The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-02

music in the public schools. Miss Ha-
zelrigg arranged the pageant, having
originated the idea herself, and
worked out the details of music and
sisted by chorus from the junior
high school, under the direction of L.
Farrar Reynolds. and by Mrs. ARA
Clark, organist, and Miss Frances Tay-
lor and Miss Minnie McCurtrie, plan
lists.
The entertainment was given for the
visiting delegates to the state Sunday
school convention, and for that reason
a religious character was given to the
pageant. The seasons were represent
ed in four divisions, by children Sc
lected from the different schools of
the city.
The pipe organ professional was
played by Mrs Clark, the number be-
ing Christmas march by Merkel.
The children marched thru the aiSleS,
and represented, in their dress, the
signs of nature that accompany the
winter season. Winter" was young
girl in white carrying a great bouquet
of poinsettias. A group of little chill
dren in white cloaks, scattered over
with puffs to represent snowflakes and
edged with sleigh bells, represented
the snow. Little boys in grey suits
and plumed hats were the chickadees
And seeds, and the months and the
north wind were all represented. The
were as follows:
Chorus
Silent Night, Holy Night. Full Chorus
o Little Town of Bethlehem. -.
1t Came Upon the Midnight Clear. -. Us
...-..--..... Fourth Grade Chorus
Away In a Manager.
........... Chiciadees and SnowfIakes
Choruses-
The Endless Song (Neidlingerl;
Dream and Snowflake tMoskowskD
F, Sleep, Little Baby of Mine (Denneel. =.
The Three Kings" (Old French songl-
The birthday of King sH (Neid di 1C' US
| Seventh and Eighth Grade Chorus
Hymn-Joy to the World (HandeD
Full Chorus and Audience
For the second part of the pageant,
! the spring season was represented.
| The organ professional was THE
| Palms." by Faure. The characters in
| this part were Spring, March, April,
| May, East Wind, South Wind, Sun
beams. Raindrops, Rainbow, Pussy
Willows, Meadow Grasses, Bluebirds,
Violets, Robins, Daffodils, Cardinals
and Tulips. The dressing of the chill
| dren for the parts was very ingenious.
| The meadow grasses were dressed in
! bright green, with the overdresses cut
| into fine strips to denote grass blades.
! The pussy willows were in grey, and
the mowers IN COIOrS IN winch the real
| flowers bloom. A good of the music
was of Easter songs. Their program
| was as follows.
Choruses-
| Springtime (Rubinstein) ............
| .......... Junior High School Chorus
The Raindrop Soldiers (Bliss) 49,.
| ..RaindrOps and Fourth Grade Chorus
! Songs of the Winds (Miessner) 49,.
| Observation-Disclosures. Sixth Grade Chorus
Pussy Willow (GeibeD ........
| Pussy Willows and Meadow Grasses
| Spring Song (Mendelssohn) ........
go. Seventh and Eighth Grade Girls
Daffodil Lady (Gaynor) ....-.-......
......-..--.--..... Birds and Flowers
A Hope Carol (Smith) ........
! Easter Voices (Gaynor) ............
Pageant Characters and Chorus II
| Organ-Halelujah Chorus (HandeD.. -.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Mrs ARA j. Clark
audience Standing.
The summer season division, includ-
| ing July, with Independence day, was
patriotic in it's nature. The organ
professional was Schubert's Military
March. The objects represented were
Tiger Lilies, Roses. Summer, June
| July, August, South Wind, West Wind
Rosebreasted GroSbeaks Red-Hea d ed
Woodpeckers. Daisies, Baltimore ORR
| oles, Butterflies Dragonfiies.
The hall was darkened and flash
lights on the stage were flashed here
and there like ffrefiies. The music fol
this division included America the
Beautiful, The Star Spangled Ban