Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-29
Fine Program to
BE Given at The
Harding School
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than the queen. Her ladies IN
Waiting were dressed in pink,
while the knights wore white suits
with black ties and black shoes.
Sing at Coronation
Upon arrival at the throne the
lord high chamberlain crowned the
! queen, following which the school
| children sang Welcome Sweet
! Springtimc.'
Tn" fairy dance which followed
; is tn" sort Of a spectacle that one
creams about in childhood. TIL"
tiny fairies seemed so dainty and
delicate that one feared they would
disappear just as fairies are sup
! posed TO do. if one let his eyes rove
from them for a second.
Duke Johnson will never know
how near he came to losing his
daughter Geraldine. She was
rrrchrd beside MS this morning,
dressed in white. with silver star
tpPcd w"nd, which as queen of the
falricS She welded over her sub
i"ats. Small and graceful, She
seemed some sort Of ethereal spirit
right from an enchanted glade. The
impulse TO pick her up and run away
with her was strong and the shccG
beauty Of the little tot was over
towering. Her little band trippcd
Ground in their little dance with ii
perfection that showed careful drill
and much attention to detail.
Next came the butterfly dance.
Eight little butterflies filtered
right into the schoolroom from som"
green meadow. Without any doubt
Al AL the fairies chased them in qs
the latter finished .hcir dance. The
waiter must confess that their
costumes struck his sense Of humor
strongly. although they were @arbcd
just as butterflies should be garb
ed. The dance has to be seen 70
he appreciated fully.
Gaelic Fairies Sing
Shades of Brian Boru and Daniel
Q Fonnell! The Irish folk song,
"Thc Kccry Dmcc,' is being sung
hN children of dozen different
nationaIitics. including n littir Jap,
ancse boy and q Chinese boy. W,
failed but the song was slmg jus.
failed, but the song as sung Just
rs the Irish would have it sung, all
th" lit and rollicking tuncfuncs7
cf the sons Of Erin being rcnrodue-
q as good as the KclIys. Burkes OF
ShCas ever could do it.
Then the May pole dance. the
crowning glory of the festival. How
proud the mothers and fathers Of
tho eight BOYS and girls who tool;
rart in This dance should feel, l.
is riot Of color. rvthm and tuncful
harmony. In and out the dancers
Tcavcd, twining the colorcd stream
crs about the pole to soft, swing
irG melody. The dresses IF the
girls, green, pink, lavcndar, red
made, one s eyes dance even rs the
children did. The girls kept watch
tnl eyes on the boys to see that
they did not 90 astray in the maze
of steps but eve fellows y did vcry
wen lHallk You.
At the conclusion of the MAY
Fole dance the queen and her court
departed from the room. and two.
t ny, pinkolad tots turning at the
doorway to make their final bow
and the May festival was over. We
were truly sorry that it was.
Wee Ones Well Trained
Under the direction of Miss Ger,
trude IIinman, principal the facul
ty of Harding school have worked
hard for Severa weeks past coach
ing the children, and the splendid
| crformancc given today must repay
thCm fully for their labors. Miss
Helen Cruickshank directed the
of the children and their
sweet voices were proof of the
pains she has taken with them.
Likewise Mrs. Dorothy Armstrong.
Who presided at the piano through
"nt the festival. is to be congratu-
lated for her good work. The
other teachers at the school devoted
nuch time and energy to the decor
atoms of the hall, the costumes Of
the children and taking care of the
mass of detail connected with the
festival.
The happy faces of the children,
participants and audience, .iustifieS
IN" May festival. 1t is u great oc-
cHSion in their lives. One could
easily imagine the kindly face of
him for whom the school is canned.
looking down from the Great Be
Y"nd and smiling too. rs he watched
those dear little tots in their iii
rocencc and beauty giving an ae-
tual demonstration of Wha: oar pub
lie schools are doing to make
young Americans better Amer