Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1916 — PAGEANT IS WELL RENDERED [ARTICLE]

PAGEANT IS WELL RENDERED

Portrayal of the Historical Events j Pleased Large Audience. . j The historical pageant of Indi- j ana, rendered at the high school I assembly room Monday evening and again last night, was a very pleasing and interesting affair, j Monday evening an audience that taxed the capacity pf the large auditorium greeted the pupils of the public and high schools. The pageant opened with a portrayal of the Indian life of the early days, and this was followed j by the coming of the early pioneers to Jasper county. A tableaux rep- j resenting the interior of a pioneer home was a very pretty presenta- j tion. The amusements of the people of those days, such as the husking -bee, dancing the Virginia reel and the spelling school, were all vividly portrayed, costumes representing the different times being worn and making it all very realistic. One of the pretty scenes of the evening was the dancing of the minuet as it was danced in the days of yore. A tableaux representing the boy Lincoln studying before an open fireplace was very realistic and pretty. Then followed the early school days in Indiana, which was represented from a scene in "The Hoosier Schoolmaster." This was the foundation of the civilization that came later and which • was portrayed in a tableaux of General Milroy and his regiment. The admission of Indiana into the Union was represented in a tableaux of Uncle Sam and Columbia crowning the new state and bidding her welcome to the union. Then came a representation of the forces that have made Indiana great, in which all lines of business and endeavor were shown, coming down to the present day activities in education and all other phases of life. The pageant then closed with the entire cast, about 100 in number, being grouped on the stage and singing most appropriately - and beautifully the "Hymn to Indiana."