Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1920-12-24
PILGRIM PAGEANT
BY P. H. S. PUPILS
Finely Presented and Costumed
At Annual Parents'
Night


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The annual Parents Night held last
Friday evening at the High school.
was the most enjoyable and successful
event which this society has held since
it was formed.
1t has been the custom of the 1850
citation to hold meeting each month,
usually at the High school, and once 3
YES 70 stage an annual Parents
Night.
This year it was decided to give the
parents and friends something better
and larger than ever before, so, with
the cooperation Of the teachers and
pupils of the High school. the assoeia-
ton was able to render a very enjoy
able program.
Besides the pageant two very fnS
memorials were presented in memory
of two former students Of P. H. 8.
The first was presented to the school
by Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Tatem in
memory of their daughter, Miss Eden
Tatem, of the class Of 1898, who died
in 1915. The presentation was made
by Miss Grace Child. who was q school
mate Of Miss Tatem. The memorial
Is fund, the interest Of which Is to
be used each year to buy books for
the pupil ranking highest and showing
the most interest in literature during
the last two years Of his or her High
sehoo, course. Miss Child also pre-
scented shield upon which the name
Of the person receiving the honor
would be written. Mr. Snow accepted
the gift for the school and Miss Keith
responded in behalf Of the English de-
pertinent.
The second memorial was picture.
entitled 'The Puritans Going TO
Church" This was given by the stu
dents of The High school in memory Of
Ellsworth Hopkins Sabin of the class
of 1923, whose tragic death occurred
October u, 1920. Although the pre-
sentation was very brief, it was ex-
trerely touching, as the death
Of the young student was fresh in ev-
eryone's mind. Mr.. Snow first spoke
of Ellsworth's attitude toward life, as
he had personally known him. and the
impression that Ne made upon others.
The picture was then presented to the
school by George Child, 81. Mr.. Snow
accepted the gift in behalf of the
school.
Immediately following these presen.
tations Mr.. Macdonald made a few
announcements in regard to the pro-
gram of the association for the COM
ing year. Next month the association
will give musical comedy called
'skateha-koo," at the Bradley Thea
tire. In February a typewriting con-
test wiz be held at the High school
between Tourtellotte, Killingly and
Putnam High schools. In March the
meeting viii be held at the Israel Put
nam school and in April IL will be held
at the Smith Street school. The May
meeting will be held at the High school
out-of-doors, as field day. The reg
ular business meeting comes in June.
Next came stereopticon lecture on
The Mayfower Adventures" COM
piled by Mr.. Snow. This being brief
the pageant started about 9.15 o.
clock
An idea of the elaborateness of the
! Pilgrim pageant may be gained by the
fact that there were so students in the
cast and all were costumed according
te the requirements of their parts.
The pageant was opened by the audi
ence singing the hymn. "Oh God, Be-
meath Thy Guiding Hand which was
followed by prologue by 1.-The Spirit
of the Past" represented by Miss Hell
en- Thompson.
Immediately following this came the
FIRST episode called 1.-THE Landing of
the Pilgrims" in which the stage was
first. occupied by Indians, and then as
Pilgrims singing were heard they re-