South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-11
BINGHAM PUPILS
IN DELIGHTFUL
SPRING PROGRAM
Open Air Festival Wednesday
Attended by Many Parents
and Friends.

Several hundred people enjoyed
the delightful May festival given by
the pupils OF Bingham school We'd
nesday afternoon The entertain
ment took place In the open air. and
chairs and stands were provided for
the accommodation Of the spec
tators. many of whom were parents
or other relatives of the participants
The Patron-Teachers club Of the
school sponsored the affair. which
was planned as a means Of making
the initial payment on a stereop-
ticon and slides recently purchased
by the school.
Miss Hannah Lindahl. principal OF
Bingham school. had general charge
of the program. and was assisted by
the grade teachers, who coached
their charges in the various parts.
Perfect weather favored the event
which went off without hitch, the
little people maintaining the gen
orally high standard of amateur
theatricals in the city. A piano and
photograph We're moved outside in
order that all necessary music
might he furnished
Program I unusually OOOu.
Opening with an old-fashined
Marpole dance by the pupils of the
first and second grades, the pro-
gram was thoroughly entertaining 70
the finish The Ace Of Diamonds
folk dance by the fifth grade was
a pretty feature. and The Little
Gardeners" a game by the kinder
gartners. which followed. elected
much applause from the audience
In short gingham frocks and sun
bonnets and blue overalls and
straw hats. the youngsters made an
appealing picture.
The folk game. Sleeping Beauty"
by the fourth grade. was exception
ally we'll done. the costumes adding
considerably 10 the interest OF the
game. In white costumes. with
bright blue hair bows and ties. the
pupils OF the first grade made
charming picture in their COntribu-
ton. the "Bluebird Dance" Sixth
grade pupils gave an interesting
flag drill. in appropriate costumes
The most pretentious perhaps. OF
the numbers was the folk game,
The King OF Barbados" by the
first and second grades. the little
king and queen in their quaint robes
presenting an unusually pretty pic
ture. a solo dance White Rose
Mazurka." by Miss Barbara Moore.
proved especially attractive. Miss
Moore a scholar in the Sixth grade
AT Bingham. is a dancer of great
charm and promise.
Third Graders Amuse.
The Burial Of Old Man Slang"
was unique and very amusing A
black coffin borne By four BOYS.
was placed on stands and then
filled BY placards bearing well
known slang expressions carried by
the pupils ~ the third grade. Al
impressive funeral Grafton was then
delivered. and. suitable hymns sung
70 commemorate the passing OF the
popular habit
IN pure white. the girls OF the
fourth grade gave the "Kuu Dan
sen" or Lassie Dance. n very grace
ful and attractive exhibition. Boys
OF the sixth grade created much
interest with human wheelharrow
race, in which there seemed 70 be
no judges and no prizes. The wand
dril by the seventh grade was we'll
done. Bows and girls Of the fifth
grade presented the folk dance.
''Wayside Bohemia" following
which the sixth and seventh grades
completed the program with the
chorus Voices OF the Woods"
Booths on the outside OF the
school building supplied the audi
ence with sweets in the form or
candles. colored pop corn. cracker
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