The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-06-11
Closing Exercises
For Bible School
Drew Large Crowd

All the we'll known characters of
the Bible in brilliant attire of ancient
days appeared on the stage at the Au
ditorium yesterday afternoon during
the closing day exercises for the Va
cation Bible School. A beautiful
pageant effect was produced, as the
various characters representing the
books of the Bible and their various
famous characters passed across the
stage.
Children dressed in togalike gar
ments Of brilliant red, blue. and
green, paisley shades, and plain white
portrayed the different characters.
The scene was Witnessed by large
crowd that almost filled the auditor
ium.
This closing day exercise complet-
ed the fourth term of the Vacation
Bible school which has been in ses-
sion since May 20. The children in
the grades met at Will school and
marched to the auditorium. In charge
of the program were Mrs. Fred Han
son, chairman of the program COM
mittee, assisted by Mrs. Fanny Dunn
Quain, Miss Laura Little, and Supt.
l.. X. Johnson.
The program was built about char
acters of the Bible and was big,
undertaking remarkably we'll worked
out in consideration of the short
space of time devoted to it. All the
books of the Bible were portrayed by
characters in costumes representing
the prophets, scribes, singers, judges,
preachers, and writer's of the Bible.
REGULATIONS were given from the var
ious books.
The program was divided into two
parts:
FIRST the kindergarten and the first
and second grades. The children of
the kindergarten appeared in one
scene before the coming of the
scribes seated about their little
tables, said their grace, and ate
their crackers as they had done each
day in school. Three little tots rep
resented the child Samuel in the
sanctuary.
The second division of the program
| consisted of representatives from the
upper grades in costume featuring
the prophets, judges. leaders, writ
ers of the Old and the New Tesla
ments. For the closing scene Supt.
Johnson read the words in Revela-
tions which tell of the new heaven
and the new earth aftAc which Mrs.
M. c. Schoelkopf sang ""The Holy
City"
Those teaching and helping during
! the summer session include the fol-
lowing:
kindergarten, Miss Laura Little,
principal and Elsie Yeasley and Lu-
ellie Nebergall; first grade, Mrs.
John Hughes; second grade, Miss
Helen Will and Mrs. Spencer Boise;
, third grade, Mrs. j. w. Deemy and
Mrs. l.. X. Johnson, assisted by Miss
Muriel Hart; fourth grade, Mrs b.
G. Spohn; fifth grade, Mrs. Fanny
Dunn Quain; sixth grade, Mrs. Fred
Hanson; seventh grade, Miss Jennie
GLAND; eighth grade, Mrs. c. w.
Smith; adult, Mrs. L. F. Crawford.
Ball games and other play activi-
ties were directed by Mr.. ]. J. Mac
Leod, Mrs. Killing. The school had the
assistance of Mr.. J. j. Macleod and
Mrs. Killing who helped secure direc-
tors Of play. Among those helping
with the play were, Mrs. Perry, Her
bert O'Hare, Fred Landers, Barbara
Register, Dorothy Birdzell. and GOTH
ers. At various times other helpers
| were called for substitute teaching
Mrs. Ralph Penner and Mrs. A. W..
Schneider assisted in the absence of
Mrs. Deemy each one day. Mrs. Pos
tlethwaite assisted in the second
! grade until DR.. Postlethwaite's i'll
ness.
owe acknowledge the kindness of
the papers in printing reports, no.
tices etc for the school, to the
churches, Evangelical and Presbyter-
ian for use for chapel services, to
the school board for the use of school
property, to the janitor Mr.. .Thomp-
son, for his very courteous services,
to the city for the use of the street,
to the Association of Commerce for
assistance in transportation of chill
dren to the picnic grounds" said
Rev. Johnson in behalf of all inter-
ested in the work.
The school was financed this year
by the Sunday schools of the city.
Last year the business men financed
it, The total enrolment reached 4O6
with an average daily attendance of