Evening journal., 1919-03-29
PUPILS DELIGHT
IN MUSICALE
Room No. 9 cf Howard
School Wins First Prize
in Contest
NO. | ROOM GETS
SECOND AWARD

An event OF more than usual interest
was the musical contest held at Howard
school yesterday afternoon The con-
test was announced on Friday Of last
week. by the chairman Of the entertain
ment committee Of. the school. Mrs.
Dunbar Nelson. and all Of the sixteen
rooms In the school invited 90 partici-
pate. Each room In the buildlng was
asked 90 have one musical selection, 90
be directed by the teacher Of the room
without any help from the teacher OF
music. Miss Roach. the selection TO be
Judged solely on is merits
AT the hour for the contest the as
semhly hall was crowded and each room
was called TO give its selection. To OBJ
viaie any di1lcully, the program was
arranged according TO the name or the
room teacher. alphabetically. This had
the effect Of throwing kindergarten
and first grade children In juXtaposition
with pupils Of the higher grammer
grades and the high school, thus vary
ing the program and making the juds-
ing more d.nlcult Every device that
could be employed by each teacher TO
make her bit interesting was en-
ploycd-orchestra accompaniments, cos
tuning. violin obllgatos When the p-o-
gram was over the judges. Mrs. krumme
Anderson. supervision OF music; Mi-
chael Sterling. chOrister Of Bethel A. NJ
3. Church. and Dr. COnwell Banton,
complained that there were not prizes
enough 10 90 around. as every number
merited some reward
The program was as follows.
Room No. 6, "A Frog Who Would
A-Wooin Co"
Room No. II, The League Of Ma
tions"
Poom No. IS. a vocal octette.
Room No. II. Excelsior la), Yester-
day ~ Today.
Room No. 3. Nursery Rhymes" l."
Room No. IS. He Drew No Color
Line"
Room No. Z. "way over Jordan
Room No. "a. tal BLOW Bugle Blow,
,b) Might Hymn at Sea"
Room No. 1, Rhythm song
Room No. 2. silver Threads Amons
Room 40. Q. IAN American Medley"
Room No. 8, Keep the Home Fires
Burning"
Room No. s. "oh, skylard. For Thy
Wing"
Could sleep"
Room No. p. Somebody's waltin'
For Me"
Room No. 10. "'Tm We Meet Again.
After the last selection the judges re-
/ tired while the orchestra gave sew
] IA HnrHrrna ~
/ turned with the decision. Basing Tho
] Judging on technical excellence, selec'
llon. harmony and general musical cor
| rectness, they awarded the flrst prizl
10 room No O. the sophomore class o
the high school. teacher. Mrs. Dunbar
Nelson, and the second prize, to room
4 No. 4, the FIRST grade OF the elementar,
lschool teacher. Miss Gertrude Henry
/ The nrst prize was s2 81 in cold TO b
expended for something TO be used il
the class room: the second prize.
framed picture Of five American au'
thors.
While IL was dinlcult TO speak Of
the excellence Of the other numbers
on the program. the consensus oi
opinion was that for spectacular ef-
feet in scenic arran ngement and COS
tnming. Room No. Il. the Junior and
senior room in the High School. Miss
/ Anna Brodnax, teacher. made the mosl
pleasing impression. The first scene
Yesterday" represented a Gotten field
with slaves pickinS cotton and sinsina
one OF the old Negro spirituals; the
! second, representing the soldiers re-
turning home, marching with their
sweethearts, singing a martial air
| Next TO that selection. the one from
the girls in the training school room No
II. Miss Alice G. Baldwin, teacher, the
nations Of the world rendering homage
to America was most comm andable.
Among the soloists especial mention
must be made Of Clarence Johnson, Of
Room No. 5. Miss Lena Richardson
teacher: Of Mary Covington. Room No
Is. freshmen cl8ss, Miss Arleon Bowser
teacher: Of Eva Francis, Room No. 10
Mrs. Leila Young. teacher; Of COnstanti'
Beauion. Of the winning room, No.
These pupils did especially excellent
work in taking the solo parts In theil
respective numbers.
/ The proceeds OF the entertainment
were given 10 School No. p TO carr!
the summer payments on the niano re-
Gently purchased for use in the sym.
lnasium.