The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-27
School Children Give
Entertaining Program

Under the direction of Miss Clara
Tatley, supervisor Of public school
music, the school children of the low
or grades gave most entertaining
program of songs, and folk dances last
evening in the dining room of the
Grand Pacific hotel. They were ably
assisted by the high school orchestra,
Of which Miss Tatley is the director.
The program was most artistically
arranged. The high school orchestra
played a march, "One Flag For All, v
which not only showed considerable
merit in it's Interpretation, but was
most timely. Another patriotic fea-
ture was the salute to the nag by the
Third grade pupils. The flag was
held by Ernest Penwarden and the lit
tie boys and girls repeated their alleg-
lance to the Stars and Stripes. The
second number on the program was a
folk dance, "How DO You Do?' by Is
girls from the Fourth and Fifth
grades. The Song of the Wooden
Shoe" with the dancers dressed in
German costumes, was given by Mar
jorie Mccormack. Annie katz, Mar
garet Yegen and Kathlyn Ryan. The
were assisted by Blanche Erlen'ntycr
Muriel Robinson. Carl Christianson
Ernest Penwarden. Arnold Van Ha'
gen and Jack Schumper from the
Third grades.
An especially pleasing feature was
the singing Of duet, Santa Lucia,
by Kathlyn Marcus and Marjorie
Smith. The little girls added consid'
cradle to the program by this num-
Der and were forced to sing it again
The orchestra followed by playing
apple Blossoms" ~.
Little Helen Steele, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. H. II. Steele, gave one OF
her artist dances, In the Shadows
Only a. child, yet she. possesses real
art in, her Interpretation of this de-
soriptive dance. Her, dancing is a
thing of artistic beauty. She respond
ed to her well deserved encore by an
other solo dance. She also took part
in all the folk dances with the other
children.
Spring Song and Lady Bird was
another number sung by ten girls
and boys from the Third grade. The
Japanese Motion Song, sung in cos
tune by Edna Dean Best, Evelyn
Freeburg, Alta Kiebert, Miriam lay
lor. Mary Jane Whitley and Jessie
Elfstrom, was one of the really catchy
numbers of the program. The little
girls carried parasols and fans and
gave a most entertaining interpreta
ton OF the little Japanese girl. a. . :"
i Custaf's Skool, folk game follow
ed by Is girls. The Hungarian
Dance" by Brahms, played by the or.
chestra, showed the advancement Of
the orchestra to play the better mu
sic under Miss Tatley's direction.
I'm a Little German Grip was
sung in costume by Beulah Brown
Sixteen little girls gave the Danish
Folk Dance The singing OF Amer
lea by the Assembly and the giving OF
their allegiance to the flag by the chill
dren4closed the program
The girls dancing the. folk dances
from the Fourth and Fifth grades
were: Esther keenan,, Eelyn Martin
Cecile Elfstrom. Audrey Flow, Gwen
dolyn Jones, Evelyn George, Velva
Livdahl. Alice Larson and Helen
Moore. From the Fifth grade were:
Helen Steele, Ellen Hall, Frances
Manner, Esther Schultz, Beulal'
Brown, Fanny Nichols. Emily Olson
Helen Brooks and Louise Berndt.
The high school orchestra is com
posed of 'Sigrid Alison, Olga Vigness
John Larson. Reuben Strutz, John Nc
Gowan, Wally Dirlam, Archie Ba
con and Granville Grambs.
The entertainment was given in
connection with the rscftals planned
by the Thursday Musical club and
proved to he one of the most inter
esting of the series. Besides mem