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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 12 Jun 1926, p. 9

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Sune 12, 1926 WINNETKA TALK 7 "MAY DAY" BIG ROMP ber of school and college contenders, have heretofore defeated their aspir- Pupils of Country Day School Join |!n8 Progeny. But this year the young- : : . sters developed a drive that was not to With Parents in_Annval Frolic on be denied and defeated their strong + * but heavy armed sires by -a score : = : Ee on: .. | which exhausted the tally takers and mazil 1 The Spring festival, familiarly, if : + ita -- added anxiety to trepidition on the somewhat freely called May day, at] features of the distressed umpire. the North Shore Country Day school, took place Thursday of last week. N d 2 ' casts Promptly at 10:30, after a few Glencoe Girl Broa minutes of hurried but thoughtfully Program of Piano Music . planned costuming, a bugle sounded| Those who listened to the program B : k "Li ht-Ra " the warning, and then mustered the broadcast by WJAZ last Thursday runswic g y group for the procession to the green. | evening, June 10, from 9 until 9 :30, The May pole was, amid cheers, put | heard several fine piano numbers by : : in position, when a Herald came for-| Miss Pauline Manchester, a Glencoe electrical recording ward and greeted the merry makers, pianist. Miss Manchester played The who constituted the entire school. Sonata in F. Minor by Scarlatti, Next th ntrance of the|"Nai he Fountain" by Paul Juon, . 1B M kR d Onee Baer Rose and Ter crown- Ii ag Eo 7 Fi? fy Specia runswic eCor S ing. The Herald commanded all sub- allegro movement. ingame St. Mary of the Lake Seminary Choir jects to entertain their Queen, and the} pr oo 4 Wells, Manchester studies, played the second merry making ensued. piano accompaniment for the Grieg by the new First, came a "Dance of Spring," phere, is a pinot desses | Conéerto. Miss Manchester has play OFFICIAL CHORISTERS z 4 : : led wi a nade estietic danciir their Chicago, George Dasch, conductor, and of the : . has become well known along the we SO eh Tile Sey north shore and in Chicago as a pianist ing Peascods." of serlt International Eucharistic Congress First Graders Dance ly HOME FOR FUNERAL ons Bre Frade her Bp art. Norman Sommer of Provident ave- 0 Salutaris 3153 the Weasel." nue, who is attending St. John's Mili- : 5 75 gy" The greeting of the "Spring Flow- | tary academy, was Sulled Home to'acy Jesu Dulcis Memoria C 3 " Ww r with five other boys from the school-- £ Eo canveyed Rofhyicueen br the as pallbearer for Peter Heidinger of Jubilate Deo ; 3152 = Then the second graders represented Niles, a schoolmate who died from in- Oremus Pro Pontifice Nostto Pio 75¢ in pantomime, "Robin Hood and his juries suffered while at play at the Merry Men," engaged in their droll |3C2 y. " * " RE RD adventures and performing their feats BRUNSWICK LIGHT-RAY CO S of skill PLAY ON ALL PHONOGRAPHS A group of jesters, selected from MARINELLO > various classes then entertained all with their witty antics. The sixth grade next came forward BEAT ITY in the guise of "Milk Maids," and "Village Lads," to dance "Rufty Tufty" THE on the On aiicty S H O P Girls from the fourth pos A danced a "Jump Rope Round." 733 Elm Street PHONOGRAPHS - RECORDS - RADIOLAS The seventh and eighth grade boys v . . : nlite gio. OF AMeeh Marr di For Appointment 568 Lincoln Ave. Phone 2129 Winnetka, IIL stick dance called, "Bean Setting." Phone The seventh and eighth grade girls . wound the May pole, weaving patterns Winnetka 822 of attractive and intricate design, to the swift movement of a spirited dance, SHOP and then unweaving them so as to leave the ribbons once more floating freely. A group of villagers from the high school danced "New Castle." Then all about the green, the students assem- blance, excepting the Queen and her immediate train, together with many of the parents and guests joined in cir- cles to dance, "Gathering Peascods" as the children had shown them the way in one of the opening numbers. This was followed by a picnic lunch, on the green, and thus ended the May day festivities. Annual Field Day In the afternoon, the annual Field day, the climax of the track athletics at the school was held, on and adjoin- the flat and spacious hockey field. Both boys and girls took part in their respec- tive games in which contestants were appropriately classified. Along "with events of standard athletic rating, were a number which combined skill with an element of drollery that added much to the enjoyment of the throng of Spectators Hat watched from the bleachers. e contest was according . . to teams, known from the school colors, Shoes of Quality for the Whole Family as the Purples and the Whites. A long contention of close rivalry running back through the year came to a climax in the performances of the Superior day. As usual, this year, the Purples thi won by the narrowest of margin, 175 points to eis opponents 170. upils vs. Parents After these events had taken place WwW a ball game followed between the par- 803 Elm Street innetka 1 La ents and members of the school. The parents, who are able to muster a num- : A Au > gpm a ny

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