Sambo and his "elephant" was one of the principal attractions in the parade which introduced the annual circus given by the children at the Wayne County Training School.
Children Give Circus, and Oh, What a Time!
Accompanied by all the fanfare of the traditional "big top" 180 boys and girls of the Wayne County Training School staged their fifth circus Saturday afternoon on the schools spacious playground. The sloping hills about he natural amphitheater were thronged with parents, friends and former pupils of the school, all of then turned out in a general homecoming day. Favored with ideal weather, the actors formed in line at the far end of the grounds paraded around the buildings and into the tents erected on the side of the playground.
A RIOT OF FUN.
Beauty and the Beast was the opening number Anna Shannon enacted the roll of Beauty and Raymond Wojiastick the Beast. Following this came the clowns in a riot of fun, Little Red Riding Hood and the fearful Wolf, the dazzling girl acrobats, wild animal stunts, pony ballet, and tournament pyramid performers, the dashing toreador, Sambo's Indian elephants in feats of skill and a grand clown finale. There wasn�t a dull moment, one reason being that the children do just as they want to and not according to the way someone else thinks they should . It was their natural play. Everybody was gay and happy and long after the last performer had disappeared the crowds remained on the shaded grounds.They visited the "zoo" where each year the pets of the children are exhibited along with their prime stock. There are dogs, Persian cats ,rabbits, birds, guinea pigs, and gold fish. And there was Ionia Maggie Pauline the prize cow who established a new junior 4-year record of 29,425 pounds of milk in a year.
VISIT TRUCK GARDENS
Visits were made to the exhibition of truck garden products and all were surprised to learn that 40% of the food eaten at the school is produced there. Mrs. Helen W. Traill? was the chairman of the commities in charge of the circus. The children made the trappings, vehicles and costumes used. Dr Robert H Haskell, Medical superintendent was the host for the day.
