San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-08
SCHOOLS PLAN
ARMIsTIC
PROGRAMS
Tableaux to Be Features
j of Celebrations at Main
and Breckenridge.

s-,Arnisticc Day ceremonies will he
held generally by the public schools
Of San Antonio. with programs APP
propriate TO the day, on Tuesday,
November 10, SO that pupils may have
= full holiday on legal ArmiStice Dav.
November IL Several of the schools.
however, will hold special programs
and Main Avenue High School will OBJ
1 serve the day Monday. November 3.
win an elaborate program while
Breckenridge High School also has
prepared an attractive and interest
'ing program for November TO-
The chief feature of the Main Ave
sue program is a typical scene OF n
i. 'canteen in the rest area in France
during 1911-1S. with y. NJ. c. A. girls.
soughboys, coffee. doughnuts and all.
The scenery and tableaux has bcsn
aTepared by Miss Ethel West. who
herself was n nurse 'Over there" an J
every detail will be true to life. Harry
Hertzberg will be the principal speak
er. Patriotic songs, selections by the
high school orchestra and the singing
"f kipling's 'Recessional' will be fea-
lures of the program. Vice Principal
G. W. Gotke will preside.
SQUAD TO DRILL.
Drill by a squad of the Il. o. 7. C..
IN field uniform, helmets and all.
depicting life in the trenches. Reel
tations of the poem in Flanders
Fields" and Americas Reply ana
To the Colors" will be the high lights
of the program at Breckenridge High
School A particularly realistic tab
leau will be that of the field of Bat
lie after the conflict. with the pop
/ pies and crosses. National songs and
airs viii be sung and rendered by the
school orchestra. Miss Jeston Dickey
! is in general charge of the program.
Recitations, and scenes depicting
FLANDERS Field" Americas An
swer," The Spirit of the Red Cross
Peace Rejoices." and a final tab
. leau by the pupils is the program at
Nathaniel Hawthorne school
Twelve tableaux representing the
, history Of America from the dis
c0yery by Columbus TO the present
DAY will be presented by the pupils
-of Mark Twain school. All char
acters taking part in the tableaux
; will be appropriately eostumed. As
each tableau is presented the Boys
Glee club will render songs appro-
. pirate to each number. Songs and
. music by all the pupils will be given.
TAFOLLA TO SPEAK
A speech in Spanish. by James
/. Tafolla- TO the pupils telling them
what the public school system is do
ing for them and what America
. means to all. will be the feature OF
: the exercises at Barclay school. Sup
!, erintendent Marshall Johnston, also
, will address the children. Music,
. songs and the Salute 10 the Flag"
viii complete the program. Principal
Adolph Uhr. win preside.
; Decoration of the monument on the
school grounds erected to the heroes.
former. Students Of the school. who
lost their lives during the World
War. will be the feature Of the pro-
gram al Fannin school. under the di-
, rect;on of Miss Estelle Smith. Sing
! ing of America the Flag Salute
recitation of I'm Flanders Field,
. The American Spirit" an address
! by w. J. Knox and singing OF Amer
/. lea the Beautiful" by the entire
. school will complete the program.
: General Paul Il. Malone will be the
{. principal speaker on the program of
! the West Texas Military academy.
! The invocation will be delivered by
. Bishop w. It. Capers. REGULATIONS,
The Bridge Builder" "In Flanders
. Field and The Torch" viii be
. given. Violin duetes and solos and
!, a vocal solo together with the singing
. Of the Long. Long Trail" in chorus,
: BY the cadets fills the program.