New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-04-18
SCHOOLS HOLD Big
MUSICAL FESTIVAL
GRADE PUPILS ENTERTAIN 4
LARGE AUDIENCE AT SONG
FESTIVAL

More than two hundred grade school
children, representing nearly a score of
nations, with songs and choruses, de
lighted an audience that filled Turner
theater to capacity Saturday night.
The affair was under the direction of
Miss Louise Peterson, musical director
of the public schools, assisted by the
several grade teachers, and with Miss
Alta Springer at the paino; Miss Dora
Schwirtz and Victor REIN, violinists.
Countries Represented
The program opened with the re-
presentation of various countries, and
the children dressed in appropriate
costumes sang the folk lore of the nations,
as follows:
f Spain Grammar grade pupils; Scot
land intermediate pupils, Emerson
school; Germany Intermediate pupils,
East Side school; Norway Intermedi-
ate, Lincoln school; China Primary
pupils, Washington school; Holland
intermediate pupils, Emerson school;
Bohemia Primary pupils, Lincoln
school; Japan intermediate pupils
Washington school; United States
Primary pupils, Emerson school.
Sing Folk Songs
The children representing Spain sang
the " Carmena Waltz Song" They were
followed by little Scotch lassies with
Comm Thru the Rye" who did q
highland dance. AS each group left the
stage they were followed by the next ont, .
the program. The third was Germany
the children singing ''Ich bin Elm Musi-
kante,'' and TN Germany. "A Nor.
] wegian patriotic air, Land Of the
Hearts Desire" was the next. The
1 Washington school primary pupils
brought down the house with In China, >
4 it being hard to determine whether they
were real Cinnamon, or just ordinary
New Ulm youngsters. Dutch Lullaby Z
and Little Folks From Holland, . were
the two songs given by the Emerson
intermediate pupils, while the Cab.
bage Dance" was done to turn by the
children representing Bohemia. Japan
was represdente by two groups of the
Washington school intermediate pupils
The first was that of girls who sang I'm
the Island Of Japan, . and they were
followed by group of boys who sang,
.The jolly japanese Sailor Man. Per
haps the group receiving the greatest
applause was that composed Of the
Emerson primary pupils, dressed in the
National colors, each carrying flag,
and sang, sour Own Red, White and
Blue, The march of the nations
when all Of those taking part passed in
review before the audience closed part
one.
Children In Chorus
When the curtain was lifted for the
second part of the program, the 23O
children taking part were seen on the
big stage of the Turner theater, on seats
graduated in height so that every child
was in view. It was pretty sight and
brought forth much applause.
I The songs were now in chorus, under
the direction of Miss Peterson, accom-
panied by piano and Wolins. There
were two Occupation Songs, Songs OF
the Season, Lullaby Songs, Birds and
Flowers, and Miscellaneous Numbers,
all showing suitable selection, and sung
by the little folks with vigor and enthusi-
Easm. The.program closed by singing Of
America in which the sudience joined.
It was an evenings entertainment.
which would be creditable to schools
much larger than those Of New Ulm
and especially when. it is considered that
the schools have had but two years q
special instruction in music.