Show SCHOOL OBSERVE WASHINGTON'S BIRTH iL ANNIVERSARY To a house filled to capacity Duchesne schools presented a program program program pro pro- gram Monday afternoon in the town hall celebrating the bicentennial bicentennial bicentennial tennial anniversary of the birth of George Washington which was a credit to the students instructors and community Principal G. G A Stromberg was in charge of ar A rendition from the school orchestra orchestra orchestra or or- chestra opened the program Invocation Invocation Invocation In In- vocation was said by Rev Frank Connor followed by community singing Pledge to the flag was conducted by Mrs Florence Bates Sup Superintendent C. C M. M Iverson officiated officiated officiated of of- in the unveiling of a handsome handsome handsome hand hand- some portrait of Washington presented presented presented pre pre- to the school The picture Is a gift of the bicentennial commission commission commission com com- mission of congressman Don B. B Colton and of the school board Bob Brown BrO in behalf of the schools school received the portrait expressing expressing expressing ex ex- pressing appreciation of f the stu stu- dents Mayor George Kohl was present present present pres pres- ent greeting the students and parents and voicing appropriate sentiment A by the boys' boys glee club followed A feature of the day was finals in the declamation contest of elementary elementary ele ele- grades on the topic of Cf I Washington sponsored by the bicentennial bi- bi D Bi Bicentennial centennial commission The students students students stu stu- I dents had manifestly worked hard hardon on their speeches and rendered thin in a commendable Judges Judges' found a hard task in rendering rendering ren ren- dering decisions Althora Mayhew of the first grade competed competed- with Johnnie of the second in the first group Althora winning Barbara Barbara Barbara Bar Bar- bara Allen and Glen Garvin of the third and fourth grades competed in the next group roup Glen b being vic vic- An original chorus by bythe bythe bythe the fourth grade was given beI between between be be- I tween numbers Francis Case and Charles Casper Casper Casper Cas Cas- per of the fifth and sixth grades came lle next t Charles winning Of the seventh and eighth grades Paul Stott and Douglas Smith were rivals the decision being Continued on last page I SCHOOLS OBSERVE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY I Continued from page 1 I en to Douglas These students I are slated to compete In district contest with lith a chance of going to the state finals Grant Brown rendered a vocal solo followed by bv an address bv by Paul Nicholson A song and and drill l by third graders In colors follow follow- ed Singing by the girls' girls glee club completed the program Benediction Benediction Benedic Benedic- tion was offered by Principal after which the orchestra orchestra orches orches- tra played an exit march |