El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-05-05
Living Flag Feature of
Bailey Schools May Day

and sixth grades under the direction
| of Miss Rae.
About SO children of the first and
! second grades, the boys dressed in
/ khaki and the girls in white. present
ed the dramatization Of The Prin-
! cess" a story in which a wicked fairy
places the beautiful princess under Z
spell and she sleeps for 100 years
after which a valiant prince and the
] princess are married and go away at
/ the head Of their extensive bridal
train. The principal characters We're:
Jane FlOya, the wicked fairy; Helen
| Ralston, the princess. and Robert
Johnson. the priI-ee. The play was di-
rected by Miss Rae
Sing Spring Song
Children of the third, fourth and
sixth grades under the direction of
Miss Sadler sang a spring song
A group of II girls gave an exhibit
ton OF the Highland scottische and
Norwegian mountain march accom-
panied by monograph and led by
Miss Moelich.
May Day was sung by the third.
fourth. fifth and sixth grades after
which % girls of the fourth, fifth and
sixth grades in charge of Miss Han
nah Emerson danced around two May
poles and by executing a criss-cross
movement wound the red and white
ribbons around the poles.
Miss Cole led in the singing by the
first three grades in the song, ''Hur-
rah for the Flag"
Biys Give Exercises.
A dumb bell exercise and an eXhi-
were given by the boys of the fifth
and sixth grades under the leadership
of Miss Rae. The boys marched onto
the grounds in the military formation
of squads and left in the same forma-
ton.
Within the school house Miss VIII
lie O. McCrery, the principal had ar
ranged work done by the children. 10
enable parents and friends to deter
mine the progress made since jan
uary The main exhibit consisted Of
collections from the woodworking
sewing. handwriting and drawing de-
partments. Each pupil had been
instructed to make a note book with
picture Of the American flag on the
cover. and within which was to be
placed a sample OF the work done in
each subject for the perusal Of the
visitors
Nay day exercises consisting OF
dancing. musical numbers and ath-
letic events were held Friday after
noon on the lawn at the Morehead
school. and were witnessed by sew
eral hundred parents and friends OF
the students. Miss Helen Zeilman
was crowned May queen by Forrest
Mausset. after which the exercises
were held \ silk flag awarded TO
the best drilled class in the school
was won by the low sixth grade in
q competitive drill with the low fifth,
only two members of each grade re-
naming when the winning class was
decided
The kindergarten, first, second, third
and fourth grades rendered interest
ing dances following the coronation
which were received with applause.
One Of the features of the exercises
were two float dances by the high
first and low second grades. THE |
Dance Of the Leaves" rendered by the
pupils Of the fourth grade caused |
much applause, and the pupils re-
peated it several times to encores.
The three legged race was won by !
the third grade after close competi |
ton. The 10 yard dash was won by 1
4 pupil from one Of the lower grades. !
The exercises and athletic events |
were held under the supervision OF 1
Miss Lorene Mayer.
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The playlets presented Friday morn