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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1936

Page

7

Festival renders world belief tale with student comic pantomime

Rufus Putnam Training School held a Spring Festival in Memorial Auditorium presenting a large student pageant. Pupils in six grades acted as trees, spirits, winds, flames and celestial figures in a colorful historical pantomime.

Jas Putnam Rufus Putnam Memorial Auditorium Columbus Hiawatha Marco Polo Robert Foreman Knoll Dupler James White Billy Beckley Doyle Gandee Primitive People Anita Bowles Mary Droz Marion Droz Louise Everett Verna Gorby Lightning Gretchen Barstow Margaret Chapman Wind Muriel Slye Sky Martha Caskey Jane Maccombs Virginia Stansbury Betty Lee Henderson Chang Darkness Alan Ross Hemera Isabelle Francis Eros Dick Mackinnon Gae Shirley Ann Cavanaugh Uranus Evan Jones Cronus Jim Worley Jupiter Edwin McPherson Neptune Cletus Hart Pluto John Haller Rhea Anna Belle Hawk Water la Verne Bilackston Elsie Lou Rowles Dorothy Pickett Meldene Cole Grace Chism Earth Anna Bell Hawk Donna Lou Woodruff Evelyn Bartlett Delores Whaley Eleanor Slye

Ohio University Professor Addresses Business Club Event

Dr Wilmer C Harris history professor at Ohio University spoke on Egypt and Palestine to the Business and Professional Women's Club Thursday night describing customs and living conditions he observed during a 1935 European tour The club benefit bridge raised 34 55 dollars and funds were given to the Athens Child Health and Protection Committee The equator’s described shrinkage of 11 2 miles in the last century is noted.

Wilmer C. Harris Ohio University Egypt Palestine Harris Athens Child Health and Protection Committee

UCD Club Hosts Meeting at Mrs Cromley Home

Mrs. Harry Cromley entertained the UCD Club at 69 N Congress St with fourteen members taking part in quotations and current events. Mrs. J H Gross led the brief business session followed by sewing knitting and needlework. Guests included Mrs. J L Henry and Mrs. Howard Brookins. Hostess will be Mrs. L W Russell at 60 E Mill St on April 9.

Harry Cromley N. Congress St UCD Club J. H. Gross J. L. Henry Howard Brookins J. R. Harvey L. W. Russell E. Mill St

Concert By Miss Stiles and Mr Whitaker Delights Hall Audience

A Music Hall recital featured pianist Miss Eleanor Stiles and baritone Mr. Robert Whitaker in a varied program ranging from Scarlatti and Bach to La Forge, Ravel, and the Russian dancedening numbers. Whitaker's group closed with a dramatic Dunhill piece and a strong Hymn To The Night, while Stiles earned praise for Beethoven Andante and Pavane moments.

Eleanor Stiles Robert Whitaker Music Hall Scarlatti Bach Beethoven la Forge and Ravel Whitaker Dunhill Coleredge-Taylor Campbell-Tipton Rome Homer la Forge Miss Stiles Hopak Moussorgsky- Rachmaninoff

Attitudes Topic Highlights PTA Meeting Discussion

Dr J R Patrick spoke at the Central PTA on attitudes and child behavior. He urged parents and teachers to help children concentrate on tasks and avoid offense from oversensitivity or lying. The sixth grade under Miss Ethel Reece won the attendance prize.

J. R. Patrick PTA Ethel Reece Arthur McPherson C. J. Daugherty Charlies Farrow Joe Walburn W. Union St J. R. Gentry

Modern interior decor favors human touch over cubism says designer

Mrs. James C. Rogerson, designer in the 1936 Fiftieth Exhibition of the Architectural League of New York, denounces ultra modern planes and prisms. She advocates usable, artistic furniture with soft colors and comfortable rooms, criticizing cold blue silver and black cubist expressions.

James C. Rogerson Architectural League of New York

Scouts Sugaring-Off Party Scheduled for Saturday

Scouts in Athens plan a Sugaring-Off party at Camp Rotan on Saturday if weather allows. Girls meet at the bus station, ready to depart on the 10.40 a m bus. The Rufus Putnam Troop hosts a bake sale at the Athena Theater with Mrs. Gandee and Mrs. Casley assisting leaders Mrs. Rhoades and Mrs. Hughes.

Girls Scouts of Athens Camp Rotan Rufus Putnam Athena Theater D. I. Gandee Paul Casley Jacek Rhoades Jerry Hughes

March 27 Frday clubs calendar and events

Child Study Club meets 7:30 p m at 83 KE Mulberry St with Mrs Clyde Mane field topic leader. Nobie Grands' Club gathers with Mrs P KE Shirley 5&8 S Shater St. Bring baby pictures. Nature Study AAUW meets 7:30 p m Faculty Women's Club. Dr W C Stehr on insects in Ohio winter. Mechanicsburg PTA 7:30 p m schol building. Athens High benefit dance 8:30–11:30 p m at high school gym. Second All Campus Dance 8:30 p m to 12 p m in Men's Gym.

Clyde Manefield KE. Mulberry St V. T. Imhoff Nobie P. KE. Shirley S. Shater St Nature Study Group AAUW W. C. Stehr Ohio Mechanicsburg Pta Schol Athens High School

Cab Calloway Sister To Headline Beta Formal Dance

Blanche Calloway and her 16 piece New York City orchestra will perform at the Beta Theta Pi initiation dance at the Athens Country Club Friday night. The event features a floor show and club style decor with black silhouettes of the fraternity crest on a silver background. Al Merendino and Miss Alva Brudwick will lead the grand march.

Blanche Calloway Cab Calloway New York City Beta Theta Pi Athens Country Club Calloway Orchestra Ohio University Fraternity New York al Merendino Clarksburg W. Va Alva Brudwick Akron

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