The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-03
MADISON NORMAL
WEEKLY BUDGET OF NEWS AND
NOTES FROM THE TRAIN
ING SCHOOL.

noon performance will be at 2
O'Clock and the evening at 1880. Ad-
mission for matinee, 10 cents; for
the evening. 25 cents. The cast is
as follows;
Princess Snow White-Helen Carr.
Queen-Frances Porter.
Prince-John Goldman.
Huntsman-George Hollister.
Seven Dwarfs-Vernon Killion,
Eugene Vreyens, Percy Killon, Bob
by Lehner, Merle Robb. willard
Knutson, Roger Whealy.
acknowledgements Bell.
Violet-Mildred Biederstaedt.
Forget-Me-Not - Florence Whit
more.
Full Chorus - Third, Fourth,
Fifth. Sixth. Seventh. Eighth Grade
Girls.
Fairy Chorus - Mildred Bieder-
staedt, Mildred Waters. Florence
Whitmore. Lydia Abbott. Coletta
Vreyens, Marie Habeger. Margaret
Bell, Arvilla HOLSTER, Eva Miller.
The operetta is arranged in four
scenes with suitable stage decOra-
lions. The children OF the primary
department will entertain between
the first. second and third Genes
Miss Kings class in folk dancing will
entertain between the third and
fourth enc
Come early and get a good seat.
Bring all your friends. This is the
biggest show the training school has
put on this year. Don't miss it.
The school was entertained last
Friday at assembly with slides of
continental Europe. The architec-
lure. waterways. industries and his
Iorical spots of Holland, Belgium,
Germany and Switzerland were
shown. Prof. Lawrence brought to
the children's attention that the pic
lures were of the happy, prosperous
days before the world a
Nine French war orphans have
been adopted by the Normal classes
and the training school. The amount
of money raised for the purpose
amounted to $32S.50. This was
raised by popular subscription. en-
tertainments. etc.
Miss Ruth Wilson, one of our
graduates this year, has been hired
for the primary department of the
Aberdeen city schools.
A Nov dow marty Uac auipuod
Wednesday morning by the kinder
garten-primary and seconA grades in
the gym. They wound the May pole
and played games and marched.
Helen Carr, John Goldman and
George HOLSTER will sing at several
Red Cross socials in rural districts
during the balance of the school
year. They go with the seniors who
are furnishing the entertainment for
these socials.
Fifty children have entered the
Civic club garden contest this year.
The fifth grade organized them
selves into a thrift club. President
Willard Knutson, Secretary Lorenzo
Miller. The object is to report acts
or enterprises Of thrift which may be
considered OF a patriotic nature and
worthy Of consideration in assisting
our country to win the war.
May baskets are much in evidence
and the teachers are favored with
these tokens of childish admiration
and allegiance.
Wednesday of this week Miss Bey-
er, assisted by Mrs. Billings and Miss
James, went to Junius to give educa-
tional tests. Thursday, Prof. Bell
and Mrs. Brady assisted by Mrs. Bill
ings. Mrs. Westaby, Miss Bates and
Miss Hackett conducted the same
tests in rural schools adjacent to the
city of Madison.
The Y. w. c. A.. program was in
charge of Miss Reed this week. The
topic for the meeting was "Slackers."
The %subtopics were handled by the
Misses Dyce, Ostrom, Gerber and
Phillips. Miss Shipton had charge of
the devotionals and Miss McLowry
sang a solo, In Remembrance"
MIS-. May III HtT uSudl pleasing anu
impressive manner, gave a talk, a
sy nopsis of which follows: Mrs. May
gave us a very inspiring talk on
"Slackers," in which she brought out
tn e fact that we who now refuse to
do our simpler duties at home, are
W prse slackers than the men, whom
we commonly call slackers. The sac
'ifices We are asked to make are all
UGH as will be a benefit to us, and
VIZ should be glad to make them.
w e should not feel that an apology
is necessary for wearing last years
cl othing, but should feel that we are
SO crificing for a good cause and be
proud of it. To help our country
does not always mean that we must
leave school and find some employ
ment. We must profit by England's
experience. and, If possible keep our
students in school. But when vaca-
ton comes, we must be willing to do