The Republican journal., 1920-06-10
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the chorns sang "The Breaking Waves
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scenes from the "Courtship of Miles
otaholsh were remarkably we'll present.
ca oy Russell hnlght as Standish. Charles
buzzell as John Alden and Helen Foster
as Priscilla Mullens. John and Priscilla's
happiness and Miles wrath and later con-
ela.uiatl0ns were evidently understood
by these little folks.
Little Miss Eileen Fernald as BETSY
noss' was most attractive and sweet.
anu an. was well sustained in the tableau
Waxing the Flag" by Robert Clements
as washington, Norman Elliott as Major
hoss, CaTi M Colcord as Robert Morris and
dainty Elizabeth Webb, as the "little
girl, !" while the chorus sang "FEno Ont
the Flag
The costume dances, The virginia Reel
the Maypole and Sellenger's Round dances
by the Mcclellan school, were attractive
features, held the closest of attention and
were cordially applauded.
franklln's flrst and second entry into
Philadelphia featured the difference he
tween an unknown and known genius.
with Nathan Read characterizlno Frank
lin.
The mlnuet was coached and directed
by Mrs. Sumner c. Pattee and danced v
members of the B. H. S., Elizabeth Kit
trldge, Elizabeth Doak, Olive Morse and
Ruth Dlnsmore, Carroll Parker, Austin
Vaughan, Ashley Mathews and Bartlett
Whiting. The young ladies' wore silk
evening gowns of Colonial style and had
their hair powdered. The young men
wore the Colonial uniform and gray wigs,
1t was very pretty feature.
The Boston Tea Party (the original dia
logue written by MISS Mildred Black was
of unusual merit. The meeting was pre-
sided over by Orland Orchard and the
speeches were made by other members of
the High school, Kermit Nickerson. Ed
ward Martin, Hillard Buzzell, Ora Pen
dergast, Donald Knowlton and Carroll
Pottle.
While Miss Gladys Keene in Colonial
gown read Paul Revere's Ride, Albert
Morey as Paul Revere and Charles Swift,
his friend, in army uniforms, illustrated
the points, including Paul setting out to
hang the lantern In the tower of the old
North Church.
Other historical events well featured
were the Declaration of Independence,
the Surrender of Yorktown, the Lincoln
Family Migrating to the West, tie Lin
tion scene Herbert Blacks experience in
driving oxen seemed to be the only thing
that kept that feature from accident, as
the team was driven through a crush of
people and autos. In the debate HiIlard
Buzzell as Lincoln and David Moody as
Douglas did remarkably well to keep
their composure while facing an audience
goWned in such curious Colonial rigs
The Columbia Dance by Doris Sweat
and Olive Morse was most attractive
feature and very gracefully done.
The wars from 1872 to the present
World War were well featured. That of
1912 was symbolized by the chorus song,
The Star Spangled Banner, with Evelyn
knowlton as the Goddess of Liberty. The
Mexican by Miss knowlton as Columbia,
the ocean maidens led by little Charlotte
Cooper, Ruth Foster, Anne Cooper and
Drusilla Roderick of the Peirce school,
the Pilgrims from all the Grades; Liberty
by Mildred Heald, soldiers from the Gram
mar school, sailors and garland bearers
from the Peirce school; War by lone judi
kins. The Civil War was symbolized by
the chorus singing group of the patriotic
songs of those days. The Spanish War
and the World War, representing the AL
lies and victory, were in tableaus
America closed the program.
The costumes were from Augusta and
Boston.
The net proceeds for the school building
fund were $500, and from a scenic point
of view the teachers are to be most cor
daily congratulated for their 'arduous
labors and originality. They wish to ex-
tend thanks to all who loaned Colonial
articles and assisted, particularly to the
Penobscot Bay Electric Co.