The Mankato free press., 1923-07-06
Vacation. Bible School Function.

left a large space Of ground in
front OF the mound, to be used as an
open air amphitheatre, for enter.
tainments, drills and lawn fetes, and
Of which schools and churches and
other organizations, are very CRATE
full TOR, for they put on their affairs
upon the green, with gorgeous
setting. the mound in the back
ground and a border of blooming
shrubbery and plants TO still FUR
ther enhance its beauty.
II was here the vacation Bible
school put on it's closing exercises
last evening for the season. The
parents and friends, numbering
many hundred sat on the grass. en-
circiing the place of performance.
The entertainment was a dramat.
Virgins" and ''Noah's Ark, all
which were given by the eighty five
pupils attending the school The
singing and acting was very good
and reflects much credit upon those
who had it in charge. The costumes
were copied after Bible characters,
rich in colorings and were designed
and made by Miss Mae Fletcher.
Under the direction of Miss Kate
Sinott, the pupils of the intermediate
and Junior grades, with Miss Ruth
Macbeth at the piano, sang several
songs, read the twenty-third psalm,
closing with bowed heads a prayer
song. They gave the same work as
they received daily at the school,
Fifteen boys gave an interesting
flag drill, each carrying flag. Julian
Covington and Arthur Soaring, the
leaders, carried two large flags, the
Christian flag and the United
States hag. In their salutation to
THE Christian they repeated, We
love our church flag, TO Jesus we'll
be true, and in his might will strive
his will to do" To the other flag,
1--WE love our country's nag, to her
our hearts are true. Our strength
we'll tend, to e'er defend, our own
red, white and blue" Athletic games
were played by group OF girls un-
der the direction of Miss Helen Pat
terson. assisted by Evelyn Wiseman
and Lillian Nicholson, which proved
exciting for the girls as well as the
spectators. Under the leadership or
Mrs. E. S. Gum, the pupils OF the
kindergarten, chanted parts OF the
r1O3 psalm and sang several lovely
- little songs. Mrs. Edward Gum and
Miss Sanborn and Miss Almanac
Houston directed the dramattzation
of the "Noah's Ark. Miss Evelyn
Cuddy read from Genesis, while the
children went through the various
parts. Noah and his family wers
represented and all the fowls ana
animals were there. Two by two
they walked into the ark, the little
tots representing the birds, the boys
the animals. And il came to pass at
the end of forty days. Noah opened
the window of the ark and waters
abated and the children marcned
out again. The special feature OF
the dramatization was a beautlful
colored rain bow, the covenant
which was carried by part or the
their hands in supplication. Ruth
a beautiful dramatizatton was given
by the older boys and girls or the
school, directed by Mrs H. AZ Fat
tersou. while the cleaners were
sewing the seed. A chorus concealed
I'm the BACKGROUND OF shrubbery sang
Harvest Days are Passing By
The girls costumes Of vivid colored
hues of bated in pastel colors were
charming and their draped mead
coverings, lent addftionai cnarm.
TUNES. "The Parable Of the Vir-
gins" was a pretty interpretation,
showing the virgins carrying their
sighted candles the other five foolish
yirgins unlighted ones walked with
bowed heads. Professor H. II. Fuller
acted as reader for the two plays. The
rest of the story was carried out IN
A beautiful manner. For a closing
number the children assembled up,
on the lawn and sang the national
anthem.
In the park building; oookiets @
were, on display, which the ch1ldren
had made during their school term
There were also Biblical pictures
which they had mounted and al
"erS TSs nt teachers Of the Bible school
Cor the IIInior- or-Intermediate depart
ment- were, Miss Kate Sinott. prin
cipal, assistants, Mrs. j. w. Forrest
caroline Parker, Mary Schultz, Una
.FIathers, Alice Ahrens, Ruth Mac
beth, May Wiseman, Helen faI1sr 1s
SON, director of supervised play. Inc
Stndergarten and primary were un'
der the direction of Mrs. z. S. Gum
nrincipal. assistants, Minnie Parker
Edifh Fletcher Mrs. David Ling
clara willard, Jesse Sanborn, Lo'
retta Johnson and Mrs. h n. Ful-
.ler, superintendent.
picnic Supper
Miss Ellen Eustice chaperoned =
marty of young girls at Sipley yaf
yesterday afternoon They mad
picnic supper and attended the ex
ercises of the vacation Biole scnoo
in the evening.
Party For Miss Gladys Randall.
Complimenting Miss Gladys Kan
dan who is leaving tonight for Chi
cago. Miss Lois Rowe entertainet
for her at an informal party las
evening at her home on Walnu
street. A musical program was Civ
en-. Miss Ruth Gingles gave mum
Der Of piano selections, MISS Lol
Rowe sang several solos. Miss Ran
dali gave a group of piano number
and Millicent Nitzskowski read "Th
Cuckoo Clock" Dainty refreshment
were served. Miss Randall vii
again resume her studies with Mois
say Bogustawski, the noted pianis
of Chicago, and her singing witt
Burton Thatcher, prominent teach
er and one of the leading baritone
of America.
Hoistein Breeders Picnic
At a board meeting OF the Blu
Earth County Holstein Breeder
association, it was decided to hol'
the annual summer picnic o.
Thursday, July 10, on the Tivol
picnic grounds in the Harvey Grov