Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-05-02
SHAKESPEARE PRECAUTIONARY
AND MAY DAY FE.TE SUCCESS
Beneath Lowering Clouds Crowd Of 4.OOO
Persons Sees 1900 Students In Peg
cant On Public School Grounds

Nav uay Fete by 1900 children Of the
Brownsville public achools ~ the gram
mar school building Monday afternoon.
The celebration WAS staged IA the open
AR under the direction Of the teachers Of
The public sohool. and though handi-
capped -~smewhai ~ threatening rlonds. II
waa Il brilliant -urce~. An out fandne
feature ~ the afternoon Ma the -g-tem
and evidence Of careful planning, for de
spite the great number OF children han
died during the Two hour, Of the celebra-
ton, each part wa- completed without the
slightest interruption q note ~ continuity
ran throughout.
The celebration Ma -ta.ed on the ca-i
campus of the school ground. \ grassy
plot waS selected ~ the committee ~
ground- and decorations, and the various
features. drills and dances were produced
in front Of the two courts, that OF Queen
Elizabeth and Shakespeare At the left OF
n huge curtain of in~iertwined vines. and
the court Of the Queen ~ May. "a the right
of the curtain. \ distance ~ some fifty
feet separating the two. III thI- space.
with the crowd 81 -pcctator~ both on the
inside and outside the fence. on seats on
the campus. on the g%allerpe~ Of the school
building. upper and neither, and even on
the root and W thc brlir, NJ thc clock.
there wa- produced what wa- The most
elaborate and huge public school event
Witnessed n brownsville lu many YEAR. u
mol for 40 time past.
The celebration opened with THE grand
march. lrd Pm Queen Elizabeth. prr-onihed
~ M-~ Vivian A-rhcim. atIrrd n y
gown .of yellow satin. with tho typical
Elzahcthan laec rs1. and hair arranged
becumngly hrnc ih = rrronrt o'
pears. With her ua- Shake rcarc, repre-
-rntcd I'm jaime SHELTON. attfrrd w true
court -tvic. Hufh were attended bv Mis-
Stella Mae Bat~eli and Joe CylsNa. a. lrdy
anil lord M waiting. The court character
ilnn followed -, ruir.nat a- "Thi Nr \.
George ~tril a- thy "Mnnu Y" BIN Men
dcuhalT WIS "rNramu- llu1 Howard a-
the "Wall." Amardllo laypzo- u- the do.
and Carlo Watson 49, the hon. who later
took their respective parts iu the lnn'a--
teal -rcnr~ from thr "NId-ummrr N."hi'-
Dream" Thi- feature wa- prepared hy
Ms Dora Nilliurhnm.
Next came "a, Queen "f MAY. Mi Mary
Rl|h. attended hy EuucIl Goodrch and
Ms France Ward l- maud ~ honor The
Queen IL thr May aud hrr court v,r.
honor tnarut ~ ali ihr Grade below tha
seventh. Nj Ward reaohiu. Within d,
per ceui 81 perfect. The other mrmhrr
al the court were France go Cara. CON
snela ueloari". Gcorrr rafrauat. Hazel
Eely. DAVID DAVID lr. A,tll Carr. Bernard
Allen. Mitchell priArirlrheu. Elyinur
Reuttro. Msna rsrr. Rachael Pierce.
Sara cat. Cervando G.n ,le. tlJ Eio
Pracedi- Orre and Aue,a Na-1
The two court were followed hN nm
student NJ TIE puhir rhurl ulirrhur iu
music ~ the Fourth United State mtan-
try band. which wue loaned Tor ne occa
sion. The march was down - grassy
pathway between two columns ri poles.
around rach NJ which thr pageant drilled
and marched. ierm0r- profits figures.
With the completion oi thc GRAND march.
the Queen 81 the Mal and hcr rctmuc took
positions fronting the May Pole. while
Queen Elizabeth and shakespeare and
their court were cuthroncd opposite.
While the courts were occupying their
positions and the TEACHER were preparing
for the drills and dancc~. the crowd wa-
entertained by the ">ui' Man. Robert
Graham; the -liehh, lIrr~cman." Wendell
Dancv. and Jack n thc Green" pa-cuai
Rios. who mcardcrrd over thr circus WITT
their own sweet NIL.
The grand march WAS q blaze 81 roler.
all the shade, ~ the rainbow. red. yellow.
orange. green. hluc. indigo ANA ,io'yr hru-
worn. From thy seventh ertlr Gown tt.
students wore their class ,nlrr~ IVY -.~hp-.
r~o~cttc> and hadgr~. The class leader
carried the cla>~ color, and au American
flag. the flags being supplied Pr the
teacher. The high school -radc- carried
flag and class colrr~. goid and brown.
Immediately after thc grand mmr,b.
which WIS under the direction ~ Mr.. 4.
:. Putccnat. the children Joined IN singing
.Thc Star ~>pan-lcd Banner with the
music y, the Fourth Infantr, band.
The hr~t drill heture the two courts was
hs one hundred FIRST graders. all the hf'le
girls hciu- dressed IN white frock~. with
laverAcr ~a~he-. Skipping and jumping
and irolichmg thcN entered and PLAYED
the games and sang the ~ong~ ~ enid
heed. May Day Dance" the Farmer III
the ncll." "Mi~fre~~ Mary" and Round
ami Round the Village" This drill Was
gwen under the direction Of Mis- %IIcttie
r-ushsrtv and Miss Fanny Mullen.
The next. a thing ~ h%eantS. was -Fairy
land" sta2ed hN Mr.. Il. H. Clearwater
.aa MIS- Rose Siam. ,tnmnna hanueinS