The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-06

/ 1psllanl school children are
turning to plays, patriotic pro-
grams. and parties as closing days
Of the school year near.
At Woodruff School Thursday
the children OF the sixth grade OF
Mrs. Luella Parsons room delight
ed the audience with a marionette
play, The Story of Columbus"
Geraldine Schimmel introduced the
play. explaining the difference be-
tween the finger puppets used at
an earlier assembly and the string
puppets or marionettes used
Thursday. The players in five
scenes, the settings showing the
interior and exterior of the Span
fish Regal Palace, and the deck OF
Columbus ship. Puppeteers were
Ruth Moore, Dolores Malcolm.
Dolly Smith, Geraldine Schimmel,
Mary Louise Schimmel. Mary Lou.
ise Richardson, Raymond Dubois.
James Johnson and Eldred Lille
Puppet characters were Columbus.
Queen Isabelle, Duke Quintinelle.
courtiers. sailors, boys and Indians
The pulpit stage with a full
stage theater drop curtain and
spotlight was built by the chill
dren and presented 10 the school
on behalf OF the class by Eldred
Lille. The scenery and furniture
was produced in art and hobby
classes. Clyde Meloling was
stage manager.
Preceding the play Dolores NAL
colin led the flag salute.
Appear Friday
Childrens' Theater group OF
Central School made their second
public appearance Friday after
noon at a grade assembly.
ALA Baba and the Forty
Thieves" and "All on the Kings
Highway were presented by
fifth and sixth grade students.
Cast for the first presentation
was Gertrude Dundon, Ala
Baba; Kathleen Rust, Cassim;
Nancy Philbin, Morjianna; Faye
Moss, Robber Chief; Jessie Prior,
First Robber; Patsy Reese, Musta-
pha; Phyllis Kisor, Ala Baba's
son; and other sixth graders, Forty
Thieves.
Character parts for the drama
"All on the Kings Highway"
included Phyllis Warming on.
old woman; Patsy Reese. shepherd;
John Lathers. gardener; Phyllis
Kisor. farm woman; Betty Hen.
neke, prince. Mary Hayden, LA
Clemens. Joan Bennett, Nancy
Patterson, four guards.
John Lathers was In charge
OF curtains and scenery.
Also assisting on the latter we're
Helen Manukos. Mary Keeney, Carl
Barnes and Beverly Young. Miss
Irene Ungrodt was in charge
Of lights and Miss Hazel Milks. as.
sisting. Miss Frances Young is
the other faculty member who has
been prominent in organizing the
theater group.
Patriotic Play
Third grade of Harriet School
presented a patriotic assembly play
in which the value OF buying de.
Tense stamps was emphasized.
Helping Uncle Sam was the
title of the presentation.
Character parts were taken by
Pauline Collins. Dolores Lynn,
Dorothy Purdy, Uziel Hamilton.
Robert Hall. Ruby Wilson, Shirley
Taylor, Eugene Mills. James Grady.
Laura Lewis. Olive Trigg. Will
liam Richardson and Herman
Green.
Uziel Hamilton played a piano
solo and Betty Mashatt recited a
poem. The entire class sang two
original songs and a vocal quar-
tet of Dorothy Purdy. James
Grady, Uziel Hamilton and Shirley
Taylor sang.
Children made their own cos
tunes and scenery. The entire
school sang the pledge to the flag
at the close OF the program.
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Kindergartners presented an
appropriate assembly at Harriet
School with Willie c. Frazier as
announcer. The program opened
with singing Of three songs This
Is the Day We Go To School. 81
Have A Dog" and "Trat, Trot Rode
Charlie"
While March OF the Wooden
Soldiers" was heard children with
red. white and blue hats and
sashes marched around the stage.
The children were Juanita Cutter
rez, Mabel Neal. James Hall. Rich
ard Bow. Shirley Williams. Lois
Tooson, Curtis Jones. Robert Pat
terson, James White and Frederick
| Robinson
The Three Kittens" was acted
and sung by Barbara Anderson,