The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1929-05-15
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Junior High PLAY

The hrS+ class play to be presented
by the Junior High proved in every
way a decided success. The Friday
: matinee and evening program were
in the nature of Sprinp Festival
The auditorium was filled with par
ents and friends of the school who
have come to realize that to miss a
school entertainment is to miss real
treat. The folk dances put on by
the lower grades were perfectly car
ried out, both as to the enormous
amount of work involved in the crea-
ton of the costumes and the patti
ence exhibited by teacher and pupil
in perfecting the difficult dance steps
A Danish Dance of Greeting was
put on by Doris Schilling, Dorothy
Schilling, Alverna Roth, Grace Wal
bel, Rose Marie Reed, Mary Jane
Koenig, Dolores Frank, Helen Marie
Tollefson, Shirley Jean Anderson
Shirley Tomblin. La Won Wielberg,
Marylin Everett. Yvonne Yackel and
Inez Mathiasen quantity dressed in
Danish costume. AS quaint in Swed.
ish dress were Bernice Butler and
Andrew Frederickson ,Jr., Juanita
Grundt and Darold Johnson, Jean
Iverson and Doneth Krinke, Shirley
Miesen and Gerard Eykyn, Constance
Schilling.
Julien Nelson and Carl Bert, little
couples of the second grade whose
dance "Bleking" was also immensely
enjoyed. One of the daintiest of the
dances was the Flower dance by Hell
en- Jean Everett as the Fairy Princess
and dainty and graceful as princess
she was with her attending beauties,
Doretta Marben, Betty Koenig, AIDE
line Haaman and Yvonne Anderson,
whose whole costumes were made Of
one flower they represented, showing
the talent and patience of their teach
er, Miss Marjorie Maloney OF the
third grade. The intermediate grad
es under the direction of Miss Blan-
che Clark portrayed japanese drill
with Vivian Grundt. Ruth kaale,
Marie Hubin, Eleanor Becker, LaMae
Frederickson. Rosetta Coulter, Beu-
lah Lee and Marjorie Bellig and was
very we'll presented. Dorothy Schuck
and Celetus Schultz also of the two
lowest grades brought down the
house with their Dutch Couple Dance
and danced again to an enthusiastic
encore. The same enjoyment was
had in the singing of Sunbonnet Sal
ly and Overall Jim" by Pearl Archer
and Frederick Steinhauser of the
fourth and fifth grades. Miss Cen
evieve DAILY, second grade teacher and
Miss Blanche Clark. fifth grade teach
er with Miss Maloney deserve the
highest commentator for the splen-
did performance and beauty of the
special acts. Miss Kathryn Kluegel,
a pupil of Mrs. A. E. Einen, enter
tanned with a piano solo and Claudia
Urness also of the grades sang very
sweetly. "Just a Wearyin for You"
and responded ito an encore.
what Happened at Brent's," the
Junior High play was we'll executed
drama. There was a pretty stage
setting and some good acting and it
was hard to believe that the perform
ers were putting on their first play.
The plot involved Halloween revel,
runaway Princess, hidden treasure,
the court of the Princess and the find
ing of the treasure. The cast of
characters included Russell Peterson
as Ned, the Court Jester; Jeanette
Johnson as Ellen, the Custodian; Eu-
clair Roth as Rex, His Majesty;
Marion Holden as Ann the Royal
Scribe; Russell Rasmussen as Joe OF
the Royal Guard; Marie Enemark as
Bess, keeper Of the. Royal Jewels;
the Royal Wardrobe; Donald Miesen
as Archie, Guardian of the Royal Ex-
chequer; Charlotte Schei as Mrs.
Brent and Norine Harrington as the
Princess. Receipts totaled more than
forty dollars.
One thing that marred the enter
tainment was the serious illness of
Miss Marvel Bakken, who had the
part of Ellen and whose part jeanette
johnson so ably filled at the last
moment.
Miss Sylvia jefferson and Miss
Margaret Bingham returned Sunday
evening from Mankato where they
were guests at the home of Miss JEFF
ferson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. T.
Jefferson. Other guests included
Miss Grace jefferson who teaches at
Saltwater. Mr.. and Mrs. O'Dell Tan
ner and son. Stephen, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Jefferson and daughter Priscil-
la of Minneapolis.
. Work is progressing nicely in the
choral group under the direction of
Mrs. C. w. Reed. They will enter
the choral contest to be held at
Worthington May 22nd at the Dis
trict Federation of clubs.
Mrs. w. E. Schei went to Tracy
Thursday evening returning home on
Friday evening. While there, she
visited her daughter, Miss Aileen
Schei and attended Mothers Day
program put on at her school. Miss
Schei returned with her mother to
spend the weekend.
Miss Esther Bauch of Mankato
and Ray Johnson of Minneapolis drove
up Saturday to spend Mothers Day
with their respective Mothers in Lam
berton and Balaton.
Miss Marvel Bakken, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Bakken is seriously
ill with double pneumonia. Her aunt,
Miss Gena Ellingson is the nurse on
the case and everything possible is
being done for her relief. She is a
member of the eighth grade class and
her illness in the last weeks of school
is much to be regretted. 1t is sincere
ly hoped that the chisis will lsoon be
passed.
r Roman Wilt has secured a school
Just out of Springfield and will make
his home with his sister, Mrs. Ed.
Vogel of that city. Every member
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