The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-05-30
DIckEY COUNTY SCHOOL RALLY
PROGRAM FRIDAY, JUNE 7

The forenoon program on Rally Day
will be held in the Glendale opera
house; the pageant in the afternoon
will be given on the Normal and In
dustrial School Campus.
9:00-11:0O Defamation and Song
Contests.
11:00-12:OO Number Contests
Third and Fourth Grades
Fifth and Sixth Grades
Seventh and Eighth Grades
100000 Spelling Contest
2:00-3:00 Judging of Exhibits.
300 "Patriotic Pageant
Announcement of Prize Winners.
Defamation Contest-Sentries will
be classed in two groups: The first
four grades in Class a and the four
upper grades in Class B. Song Con
tests will be between schools; at least
two pupils must comprise the group
which contests for the honors in the
Song entries. Number Contests in
the third, fourth, fifth and sixth grades
will be based on the simple addition
combinations listed in the Guhin
Number Charts; the seventh and
eighth grade contest will be based on
the multiplication combinations of the
Studebaker Number Tests. The spell
ling contestants will spell the one
thousand most common words in the
English language found in the Ayres'
Spelling Test.
All prizes will be awarded to schools
instead of to individuals. Thrift
stamps will be awarded as prizes in
the contests and exhibits. Prizes will
be awarded in the following exhibits:
Penmanship, drawing. nature study
sewing, manual training. geography,
history, civics. agriculture, language.
The patriotic Pageant" has been
written in collaboration by eleven
Dickey county people. Not only verse
but also music and flag drills have
been arranged for the pageant, espec-
ally. More than three hundred and
fifty children from all parts of Dickey
county will take part in the pageant.
The Prologue will be given by Miss
Aida Miller, who plays the part of the
Spirit of the West Old English,
French and Spanish dances form part
of the prologue.
The First Part introduces the
Spirits of the Plains who dance a
symbolic dance. They are followed by
the groups representing the immi-
grants who produce the folk-games
typical of English, Irish, Scandinavian
and Scotch people. This part of the
pageant is under the direction of Miss
Lulu Potts of Glendale, Miss Ethel
Cummins of Monango, Miss Fern
Crandall of Fullerton, Miss Edna Dur
kee of Merricourt, Miss Cora Kabrud
of Forbes, and Miss Hazel Wilson of
Merricourt.
The Second Part is played by
groups bearing Colonial Flags. Chill
dren from Albion District, under the
direction of Misses Martha and Elsie
Kalbus. will give the "Rattlesnake
Flag Drill" The Crescent Flag
Drill" will be given by children from
Kentner District under the direction
of Mrs. Elby Svarry Griswold The
"Pine Tree Flag Drill' will be given
by children from Kent District under
the direction of Miss Olive Sullivan.
The Third Part is produced by girls
from the Normal and Industrial School
under the direction of Miss Lulu Potts.
Miss Wiltrude Youker plays the part
of Columbia.
The Fourth Part is under the direc-
ton Of Miss Nellie Howard of Guelph,
Miss Florence Marsh of Glendale,
Mrs. Minnie Koehler of Wirch, Miss
Harriet Caldwell of Monango, Mrs.
Jessie Mitchell Hamill of Cakes, and
Mr.. o. e. Anderson. Original music
and songs have been written for this
part by Mr.. p Edwards of Monango,
and Mr.. A. w. Wilson of Glendale.
The Interludes will be given by the
pupils from the Glendale High School
under the direction of Miss Marjorie
Keck.
Leading parts in the pageant will be
taken by rural school teachers and
practically every district will be rep
resented in the pageant
No admission fee will be charged
but all spectators will be given the
opportunity to contribute to the Red
Cross. A pageant book has been
printed which will be sold at nom
inal price.
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