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Show Closing Exercises Of ScSiool Grand Affair. GUNNISON. Filled to its capacity with an audience audi-ence eager to witnesB the school program, pro-gram, the opera house presented an inspiring Bcene last evening. Every seat in the hall was filled long before the exercises began, and a number of peoplo were obliged to stand. The opening number, a cantata entitled en-titled ''A Meeting of Nations," was presented in excellent style. The little lit-tle folks looked and acted their respective re-spective parts to perfection, both costumes and singing being truo representations of the respectivs nations, na-tions, America, England, Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Holland, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Russia, China and Japan, Credit is due Midsea Jensen and Rob-bins Rob-bins in preparing the pupils and directing di-recting this very pleasiug number. A class of boys, under direction of Misses Johnson and Stevens, then gave a cap drill in pretty style An operetta entitled "Bogus School Inspector" formed tho closing number, num-ber, plenty of merriment running all through the piece. The principal characters acted their respective parts well and were suataiued in the ohoruses with vim. Mr. Thompson and Miss Olson had in hand its direction. A fitting close was the announcement announce-ment of prizes for the best written essays on "Washington at Home." Manager Berglund of the Gunnison Co-op was the instigator, having at the beginning of the year presented the school with a calendar having on it an engravirg of the subject stated. Mr. Berglund at the time offered to give ten dollars in ca9h as prizes to those composing the best essay. The principal explained that only half of of the amount would be awarded, inasmuch in-asmuch as it was an innovation, the remainder to stand for a like purpose another year. Joseph Christenson of the school board, and J. T. JoneB of the bank were appointed adjudicators and announced their decision of winners to be : Leaven Fullmer, 7th grade. Reva Gustaveson, 6th grade. Manerva Juhsen, (Centerfield) 5th grade. Emma Peterson, 4$h grade. Vester Pierce, 3rd grade. Each of the above was awardsd a prize of one dollar, and given hearty MnnlfliiflA n thftv Rnnearpd nn the Hamilton and Smith. Th principal characters were impersonated by Miss Randa Christiansen as Snow White, Miss Smith as servant, Miss Loa Mace as prince, and Miss Hamilton Hamil-ton as queen. Fifty or more school children took a good part in sustaining sustain-ing the choruses, with Miss Carrie Tollestrup at the piano. The operetta oper-etta was a grand success and pleased immensely the big audience witnessing witness-ing it. In the crder here stated, preceding and between acts in "Snow White" the following named pupils appeared : Denzel Jenseu, recitation ; Zelma Westover, recitation ; Jessie Bardsley, Bards-ley, class poet ; Dorcus Childs, class grumbler ; Richard Jensen, class historian his-torian ; Linda Jensen, class prognoB-ticator. prognoB-ticator. The latter four created no little amusement by their local applications ap-plications of wit. Principal O. W. McConkie and corps of Centerfield teachers are deserving de-serving of commendation for their work, 1 1 - i stage in answer to their names. The adjucators stated that the essay of Fullmer was very creditable, which we will publish next week. But the school band ! The boys are csrtainly doing fine. They furnished good music for the dance given the children after the program, and they all had a splendid time for a couple of hours. This Friday morning the pupils meriting were handed their promotion cards and the teachers residing away took their departure for home after one of the most successful school years Gunnison has enjoyed. CENTERFIELD. The school doings at Centerfield' were equally attractive, the main feature fea-ture being the presentation of "Snow White," under the direction of Miss Laura Rasmussen, assisted by Misses |