Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-06-23
CROWDS FLOCK TO
HIGH SCHOOL FOR
8THGRADE PROGRAM
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
HELD LAST NIGHT eo'PEsP
STORY WORKED OUT IN pref
~ cANTATA. DIPLOMAS Is
SUED III.

Large crowds were turned away
last night when the annual cor"
moncement exercises OF the pubic
schools were held at the township
high school. Every seat in the auai.
torium was filled, large numbers OF
snectators we're standing in the BACK
of the room and around the exits,
and even a few chairs were place"
down the aisle to accommodate lhe
large numbers of people VINO galh'
crcd TO watch the graduation opeI.
eta, "Thc Lost Princess Bo'fe'p.
Almost enough people TO I'LL a sec
oud house desired to witness the
play, but were unable to pnFch'S'
seats. The production VAS present
ed by the eighth grade graduates as
sisted by a large number OF chl''
dren from the lower classes. II was
staged under the direction OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Kinchcloe aud Miss Helen
Whitmorc. the supervisor OF music
The oporetta was one or the hh"Nl
plays ever staged by the children oi
Ottawa,
The story was Of the daughter OF
the Queen Of Hearts, the Princess 80
peep who was stolen away from
ber parcnts when but babe. ana
loft on the doorstep of Mother Goose
Her stcpfathcr and mother, Old kins
Cole and the Queen of Hearts scarch
ed for her after many years ana
found her with Mother Goose. she
was taken To the palace, where sht
was very unhappy. The king prom
iscd her hand in marriage to anyone
who could make her smile. Several
cuitors staged entertainment to make
her smile but all failed.
Jack, the son OF old Mother Goose
then appeared. and brought with him
all her old friends. Every character
known in Mother Goose rhymes ap
veared before the princess until sht
was at last happy again. There was
Red Riding Hood, Little Boy Blue
old Mother Hubbard with rea
live dog (who proved to be a rea
canine artist when 1t came to stage
nresence). Peter Pumpkin Eater, th'
Crooked Man and his three mice
Tommy Tucker, Jack Sprat and hi
wife the old woman in The shoe, LII
file Jack Horner, Humpty Dumpty ah'
many other nursery characters.
The costumes were wonderful AM
every kiddie on the stage looked a
though he or she had stepped tror
picture book
"As I have been sitting here an
enjoying the splendid entertalnmel
given by this class my memory goe
back to the time | was privilege
to graduate from he public school
We had to listen to a long uninteres
ing prOgram of which | cannot no
recall very much because had
little mart in it. But these boys an
girls will not soon forget this 0
casion, because they had had s
much 10 DO wi h it, They themsely'
were the program
~ wonder how many fathers pre-
ent here tonight saw the exhibit
the manual training classes at III
coin school 1t was an exhibit n
would be creditable to high scho
bows and speaks we'll for the work
. our manual training department u
der the direction of Mr.. Todd, |
ten wish | had had the benefit
manual training when | was in q
grades,
How many mothers took time
see The work Of the domestic scien
and sewing classes exhibited at [
: lumbus school? We used to thu
that the only place our girls cou
g learn to sew and cook was at hoi
under the direction of the mothe
rs How often have YOU given III
time 10 visit that interesting depa
ment of our schools, the hnderg
ten where we teach our tots how
play and use their mental facuIt
before entering the first grade?
"These were fads in our days,
~ are a real necessity now and pi
of the curriculum of every well rel
III lalcd school system.
eve could not think of present.
,ss these boys and girls with their
plomas without giving them a I