The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-10
THE JUNIOR cHAuTAuouA.
Plans This Year For Week of August
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Plans This Year For Week of August
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There is no more important phase of
Chautauqua endeayor than the depart
ment Of the Junior Chautauqua The
local Junior Committee IS cooperating
with the Community Chautauqua AS.
ISOLATION to make this feature for the
boys and girls thoroughly worth whilo
and successful IN every way.
There are severa new features
this year to make Junior Chautauqpa
highly successful. Fir,t there is the
parade on the opening day, in which
all the children of tho town may take
part for an the children delight Ia
dress up parades.
"The Pied Piper p Rad Is a
stunt feature designed 10 include
every boy and girl in town from eight
to eighty"
But more about the parade viii APP
pear in a later issue.
Every morning from until 10
o'clock there will be conducted I'M
der the B'g Tent a large community
meeting, inAiling into the boys and
girls through a very interesting game
some Of the practical fundamentals
Of good citizenship. They VIII also
learn some of the primary parliament
tary rules.
They make and enforce their own
laws governing their conduct in the
tent as well as in the town
Interested grown ups are cordially
invited to visit these Junior Commun.
ity meetings every morning from 10
until 1870 or II O'clock. The play
Leader will conduct a game period
on the play ground near the tent.
very attractive feature will be
the afternoon story hours Stories
for these gatherings have been very
carefully prepared
The play leader VIII wear different
costumes every day for the telling of
these stories and parents and other
, grown ups are invited to attend when.
ever they wish.
All children love stories. and moth
ers and fathers are Interested in hav-
ms their children hear the best OF good
stories which ] It's guaranteed they
VIII Get az Junior meetings
Every boy ana sirl who is a member
OF Junior ChautauqHa is to have some
part IN the pageant given the la t
day OF sessions. In previous years
therc has been some criticism against
the time eigen to Pageant prepare.
ton. An attempt is made this year
to remedy THIS mistake, IN that Com.
munlty Cnautaufua has preparade a
pageant cf such simple outline that
the children need not have as many
rohoarsals. hTe time usually given
pa6aGt rchearsals viii lie given to
games and stories.
A picnic hike called the "Bucca-
neer's BTcakfast5 IS another good time
event for the junior iautauoua.
From the opening day Of lhe "P
Raid TO the last event wh-n ie
Pageant IS presented, and the PLAY
Leader conducts her final story ha.r.
ChautauGua Days are full of new
JOYS ana happy responsibilities for
che girls and boys.
The Community Chautauqua deponds
ul'uh your interest your loyalty and
your desire TO awaken the best in
your boys and girls They have nut
their best efforts into the prepara-
ton OF the program building it upon
two aims, FIRST to give the BOYS and
girls Of the town full week of whole.
some good fun, second to leave per
mancnt ideas Of practical helpful
Junior Citizenship. II your coopera.
ton is strong the week will be one
Of great benefit and joy to the Com
munitys children.
Junior Chautauqua tickets will he
on sale at the Tent or may he pro
cured from the committee having them
Tor sale in each ward at S125.
Five good days of progress and
.practicability for boy or girl.
Let us keep IN mind the slogan of
ia true good citizen, zone for all. all
for Oone'
Junior Chautauqua Com.
Annie f. Dakin,
Chairman.