The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-03


schools OF the southwestern divi.
sion participated in the eighth
annual Music Festival presented
in the auditorium OF Van Buren,
Consolidated High School. Belle
vile, Wednesday evening.
The program beginning at 1880.
was one continual act with Wayne
County superintendent OF schools.
Fred C. Fischer, as chairman.
Miss Isabelle Hoersch, Wayne
County music supervisor, was d.
rector with William Fishwick acting
as accompanist. A group OF sew
enth grade girls of the Hayti
School were announcers. The pro-
gram opened with greetings by
OF Van Buren, Con-
solidated Schools, Cleveland Roe.
The first act on the program in
cluded the following group of Mexi.
can and Yugoslavian folk sings:
Nine Red Horesmen", Mexican
folk song; "My Fiddle. by Arthur
Target: "A Little Bird. Yugo.
slavian folk song; Indian Lullaby.
by Moiselle Renstrom; "Oopsy
Daisy OH, dainty dancing. Yugo-
slavian folk song. and the last num-
Der Of the first group was THE
Parade. lifting number by Robert
w. Glib.
The second group first act, con-
sisted OF primary dances, THE
Swing, by Texas School students,
second act. "Loopy Loo, by Trus-
kett School scholars: and third,
The Chimes OF Dunkirk", by the
School group.
The third act group came upon
the scene in the following: inter
mediate dance group numbers;
first. Hansel and Gretel" Ger
man, Martinsville School students.
second. Turn Around Me-, Czecho-
Vining School children
third, "A Danish Ring Dance" by
Hale School students; fourth, the
New Boston School group present
ed "a Norwegian Mountain March.
in true Norwegian fashion Of garb,
music and color toning; fifth, Gus
tafs Skoal, Swedish dance song,
an enactment by Bone and Smith
vile Schools. and sixth, Indian
Dance, American. Texas School.
Harmonlea Bands
The harmonica bands, group
of student harmonicists OF the New
Boston. West Sumpter and Hayti
schools, presented the Spanish air.
"Juanita". and a college air, MY
Bonnie"
The fifth act. a scene in an early
home. portrayed condi'
tons in such a home. 1t was par
ticipated in by group Of scholars
from the Texas School. The Little
Brown jug" and THE Ocean
Wave" climaxed any preconceived
ideas OF the Early American per-
iod of musical ability.
The sixth act was made up OF
dances by upper grade students
and included: The Badger Ga
American number by the
Hale School. THE Troika", Russian
waltz, included a large cast from
Waltz. West Sumpter and Smith
Vile Schools. 1.-The Virginia Reel,
third OF the upper grade
dances. was given by East Tyler
and Texas School groups.
The seventh act consisted OF up
per grade chorus numbers which
were beautifully given in tradi-
tional enactment and consisted OF
the entire upper grade groups
massed for the numbers. The first
was an Irish folk song,
Children Of Kildare. the Phillip
no folk song, "Goodby", a tradi
tional American number, Bake a
Little Cake; gypsy folk song,
Camp Fire. given in all the pent,
feeling OF the gypsy;
"A Bird Walk" by Frances Nc.
COLLEEN. and last, Franz Josef Hay
dn's THE Spacious Firmament".
For the grand finale the chorus
and entire audience OF about 1000
persons. led by Standard Bearers
Of Cory School. joined in singing
America. The Music Festival 10
be given each year is the high light
OF the year of rural school &C.
Many weeks train
ing OF the students by competent
instructors enabled them to present
the splendid program. The affair,
which was the eighth to be given in
Van Buren, Consolidated Schools,
was a continual act in harmony of
rhythm. and color. Each
group was clothed in accord with
the group they represented.
The following schools took part:
Bennett. Bone. Clayton. Cory. East
Tyler. Hale. Hall. Hayti, Kittle,
Mosebar. Martinsville, New Boston,
Texas, Truskett, Vining.
Waltz, West Sumpter, Willow, Wild
ener, and Woodville.
Special acknowledgements were
extended by the Wayne County
OF schools, Fred c.
Fischer. to all who took part and
helped in the music program this
year, to the Wayne University,
Belleville High School. for the use
Of the auditorium. and to parents
and friends who helped to make the
Festival possible. Bernice Dondi-
neau was the supervising teacher.
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