Milford chronicle., 1919-08-08
NEWS OF The
SUMMER SCHOOL

"A Pageant of War and Peace.
given by the classes in Community
Civics and Sociology and participated
in by the entire student body in front
of the Old College. brought TO a brill
liant climax the public exercises Of
the 1919 session of the Delaware Col
I lege Summer School on Wednesday
I evening last. The pageant was de-
signed to demonstrate the work of the
Community Civics and Sociology
I classes and to bring to focus the
extraordinary good spirit and enthu-
siasm OF the session, and was pro-
duced entirely by the students, under
the expert direction of Miss LOtta
Clark. The figures Of the participants
clothed in flowing garments of all
colors, harmOniously combined, and
bearing the standards Of all the Allied
powers, made q glorious picture as
they descended from the white por-
ticO of Old College and grouped them
selves upon the steps in the evening
light As the last act Of the pageant
the actors and the chorus, followed
by the spectators, formed a procession
which marched to Wolf Hall, singing
Our Delaware There Everett C.
Johnson. at the special invitation of
the student body, delivered an ad-
dress on The Welfare of Delaware"
The pageant, entitled ITO Arms for
Liberty portrayed the part the Unit
ed States played in winning the war,
as was presented as typical of what
might be done in any Delaware com
munity to give expression to civic and
patriotic spirit in a community fes-
tival. The fund with which the mater
ials for costumes and properties were
bought was contributed by the Service
Citizens. These costumes and prop
critics were kept to be lent to Della
ware teachers who wish to present
he pageant in their own communities
Turing the coming year.
The parts in the pageant were cast
IS follows:
Belgium, Lillian Sudler, Bridgeville.
Britain, Iva Donaway, Frankford.
France, Priscilla Ross, Perry Point, :
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Italy Bessie Wonder, Dover.
Brltain's Daughters-England May
let's, Bridgeville; Canada, Mary Cam
ron, FELTON,; Ireland, Margaret Nc
'ermott, Wilmington; India. Hazel 3
Altman, Bridgeville; Scotland, Anna
mort, Georgetown; Australia. Elsie =
mith, Milford Wales. Frances Evans. =
lllmlngton; New Zealand, Leila Tat I
ian, Greenwood +
Serbia, Etha Smith, Laurel. +
Roumania, Iris Ireland, Lincoln. +
montenegro, Lula Emery, Houston. !
Greece, Pauline Franklin, Harring- Z
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Portugal. India Rothwell Smyrna. !
Russia, Evelyn Hastings, Seaford. Z
San Marino, Edith Kelley, Seaford. !
Japan, Maude Harvey, Mt. Pleasant. Z
America, Naamah Lank, Lewes. !
American soldier, Thomas Hickman. :
cean View; sailor Ermon Postles. Z
lllsboro; Y NJ C. A., Louis Curtis. !.
ewark :
Red Cross Man. Clarence wilkins, :
illsboro ].
Faith, Blanche Cleaver, Mt. Pleasant Z
Hope, Eleanor Marsh, Lewes. :
Mercy, Sara German, Wilmington.
Charity, Viola Handy. Wilmington. !.
Peace, Nellie Hughes, Harrington. !.
Poland Reba Willis. Dover.
Ihe officers who took care of ar !
ngements were: Assistant Direct (
s. Emma Campbell, Edgemoor; Mrs. (
c. D. Rhodes, Middletown; secre- !.
ry Ermon Postles. Milton; assistant Z
cretary Miriam Hutchinson. Town /:
nd; treasurer, Thomas Hickman. !
can View; director OF costumes. e. I
Nowland, Smyrna; business mana (
r Ethel Danzenbaker. Clavmont: !
ector OF grounds, Clarence wilkins. Z
llsboro. Z
HISS Clark vino directed the pag- Z
NJ and Who has been one of the Z
st popular and influential instruc- !
S OF the session, is professor of his
y in the Boston Normal School and +
well qualified by experience. having :
ected the production of the Boston Z
nc Pageant in 1910. in which he !
ole community OF Boston was in !
ested and which involved an ex- :
iditure Of $4,000. :
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he lecture course, given by the :
vice Citizens, was concluded ON :
1day with the visit of John H. Fin :
commissioner of Education of the -s.s:
te OF New York. who spoke in the -,
rnoon on Training for Leisure" =
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