, 1923-05-17
May Festival IS
HELD BY SCHOOLS
FRIDAYS Entertainment EXCELLENT
EXHIBITS A GREAT credit
TO LOCAL SCHOOLS

That the city schools under the
leadership OF Superintendent Ander-
son have accomplished exceptionally
good work was shown last Friday
held in the High School Auditorium
and Gymnasium by the Ra%lins
Public Schools.
Altho the entertainment features
of the program under the able di-
rection of Miss Amy Whitson was a
pleasant surprise the large numbers
of local citizens who attended the
afternoon during the May Festival
festival either in the afternoon or
evening. the school exhibits were re-
markable in their excellence and
completeness. Not only in the city
school exhibits was the splendid
work in evidence but the other
schools OF the county were also far
above the average in the many kinds
OF school work placed on exhibition.
Hand worked pieces OF art appear
ed to predominant. especially In the
lower grades. There were pieces of
clever manual training work. color
ed cuttings by the younger children.
tiny models OF clay. paper baskets
and pretty paper fans; a large sized
doll house was on exhibition. equip
ped ever to the furniture and dolls
on the beds.
In the manual training department
manual training instructor L. +. Nc
Graw was proudly showing visitors
the wonderful finished work OF MEM
bers of his classes. There were
lamps. OF all sizes and for all pur-
poses-Beautiful specimens OF hand
craft and OF such perfect construct
ion n finish that almost any one
of those exhibited would find a ready
sale in the average furniture store.
Then there ere tables-of all kinds
and each constructed OF hard wood
and given a splendid finish-very-
thing was there I'm fact. all sorts OF
articles-from the ash tray and the
nut crackers to the large strong
looking cedar chests.
Then. too. there was n vast as
OF commercial department
work-specimens of what the stu
could do when they began the
work and what they were doing at
the time the exhibits were prepared.
There were wonderful samples OF
whs;s the students were doing in
book keeping. short hand. typcwrit-
Ing and pcnmanship.
In the home economies depart
menf the visitor was met by girl
members OF the home economies
with offerings OF cookies and
There was much evidence OF
III. great good the six girls were de-
from the courses for dresses
and ether samples OF their skill Gov
e-"f completely the walls Of one en-
tire room.
Probably tho exhibits the moet
commented upon were the numerous
art cxhibits-somc clever work
could be seen In landscape drawings,
water color work. pen and ink
sketches. artistic reed baskets. col
beads n many other bcauti-
and Interesting specimens OF art
In addition 10 the exhibits in tn.
different rooms those who attended
The May Festival Friday afternoon
~cr. treated to n very pretty and
well balanced May Fetc program.
There were Folk Dances by the Sc
rond. third and fourth grades: Dutch
by the little OTIS from the
grade and a fitting conclusion
furnished the school visitors in
An opcrctta entitled cinderella In
F1owcriand" and presented by the
INAUGURATION and grade pupils. |
2 pace a not permit us 10 mention
n detail tho color effects established
by tho variety of colored costumes,
clever bits of acting or tho many
little items which 80 commend
I'd the performance.
The program was brought TO .
with n dance by Kathryn Hem
and Myrtle S%caverson. n solo
dance by Cora Gonzales and. a. a
conclusion to tho May Festival. NAL
Larsen. was crowned Queen Of
May" amidst the customary at
ceremony and the evening
was brought to q close by the wind
Ing OF the haypoies By seventh and
grade girls.