East Cleveland Leader

Upon arrival at Kirk Jr. High School for Open House at 7:15 o'clock Wednesday evening, November 11th parents and friends will go to their respective home-rooms to meet the Home Room Teachers. They then will visit the exhibit indicative of the sesquicentennial period and at 8:30 p. m. be seated in the auditorium to view the pageant.

The first scene is Ohio in 1796, next comes the Log Cabin 1820, followed by an important happening in an Inn in 1880. The closing scene projects into the future showing the Ohio Heritage and Today's Challenge.

General chairman of the evening is Miss Jessie Laing, a faculty member at Kirk.

Albert Martin directs the pageant for which he also designed and executed the settings. Miss Aileen Davies has charge of costumes having made several of them to add to those being loaned for the evening.

The script is from the pen of Miss Naomi Caldwell and the exhibit has been collected and set up by Miss Mildred Owings. Robert Skinner directs the Indian Dance by Kirk boys.

The year is 1820. The scene a log cabin in Ohio. The occasion the gathering of friends to exclaim over Hope's (Ruth Philipp) wedding gown. It's the second scene of the four making up the historical pageant at Kirk's Open House next Wednesday.

The public is invited to enjoy the evening program. The pageant will be presented as a prevue for the student body.
Lauren Schenck and Carolyn Pierce display the Ohio Flag made by Margaret Shelton for the Open House at Kirk Wednesday evening, November 11th.

The flag will be among the exhibits on display. Lauren and Carolyn submitted the winning title for the sesquicentennial pageant 'Our Heritage in Ohio' to feature the Open House.
Reading from left to right are: standing - Peggy Webster as Faith; Pat Wallace, who aids in direction; Bernadette Morell, and seated, Jane Patterson as Mercy, Judy Jaye as Charity and Ruth Philipp as Hope, the bride-to-be.