The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-05-16
CHARMING MAY PRO-
GRAM At SCHOOL

The pupils OF the Lincoln school
gave charming May program on the
school lawn last Friday afternoon.
The children were well trained and
beautifully costumed and the whole
program was the result of a great
deal of care and labor.
The boys OF the 5th and 9th grades
were the first performers with drill
under the direction of the physical
supervisor. Their races were very
good and much excitement was mani
tested by those most interested in
the contestants.
The 9TH and 9Th grade boys also
gave a demonstration OF physical cul-
ture exercises after which a rope was
produced and a lively tug-o'-wzr en-
sued
Spring Flower Dance
OnS OF the pTettiest events of the
AFTERNOON was the dance called ''The
Return of the Flowers" by the 3rd
grade girls. After a duet sung by
Reby Feuling and Hazel Johnston.
dressed in white and CARRYING baskets
OF flowers. the fairy. Retha Boggess.
with gauze wings and a wand tipped
with star. beckoned a group of flow
ers onto the green where they gave
a very graceful little dance. They
were costumed as spring flowers and
made a delightful picture in their
dainty colored dresses
Bows Do Good Work s.f al
THE Song OF the Crows" sung bv
the boys OF the 3rd and 4th grades
was most amusing. They were dress
ed in sOmber black capes with black
tails sticking comically out behind
Their black masks were enhanced
with broad bills and their profile was
very convincing. THE "Caw-Caw"
which concluded each line of their
song was so life1ike that the audience
applauded vigorously
The Junior High School rut on
very clever imitation of a Fashion
show. parading around the green
dressed in the most fantastic garb
Some. costumes were apparently rel
les OF east glory while several OF the
hats looked as though the ten-cent
stores had been rifled for their trim
ming. AS the girls paraded past
table they discarded their headgear
and filed from the scene. They soon
reappeared one by one and each S.
lected bonnet which she tried on
before pier glass while Miss
Eunice Nickel described the beau
ties of each hat.
Little Boy Blue and Billy Goat Gruff
Little James Gipson was very low
able in the lst grades Disqualification
OF Little Boy Blue" as he shepherd.
ed his flocks of sheep and drove his
cows out to pasture. He finally sue
cumbed 10 sleepiness. however
whereupon his charges began to stray
away. until he was reused by Char
lotte Davis who came running in and
discovered him asleep and was per-
picked whether or not to wake him
lest he might cry.
-Four members Of the lst grade 7Iso
dramatized the nursery story "RIlv
Goat Gruff." Frank Feulino as the
Old Troll with sfearsome disguise
lay under his bridge awaiting his VIC
tins. the three little goats. character
lied by Leo McCullock. Leonard
Franklin and Frline Hatch The |
scene closed with Frank FeuIing w.
ing the creek where he had been
pushed by Billy Goat Gruff. Thee
little dramatizations were well work |
ed ont and much credit is due both
the tiny actors and their coach.
Second Grade Music Good
The second grade presented min !
iature operetta Of the "clccninq Beau
~" with Maurine Mcconnell as
the princess who steers in the midst
OF her court attendants at the bidding
o. the wicked fairv. Meta Brooks. IN
III the prince. Ralph Sovereign. comes
10 waken her and leads her off to the
strains Of wedding march sting nv
the rest Of the children who were the
court attendants The singing in this |
number was DarticuIarlv good
Graceful Dances By Girls
The Tn grade girls next appeared |
IN the old English Harvest Dance "
They were gowncd in white with |
0arlands Of roses and made very
pretty picture as they went through