The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-04
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PERSONS FRIDAY
SCHOOL EXHIBIT
Mammoth Physical Exercise at
State Fair Grounds.
Five Thousand Children Take
Part in Exercises.
AFTER MONTHS OF DRILLING
Rhythmic Movement of Perfectly
Trained Youths.
At las the Annual Meet
Scheduled to Open.
MONTHS OF DRILLING
rhythmic Movement of Perfectly
Trained Youths.

Nearly $1,000 school children and
their parents and friends are expected
to crowd the fair grounds tomorrow
afternoon to witness the second pub
lie school physical exhibition
About 5000 school children will &C
tually take part in the exercises. Sew
eraI of the drills and exercises include
over thousand children each in them.
According to competent authorities
the effect of three ring circus is not
half so fascinating as the rhythmic
movements in unison of these hun
dreds of perfectly drilled children. The
exercises are the result of months OF
hard work on the part of the pupils
Especially beautiful among the drills
is the May pole dance including four
hundred grade school beauties There
will be twenty groups of Is girls each
all going through intricate figures and
winding the colors on the pole at the
same time. Then they will skip away
leaving the May queen to descend
from her throne and the second Tope-
ka public school education exhibition
will be ended.
The May Queen.
Miss Marguerite Stewart of Sumner
school is the May queen having been
elected last week by popular vote OF
the school children. Seated on large
throne and surrounded by her attend
ants she will rule the events of the af-
ternoon. Her attendants are: Margar-
ct Hill of Clay: Theresa James, McKin-
ley; Lucille Hewins, Quinton Heights;
Helen Decker, Polk; Anna Cain, Har-
rison; Florence Binger. Lincoln; Ruth
Thoroman. Lowman Hill: Jeanette
DooIey. Central Park; Mary French,
Lafayette; Margaret Morns. Quincy;
Nettie McCallan. Branner.
All children of the second and third
fro fr-,r
ton to the fair grounds by the Street
Railway company. Special cars will
be at Harrison. Summer. Lowman Hill,
Branner. Quincy, Clay. Lafayette,
Parkdale and Lincoln schools at 1
O'Clock; at Grant, Mckinley, Douglas.
Potwin and Washington at 1880. The
meet will commence promptly at las.
The Program.
Overture-Band.
Entrance of May Queen and suite.
Growing the May Queen.
Hoop drill-1,2 200 second grade pu-
pills.
Music-"Moon Winks," Stevens.
Free-arm exercises - 100 third
grade.
Music - king Cotton March, I"
Reed drill and fancy steps-sOO
fourth grade.
Music-"st. Patrick's Day Jig" Bur-
chenal
Foot drilI-600 sixth grade
Wand drill and manual of arms
1000 sixth grade.
Free caIisthenics-S00 seventh and
eighth grades
Single Indian club drill-600 eighth
grade.
Team tumbling drill-High school
boys club.
Pyramid building-5Oo boys.
Double club driII-3O0 eighth and
ninth grades.
Pole drill and minor tactics-High
school boys.
Winding of the May pole.
Music-"Bluff King Hail.
The grounds will be policed by a
special detachment under the per
sonal direction of Chief Harvey Par
sons. An emergency tent hospital with
nurses of the Public Health Nursing
association will be installed on the
grounds. A detachment from Battery
A, under the command of Lieutenant
Bartel, will assist in patroling the
grounds.