The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-03-11
WINNERS ANNOUNCED.
is ESSAY CONTEST
Margaret Mundy and Doris Fe.
void Gets Prizes For Navy
Day Competition

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to be q dull, tiresome subject to the
students of the Will junior high
school. In a pageant, "The Progress
Of America" presented Thursday
evening at the city auditorium, our
nations history was clothed with
reality and spiced with adventure
and romance.
Relating in a series Of seven color
full episodes the history Of America
from the time Columbus appeared at
the court of Spain to demand aid for
his discovery project, down through
the colonial Yeas and the age OF
development to the present time, the
pageant provided two full hours Of
patriotic entertainment of q high
order. ...a..
Staged as one Of the celebrations
commemorating the Washington BIZ
centennial, considerable time was de-
voted to scenes and happenings Of
the colonial period.
Allegorical Roles
Seven allegorical characters, rep
resenting the forces responsible for
the growth and power of this coun-
try, were featured throughout the
play and introduced the actors in the
various episodes. They were station
ed on dias. where Liberty, imper-
sonated by Jeanne Paris, ruled. Mar
garet Mundy, as Columbia, was the
spokesman for the group, and she
was assisted by Everett Hill as Uncle
Sam, Harriet Malm as Progress;
Harold Griffith as Industry; Beverly
Barnes as Education; and Cathryn
Feltrup as Art.
Forty-eight boys and girls, to rep
resent the 48 states of the union,
formed the, background and sang in
each Of the scenes.
A brief introduction showed how
these elements entered into the
growth Of a country and why each
was an important factor in its adj
vancement.
The first episode pictured the court
Of CASTLE, with Columbus, played by
Dayton shipley, making his plea for
money and ships. Ferdinand, played
by John Oswald, and Isabelle, play
ed by Betty st. Cyr, grant him his
request.
Colonists Appear
He Is seen next in the episode
showing the colonization Of America.
Shown successfully were the Indians,
the Spanish settlers, the Norsemen,
the French settlers, the Dutch set
tiers and the Pilgrims. Dances
typical Of each country were a not
able feature of this scene, as were
the costumes.
Next came scene depicting the
sentiment Of the coloniSts in the days
prior to the Revolutionary war with
Harvey Toews playing the part OF
George Washington and Fred Stad-
Ter echoing the fiery words of Pa
trick Henry. The following episode
also had a colonial setting and pic
tured Washington resting at his
home before the news Of his election
to the presidency reached him. A
successive scene was typical Of So
cial events at the time Of the
inauguration and minuet was
danced by eight boys and girls.
Lewis 4 Clark
The discoveries Of Lewis and Clark
on their trip up the Missouri. were
the theme Of the next episode. show
ing the Bird Woman and also a scene
Of pioneer days. A prairie schooner
was part OF the stage setting. Clog
dancing by chorus of 'colored folks
and southern plantation melodies,
characterizes the six episode. remi-
niscent Of Civil War days. In the
final scene, Mary Louise Finney, as
Peace, ascends the throne vacated by
Liberty, pointing out that only
through peace-time pursuits can ma
ton truly measure its greatness.
Elaborate costumes for every scene
Of the pageant, were one Of its most
exciting features and each outfit teS-
titled to the interest of the mothers.
Stage settings were simple but excel
lent.
The pageant was written and d.
rected by the staff Of the Junior high.