Arizona republican., 1922-05-23
NEWS NOTES FROM
PENDERGAST DIST.

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Dwight Patterson is quite i'll with
typhoid fever at the present writing.
He has been sick for several days but
suffered a relapse Sunday.
There is some little mad dog scare
in the neighborhood. A mad dog
was killed near the West End store
one day last week. People are urged
danger is over.
One of the most successful May
Day pageants ever given in the val
ley was given on the front lawn OF
the school on Friday, May 5. A rec
ord crowd was in attendance, all OF
whom expressed themselves freely In
praise of the wonderful ability and
skill of the children. The program
was given by the lower AIDES, and
consisted of a pageant, Poor Polly
The lower grade teachers. as well as
the children, are to be highly com-
plimented upon the success of the
play The entire day was given over
to entertainment and took the place
of the usual exhibition or Parents
Day" which has been feature each
year. The days festivities were as
follows:
9 a. m-May day pageant. lower
grades.
11:30 a. m.-Basket dinner.
100 p. m.--Final meeting OF the
PIT. a.
2.30 D. m.-Literary and athletic
contests by the school societies.
D. m.--Ice cream served to all by
the school societies.
The eighth grade held it's class day
activities on Monday. May 15. At 9
o'clock, the class took possession of
the study hall where it entertained
the seventh grade and high school
students by rendering a unique pro-
gram. After the program, the class
made up themselves to represent a
large family. John Chapman being
the father and Villa Brightwell the
fond mother. The day was q
scream" throughout.
The senior class of the high school
held it's class day program on Tues
day, May 16. At O'Clock the fac
ulty of the school We're permitted to
see themselves as others see them
when the members of the senior
class so ably impersonated the fac
ulty during the general assembly Pc
riod. After the general assembly. the
class gave a play entitled The
Laughing Cure" which was enjoyed
by the entire school and by many
visitors. Immediately after the play,
the juniors invited the seniors to one
corner of the athletic field where a
funeral service was held. The juni-
ors buried the seniors, Jessie Bright
well preaching the funeral. The
seniors were then given the rest OF
the day in which to rest, play, eat,
visit classes. and have general
good time.
On Thursday night the high school
chorus gave THE Princess Chrysan-
themum," Japanese operetta,
which was made to take the place oil
the regular commencement exercises
for both high school and eighth
the direction of Mrs. BRAZIL. a mem
ber of the high school faculty, proved
to be a. high class entertainment
The operetta was staged out of doors
in order to accommodate the large
crowd in attendance. The costum-
ing and scenery made one feel thai
Japan was present with all OF It's
bright colors and gay spirits of lighl
hearted orientals. Immediately al
the close of the entertainment. Su-
perintendent w. j. Wooden presented
diplomas to the following:
High school seniors: Louise Hedg-
er, Betty Greenhaw, Ruth Boyd, MAY
Doniny, Verna Mae Moore, Harold
Marshall, William Hill, Leonard
Johnson.
Eighth grade graduates: Johr
Chapman, Cecil Bryan, Ward Patter-
son, John Bogdanoff, Athoi Dilling-
hab, Dean Butler. Vernon Sparks
Villa Brightwell. William Dean
Wesley Stewart, Willie Mae Clawson
Alma Robb.
The faculty of the schools enter
tanned the members of the senior
class at dinner in the banquet room
of the Adams hotel in Phoenix or
Friday evening. Needless to say the
affair was complete success ane
that those present will ever retair
pleasant memories of the occasion.
On Tuesday night, May 16, the
patrons of the school gave a farewell
reception to Superintendent w. j
Wooden who will not return mex
year The study hall was filled e
overflowing and those present y
joyed the excellent program I..-
dered by the senior class, Mrs. Bra
zill. and Mrs. A. s. Ruth. AT ths
close of the program the ladies
served dellcfouS punch anu WaIers
Mrs. Armstrong, who has been pres
ident of the PIT. A. for the pas
several years, was presented with .
basket of sweet peas as . token O
appreciation of the excellent worl
she has done in the community. Mr.
Wooden. whose place win be fillet
by Harold A. Smith of the Glendale
high school, was given a beautiful
FURNISHED brass set for his writing
desk. The set consisted of inkwell
letter opener. pen tray. blotter. cal
endar, and desk blotter. Mr.. Wooder
wishes to express his thanks to the
community in general for the appre.
citation shown and for the splendid
CO. operation rendered him through
out the entire four years of his worl
in the schools.
The new officers elected to hea6
the PIT A. for next year are as
follows: President, Mrs. Thomas;
vice. president, Mrs. Bodily; secre-
tary treasurer, Mrs. BRAZIL: hot
lunch, Mrs. v. S. Smith. Mrs. Smith