Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-05-30
MAY FESTIVAL AND EXIT
BIT AT COLUMBIA SCHOOL

On May I'D a large and apprc'
ciative crowd of patrons and
friends of Columbia School wit,
messed the May Festival and an.
nual Exhibit.
=. The dark green Of the forest by
which the school is surrounded
made ali ideal back ground for
the May Queens throne and her
court.
The seventh and eighth Grade
boys had built a hedge Of fir and
cedar and deckel it with snowy
dog wood and gay Scotch broom
In front of the hedge the seventh
and eighth grade girls erected
/ the Queens throne and decomt,
ed it with pink and white bios
SONS. "Hark'. | hear an Angel
Sing" sung by Yukichhi Misty.
arr, announced the coming of the
Queem. Immediately afterwalrd 10
little girls carrying baskets of
blossoms, sw'aying in time to a
lively march crossed the play.
ground. leaving flowery path
in their wake.
Stanley Anderson, gayly dressed
in pink and green. proudly car
ried the Queens crown on pink
pillow. Jennie Tronas, who WAS
chosen by an almost unanimous
vote to be Queen, followed Stan
ley. Every one agreed that Jen-
ME made a charming and digni-
fled Queen.
Little Florence Doyle and lii
aInchi Hotchki carried the Queens
long train and never once did
they let it drag ON the ground.
Immediately after the crown
ing the Queens Court consisting
of upper grade girls sang Away
With Melancholy" in very
pleasant manner. Miss Haugen
girls then gave a very pretty and
graceful flcwler drill.
All the girls in the school
danced around the May poles.
Owen assisted by the upper
grade girls had made each girl
gay paper bonnet and these to-
gether with the pretty summer
dresses and the bright May pole
ribbons made a charming picture,
After the winding of the May
poles the primary room sang a
motion song and in spite of the
hot sun and the unusual size Of
the audience they "clapped'' and
snapped" and " climbedp' with
enthusiasm.
Miss Haugen deserves great cred
it for the very effective way in
which she conducted the march,
ing tactics. All the boys in the
school took part in the marching
except the primary boys.
In the Muffin Man and How
de do My Partner" the primary
children again amused their ad-
miring parents.
Gordon Moe and Clifford Pet
erson under Miss Haugen s direc-
tions, conducted a snappy race
between the ReIs and Blues in
which the Blues We're victorious,
much to the disgust OF the Reds
who had been wlalloping the
Blues numerically in the prac.
tice games.
Miss Dyvenls gills delighted
the audience with their Pom Pom
drill. They showed the result Of
careful teaching and consclen..
tious effort. The pink pom pcns
and pink bonnets added to the
effectiveness of the drill. Last
but not least the upper grades
sang "Thenc's Music in the Air..
The audience lite realized as
they listened to the harmony of
the three parts, the ''tranuous ed.
fort the boys had put on the
tenor and how hard the altos had
struggled to keep from running
amuck with the sopranos.
After the outdoor program, an
exhibit of the years work in the
buildings occupied the rest of the
afternoon.
Columbia School patrons are
the kind that appreciate the ef.,
forts their teachers make and do
not neglect to tell Them so. As a
result, everyone went home tired
but happy and satisfied.
The school year closes May %.
with the annual picnic.
Will the Burton friends Of
Capt. and Mrs. Phil Green kindly
USE their influence to keep his
boat ON Vashon shores until aftel