The Daily Alaska empire., 1950-05-16

hear the program the children had
 prepared and to see awards we'll earned presented.
 Then, as School Days" was played, the curtain opened on a | school room scene with four little
 girls dressed in middies and pleated skirts and wearing huge hairbows, and two boys having a wonderful
 time while the teacher was out of the room. These six were pupils who had been in Miss Gaffy's first class: Virginia Hilliar Burfield. 1 Christine J 0 h Il on Lamoreaux. Pauline Selmer Pribbernow, Doro- thy Simons Sheleby. Duncan Hu- kill and Gordon Blanchard. GeIand Gault and Mark Lee had planned to be in the program but were pre- vented at the last moment from at tending) The fun changed to the usual hurt and tears and I'm going to tell the teacher" Mrs. Lamo- reaux and MT. Hukill jumped of the stage and ran through the audience calling Teacher" Miss Gaffy was escorted very unwillingly to the stage and to the teachers desk. In fact, she went only after MT. Hukill threatened to carry her Gordon Blanchard then announced the first number of the program-a lance by the four girls. They danced ! "Cobbler's Dance" which Miss Gaffy had taught them. As they were returning to their seats the daughters of three, Lorene Burfield, Karin LamoreauX, and Leada Sheleby, who had been pupils ot Miss Gaffy also, danced from the wings in modern tap number, end ing with them standing behind their mothers. Mrs. Burfield announced 6 song by Pauline Selmer, When l Carried Your Books to School" A Mrs. Pribbernow started to sing she was joined by her daughter Carole I pupil in Miss Gaffy's room this year, and the song became a duet Carole was dressed as her mother was. Mrs Marie Hoyt went to the stage, and, as member of the School board, paid tribute to Ms, Gaffy's years of service.
 Following her the 26 pupils of tflis years classes marched to the stage and sang An Apple for the Teacher" with Floyd Matthews pre- senting Miss Gaffy with an extra special apple which, when opened revealed a beautiful Hamilton watch
 inscribed 'Lottie M. Gaffy from her pupils 1925-1950-". Mrs. Sheleby presented the gift of the P-TA ivory dogwood blossom earrings, Miss Gail Brimhall, the gift from he faculty, nugget lapel pins; ana Barney Anderson made the clos Ing address presenting a beautiful cup and saucer from the seventh and eighth grades, a gift of nylons from the McClain family, and telephone stand he had made for her. Miss Gaffy thanked the crowd which then went to the upstairs rooms for refreshments. A three tiered anniversary cake stood in the center of the long serving table. It had been baked by Mrs. Elwin Dell, general chairman of the party, and decorated by Mrs. Dell, Mrs. Hest- ness, Mrs. G. Rapuzzi and Mrs. A. E. Tunley. The top layer bore the little red school house, the second layer the B green candles and all three were trimmed with tiny red apples.
 Mrs. D. w. Stevenson trained the children for their song and played all musical accompaniments for the program.
 Mrs. Dell was assisted in the re- treatments by Mrs. George Rapuzzi and Mrs. Fred Nord, who served the children; Mrs. William Burtield, Mrs. Arnold Gutfeld, Mrs. Ed Hest nes, and Mrs. Harold PribbernoW, who served the adults. The many wonderful cakes were donated by members of the P-TA which organi- zation sponsored the affair.