Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 164, 21 May 1921 — Page 13

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SPLENDIS EXHIBIT SCHOOL ART WORK VISITED BY MANY One of the most attractive exhibits of art work done in the public schools In the one now hanging in the Public Art Gallery in Senior High School. It is pleasing in th" way it is hunr an! in the variety f work shown. It is interesting in that the work shown, instead of being a group of flowers, or trees, or a horse or any subject that is complete in itself, represents different lines o work that has been studied and groups of pictures are drawn of some one subject. For Instance there are the Circus Day froupy which include some pictures of animals, some of wagons in a parade and some of the people watching the parade; and the Robin Hood group which includes drawings of Robin Hood, Greenwood forest and archers. Other groups of this kind are the ones showing Arabian life, Indian life, farm life and life on a cotton plantation. Birds drawn by kindergarten children in Finley school are interesting and show action. The Circus Day group from this school is especially compleete. Baxter has the honor of having one of its posters (posters were wade by all sixth grade pupils on some KHbject) hung with those drawn by high school students. It represents a peacock and says: "Be Proud of a Clean City." A tractor engine was Included in the up-to-date farm scene group from the school. Trees in winter were the sub; ject of much study in Warner School this year. They were studied from school room winddws and n closer view. Some of the drawings f trees made by pupils in this school are very good. The posters made by the sixth grade pupils of Hi.bberd school advertising the art exhibit are particularly attractive in color. This class chose the exhibit as their subject and studied lettering, spacing aBd advertising as they worked on them. They put the ones they judged best in (he store windows. Drawings made by children in the fourth grade of Vaile school, in connection with their study of Greek art represent their subject especially well. The circuB ani mals and the drawings of the story of the Three Bears are well done. Sets of diawings of the same subject made at different times during this present school year by pupils of the 3A grade at Sevastopol, tell an interesting story. They say, "See how much better the child drew me the last time he tried than he did when he first tried." The Hubject of one of these groups of drawings is a ship. A cement flower box made by the sixth grade boys of Joseph Moore school is a novel piece of work and well done. The boys made the mold first. Scale drawings of the walls in their class room were made with good results by fifth grade pupils of this school. Camels and elephants, made by the first grade children look very natural. A most worthwhile group of diawings on the subject or the Cotton Plantation was made by fourth grade boys and girls in Starr school. Bird books, also made by this grade are neatly made and attractive. A group of drawings of Indian life made by pupils in the second grade of Whitewater school are well done and show a variety of scenes of the life of the American Indian. Toys Please Visitors Toys of many kinds, bird houses, garden sticks and book ends, made (Continued on Page Three) Today's Great Person May 21 Your Birthday7 Phillip II, of Spain, wno reigned when Spain was known as the country "on which the sun never set." He was born on May 21, 1527, and died on Sept. 13, 1598. He attempted to invade England with the "Invincible Armada" but did not succeed. He. married Mary 1, f England.

HIBBERD BOYS MAKE PLAYHOUSE-PASTIME Children in the kindergarten at Hibberd school arc having much tun these days playing in their newplay house which the boys of the sixth grade under the supervision of Miss Buhl, manual training supervisor of the sixth grade, willi the help of Mr. Charles Hunt, caretaker of the school, built for them recently. Green and white, the house is, and is conveniently placed on wheels so that it can be moved around anywhere. It is a large house, in fact, so big, that several grownups can get in it at once. The children helped to paint it. They wore little oilcloth aprons which they made themselves, and they took turns painting the beaver board, for that is the material of which the house is made. They have made curtains for the windows, too, and flower boxes full of diving plants and flowers. A picture of the house with the names of the boys who helped to build it, is in the Hibberd display in the School Art exhibit. The house is not yet completed as the builders plan a chimney for it. and another coat of paint. The boys who built the house, all the work for which was done in hours outside of school, are Cleao Homrighous, Forrest McLear, John Ilensley and Robert Pitcher.

HAPPENINGS At Home and Abroad This column is closed on the Wednesday evening before the Saturday it is to be published. It has been decided to have a test next month in the United States of the strength of both aeroplanes and battleships to see how they compare. One hundred planes will be used to challenge the battleship to its place of supreme power in the naval world. Half a dozen German battleships will be the targets. Leaders in many countries ar? anxious to have the supreme council of the league of nations meet and decide what is to be done with the question as to whether Germany or Poland shall have most of Upper Silesia. Much of this land covers valuable coal fields and is a great industrial district. Poland wants part of it, as far west as the Oder river, while Germany also claimf it. Franco "sides" with Poland and Belgium stands with France. Great Britain thinks that in justice and according to the terms of the Versailles treaty, Germany may be allowed to keep order there. Italy stands with England. General elections in Italy will prove, it is thought, that most of the people in that country are pleased to continue under the leadership of Mr. Giolitti. Mr. Giolitti has been called the "grand old man of Italy." Putting pieces of a puzzle together to make a complete picture is fun and besides, it makes something we can see out of something that did not look like much when it was in pieces. That is what has just happened to the "Little Entente" as the three countries of Tze-cho-Slovakia, Rumania and Jugoslavia are called. Rumania and Jugo Slavia have each made a separate treaty with Czecho slovakia, and now the three parts are put together and make a much stronger body than they looked to be, before. The plan of a city manager is the p'an that expresses best, what the people want, the plan the people can best control said Professor Hatton of Western Reserve University in this city Monday evening. A local group called The People's Lea?ue has been organized to fight the city manager plan because its members say it is too "bossy." They bold that the present system with a nayor at its bead is the best. IF FOR NOTHING ELSE. "Would Shakespeare be looked upon as a remarkable man if he were alive today?" "You bet. He'd be about 300 years old."

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GARFIELD MANY GRADE PUPILS TO SEE EXHIBIT NEXT Sunday, May 22 will be Garfield afternoon at the school art exhibit. People interested in the work arc always invited, but on this afternoon, boys and girls of Garfield, and their parents are to be the special visitors. A short program will be given in the afternoon by Garfield pupils and members of the school faculty. The following program has been planned for this afternoon Selection Garfield Orchestra. Introductory speech Margaret Livingstone. Piano solo Pizzicato (Schutt) Helen Heitbrink. Recitation Frieda Longster. Vocal solo Verna Harris. Narcissus Phillip Conniff, Lova Dillman and Miss Marlatt. Violin solo Cavalina (Bobm) Bernice Richards. Quartet The Bridge Garfield Quartet r- The Bridge Garfield Quartet. Cello solo Melodie (Tolhurst) Beverley Barter. Dramatic Reading Mr Cox. Selection Garfield Orchestra. Because those in charge of the exhibit wish to have all the boys and girls see the exhibit, they have planned a special afternoon for many different groups and grade-s of children. On each of these afternoons children from the schools which are visiting that afternoon (Continued on Page Two) MANY CHILDREN HEAR CHINESE FOLK TALES Crowds of children were present on the Glen Miller play-grounds last Saturday afternoon when Mrs. Mary Girty told stories from Chinese and Japanese folk-stories. Four girls from Whitewater, dressed in Japanese kimonos loaned by the Girl Scouts ef Garfield school, told some Chinese Mother Goose rhymes. The names of these girls were Mary Kovaeh, Pauline Bear, Elsie Johnson and Verda Lewis. Several of the children present brought Chinese and Japanese coins and trinkets, and Mrs. Whalon showed the children an outer coat worn by a little Chinese boy which her brother hd sent to her from China. Misa Betty Estelle, assisted Mrs. Girty. Mrs. Cornell Hewson will tell fairy stories, May 21 in the library, and Miss Florence Williams, supervisor in the schools will tell stories of artists who have painted animals en Saturday, May 28. The final story hour of the year will be on the subject of inventors and scientists and will be held on the first Saturday in June. An exhibit will probably be one of the special features of the hour. SCOUTS PRACTICE FOR PAGEANT IN JUNE After a short business meeting in the Y. M. C. A., Monday evening, th? scouts of Troop 5 adjourned to tho jiyni, where they practiced for tho Scout Paseant which will bo held on June 'J. The butslers of this 'roo'.i sounded the zero hour for the Salvat'rn Army campaign at 9 o'clock. Thursday morrin? and nt 11 o'oclock. soundfd the retreat, which marked the end of the campaign. MR. FOULKE UKES CHILDREN OF ITALY The children of Italy are very nice children," says Mr. William Dudley Foulke, who has just returned to Richmond after spending the winter in his villa on Lake Lugano, in Italy, which is en th borderland between Italy and Switzerland. He said that the Italian children were very friendly and loveable and always made a little bow or courtesy, end gave a pleas ant greeting wbentver they wet ; him.

21, 1921

CHILDREN'S CANTATA, A HAPPY SUCCESS The first presentation of the cantata, "The Awakening of Spring," given by fourth, fifth and sixth grade children on Wednesday afternoon (which is the only one reported in this week's Junior) was splendid in every respect, and was enjoyed by the audience. The work of the chorus was very good through the entire performance, from the first softly sung notes of "Winter's Lullaby," to the full tones of gladness in "Fairest of Seasons," the finale of this delightful cantata. The children in Sevastapol, Starr, Warner and Joseph Moore schools made up the chorus which numbered 600, on. Wednesday afternoon. The children from all the grade schools of the city made up the orchestra which accompanied the chorus and solo work in the cantata. The accompaniment work done by this orchestra under the supervision of Professor J. E. Mad. dy, and with Miss Marjorie Beck at the piano, was very well done. In the center of the balcony, above the large platform where the orchestra and chorus members were seated, as the cantata began, was seen Lady Spring asleep, surrounded by a group of fairies with crowns of tinsel and silver (appearing) scepters. Behind them was a large daik screen decorated with many flowers. From here too, as the cantata progressed, came forth Robin Hood in his suit of green, and the daffodils and violets and the awakened Lady Spring. All the costumes were picturesque and well represented the characters. The costumes were made byMiss Edna Marlatt who assisted Mr. Maddy and the grade school teachers and the children in making the affair the success it was. Other characters in the cantata were : Robin Hood Lena Reddington Daffodils Miriam Wicchman, Mary Elizabeth Reese. Violets Loretta Kittle, Janet Thompson. Fairies Frances Moss, Alice Ellen Paige. Ellen Bartel, Nina Murray, Helen Moody, Pauline Pille, Helen Reddington, Jeanette Evans, Martha Johnson, Beatrice Throckmorton, Helen Harper, Virginia Long, Gracia Dickson, Miriam Jones, Mary Sbrocchl., Katherine Baird, June Schramm. A pretty little tableau showing the awakening of Lady Spring and of the daffodils and violets was enacted during an interlude in the cantata. Mildred Fox, as Lady Spring, was pleasing in her ap-j pearance find manner and received applause from the audience, when she was presented with a lovely bouquet of feathery spiingerey and pink carnations. Two selections were played by the Garfield orchestra, directed by Miss Marlatt, as a part of Wednesday afternoon's program, and were enthusiastically received by the audience. One of the most interesting numbers on the program for the afternoon was the group of selections played by one of Professor F. K. Hicks' violin classes. The group played selections in which the tone and melody were especially important, and then some staccato and running note work, and all of it was played in a very creditable manner. No member of the class not even the soloist, Ruth Hamilton, had had any violin study before this class was organized last September, and none of them have taken ar.y private lessons. The other members of he class that played Wednesday afternoon were: Catherine Ross, John Overholser, Wilfred Nun?esser, Charles Hawekotte, Louisa Overman, Robert Marshall, Miriam Jones, Roy Ruth erford, Ixis Wilson, Ruth Holding, Elsie Peacock. Francis Peacock, Elizabeth DUks, Allen Hole, Myrtle De Beck, Kthelda Hinckle, Lois Sloan, Russell Cram1, George Kurldred Latlye, Xorina Craft, Melvin rar, Mildred Ladye, Norma Kraft and MHville Davis.

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CINCINNATI JUNIOR WRITES LETTER ON i HIS HOBBY BIRDS Darid Marx, age 14 yearn, who lives in Cincinnati, has a great hobby and that hobby is studying and watching birds. He has , written a letter to Junior readers about them which we are glad to publish below: Dear Junior PalladHimites: This month. May, is the best in the year to look for birds. Have you seen the humming bird yet? I haven't. I have seen about sixty birds so far this year, but hope to more than double this before 1922. If there are any bird students among you, I would like to get into communication with them (you). Here is a list of worth-while birds which I have seen this year, and which you could see if you looked for them: Green and Little Blue Herons, Fox, Vesper, Tree, Feld, etc. (sparrows). very time you go to the woods, orchards, marshes, meadows, streams or thickets; especially in the latter you are sure to see at least twenty birds. I will number them up to six and name some that are found in each place which you are likely to see 1. Woods Nuthatches, chickadee, downy woodpecker, black and white warbler, golden crowned kinglet, townee, and blackburian warbler. 2. Orchards Orchard oriole, Baltimore oriole, bouse wren, brown thrasher, cedar waxwing and all the thrushes. 3. Marshes All herons, redwinged blackbird, snipes, sandpipers and plovers. 4. Meadows Field sparrow, meadow lark, bob-white, kildeer and bobolink. 6. Kingfisher, all herons, osprey, and bank swallows. 6. Thickets Maryland yellow throat, brown thrasher, all wren and warblers, fox sparrows, ylreoa and almost any other perching bird. Here is a list of questions which will really be fun to answer How many birds can you name from songs or call notes?" Twentyfive is good. How many woodpeckers are there in your neighborhood? There are likely flive. Swallows? Wrens? Fly cat elm Thrushes (the robin and bluebird are thrashes)? Warblers? Sparrows? Blackbirds? Which do you think is the best singer, the wood thrush, cardinal or goldfinch Which do you thing is the prettiest the blue jay, cardinal, goldfinch or Baltimore oriole? I'll stop now because I want to write to Aunt Polly. David S. Marx. 2206 Slane Ave. Norwood, Ohio. GIRL, 14 YEARS OLD, EDITS , "LITTLE SUNDAY SUN." Miss Dilys Bennet. 14 years eld. is editor of the "Little Sunday Sun. " a young folks' section recently started in the Sun, a newspaper of Vancouver, British Columbia. Miss Bennet is a talented artist and writer. She has been a member of the "Wide-Awake Club' of the "Junior P. I., which is a big bovs' and Eirls' section published every Sunday by the Seattle Post Intelligences 'HE Call. of the

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