South High School - Sohian Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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THE SQHIAN1930A THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT The Little Town of Bethlehem, written by Constance D'Arcy Blackay, was given Fri- day afternoon, December 20. The Pageant, published in the HBBTOIITHIPS llome Companion of December, 1018, was given for the lirst time at South during the Christmas season of that year. It has been given every year since 1918, and in recent years two performances have been given to accommodate South High students and patrons. South High's Pageant is simple in its setting, but unusually effective. The background of the deep blue night, the shining star, the rude stable. shocks of corn, and hr trees beautifully portray the iirst Christmas in Judea. Teachers who assisted the production this year were: Bliss Powell, Bliss Babb, Bliss Dorn, Bliss llackerman, and Bliss Koontz. This year a few changes were made in the presentation. The Glee Clubs carried candles as they marched in. XYhile marching, they sang Hark the llerald Angels to the accompani- ment of a quartet of clarinets. The songs of the pageant were: Silent Xightf' 'AO Little Town of Bethlehem, and It Came Upon A Blidnight Clear. XVhen the kings entered the stable, a solo was sung by three members of the club as each king entered. While the shepherds entered the stable, the Glee Club sang While Shepherds Watched. A solo, Star of the East, was sung by Bliss Dorn. The children of the poor and humble folk were ad- mitted to the humble stable while the Glee Club sang Away in the Blangerf' A violin and cornet solo announced the entrance of the Angels. As the notes died away the kings, the shepherds, and the children came out slowly and knelt in the entrance. The Glee Clubs sang, U Come All Ye Faithful. Then slowly the three kings, the shepherds, the children, and the angels left the stage. Then the Glee Clubs left. singing, joy to the XYorld, and the pageant was over MAY DAY Bvillagers in peasant costumes, dancers, soldiers, wrestlers, tumblers, buffoons, masqueraders dressed as animals, fauns, archers, with Robin Hood himself and l.ittle john-all took part in the procession on Blay Day, which was held on lfriday the 17th, 1929. lfive musicians led the procession up the center aisle to the stage where the queen was crowned. Two soldiers fought to the liuish, and the wrestlers gave a match. The others all came in order and were accompanied by much applause and laughter. The festival linished with the presentation of Howers given by the freshmen girls to the Seniors. THE MUSICAL SOHIANS On Friday evening, November 22. the musical department of South High presented a pro- gram in the school auditorium. The program was divided into six parts: The Revolutionary Vvar period, Plantation Life. the Civil Wiar period. the Spanish-American BYar period. the Bliorld Vfar period, and the Blodern period. The Revolutionary War section consisted of songs representative of that period of .Amer- ican history, sging by the 9-B Chorus, A minuet, by a group of girls from the physical train- ing department, was also a feature. The division on Plantation Life was made up of plantation songs and a dance, the plantation shuffle. The songs were by the Colored Glee Clubs of South. Songs characteristic of the Civil XYar made up the next period, together with a dance liy two girls from the gym classes. The songs were sung by the 9-A Chorus. The Boys' Glee Club sang the songs of the Spanish-American war period. Some of the songs popular during the NYorld NYar were sung by the Advanced Chorus, and pyramid building by members of the gym classes completed this section of the program. The modern period consisted of songs popular at the present time sung by the Girls' Glee Club. A Pierrette dance by a group from the girls' gym classes was performed at the completion of this division. The program was concluded by the entire group singing 'tAmerica's Message. The musical part of the program was directed by Bliss Dackerman, and the dances by Bliss Bloore. page 11 und: rd 0 e