Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-13

1i6At, a pageant IN ODSerV.
ance OF American Education Week,
presented at City hall on Friday night
by students of the various Augusta
schools, drew one of the largest
crowds that has been seen in that
building for several months and plea 4
ed very much by the fine way in
which the affair was staged and the
clever characterizations of the youth
full actors.
Under the direction of Miss OrrelIe
Gray of the English department of
Cony High school. who was assisted
oy several teachers from the various
schools, groups from these schools
presented the different parts of the
pageant in a most able manner. The
beautiful costumes and the very
pleasing stage settings, ranging from
the simple drapery to the entire para
phernalia of a classroom, added much
to the interest of the pageant.
The role of Education" was taken
by Miss Marion White in a most ex-
cellent manner. Robert Leadbetter
appearing as ANY City" in the pro-
logue was confronted with the prob
lem of reducing the city appropria-
tions and decides to reduce the appro-
priation for education. Then he is
confronted by Education" who bids
him come with her and see her light
glimmering through the ages.
0hmmers Of Light
The first faint glimmer Of light is
experience" In the dark ages people
learned only through experience and
this often at a very dear price. Rush
Daring, young man of the dark ages,
M fruit
on the ground. writhing in pain. He
dies and his father, Strong Arm, and
his sister, Fleet Foot, learn that the
fruit is poisonous. The parts were
taken by Stephen Patrick as "Strong
Arm" Mary Williams as Fleet Foot"
and Frank Mcfarland as rash Dar-
ing" All are from the Williams
school and they were directed by Mrs.
Pease and Mrs. Hayden.
Tradition
The second glimmer of light is "tra-
dition." The one maiden of the circle
grinding corn by the laborious method
used. wonders aloud If there is not
better way to grind it and she is re-
proved by the Old Woman, who declar-
ed that the way of their fathers is
good enough for all The actors were
from the Webster school and were as
follows: Old Woman, Loretta Mori-
sets; Maiden, Mary Blanche Pomer-
leau; Group of Maidens, Corrine Cyr,,
Edna Camera. Lucienne jacques, Mary
Rose Pomerleau, Annie Lemelin, Fer
nande Gregoire. Cecile Thibodeau, Lii
liam Gagne, Yvette Morissette, Irene
Mayo, Dorothy Martin, Orissa Taylor,
Marion Laboie, Lillian Brunette, Ros-
ella Lemelin. The directors were Miss
Tracy and Miss Torrey.
Invention
The third glimmer-"invention
was staged by the students of the
Nash school. This depicted Hiawatha
in the person of Frank Southland, ex-
planning to his people the method he
had invented by which thoughts might
be conveyed by other means than word
of mouth. The other Indians were
Dana Hanks. Robert Marchildon, Clar-
ence Nichols. Vernon Davis, Clifford
Victor Theberge, Robert Mac
Donald, Pemberton Southland and
James McCausland. Miss Parker was
the director.
Training
"Training"-the fourth glimmer of
one of the most beauti-
Jul numbers of the entire pageant. 1t
was staged by students from Cony
High school under the direction of
Miss Henrietta Smith. Miss Edith |
Nelson appeared as a Grecian dancer |
md her dance was very graceful. !
The Grecian maidens were shown at |
exercises for the training of the body |
Ind the development of grace and six |
,ther dancers presented another very !
beautiful dance. They were Frances /
ooule. Rosamond Cole, Rachel War !
ell, Lillian Foyt, Florence Stephan |
md Louise Tracy. Cora Pike and |
Dorothy Murphy appeared as the |
statues and Faith Cony and Muriel !
Perry as the flower girls.
Discipline
The fifth glimmer-"disciplin
showed the wonderful discipline of |
he Roman soldiers who even when
lotifled that their homes in Rome |
we're being destroyed in the general |
which swept the city, |
emained at attention until they We're |
'rdered to march. The Soldiers |
rom the Smith school were, Robert |
Iichborn, Lionel Foyt, Edward Jack |
on, Norman Elvin, Charles Brown,
Tames Ross, Robert Higgins, John
Norman Dow, Daniel /
3rann. Knowlton Small and Herbert |
Chapman. The messenger was Ora
lame Elvin. They were directed by |
1r. Hayes and Mrs. Tillson.
Democracy |
The First Lesson in Democracy"
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