough can not be said about
them. Every number of the program
went off beautifully and while the dem
OnstratiOns of dances were going on
ON the campus the on-lOokers were
afforded the most beautiful sight. The
Dancing on the Green and the May
Pole dance were the prettiest dances,
and were excellently done. In the May
Pole dance the beautifully colored
streamers were used and the sight
was wonderful and can not be appre-
ciated unless it was seen.
The May fete was given under the
able direction of Miss Marilla Zell-
hOefer, and the teachers of our city
schools, trained the children. The
afternoons entertainment gave ample
demonstration of what our gifted
teachers can do, and much credit is
due them for their untiring efforts
and patience in undertaking such a
large and wonderful event, as that
given on last Wednesday afternoon.
The May fete had a very effective
closing All the children and teachers
assembled on the campus and the aud
fence arose while America was sung.
A VISIT FROM NEIL CAMPBELL