The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-01
High School Carnival
Proves Big Success
Clever Duplication Of Mardi Gras Fea-
ture Affords Entertainment For
Kimberly Folk.


tanning feat of the high school that
Will occur this semester, was present
ed to Kimberly folks last Friday night
in the form of carnival.
The arrangements for the carnival
were made by the students and teach
ers OF the two high schools, the Jun
ior and the Senior, in the unfinished
basement of the new high school build
ing Here plenty Of room could be
had, and the bare ground offered many
advantages in the way of erecting the
poles and constructing tents.
There was large crowd present
The high school auditorium had been
filled during the first part of the ev-
ening by the parents and those inter
ested in the children of the grades,
to see the clever and unique program
that was being presented by the stu
dents of the various grades. lmme-
diately following this first program,
nearly the whole crowd hurried down
to the high school carnival. with the
result that the limited room in that
section of the school was soon monop-
olized, and some folks were Obliged to
| leave before obtaining a chance to en-
JOY the features of the carnival.
For those who were permitted to
remain however. good time had sure
" been prepared. As they entered the
carnival grounds they were greeted
first with a "shoot the shutes.' This
was clever arrangement, consisting
OF a rather long wooden track erected
or about a forty-five degree angle as
compared with the level ground. a
sled with rollers had been provided to
run OH this track and for the sum OF
five cents any one could enjoy the
privilege of riding this vehicle down
the chute.
Turning to the left at the entrance
to the grounds, the visitor was first
greeted with a candy booth where
home made candy of every description
was on sale This booth evidently did
a very prosperous business. for before
the completion of the evening its pro-
prietOrs had completely sold out their
stock.
Then one came to a Japanese tea
house. where tea and waters we're be-
ing served to a throng of customers
by real Japanese, so far as the COS
tune was concerned This place Of
dainty refreshments was provided with
small chairs and tables. and a Vic
trola
Then came another clever stunt or
r the outside of the tent were printed
the words, See your self as others see
YOU" II was marvellous arrange
ment of notions and ideas. and the
picture produced was laughable i'm the
extreme.
The merry Ground. was a novel
feature of the program. No carnival
is quite complete without one, and so
4 the managers of this production were
| careful to supply the wants of their
/ customers in this respect. large
| plank with cushioned ends was ar
| ranged on a wagon wheel, which was
in turn erected on pivot and drap-
4 ped to conceal the motive power OF
| the arrangement For five cents one
| could get on one end of this plank, and
| mysteriously it would begin whirline
/ around. Finally, however the motive
/ power became exhausted, with its tire
| mendous trade and those standing by
saw a couple Of huskies crawl out
from beneath the draperies and &C
over to the next stand
This next stand was coffee and
1 ham sandwich booth. 1t certainly en-
| joyed a prosperous business, and who
| ever seen one at a carnival that didnt
Egyptian and Hindu fortune teller:
were also prominent at the carnival
/ ! Their tent was erected just at the ext
OF the prize baby show"
The baby show" enjoyed a grea
patronage by the visitors. There wa
negro baby, a trip of triplets, ant
| the biggest baby on earth, and for
time real baby. Just who thes
babies were is hard to tell, but the
l weighed all the way from forty t
a two hundred pounds Visitors to tn
y baby show we're requested to cast
- ballot thus expressing their choice c
= the babies.
Some one erected one of those iney
liable constituents of every carnivs
where you pay 50 much and get s
many base balls and throw them q
so many faces losing so much lOos
change and gaining so little, but fun
in return.
Then there was a spin wheel
some description upon which was wri
ten Manufactured by ~ w Swearir
gen, with a left hand handsaw."
The dance of the seven wells was
unique combination of world wonder
and an instructive and entertaining b
of statuary. Here the visitor be
came acquainted with the "Gold Du!
Twins" the tallest, and the large'
baby on earth, an exhibition of Re
Cross hospital work, the latest lad
in the world and a ghostly lookin
giant with a glove full of ice
In one corner of the tent was a SCI
ond booth where the statuary VIZ
kept. A tiny statue of a fairy wit
outstretched arms, possessed with Il
quality of absorbing light sufficiel
to illuminate itself in the dark.
The Hawaiian dancers were a uniql
feature of the evenings entertainment
Their booth was after the style of Il
native Hawaiian cabin and their co
tunes the same. The dancing W;
voluntary and accompanied by q
ukelele.
A slide for the youngsters on whiC
they could coast to their hearts CO..
tent free of charge, furnished anus
rnnnrnt for the kiddias-