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Show Biblical Paintings Used To Decorate Small Town ESCONDIDO, Calif. Holiday street decorations in the small community of Escondido were probably prob-ably the most distinctive of all small towns in the United States last year. They consisted of a mile-long series of nearly life-size paintings portraying Biblical scenes that related re-lated to the Nativity. The paintings, 45 in number, were done by art students in the adult education division di-vision of the Escondido high school. Members of the Escondido ministerial min-isterial association served as consultants con-sultants in the project, the aim of which was to provide the community commu-nity with non-commercial Christmas Christ-mas decorations. Art class members mem-bers spent six months on the painting paint-ing under the direction of Mrs. Mildred Mil-dred Miller, high school art instructor. instruc-tor. The paintings were attached to light columns along main street and illuminated at night. With the help, of the clergymen, the scenes were numbered and catalogued, and a booklet was issued giving the Bible passage to which each scene referred. |