Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-10-27
IOWA DAY PRO-
GRAM IS GIVEN
Lincoln High School Audi
forum Scene of an Un-
usual Iowa day Pro-
gram.
TWO PAGEANTS SEEN
The Program Typifies Re-
sources and Activities
of the State.

Iowa day was very appropriately OBJ
served at Lincoln high school Fri
day afternoon. The program began at
u o'clock with speech by Everett Cliff
ton, explaining the intention of Iowa
week. The speech was excellently de-
livered and paved the way for an en-
thusiastic reception for the rest Of the
numbers.
From Wilderness to Paradise" was
the topic of William Macgoey's speech
one full of good comparisons of Iowa
| in pioneer days and Iowa now, with her
thirty five million productive acres. The
speech was very clearly given, and
when the SONG Iowa" was announced,
everyone sang with vim that the pre-
ceding number had engendered.
Educational Pageant.
A pageant, illustrative of the higher
educational facilities of Iowa, followed.
Uncle Sam appeared and s0lilOquized
las to Iowa's notwithstanding upon
Iowa to respond. Wayne Carver was a
typical Uncle Sam, and Dorothy Gil
more a stately and beautiful Iowa. The
pageant of colleges, called up by Col
lege Spirit" typitied by Florence Ar
mold, was a clever and beautiful con-
|ception. AS the college Spirit called
upon Cornell,> Morningside, Ellsworth,
Iowa State Teachers college, Drake,
Penn, State University, Iowa Wesley
an, Ames, Coe Des MOines =, Grinnell
and Simpson, a girl appeared bearing
a pennant and making neat little
speech about the school she represent
ed. Interspersed between these speeches
were various college songs, sung by
group of glee club girls near the piano.
At the close Beatrice Kane led in a
college yell. The whole was a unique
and striking conception, original with
Miss Teal, and most effectively carried
out.
Lucille Herbst read to music the pO-
EN- Iowa." the poem we appreciate for
it's beauty and the fact that is was
written by Supt: Kelly.
Gerald Pringle spoke on what is
Iowa. and Helen Swiney gave Whit
tiers Corn Song--both well given.
Another Pageant.
The closing number was another pa
geant, made for the occasion by Miss
Lyon. Seven girls appeared on the
IOSlIuIls ulllt us clGu SaNC SolAC SAOASS
bit of Iowa history, she held a letter
out to view-the whole spelling Hawk
eye. Then the curtain was drawn re-
vealing Iowa, crowned with corn, bear
ing the great seal, Our Liberties we
Prize and our Rights we will Main
tain.' Leona Teget made a charming
Iowa, while the girls glee club, massed
around her, sang Iowa, Beautiful
Land"
The decorations We're unusual and
The center of the stage was
held by real ''sure enough" horn of
out corn. fruit, etc. 1t
is really too bad Ding wasn't present
to see his cartoon in real life. Crisp
and suggestive notices adorned the
walls-such as What man does for
himself dies, but what he does for the
lives I'VE are the fu-
ture citizens of Iowa." etc. The beauty
Of these in sentiment and the perfec-
ton OF lettering was, indeed, unusual
as to decoration Mr.. Carr of the man
ual training department did the work.
Miss Bertha Teal, as head of the
ably carried out the produc
ton of the program. Albert Nelson di- |
rected the staging and decorating and
Miss Cook the matchmaking an en-
that cannot fail to leave
4 fine impression, and better citizenship |
among those present.