The Monett times., 1921-04-08
HIGH SCHOOL
CARNIVAL A SUCCESS
Spectacular Parade Heralds Annual
School Event. Many
Attractions.

| The Annual Carnival given by the
High school Friday was more elabor.
ate and successful than anything Of
its kind ever given by Monett higt
school. The forerunner of the carniva
came in the form of an elaborate ano
spectacular parade. In forming the
parade they gathered around the
school campus displaying bright
and magnificent array of brilliant
gayly colored vehicles of every de-
scription.
When the parade was fully formed
float, containing the queen on her
throne, was preceded by the school
car and the band, and was followed
by elaborately decorated floats, huge
touring cars handsomely decked,
freak-like and ancient means of travel,
horsemen, byciclists and many ma
chimes advertising every section OF
the Carnival. When well under way
the padade reached five blocks in
length and met the applause of large
groups of citizens on every course.
When the carnival opened at 1880,
The crowd entered the Pike at the
main entrance and were met with a
profusion of gay colofs. There was
a booth containing the wheel of for
tune in lavender and yellow where
every one received balloons, knives
and prizes of various sorts. The
pink and white candy booth, presided
over by maidens dressed in pink who
sold confectionery of every kind, the
green and white cake stand occupied
by girls in domestic science uniform
and the yellow and white booth where
by a game of chance the girls secured
the kewpie of their heart.
Interspersed between the booths
were the chief attractions OF the Pike.
In one room was found the baby
show. In some of the sweet baby
faces could be recognized the foot
bail stars. On the walls of the nur-
sery was a display of fancy work done
by the people of Monett.
In another room the moving picture
show was held. Here twelve students
the famous movie stars
before the spot light and
presented the characters of such
people as Norma Talnadge Fatty
Arbuckle and Charley Chaplin.
The Vaudeville for the show was
furnished by the Midget dwarf
dancers.
Another attraction of the Pike was
the doll show where students dressed
as Topsy, Bill Boy, President Hard
ing's rag doll and a number of these
were made to perform.
The side show of the Pike included
the snake charmer,. the two gypsy
fortune tellers and the woman with
the disappearing body.
On reaching the upper floor, one
was attracted by the snow-clad ice
cream booth on the one hand and the
peculiar novel booth which formed
the April FOOLS corner.
In the teacher Training room could
De found the museum which contained
many historical and antique relics
gathered from the homes in and
around Monett there was a ICremona
violin ITS years old, paper contain
ng the death of George Washington
The caretakers were garbed in cos
,umes of ages past.
The country store displayed it's
at the end of the corridor.
The outstanding performance of the
whole carnival was given in the
Auditorium where the queen seated on
Ter beautifully decorated throne and
surrounded by her maids and at
endants reigned supreme.
The outline of the program given for
Ter majesty's pleasure was as follows:
The solo dance of the Butterfly Spirit,
he Spanish solo dance and the dance
# Spring the Maids from Hawaii, the
Alabama Coon Jiggers Minstrel and
he Butterfly dance.
A crowd of some seven hundred
'eople enjoyed the whole performance.