Evening journal., 1922-05-18
give PLAY AT
DELAWARE CITY
Pupils Present THE Merry
Travellers" Before Large
Audience
NEGRO SCHOOLS
HAVE FIELD DAY
Special to The Evening Journal.


Plans have been completed for Il
annual exhibit OF the years VOL
by the students of the high scho
and grades TO be given in II
Manuel Training room, over Willial
b. Testers Pharmacy, on Clinic
street. next Monday and Tuesda
The exhibits will include the wor
of manual training, home economic
Industrial arts and academic depart
ments.
Several classes and individual
will take part in the county field an
track meet to be held on Fraze
Field. University OF Delaware, New
ark. Friday, May &c. The Misse
Ina Barnes and Ruby A. Miller, su
pervisors Of rural schools OF New Cas-
tie county. who have completed tn
spring tests OF the pupils OF the vari
Gus schools, spent about two hour'
at the local 'choOl yesterday IN
sfructing the teachers In methods oil
getting the best out OF the play
ground instruction periods.
The also instructed the teachers
how to develop uniform perform
ances In the tiny folk dances and
games. TO be staged in conjunction
with the field meet. The two super
visors are visiting all the schools IN
der their supervision giving similar
instruction. They viii visi; Md
dletown and Townsend to-day.
They said the object of giving these
drills was to fulfil the slogan, Bet
Ter Health in Delaware"
In spite OF the Indictment weather
conditions the first presentation OF
the play. The Merry Travellers by
the pupils OF the high school, under
the direction Of Miss Beatrice Whit
mayer. OF Ellicottville, y. Y, was be-
fore a capacity house, last evening.
A second presentation will take place
in the Service Club Fort DUPONT
tomorrow evening.
The parts were all well taken and
the musical numbers were full of
pep"
Solo dances were given by Miss
Whitmayer. Miss Katheryn Kurtz,
Wilmington; and the Misses Emma
Schaeffer, Margaret Clark and
BERTHE Jefferson with Mrs. Ruth
Pennington as pianist. The pro-
ceeds will go to the Athletic Assoc
citation Of the High. School.
Cast Of characters follow: Mrs
Travellers. Evelyn Blalock; Mr..
Travellers, Rodney Schunder; Grace
Travellers, Evelyn Morris; Gladys
Buyer, Josephine Hagan; Stella
Moor. BERTHE Jefferson; Billy Landau
and Tourists-Davis Coale, Joseph
inc Spicer Frances Webb and
Berthe Jefferson; Bell Boy. Edwin
schaffer; Hotel Boy. Harry Sickle;
Moses Seeds. Charles Rose; Jack
Brewster, Ralph Pixley; Frank
Malcome. James Brannon; Nanette,
-Louise Rose; Duke OF Boredom, c.
Bender; Hezekiah, Harry Heal;
Samanthy. Katherine Rose; Miss
Bachelor. Frances Webb; Helen.
Myrtle Yearsley; and Marie, Mildred
Davidson.
The musical numbers follow:
Opening chorus-Margaret David
son. Louise Smith. Kathryn Spicer.
Rose. Rowan Johnson,
Hilton Lamp, Albert Bowen and |
Ernest Johnson.
college Rag"-Kathryn Splcer.
josephine Hagan, BERTHE Jefferson,
frances Webb. Louise Smith and
Dorothy Stanley
Gin, Gin, 'Ginny Shore-Bessie
Iagan. Kathryn Spicer, BERTHE JEFF
srson. Eva Grassland and Kathryn
Jose.
Specialties: Apachee Dance
Clark and Emma Schaef-
n. Spanish Dance-Kathryn ]
urtz On. There Is Such Nice )
eople-Edwin Schaeffer. Meet Me J
the Station, Old Fashioned =
arden, Oriental Dance-Bertie
'fferson.
Pageant Of the Nations: English I
Yearsley and Mildred /
avidson; French girls-Eva Cross /
nd and Frances Webb; Italian
Lamp and Louise +
NTH; Irish girl-Beatrice Whim- !
FER; japanese girls-Mary Clark
id Katherine Burris; Miss Column
a-Evelyn Blalock; U. S. A.
horus-Marian Winter, Evelyn t.
Incaid, Hazel Dowas, Josephine +
amman. Dorothy Yearsley, Made II
me Ellis, Margaret Underwood. O.
way Bentley. Martena Burnett p
Wary Brannon. Beatrice Walker 7
Annette credon, Katherine Smith
Anna Bentley. Thelma Cole Ta,o r
-,i.ller' Katherine Taylor. Grace t
Lander, Mildred Peck. Naroaro. I
Losey. Vera Bright, Martha Hen
pier William Sickle. Frances Dun
ham, Emily Cavalier. Eleanor
creedon, Frances Tugend, Gertrude
Bright Elizabeth Ponder. Isabelle |
Smith, Jimmy Jester. John Gordon
and Nan MAIDEN
A country field and track meet
and exhibit was held at the Della
ware City Negro school yesterday.
Fully 1900 visitors attended the fes-
tivities and enjoyed the elaborate
program featured by parts taken by
pupils from Marshallton. Christiana.
Summit Bridge, Middle
town. Odessa, Delaware City and st.
Georges schools.
The festivities were opened at
noon by a street parade participated
n BY the above named schools. car
wing designating banners. with the
american Flag as prominent fea-
ure of the decorations. A twenty
our piece band furnished the music !
9th for the parade and the pageant /
ain interferred some. with the pre-
sntation of the pageant and field
leet.
The exhibit was held in the old
hool building near the canal I
'idge. The display Of the work
one by the pupils Of the schools
as elaborate. Prizes we're awarded
schools and individual pupils and