The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-05-07
.MAYPO[E
IN P|OCHE SCHOOLS

The exhibition and entertainment
giVea today by the young people OF
Phoebe at the schoolhouse delighted
many visitors who frequently applaud
ed the gay and airy little fairies as
they sang and danced their way into
the hearts OF AL. The children deserve
thanks for their work. Nothing need
be said OF the hard work which IL must
have cost the teachers. because teach
ers are never thanked for anything
yway--except by children-and il
appreciation for their devoted efforts
We're expressed IL might embarrass
them And yet-and yet what man or
woman who cannot recall with loving
remembrance some good teacher whose
example has made the world better
place for them and TO whom, through
many years. their debt of gratitude
grew and grew. Good people are
teachers. but not well paid either in
thanks or money.
i l3ut il Is not wise to know too much
of life. so. returning to the fairies. II
was noted that the young people were
| so perfectly drilled as to be entirely
unconscious of their audience as they
gave the program. The songs Amer
lea" and The Star -Spangled Banner
preceded the impressive flag salute.
which was followed by. the song Co
lumba, the Gem of the Ocean" In
these songs the entire school took part
Then the Recessional by the seventh
and eighth grades and a graduation
song by the eighth grade.
But the play was the winning at
traction. Persephone was the happy
daughter of Ceres. who in years Ions
gone was interested in agriculture
One day Persephone while pickini
flowers lifted too much earth and from
the underworld rushed Pluto, who car
ried her Off. greatly to the sorrow o
Mother Ceres. who wandered aroun,
distracted. while the great blacl
wagon with the great black horse
rushed through the underworld to tn
home of Pluto. But Mother Ceres me
Jupiter. who at that time ruled all tn
world and all the stars, and Jupite
sympathiZed with Mother Ceres. who
as he well knew. had worked so har
in all the gardens on the earth, and $
I he sent the winged Mercury with
: message. which so angered Pluto whe
. he received it that he tore his hair an
stamped until it thundered, but to n
purpose. since he knew Jupiter an
knew that he must obey.
But Pluto did not give the beautif'
Persephone up willingly and not uni
he showed her diamonds and pear
e more beautiful than any in the who
= 'sss..ld and she refused them, wantfr
only to return to Mother Ceres. ~
: She had eaten of the pomegranate4,
the underworld and while it's tr,
F, she had eaten but six seeds it mea
: that she could be claimed with rig
by Pluto.
. That is why, according to the pret
fairy story. that we have six mont
Of charming weather while Persepho
le visits the earth again and why we ha
it winter when she is away, and that
lie why we personify the changes of I
is seasons with Persephone.
n After the play there came the lit
singing game, or folk dance, by I
younger first and second grades, neal
: executed with heel and toe precisi'
:, and after this there was Mayp'
~ dance given by the larger fairies. a
: it was a pretty dance and prettily
ecuted
Then the exhibition. which is
r. dangerous to describe since to mentl
DIS any single piece of work would be !
st fair and to mention all would be
n possible. 1t is enough to mention y
sr- the young people are being taught
re- practical things of life AS well as c
ture, and the furniture and woodw'
- of the boys were matched with pr
ticality with the dresses and apr
made by the girls, 1t was pleas
-. afternoon, ending with games and
~, the afternoon for once, at least,
- teachers were appreciated by the
iting parents.