The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-05-31
SCHOOLS
COLLEGE CLOSE
HIGH SCHOOL GIVES PERFORM.
ANcEs 2 EvENINcs-coLLEoE
GIVES S ENTERTAINMENTS
SHORTEST AND BEST LOTT OF PROGRAMS
Ever Given by Two institutions-Fuli
Account Of All the Doings Of
Six Days

Brookings has been having all of her
educational commandments at one
this year. Last Thursday and Fri
day was taken up by the high school,
and Saturday to Tuesday inclusive was
given over to the college,. And IL this
was not enough of public functions,
yesterday was Memorial Day.
Last Thursday evening at the opera
house, the senior class of the high
school presented 1.-The Admirable
Crichton," a satire on class life in
England written by J.. M. Barrie, and
a play calling for quite a bit of intel.
ligent Interpretation. To say that there
was not a stick in the cast would be
the simple truth, and then to go on and
compare any n with any other would
be unfair. for as a general ensemble
you could not expect any group of
young people to give a better or evener
presentation Of anything on a stage.
Distinct enunciation, natural acting, a
lack Of self consciousness and know
ledge Of each ones lines marked the
work Of each actor. the only possible
criticism being a little slowness in the
action, a thing % confined to anna
tours. AS a work of high school pupils
it was SO far above what Is expected of
them, that we could only compare it
with the work of trained amateurs,
and in that respect 1t was far above
the usual. Singing out no one per-
former for special mention we desire
to say that the actors and the per-
fCrmance are worthy of the very high
est commentator. they demonstrated
that the class is above the average, and
they reflect the greatest credit on their
dramatic director, Miss Ann Wilson. If
they did not surprise themselves, they
did some of their friends. The must
cal numbers between the acts were
fine, and we can compliment Miss
B~loomquist upon her work in this
line.
The only criticism that we might
offer is, that If either the young men
or maidens were entirely natural in
the little love scenes, they have several
things to learn that perhaps do not
come under the head of dramatic art.
Then on Friday evening occurred the
graduating exercises. We published
the list of graduates last week, and
they were all there and duly received
their diplomas, at the hands of the
president of the school board, DR.. E. c.
Miller. The program was made up of
the usual mixture of speaking and sing
ing numbers, giving an opportunity for
many of the class to take part. The
musical numbers were more than u.s.
ually well rendered, and gave evidence
of Miss Bloomquist's training. The
class of 1917 is spoken of as being one
of the best that has left the school, and
we can all look for good results in their
conflict with the problems that will
now confront them. Their motto was
a good one to follow, 1--WE Finish to
Begin" so now having finished one
thing, young people, just bravely start
another.
Then on Saturday came the first of
the college performances, and though
the pageant had been advanced to Sat
urday afternoon, the weather compell-
ed a change in plans and its pOstpon-
ment until Monday. So in the even
ing occurred the joint program of the
societies. This was the most evenly
balanced program that we have ever
had the privilege of listening to. Two
vocal numbers, an Instrumental solo,
an Grafton and a reading certainly
made an ideal program for diversity.
Each number was good and the So
cieties are to be congratulated on the
performance.
On Sunday morning the baccalaur-
cate sermon was preached in the audi
torium by the Rev. H. r. Best, pastor
of the Baptist Temple at Sioux Falls.
and during the course of a most bril-
liant sermon in which the develop
ment of the individual was emphasize
ed, the speaker called for the need OF
trained men and women in these days
of international crisis. He held to the
view that democracy and justice would
prevail in the end. when the commoa
people OF the enemy realize the real
issue at stake. the speaker said. that