Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series : EVENTS
May Day 1940
TAGS: May Day, Pine Mountain Settlement School, WWII, English Country Dancing, country dance, sword dance, Danish dance,
INTRODUCTION
The 1940 May Day event was clouded by WWII. Many students had left the School to join the war efforts and those that stayed behind were weighing their consciences.
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TRANSCRIPTION
PINE MOUNTAIN SETTLEMENT SCHOOL
PINE MOUNTAIN, KENTUCKY
MAY DAY
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1940 AT 2 O’CLOCK
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Directed by MISS ABBY W. CHRISTENSEN
Music by MR. ARTHUR W. DODD
Assisted by MR. [Everett] WILSON AND MR. NEWCOMB
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Country Dance Special Group
The Gisburn Processional and The Morpeth Rant
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCES
Christchurch Bells (massed dancing)
The Maid in the Moon — By A-1 Group
Set I
| Sarah Shepherd | Sam Hall |
| Louise Hawn | Carl Farley |
| Hattie Sturgill | Elmer Cecil |
Set II
| Rosa Boggs | Marian Profitt |
| Mossie Lewis | Buster McIntyre |
| Irene Garrett | Estil Ealm |
Set III
| Dr. Kilduff | Ralph Kinnard |
| Mary Ann Cornett | Lloyd Lewis |
| Miss [Anna Lee] Goins | Flannery Watts |
COUNTRY DANCE — by A-2 Group
Goddesses
Set I
| Lucille Beeler | Wilbur Merion |
| Lillian Hendrix | Nora Begley |
| Nell Shuler | Harvey Kinnard |
| Anita Steen | Marlow Nolan |
Set II
| Iris Howard | Thelma Centers |
| Hope Creech | Lake Crase |
| Pattie Steen | Tressie Shell |
| Alice Nolan | Lloyd Turner |
Set III
| Annie May Collins | Buster Blackson |
| Ora Jackson | Willie Cornett |
| Ruby Turner | Charles Turner |
| Anna Rose Turner | Estil Cornett |
| Marbeth Peters | Donald Thompson |
COUNTRY DANCE — by the Day Students
Thady, You Gander
Set I
| Cora Nolan | Lloyd Turner |
| Anita Steen | Marlow Nolan |
| Alice Nolan | Tracy Shell |
| Pattie Steen | Turner Begley |
| Ruby Nolan | Beckie May Begley |
Set II
| Mossie Lewis | Paul Boggs |
| Cora Nolan | Willie Cornett |
| Marie Nolan | Charles Turner |
| Carlie May Huff | Estil Cornett |
A MORRIS DANCE — Special Group
Upton on Severs
| Mary Pace | Elanor Ayers |
| Ruth Shuler | Ruby Ayers |
| Pauline Frost | Majel Jones |
A SWORD DANCE
Sleights
| Theodore Collins | William Cornett |
| Mr. Dodd | James Centers |
| Carl Henson | Junior Frazer |
| Willard Enix | Clayton York |
A DANISH DANCE
The Hatter
| Miss [Fern] Hall | Mr. [William] Hayes |
| Miss Christensen | Paul Hayes |
| Ruby Ayers | Wilbur Wilder |
| Pauline Frost | Fred Jones |
Set II
| Mabel Beeler | Paul Hayes |
| Helen Ruth Cornett | Burton Creech |
| Jewel Weaver | Clayton York |
Set III
| Ruth Shuler | Fred Jones |
| Ruby Ayers | Majel Jones |
| Pauline Frost | Walter Revis |
Set IV
| Maxine Holbrook | Robert Blanton |
| Lena Mae Mullins | Wilbur Wilder |
| Emma Lou Mullins | Mr. [Everett] Wilson |
Parson’s Farewell
| Miss Abby W. Christensen | Mr. [Glyn] Morris |
| Miss [Fern] Hall | Mr. [William] Hayes |
Spring Garden
| Mrs. [Everett] Wilson | Mr. [Everett] Wilson |
| Helen Ruth Cornett | Mr. [Glyn] Morris |
| Mable Beeler | Fred Jones |
| Elanor Ayers | Mr. [William] Hayes |
COUNTRY DANCE — A-1, A-2 and Co-op Groups
The Ribbon Dance
MORRIS DANCE
The Bacca Pipes Jig (any dancer who touches a pipe with her foot must sit down)
| Elanor Ayers | Mable Beeler |
| Ruth Shuler | Louise Hawn |
| Jewel Weaver | Gwendolyn Hendren |
| Florence Humphrey | Maxine Holbrook |
SWORD DANCE
Winlaton
| Mr. [William] Hayes | Paul Hayes |
| Ralph Kinnard | Wilbur Wilder |
| Mr. [Glyn] Morris |
The “Calling on Song” is sung by Mr. Newcomb
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE
Sellenger’s Round
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE
Helston Furry Processional