Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1920-09-03
JULIA MEII.lCIIAMP

presented pageant before the
Teachers Institute which had con-
Nencd i'll that town. For a number
OF reasons it was not possible to
have 4 full rehearsal ut any time.
but, in spite OF this, the children re-
Sponded most 2raciously 10 my de
sire TO have the teachers from all
parts of the county see the pageant
which had been written as Il result
of the Modern Health Crusade teach
ing in the schools in Iowa.
On Thurday evening. August Goth
at Carnegie Hall. fifty children OF
Lewisburg presented the same pag-
cant to a large and enthusiastic
audience. This presentation Melted
forty-one dollars and half (S4l.5W
which will be used to purchase
equipment for the playground to
be opend OH the school ground in
Lewisburg.
For assistance in presenting the
play in Roncevcrtc | am deeply in
debted to Mrs. George Fuller, Mrs.
A. L. White, Misses Mary Gilhoolcy,
Helen Smith and Cornclia Williams.
l acknowledge gratefully The splen-
their parents in both towns. In
Lcwisburg, Margaret Goad and Alice
Mccormick. two of the Junior Boost
ers, were untiring in their efforts to
contribute in every possible way to
the success OF the pageant. Misses
Linda kirkpatrick. Kate Moore.
Elizabeth Bell and Mrs. Richard
Wood generously took charge of the
rehearsals in LcwiSburg. The orig
inal and very characteristic cos
TUNES worn by the sixteen germs
led by General Ignorance and Corp
oral Filth were designed. made and
donated by Mrs. Richard Wood and
Miss Ophclia FcamStcr.
I'VE have been asked TO present
this in Frankford. AM the parents
of the LcwiSburg children have con-
sented 10 the arrangement. AS there
is no suitable building in Frank
ford for This purpose. il is our plan
to have it on the lawn Of the Pres
byterian Church. If weather con-
ditionS permit il will be presented
ut four O'Clock on Wednesday after
noon, September Slh. The child
rem who arc 10 take part in il are
asked to assemble at the Community
House by half past one O'Clock on
that day. The nci proceeds of the
Frankf0rd pageant Will be divided
evenly between that and LcWiSburS
for playground equipment.
This Health Pageant Was written
and produced by the 9Th and Sih
grade boys and girls Of one of The
schools in Iowa under the leader
ship Of two teachers. The. Iowa
Tuberculosis Association gives The
following synopsis Of the pageant:
This is the story Of Il boy who
sees no value in keeping Il Health
Chart. He goes to sleep and dreams
that The Goddess Of Health and her
band visited him. and advised him
of the dangers Of life if he makes
the journey without their help. He
refuses their assistance and starts
ont alone. He enters the Valley of
Illness. Here he is assailcd by the
germs of TOoihachc. Headache, Bad
Colds. Neglect. Flu. Pneumonia, and
Tuberculosis in the order named.
Tie is finally ovcrco ONE. He goes
TO other children passing through
the Valley and aSsailcd by the same
germs. They however. call for help
whcrcupon the various helpers Of
The Goddess of Health, Cleanliness,
Sunshine, Fresh Air. etc, come to
their assistance and kill the attack
ing germ army. Then he is tried
by "Thc WOrld' as Judge. and found
guilty of breaking the laws of
Health. He is found guilty and con-
dcmned to life time Of suffering as
Il direct result Of his own negligence
The Jury composed Of Civic Duty,
Public Opinion. Science. etc makes
short work Of his case. He awak-
en-" f"nw his dream. remembers its
lessons. changes w. asks
his mothers assistance in doing his
chores.
The nucleus Of This pageant was
the Gene in which The Goddess Of
Health asks her band what they can
do for The health OF The individual.
This was Il purely class exercise
devised by the teacher 10 create
more Interest in the Health Cru
sad. The speeches are the chill
drrn'S OWE work. and appear as
they were written. Afterwards.
however. the opening scenes show
ing The boy and his mother. scene
IIl-ihc Valley Of Illness. scene "
The Trial, and SvcncN-- The Awak-
cning. we're added, and the whole
given for lh% benefit Of other chill
dren in the school There was no
thought OF producing the pageant
in public, 50. Of course. il is not a
finished, polished production. II