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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1924-05-15, Page 3f e ssiaakagaes rte of two budding Here's a study in black and wh ng young citizens taken in a lumber camp` in 'the Mississauga 'forest reserve; north of Blind River, Ontario, The little Indian and his white companion prepare for a day in the woods. -_. How to Havea Community Pageant ... writer eale. get ninny Bali: able sua,iifdeit` tioaus grout pageania written for ,Other, ei n ainnitieL As soon Us the pageant lyse been written or adapted the workizig out begins, The loaders of the episodes are cihosen ' by the Oast Committee from many groups so that there is a democratic representation of the Cam- mun it 'y. Any number of persons can be Used in a pageant,extras being used as a background for those taking part in the action. Too large groups are 1Xn^ wieldY, yet it is •desirable to have a. few persons in eeeh episode, so that the places of players. who inner drop out from illness or other causes et tthee last moment may be Oiled by who: are familiar with the action, Costumes Are important. In costuming the pageant almost the whole community can take part, Or- costumes of historical periode. oan be found in some of the attics of the neighborhood, The older people will ,enjoy giving descriptions, of the costumes worn in their youth, The etyle of colonial dress is well known, An effective ball -room scene can be copied from pictures of t1 period, in old rose, blue and creamy- yellow sateen and gaily flowered ere- tones. In a pioneer episode the mei wear ilM1tting trous,ersi of gray or 'homeopun, held by galluses of the .ma-, terial over shirts of bright color. The pioneer women wear tight -waisted, full -skirted dresses• of dark colors with bright aprons -or bright calico dress- es £or best wear, Indians wear suits of brown canton -flannel, fringed to simulate buckskin, decorations of bright colors and headdresses of feathers. Their faces and hands are copper color with blue and yellow war paint. Costumes for heralds and pages vary greatly. The medieval costume, consisting of a loose jacket or tabard, long stockings, low shoes, and. a soft, cap, can be used with any kind of pag- eant. Advertising for the pageant can beet be done with bright, artistic post- ers, large enough to attract attention.. It will arouse interest to announce prizes for the best posters made by school children. Newspaper advertis- ing should take the form of little stories about the pageant. Each epi- sode can be written up separately, giving the cast and something about the incident to he portrayed. By Mary,Meek Atkeson tion and has the final voice on all plans. Four Committees. Chairmen thei are elected for the four general committees --the Histori- cal Committee, the Finance Commit- tee, the Cast Committee and the Pro- duction Committee. The pageant, manager and these committee chair- men •constitute an executive body to work out and bring to success all the larger problems of the undertaking. The Historical Committee has the task of ferreting out the local history, . deciding upon the number and char- acter of 'incidents to be presented, writing or adapting the pageant book, borrowing and oaring for historical properties, preparing the program and sometimes attending to the publicity fdr the pageant. The Finance Committee has charge. of all business arrangements, includ- ing the guaranty fund, budgeting of expenses, sale of tickets and programs renting of groundsor hall, seating, transportation, building of back- grounds and so forth. Under this com- mittee may serve any number of sub- committees, each assigned one or more particular tasks. The Cast Committee tries to inter- est of the people of the town in the project and sees that every person is asked to help in some way. It also appoints -'the, leaders of the episodes, as 'the: separate incidents of history are -called, assists the episode leaders in choosing members of the cast and calls the general rehearsals.: The production Committee,: assisted by important sub-conunittees on cos:tumes, music and daneing, and by the leaders of the . episodes, hascharge of all the details of the actual presenta- tion. Choosing the Subject. The pegeant-manager is, of course, an ex -officio member of all committees asp he has the task of making the pro- duction a harmonious whole. This is a very simple form of organization but it covers all the necessary activi- ties for the smallerr pageant and can be elaborated indefinitely to take care of the great numbers of people in the larger community. The pageant -man- ager's aim should be to divide the re- sponsibility among es many persons as possible so that practically every- one in the community feels himself a necessary and important part of the production. The choice of material for the pag- eant is very important. Most popular in the smaller communities is. the his- torical pageant, made up of significant items of local history presented in a series of pictures or pantomimes, these being reviewed and interpreted by the Spirit of the Community, Cana- da, or some other symbolic figure. Even though the wording of the story be crude, if the real spirit of the la eality is expressed and the historical incidents are well presented, the gen- eral'efect is excellent. 'Phe pageant- A coinmuuitypageant ss • nothing lent a big series oliving pictures or -pantomiaes In which the local people aur out ,their ideas of local history or traditionsjust as the kindergarten child acts .out fairy tales --and in both 'eases the attempt at expression is a great deal of fan. We are all children 'in our delight in dressing up and play- ing a part a'n.'d the community pageant gives Just the right opportunity for this sort of enjoyment which is also educative, Any community—your community— is the place ,for pageantry. But if there were a . choice, then the small town, just Beginning to feel that it will some day be a city, is the ideal situation, Nothing can equal the en- thusiasm, with which the people in such a town ferret out the details of their history and represent the most striking incidents. They suddenly ' realize that they are a part of the. great world, and that down their main street all the currents of national his- ' tory have flowed, and will continue to flow for all time . to come. They are lifted out of the humdrum of their daily lives in seeing :themselves in their relation to ° great historical events, ; and. this. exaltation of spirit has made many a small-town pageant significant and beautiful quite out of proportion to its size and its cost. A Home -Grown Production. •Perhaps the best thing about • a pag- eant is that it can be infinitely adapt ed to local conditions. It can use al- most any kind: of material effectively and it can be performed in the par- ticular beauty spot which is the pride of the town, If . the local dealers are timid about undertaking the pag- sa:nt without assistance they can em- ploy a trained pageant -manager to as some general direction. Of course this greatly simplifies • the project. But anyone with ability for managing peo- pie and some artistic knowledge, who can give time and energy can produce a fairly successful performance. And the town will have an additional rea- eon for pride in that the entire produc- tion has been made at home. Sometimes a girl just out of college and eager to do something ' for her home town, is the local pageant -man- , ager. ageant man- rager. She has seen pageants present- tea resentted at college and she studies the gen- eaal principles of pageantry from . books and magazine articles'- Another excellent way to obtain a knowledge of pageantry, .and at the came time to arouse the interest of ye riibody' is to arrange for some, ex- ert iia. pageantry to give a lecture, perhaps under the auspices of the wo- men's clubs of the town, .els soon as It has been decided to give a pageant, a meeting is Called of p , ludividuals who will probably be luterested and helpful, and the general Van of organization worked out, The seleetiori of the pageant mane agar is at first importance, since lie :as- sumes control of the entire organize - ecrets of Camp Cookt Learn Them Young Folio, and .Hike for the Woods! Theme Is the Indian fire, the ltuntei's with the ,rice. Let them boil far sax fire, the trench lire, the boy -built oven, hour and thea. aclri the other ingree the council fire—all..ainds sof tires-- dien.ts—everythi B it reghe mit in little, each of which has its uses, eonveni- cubes or diskBoil r ea ences, disadvantages and Joya other hour and a halt and then dish in• t The trench fire is one of the most cut to your erQwd• You'll have spat ave suitable of cooking Area Take along that will hit every g Y pot Sti a short handled spade. Or, if the every stomach, ground is soft, you .can soon dig yourr the l en nts the day is s begie to get just the best}o1dt trench with a stiok of wood. h trench is a little one, Nine inches warms you up even better than cocoa„ deep Is ample. Forty inoheslong and Good old-fashioned fannel cakes about fifteen inches wide. Over the come in Bandy here too, You May, trench, lengthwise, I lay my cooking find a dozen recipes for fianel cakes iron, but were I a boy again, I should and fall to make good with every one probably use two long green saplings. of them, but try this some time •when., Chief Cooking Utensil, You are camping in tile open and see if your cakes are not just as good a$ My cooking iron, which takes the those Mother makes: place of stove, oven and all, is notli' Take along a cup and a half of sift- ing but an eight -or -nine -Yost piece of ed flour; two eggs; a small bottle of half-inch iron rod, bent until the ends milk; a little baking powder; a table. are about six inches mart, and welded spoonful of brown sugar, maple sugar, in that position to make it stable. oor molasses; a little salt --]tali a teae Up near the narrow end my coffee spoonful will do; and some lard for, pQt. simmers, Further down my fry- greasing purposes. You will also need; ing-pan holds sway. Where the rods a griddle, frying 'pan or some thick are far apart, my big pot of hunter's . bottomed pan, unless you have ad-' stew or my pall of potatoes, boils. vanced far enough to use that ideal The •rod is light to carry and plenty griddle—the flat, thin, cooking stone. large enough to cook an excellent The kettle "" in which you have meal for eight or ten campers. e brought your flour and other supplies Take a couple of good roasting ap- will do for a mixer. A little practice pies back to the woods with you thele necessary before your mixing will. next time you go. Wrap them care- be satisfactory. You will have to learn fully in some large aromatic leaves how flour and milk may be combined and then encase the whole in about with coarse grained sugar and eggs So, half or three-quarters Inch of plain that there will not be a lump or a; everyday clay or mud. Bury thein in string or anything else - to mar Lire the ashes of your fire and cover them creamy mass. Y.ou,,.will have .to learn 'with glowing coals. Let them stay also just how much baking powder to g ng there half an hour while you are mak- use so that the mass of griddle batter ing a hunter's stew or baking twist. will bubble and raise delightfully -and You'll find the best dessert you ever yet not become so thick that the cakes tasted, bubbling and sizzling within will burn on the top and bottom (what those leaves—clean, delicious, baked was the top once is of course the bot- to a turn. tom later with a griddle eake) while Making Hunter's Stew. the middle is yet uncooked. But these things come with experience. The hunter's stew I have mentioned Do try this, folks] A country boy is known by every boy scout in the who didn of have an opportunity to country. It is the first "big dish" he try it until he was a city man, passes learns to cook. As he grows more ex- this word back to all those who are perienced he is: able to improve on the interested. You'll find those meals in. stew mentioned in his handbook or the open well worth having. You'll find book of rules. them so much better than the food To my mind, the ideal hunter's stew you get at the annual picnic, that you is made as follows: will appreciate why I fail to enthuse Take along a handful or two of rice, now over sandwiches and potato salad.' some good beef, a few potatoes, a car- The more advanced you become in rot, two onions, a little salt, if you the lore of the great outdoors, the mora wish, an ear or two of corn. The ker- enthusiastic you will be over camp nels you can cut off when making the cooking and, if you ever become a city tew. man, like me, the more anxious you will be to get back as often as possible Now there are several kinds of fires. in the kettle of boiling water, together to your kabob and hunter's stew. By Richard Bond. Thirty years ,ago 1 wee the kind oL a "bare -foot boy" the poets like to idolize --a real farnler's boy; tanned, husky, active, ready for anything ex- cept work, and dreaming of the time when I could see big cities and all that went with them. To -day, no matter what . the poets insist my feelings should be, the principal reason I leak every possible chance to leave the city: and get back to the soil is that I may indulge in seine, of the things I never indulged in when a boy. Now, after tbirty years of city life, with a bay of my own who demands a hilre,or a camping trip every Saturday from March to November, I am begin - ping to realize the things l might 'save, dyne when a boy—had 1 known what I now know. With woods and stream and fields and vegetables and game and fruit all around me for year after year, I eel - dem if ever ate a meal, worthy of be- ing called a meal, on Nature's table— the beautiful, wonderful, natural ground. Of: course we had picnics! Sunday School picnics and family reunions and public school Picnics and com- 1 ]unity picnics and ,harvest picnics .arid all the other picnics that farm folk enjoy, . but the food we ate on those picnics was the very .food that the city folks usually eat when they °o too .decide to go•out into the wilder- ness for a meal: Potato salad, beets, pickles, cheesy, sandwiches, fruit— and ruitand all the rest of the usual picnic fodder that we claim "tastes so good" all because we have had a delightful time in the great outdoors• and are so hungry that plain Bread and butter is a genuine treat. �i partyoI over up boy and Siris, rauiging from ten to •seventeen years et age, from Dr, Ilarnardo y ]'lines, have left Eingls,nd for Canada,. Some of them 'tete shown waving good• ]aro to London..• 'Several Kinds of Fires. My boy, a city .boy, has taught his father, a farm boy, just what kind of meals may be had in the woods or on the banks of a stream—the best meals in the world. We scorn prepared foods as we start for the country now. We much prefer the "makings," a few utensils and the anticipation of the huge delight be- fore us. In the depths of some grove or on the bank of a friendly stream, son and I pitch our camp and, prepare our meal. Usually we are not alone, for every scout in our troop who is able to get off on that particular day sees 'to it that he is with us Cut the beef in tiny cubes and. put esease- She—"X could scratch my eyes out for saying my mother is a cat," Hubby—"Well, that proves you in- herit her disposition." Luxor to Wembley. A remarkable reproduction• of Tut- ankhamen's tomb at Luxor has been constructed by experts for display at the British Empire . Exhibition at Wembley. Wonderful chairs of ivory and ebony, fearsome elongated lions and cows, golden chariots, • chests armed black slaves—all have been faithfully copied. The "tomb": will have three •chatu- bers, each the exact size of the origin- al. In an ante -room will be the golden couches, the chests, and• the chariot wheels just as they were found in the Luxor tomb; and at the entrance will be tate two black guardians of the Tun- er shrine. One of the most remarkable objects in the "tomb" is the King's "tailor's dummy:' To save himself the trouble of being measured and fitted for his clothes, Tutankhamen had a repro- duction oe himself made from his exact measurements, on which his clothiers fitted all his new clothes. This dummy has been reproduced even to the pin -boles made by the fit - tees, The Flight. We are two eagles 'Vitale -together' Under the heavens, -Over` the mountains, Stretched on the wind. Sunlight heartens us, Blind snow baffles us, Ravelled and thinned. We are like eagles; But when Death harries us, Human and humbled When one of us goes, Let the other follow— Let the flight be ended, Let the fire blacken, Let the book close. , The Ship's Band. An old naval officer was describing his experiences and comparing the present condition of music on the ships with that of his active days. "Now-a=days," he said, "you have a band provided, and it's a hand of Eng- lishmen and everyone of them a naval man. When first I was prolnoted Cap- tain, • however, things were different. Documents in Tut's Tomb Verify History. Dr. dames H. 'Breasted, head of the Oriental Languages Department of the University of Chicago, has returned from a. four months'' stay in Egypt, where he has been deciphering manu- scripts found in the tomb of Tutank- hamen, utankhamen, which, by the way, is now spelled by those who know, Dr. Breast- ed included, "Tuttankhamon." In the tomb are manuscripts that will find out and amplify all the history of Egypt known, he says, and will also throw a light on ancient Grecian his- tory. For example, there have been found documents in the tomb to show the f Tutankhamon's revolu- seriousness o tionary belief in freedom of thought and individuality had on the politics of his time. They supplement the vague information regarding the fran- tic efforts of his girlavidow to save her throne by an alliance with a Prince of the Hittites in Asia Minor. It is in this ancient correspondence that Dr. Breasted has discovered documents supplementing recent .dis- coveries in Asia Minor, showing that My commander fancied himself as a there was a Trojan war, and that Het - musical man, and he would write to I en, the lady for whose sake ships were London and ask for one trombone, or sunk and battles rsged, was a real whatever it was he wanted, and he woman, and not the figment of the might get it or he might not, and the i imagination of a roving Greek mins- menwho played were as often as not' trel, foreigners who. did not know how to { "The tomb of Tut," he declared, "is play -together. I irad to insist on their a treasure house of ancient art, It survived from a revolution which was the first period of spiritual emancipa- tion in human history. What We Owe China. China produced discoveries and it, ventions of the greatest value to the human race long before the rise of Western civilization. The Chinese invented the compass in 1122 B.C.; paper in the early part of the first century; printing about the year A.D. 982; glass in the early part of the second century; the seas; nmgraph in the first century, a,nd an- ticipated modern medicins, Metal coins were in circuiat.ion in China in 2852 B.C. The manufacture by the ancieiii Chinese of gongs and tom-toms, with their ileriiect tones, , still remains a mystery.to us, although their chemical cdnipasitioil has been determined. Elevation is to merit what dress is to n• handsome ,faersone playing 'God Save the Queen' each morning and night, a thing a lot of them didn't like' and seine of 'ern couldn't do. But now -a -days there aro no bands in the world to touch ours." Which is quite true, • Historic Ring. sEvery electric light in the world, from the small pocket lamp to huge Advertising signs, owes its existence to e little ring about six inches in diameter. This' ring, which is in the Royal Institution Museum its London, is that from which Faraday, the groat inventor •, obtained the first induction sparks thus making a discovery which is the basis of our. modern electric lighting 'system. Human Flair Rope. in -.some Japanese temples ruay be meen suspended great coils of rope woven from human hair. Such ropes, made of ]hair sacrificed by thousands of. women and girls, were used to hoist"steno and timber for the temple, And are preserved as relics. True to Form, "Theres been quite e minima in. the school yard, What's it all about?" i`Edecation that stresses inherent asked the princip n1. good qualities in every child is more "why," explained Harold, "tate doe - interesting to me than the eulttne o£ tor has just been around =examining plants. Entirely without biological th ,` and one of the deficient boys is comparison, the cl.tild as well as the knocking the stuffing out of a perfect plant bas desirable tendencies and kid-" qualities ----those of the child to be fair- --.......0--- . f Void of purity in morals, faith i into an active appreciation o lured s but a hypocrite of 'words, goody" --Luther Burbank. 111 HUK. -t- - mei 11I ice,. Nu Got Smoked There. "Just back from a trip, eh? Why do you wear smoked glasses?" "I don't—just in from Pittsburgh,' you know." Persistency. Ross—"Aren't you the boy who was here a week ago looking for a posi-' tion?" Boy—"Yes, sir." Bose—"I thought so. And didn't I' tell you then that I wanted an older. boy?" "Yes, sir; that's why I'm here again.; I'm older now." Says Farmer Fumbiegate. The radio spreads wide the news•, And it is mighty fine; But still for gossip I prefer The good old party line. • Air raids on Great Britain during the War resulted in 1,418 deaths and 3,407 injured.' 1F "(00 StioantV MAR6t..S THEA HOW ‘0001:170 Ste (t O 1? p1DIA' Tti.1. 131'R trit.9 c