Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1916 — High School Carnival a Great Success [ARTICLE]

High School Carnival a Great Success

The high school carnival Saturday night at the high school building, while not as largely attended as was previously anticipated, owing to the inclement weather, brought in s6l in total receipts. Practically all of the three floors Were used for the carnival attractions and amusements. ■ The “ballyhooing" of the numerous barkers for the several well produced attractions caused the fair-sized crowd to spend its money freely. The vaudeville performances given from the assembly *o.om stage were very good, and Miss Wilda Littlefield, in one of the acts, proved herself a very diplomatic hostess, indeed, converting her gentlemen guests into articles of furniture so that each guest should not know of the other guests’ presence. * The sideshows, consisting of the proverbial fat “lady,” wild men, bearded lady, mermaids, fortune tellers, etc., etc., were much in evidence on the third floor. The “Ford assembling factory” was the source of much merriment. The circus was an “added" attraction and proved a very pleasing portion of the carnival. Here the athletes of the high school disported themselves in regular daredevil fashion, while the audience perched themselves on the regulation circus seats. The candies, sandwiches, etc., for sale on the first floor, were practically all sold.