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Show CHAUTAUQUA FOJCOUNTY Winter Lyceum Courses and Summer Chautauquas Proposed by Fred Graham It is always safe to count on a good house where the school children child-ren are on the program and interested. inter-ested. And Thursday night of last week waB no exception to the rule. The occasion was the meeting of the Home and School organization. The high school auditorium was well filled to hear the children and to hear Mr. Fred C. Graham sing. Prof. Miner, principal of the high school, explained the work of the organization briefly and stated that some features new to Milford were to be introduced in order to bring the people of the community into closer touch with the school work and life. After singing "America" the audience au-dience witnessed the little play "The Three Bears" by three second grade children which seemed to please everybody. Mr. Graham sang a group of songs which were greatly appreciated. He is representing the Redpath Lyceum Bureau in this state. Mr. Graham stated that he had now turned over the business of the bureau in this state to the state university. The course for this section next year which has already al-ready been signed for by Milford, Minersville and Beaver will include the Anderson Trio, George F. Colby, cartoonist, Thomas Brooks Fletcher lecturer and a Male Quartette. Mr. Graham was especially ernest In hie praise of the Hungarian Orchestra Orches-tra of six pieces which is the last number of the course for this year and which will be in Milford some time in April. The inauguration of a summer Chautauqua is proposed by Mr. Graham Gra-ham to occupy a full week during July or August and to include excellent ex-cellent daily programs of lectures and musical attractions both vocal and instrumental. A play entitled. "Kindling," is to be a feature. A children's circus in which the youngsters young-sters costume and perform to represent rep-resent different animals should b a source of pleasure to the young folks. It is proposed to conduct the Chautauqua in connection with a "round-up" and a "shopping week" for each town in which the Chautauqua Chautau-qua is held. In order to secure this big attraction a town must sell 25 0 season tickets at $1.50 each or the equivalent. Children's tickets will be BO cents and student's tickets 75 cents. It Is a big undertaking but well worth while is carried through successfully. One of the best numbers by the young people was the piano solo by Vera Mumford. a sixth grade pupil who has rare talent for her chosen Instrument. Application and practice prac-tice would make the young lady a rather remarkable musical artist and her number was very pleasing. At the meeting of the Home and School Organization meeting at the auditorium last night the primary grade pupils sang a group of font Mother Goose Hongs In a most capti- vating manner. The fifth graders recited re-cited in concert Joaquin Miller's "Columbus." The State song. "Utah I Love Thee." was heard with pleasure pleas-ure by the audience when sung by the third grade pupils. The boys and girls sang well and though more than fifty in number took their places in most orderly fashion. This song was adopted by the present session of the legislature as the official state song and should be generally learned and frequently sung. A small third grade boy, Alma Hollis. bravely sang "Where the River Shannon Flows." A paper by Mrs. Murray, fifth grade teacher, told of the horrors for which the small house-fly is responsible. respon-sible. The paper brought forth considerable con-siderable discussion and the unanimous unani-mous opinion was that an organized effort should be made to "Swat Mm." We will print the paper in full, j The "question box" produced many i practical ideas for discussion, which I will be considered at the next meeting. |