The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-07-16


and young women from all over Yer
mont are welcome at the camp, pre-
ference being given to employed young
women, teachers and high school girls
who prefer these simple, wholesome
conditions of camp life to those obtain
able at the much more expensive
camps.
Miss Pilling director of recreation
at Oak Ledge. is daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Robert n. Pilling of Stafford
street. She recently resigned as
teacher of physical education in
Hoosick Falls where she has been EN-
ployer the past two years.
The Hoosick Falls Democrat pub
lished the following account of the
final exhibit given under the direction
of Miss Pilling in Hoosick Falls sew
eral weeks ago:
Nothing could have been more grace
full and perfect in action or more at
! tractive in its entirety than the exhibi
tion of physical training given by the
pupils of the public schools at the
armory last Friday evening. More
than three hundred girls and boys took
part in the entertainment, and their
fine work won continuous applause
from the large audience.
| Miss Margaret Pilling. director of
physical training in the Hoosick Falls
| iublic schools, under whose sunervis.
on the exhibition was held, demon
strated in the highest degree her
thorough capability as an instructor.
| The exercises started with grand
march by the high school pupils in
which various fancy evolutions and
pretty figures were executed with adj.
mirable precision.
The run by the grade boys was a
'ather strenuous peace of work. but
all appeared to enjoy 1t, and it also
demonstrated that the boys had receiv,
ed thorough training in this exercise
\ beautiful spectacle was the
Swedish drill by class of graceful
high school girls. This was followed
by a class of high school boys, who
gave a demonstration of tactics.
Then after a selection by the orches
ira was Il wand drill, by large class
Of high school girls. Their work was
something wonderful and they deser,
ed the storm of applause that follow
I'd them all through the drill.
A military drill by company o.
high school boys lent variety to the
rogram and called forth much prais,
Tor the young men who participated
Next came folk dance the "Taran
.e!la" by a group of high school girls
rhis difficult dance was performe,
most charmingly, and was thorough.
enjoyed by the spectators. as were ais,
the gymnastic games exhibited by tn
boys from the grade classes.
After another selection by the OF
kchestra came the lower grade girl
with a group of folk dances and sing
ing games which gave much pleasur
to the audience The upper grad
girls followed with American. Swed
Ssh and Norwegian dances.
The high school girls next enter
tanned with a couple of entrancin
numbers, Golden Rod Schottische,
and Portland Fancy each bein
unique in its class, and beautiful t
lbehold
1t would be har dindeed to conjur
20 the mind more alluring spectacl
than that presented by the class o
girls in the final dance entitled INC
ment Musical" While each number 0
the program was most delightful ant
greatly enjoyed by all who were pres
ent, nothing could have been more en-
trancing than this group of graceful
girls, and the ovation CT applause tina
followed their number was a worth.
tribute to their teacher as we'll as t
the pupils.
The final number of the program
was the assembling of all the various
participants on the floor in regula
ranks, each group or class marching
with precision to its place in line
When all had assembled, the salute t.
the flag as practiced each day in tn,
public schools was given, after which
all Joined in singing "The Star Spangl
ID Banner" The pulips then march
ed off the drill floor and the splendit
exhibition was over.
At the conclusion of the exhibitor
Miss Piliings was sought out by n large
number of the audience and showere(
with congratulations upon the pro
Inounced success which had attended
her work among the pupils of the
schools. Miss Pilling modestly dis
lclaimed the credit for the evenings