Show Cooperation Urged Between Parents And Teachers At County Health Convention School Children Entertain Visitors With Program Program Pro Pro- gram gi-am and O Outdoor pole May-pole At First Day of Conference State Educators To Address Parents On Friday May Cooperation between the parents parents par par- enta and teachers has made possible pos pas sible the fine display of exhibits arrayed for the inspection of visitors and the program pro pro- gram given by the school children Principal W. W J J. J Bond told a huge gathering of par parents ts Thursday morning in the Duchesne high school auditorium The program marked the opening of or th the two- two day Industrial health-Industrial convention for Duchesne county Every seat in the large auditorium auditorium audi audi- was occupied and additional addition addition- al chairs had to be brought in to accommodate a record crowd of ot parents and visitors Mr Bond praised the diligence of the teachers teachers teach teach- em ers and the cooperation of the parents in his address which preceded preceded preceded pre pre- ceded the performance by the elementary elementary elementary ele ele- ele- ele grade students Each class was represented from the first sixth grades In skits and songs many of witten had been composed by the students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents themselves History ry of Duchesne The audience evinced great Interest interest in In- terest and amusement in the enacting enacting enacting en en- acting of the history of Duchesne by Miss Rachel Browns Brown's fourth grade pupils As the history was read by one pupil the story was dramatized showing first the Indians Indians In In- on the reservation then the first s settlers and pioneers notable notable notable not not- able among them a characterization characterization characterization of A. A M. M Murdock and Dora Murdock his daughter The town meeting when the name was changed from Theodore to Duchesne Duchesne Du- Du chesne was enacted Characterization Characterization of Senator and Mrs G. G V. V Billings figured prominently Inthis inthis In Inthis this sketch then the first school was depicted followed by a social social so so- cial of pioneer times illustrated by the Virginia Reel The auditorium was made colorful colorful color color- ful by an exhibit of quilts which lines Jines the walls The quilts vl Were re redesigned designed by Miss Jennie Edlers Edler's year six-year olds olds each child designing and making his or her own blocks Exhibits from other grades grade are being displayed at the elementary building for the te e inspection of vis visitors tors Following the program throngs witnessed the braiding of the MayI Maypole Maypole May May- pole on the school campus The Roosevelt school band gave a concert concert which was cut Short I by a del deluge ge of rain which drove visitors indoors In the afternoon a matinee dance was held for the children The activities of the day were climaxed by a Parent Teachers association association association as as- me metIng meeting ting and treat program in the high school auditorium at p. p m. m Fridays Friday's Program Friday parents will ride the school busses to town while the children remain at home to take Continued on Page 8 |