The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-11-06
EDUCATION
WEEK PROGRAM
STARTS TONIGHT
Anne RIGA can sing,


As the spirits of American young
manhood are buOyed UP is the! 20 III
10 battle for ideals of freedom ana ue-
mOcracy, so can the spirits ol NOSE
people Oh the home front be similarly
kept on high plane through singing,
This is the thought that pronPteu
the committee i'll charge OF Inc --hu
annual observance of American Euu-
cation Week to be observed November
GA. as they arranged u community
sing for Sunday afternoon, NoVtmDer
5, from > TO u pm, i'll the auditorium
of the Roosevelt high school. All resi-
dents Of the city are cordially lhNl'eu
To participate i'll this COmmunll! Ell
deavOr
In addition to the singing Of the
entire audience, there Will be several
numbers by various musical groups Oh
the Roosevelt high school including
the singing of the Ballad for Anerl-
cans by the capella choir. WIN
Lyle Lyon as sOloiSt. Supt +. W. Eros
tic will also give brief talk. The
community sing is i'll charge OF the
music departments Of the pubic
SCHOOLS or the city.
Tonight friday, beginning at
S o'clock Il program under the >pOn-
SOrShip of the senior and two junior
high schools will be presented at the
Roosevelt auditorium. This program is
open to the public and will compare
educa ton of half-century ago with
that of the present. The program Will
open. with the audience singing the
Star Spangled Banner, following
which there will be u pledge of allie
glance to the flag led by Lyle Lyon.
Robert Rattray, president of the
WyandOtte Teachers club will then
give a brief talk pointing out how the
local teachers are Stre>Sing III their
activities the various themes of Amer
lean Education Week chief of which
is "Educa ton for Free Men. He Will
also act as general chairman and in
trOduce the other numbers OH the pro-
gram.
The Roosevelt vocal ensemble will
sing several numbers after which Z. +.
Pike, who has had more than half a
century of teaching. will give brief
talk and demonstration of "GlimpSes
of School 30 Years Ago"
Then will follow the singing Of old
time songs by the Labadie chorus.
Lewis ID. Murphy will then speak
briefly on Our Adult Education Pro-
gram"
Supt. F. w FrOStic will then relate
of 'tRespOnsibility of Schools in the
War Effort" and in closing will issue
an invitation to those present to go to
the gymnasium and witness Il demon
stratiOn entitled. Physical Fitness, "
under the direction of the physical
education department, of which Jack
Henderson is director.
AS additional Observances of Ameri-
can Education Week, brief motion
picture featuring Lowell Thomas as
narrator will be presented in the local
theaterS of scenes taken in actual
school situations. the senior class play
of the Roosevelt high school will be
presented at the Roosevelt auditorium
and each elementary school will pre-
sent special programs RI sidents of the
city are cordially invited To visit one
or more of the city's schools during
this special week.
AS one Of the features of the Lin
coin Junior high school there will be
IN exhibit of various articles made at
Berea college in Kentucky, of which
DIR. +. :. HutchinS is president. These
articles will be from several of the
major industries operated at Berea.
Purchase of these articles from
Berea. many of which are excellent
for Christmas gifts. will help keep
the gateway from the mountain cabin
door to college open to those who er-
nestly seek an education
Even though the war effort has in
creased greatly the duties Of all resi-
dents, no better relaxation can be OBJ
tanned than by attending the various
programs in connection with American
Education Week and by visiting the
local institutions of learning to learn
how they are fitting into the war re-
SpOnsibilities.
Especially are all members of Wy
andOtte's excellent musical organiZa-
tiOns urged to participate in the COM
munity sing.