| Show blind gave an entertainment on thanksgiving day the thanksgiving day celebration at the school for the deaf and blind was brought to a fitting close with the presentation of a little drama tak en from the poem of tho courtship of miles standish by the pupil the blind department to say that the sightless sight lesa ones did well is expressing it mildly indeed and to affirm that the visitors present were astonished at tho manner in which the play was handled does not begin to tell it to see these boys and girls most of whom have beer blind since early childhood going through the respective parts in a manner which would do credit to those possessed 0 ail their faculties speaking their lines a grace which hinted of training and marching and dancing as though sight had not been deprived them was a lea aon upon the virtue of patience for patience it took without limit upon the part of the and teachers to reach such a degree of excellence the literary part of the play was adapted from the poem by the pupils themselves they also made their own costumed cos under the direction of the matron mrs maln tho poem was not strictly followed although nearly so the end of the last act was a marching scene which terminated in a real old fashioned virginia reel the cast of characters was as follows william nichol captain Miles Stan dish murray alien john alden janle mcclelian priseilla bernard dvorson priest geo woodruff and carl land elders ellla curtis ellen and olive campbell were puritan maidens the play was presented under the direction of sirs belle S ross tho assembly room which was ly decorated was filled to overflowing the following Is me program for the day breakfast at a m thanksgiving day program a m dinner for the pupils at 1 30 D m bill of fare roast turkey with oyster dressing mashed potatoes milk gravy sweet corn celery cranberry isaace pickles whole wheat bread pumpkin pie mince pie raisins apples nuts and candy in the evening the courtship of miles standish at refreshments at p m which consisted of chocolate and cake |
