Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-01
MELTING POT"
IS ENJOYED BY
LARGE AUDIENCE
Wilson School Crowded as
Parents Gather to Wit
ness Pageant.

Before what is believed 10 be onl
Of the largest audiences ever Assem-
biod in this city to View school
entertainment, l75 pupils of the
Wilson school last night presented
"'The Melting Pot" colorful and
gaily costumcd pageant given un.
der the direction Of the faculty Of
the school. approximately 500
people crowded the auditorium, NOR"
than 200 standing for the entire
program.
Due to the enthusiasm with which
the performance was received, II
has been decided to repeat the pag
cant SO that tho.e who were unable
to see it last night due to lack Of
accolnmodations and Others inter
cst"d. may attend Nes. Tuesday
night, April :. >.as been set for the
date. The performance will be Civ
d at the Wilsnn school auditorium
1T 9 o'clock.
Opening with prologue depict
ing the Zuni Indians watching fer
the coming of the white man to 50"
what he would bring to th,ir rOun
try, the pageant developed the
theme of America as h" melting
Pot for the nations Of Europe,
which were represented in turn by
dances and songs taken from Their
own folk lore.
The haunting beauty Of the Iurl
sunrise call. appealing TO the mighty
sun god. was used as the opening
musical number and was sung of
Stage while Il group cf eight boys
interpreted the song in pantomin".
Appearing before Columbia.
(Rernicc Wi;hcrs) Il herald, Prlt-
chard Couch) who played the parr
Of TIE spirit of the melting pot, in-
trodueeu d, different numbers.
Episodes from the Swedish, Swiss,
italian, Russian. Spanish, Il n It
French nations swept the pageant
on to its successful finale. in which
Rov Scouts and Girl Reserves ap-
uearcd preceding an ensemble Wni"i:
packed the stage, as The American
flag WIS dropped over the perform
1rS.
All Have Success
uur to the elaborate nature oi
the program, which with names of
al participants was published prlol
"a the performance, no hdiVidua
comment on the varied dances ana
songs is possible. The production
was OF uniformly high order, and
was particularly impressive in vie"
Of tie fact that if WAS a coHmun.
itv project ~ far rs the school was
ccnrerned,1 1eHcrFen" helping toward
IL, success in some way or other.
Orchestra numbers preceding tho
pageant were we'll given. The COS
tunes were particularly attractive
and were worthy of special com
ucnt n they were made almost en
tlrelv by the pupils under the dilcc'
tion Of Mrs. Lavmia Schultz in thl
sewing classes.
Those responsible for The success
Of the affair, in addition 10 tho
teachers, each of whom was respon
siblc for the training and costum'
ing for one episode, were Miss
Nora T.. Eplcr and Miss Lena East
wood, S,hO Wrntc the continuity
Miss Helen Cruickshank who direct
ed the music; Mrs. Violet Gruwell
accompanist; Miss Eastwood, TO
thc art work Charles l.. Ruby ~
Stage manager and the following
ushcrs: Norma Benton, Muricl Walls
worth, Mary Lois Graves, Ircn,
Read, Maxine Morgan MargUorit,
Bryan and Barbara Tondro.
An attractive "a cXhin:t in the
hall showed unusually fine work OF
VARYING styles.
The only numbers given curing
evening for which the school was
not responsible were Swiss songs
Smp by Ms. Amhort. q natiN,