The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-11
CONCERT
BY MADISON
SCHOOL PUPILS
LARGE CROWD ATTEND ENTER
TAlNMENT GIVEN IN NE"
AUDITORIUM
Teachers and Pupils Receive Great
Praise on the Delightful Accom-
p!ishment Of LAST Eve
ning's Program.

! In the auditorium q: tn" hdniSnhe
. new Madison -rhn"l building. nh me
Island last cyrnjm=, rHrrul~ ana
friends Of the youthful participants
: were delightfully."- entertained Win
irhn" tirSi program which, na~ h""h
, put on in ihr new >riuu! hUllIllhG'
! Tie Faculty wrr,, ird"rd happ'ly ~
! waru%d in I!,y rnarnIn" manner
with which WI" children acquitted
themselves in each number.
! The proceeds Of this affair VIII pc
used 10 pay for the piano. which Is
! now being used in tn" auditorium.
The School Room Seem III rrSt
! grade. opened this very clever FRO
! gram. and was indeed very true I"
lite. i'll tho little grouping "t quaint
characters who daily make the school
room such an interesting place.
y group OF songs. CUCKOO Hol'%'
Empty Nest" and THE Farmer.
sung by the fourth Grade, were gwen
in a manner worthy of their elders
Mother Goose's Garden" by the sec
and grade pupils. was a most Deau'
! tiful cantata, wherein grew Nloie's'
dafry-duwn dillcys, trailing arnutnS'
tulips, daisy chains and butiercupS'
which we're all bright eyed girls ana
BOYS arraycd as these flowers. "he'e
TWO little girls dressed aS butter-
flies eayly fitted 10 and fro among
! the rows Of blooms.
! The "SlurIber Song" by tho fourth
grade pupils. were very swee'iE
ISung by little maids, dressed III
their nightieS and caps. lu!llng theh
dolls TO sleep.
Miss Marie Louis" Towar. quite
well known fo7 her charming grace
WAS in daintineSs like unto bui'er
hv. in her Butterfly Dance.
! sixteen little girls OF the 'hlr''
grade. in The broom drill. S"wnrd as
i"DuIrh Cleaner" maids. exhibited
great skill in the art OF sweeping ana
busting. to music.
William HaneS, in his rendition Of
i"I'nclc SAM" indeed did credit I"
the L. S. a.
Mary McGiniy. in her recitation OF
ia Dogs Photograph. WIS very
fetching. ami mad perfect control u
her doggie's conduct.
The operelta, midsummer Eye,
was very spectacular.
The story was Of Two little girls
lost in forest who were Misses
Dorothy Frank and Helen Acker. VINO
were mislead by a group OF danclha
maidens who represented "Nlli
the WispS,"" and were found ny little
green elves and brought before the
court of the Fairy Queen. who was
Margaret Angler. Beautiful. lunelu'
music accompanied all the lines OF
this yivacious story.
Miss Mary Morgan recited CHRIST
mas on tho Prairie" very pretlll!'
'rhe Man Over Thar, recl'ed of
Charles Keim. was Il splendid pat
riotic number. THE Irish Girl ana
! the Telephone." recitation by Miss
Dorothy Holden. and Ms. VHoo!l'
gan's Pride" by Gertrude Geometry
were very comical additions to the
evenings pleasure. and were wen
given by both these young ladies.
Miss Eleanor Downing in her
.sKenruckv Babe" son and dance IN
"down south" makeup. WAS indeed
very clever
The knitting squads of grades SA
and SB were quite novel. this group
Of sixtv.ninc girls and boys. carry
ing the knitted socks and helmets
with which they have been actively
engaged in completing. figured In Il
drill with song accompaniment, the
words Of which were composed BY
their teacher, Miss Anne L. Reeves