The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-02-12
UNUSUAL PROGRAM
BY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
LINCOLN'S ANNIVERSARY OBJ
SERVED IN FINE MANNER
THIS AFTERNOON
G. A. R. HONORED GUESTS
CLIFFORD EVERHART, ASSIST
ANTS AND STUDENTS SCORE
ELABORATE SUCCESS


on by the pupils of the Junior High
School at the Junior High School
Auditorium this Thursday afternoon
with the members of B. R. Palmer
Post, Grand Army of the Republic,
and the w. R. c., as honored guests,
was the most elaborate undertaking
ever attempted by the Sank Centre
public schools.
Over two hundred pupils from the
little tots in the lower grades to
those in the Freshman class of the
High School took part either in in
dividual numbers, groups, or tab
leaux.
The entertainment was managed
and supervised by Miss Clifford Ev-
erhardt, principalof the Junior High
School and she was ably assisted by
each and everyone of the teachers
in the grades. 1t was monster task
to train the pupils and to plan
and make the elaborate costumes
worn by the children, which il.
Illustrated the development and growth
of the United States. The original
ground work was laid before the
Revolutionary period. Miss Harriet
Sweetman presided at the piano.
The program was opened by Ed
ward Kells who gave a brief outline
of the United States. The original
This was a most difficult speech for
a young man of his years, but Ed
ward acquitted himself with distinct
credit. .
There were four striking tableaux,
appropriate for the period they
represented. The first was the "Spir-
it of '76"; then came one represent
ing the Lewis and Clark period in the
far west; the Lincoln's statute tab
leaux was most effective, and the one
representing the World War vividly
brought home the world tragedy of
a few years ago. -.
The program was divided into diff
ferent episodes and was wonderful
lesson in patriotism and American,
history.
/ 1t has been the policy in the past
to remember the Civil War veterans
and the members of the w. r. G.
with flower at the Lincoln's day pro-
gram but for this afternoons enter
tainment the Boy Scouts of Sank
Centre had provided a tasty type
bossed souvenir for each member of
the G. A. r. and the w. R. G. These
can be preserved by them as pleas
ant memory of this most unusual pro-
gram.
The entertainment as awhole re-
flected great credit upon tachers and
pupils.
The following is the cast of char
acters of the principals taking part:
Reviewer Of important events in the
history of the U. S. A. Edward kells.
Uncle Sam .......... John McCracken
George Washington Rupert Driessen
Martha W ASKING Clara schomm miner
Liberty ................ Erma O'Gara
Peace ............... Esther the ri; ha Gn3 2
England iiof Colonial times) 20.
| ! Francis Steffes
France COZ Colonial times) ....:..
....... ............ ray otautnerir
Spain ........: crystal smith
Belgium ............. Irene Moynihan
Napoleon .......... Howard Pangburn
t Livingston .......... william Gaspard
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: Lincoln ........... Lee Dobbs
: Lewis ................ Lester lWlnskl
Clark ................ Ellert Huisman
Pioneer ............. Robert Freeman
l Alaska ................. Mary Austin
Philippines .. Julia Stein
Hawaiian ......... Evelyn Gray
n Guam ........... kenneth MortensoI
= Samoa Donald Cole
= Panama ............ Quinta DeLone
e Democracy .......... Gladys Huismar
f MllltarlSm Jonn AHeL
" Prussia ..-r.. Eleanor Ouadt
d italy Pearl CLARK
! France of Today Ralph Reese
England of Today ........ Allen UPtoI
o Spirit Of rs .......... Raymond Bot,