The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-18
JOYFUL TOTS.
Kindergarten Pupils Gathered
Round the Festive Tree.
E exhibitions and Distribution Of Prizes in the
Various schcols-Mrs. Pope's Munif.
cent Donation.

Association. three schools having been Wis
tied, representing about 500 children, and
Christmas festivals held in all. No one who
attends these annual exhibitions of the chill
dren can fail to appreciate the good work
which is being done by the various kinder
gartens, for obedience seems to be the first
and supreme law observed.
Even in the face of tempting presents the
young pupils preserve patience and quiet
spirit of order, waiting for the signal of their
teachers before they begin to eat the good
things provided or caress the dolls that have
been dressed for their special benefit. At
all of the exercises yesterday there were
large audiences, among whom were many
fashionable people. Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper,
who is the soul of the kindergarten system.
and whose time is entirely devoted TO this
kind of education, was to be seen at each
exhibition directing and experimenting the
corps of trained instructors.
The first exhibition of the day was at
Stanford, No. 2, on the corner of Eighth
and BrannaTstreets. The visiting commit
tee consisted of Mrs. Charles Lux, Mrs. j.
r. Sharpstein, Mrs. II. G. Carlton, Miss
Harriet Cooper. Miss Mary L. Brown, Mrs.
Charles Holbrook, Miss Isabelle Knight,
Miss Mary E. Weygant. Mrs. w. T. Y.
Schenck and Mrs. K. S. Hart.
DECORATED WITH FLOWERS
The school contains two classes and has
an enrolment of over 200 pupils. 1t is I'M
der the charge of Miss Louise DAILY and
Mary Farnsworth, principals, and Jemima
Algie, Mollie Rust and Ella Mcintyre, as
sistants. The large room, ninety feet long,
was handsomely decorated with roses and
smilax, Towering plants and holly berries.
Ihara oil finn 1..cif
flowers with notices and n large portrait of
the late Leland Stanford Jr., which is in
position at the end of the room. was twined
around with ropes of smilaX and roses.
A large Christmas tree occupied the GEN.
ter of the room and it was loaded with toys
and presents for the little ones, who evil
IDENTIFY locked upon the day as the happiest
one of their lives. The room was filled to
OVERLOOKING with the children, their parents
and invited guests. and 10 say that all were
happy would only feebly express it. The
little ones sang Christmas carols and kinder
garten songs. keeping their eyes on the
Christmas tree meanwhile, while the older
folks looked on with pleasure and spoke of
the noble work being done by the kinder
gartens in this city.
Among those present were: Mrs. Thomas
Miller, Mrs. Sanborn, Mrs. ID. w. Folger,
Mrs. A. NJ. Gale, Deputy Superintendent
Miss Harriet Cooper, Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper.
Mrs. and Miss Laidley, Mrs. Frank NJ. Viii
SUI, MIS. mar ECCuullZ, MIS-. ID. Glitter,
Miss Ella Doraett, Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Gage
ANOTHER HAPPY TIRoNG.
A happy crowd of young folks also gath
cred yesterday morning at 2l3 Ninth street,
where are located the Pope Hazel, Mont
gomery aud the j. Shattuck Fuller free kin
dergartens. The main room of the building
where the exercises were held was nicely
decorated. and in its center stood large
Christmas tree. laden down with things that
delight the hearts OF little ones, about 160 of
whom were present. After an address by
Mrs. Sarah b. Cooper and games, songs and
exercises by the children. presents were dis
tributed from the tree, and all the little ones
went away happy.
The principals Of the school are: Mrs.
Sumner johnson and Miss Xene Roberts,
with Miss Ella Brown, Miss Frances Sargent
and Miss Margaret Rhodes as trained assist
ants The festival was in charge Of the fol-
lowing visiting committee of the school:
Mrs. F. A. Frank Chairman, Miss Mary E.
Pope. Mrs. Alexander Montgomery, Miss
Ella l.. Adams, Mrs. Alfred b. Ford, Mrs.
John +. Merrill, Miss Jennie Blair, Mrs.
Austin Sperry and Mrs. j.. F. Foster.
At the opening of the exercises Mrs.
COOPER. during her address. stated that Mrs.
L. f. Shattuck had raised $1,000 from bust
ness men for the kindergarten, hrs. Pope
had endowed it with the sum OF $4,000 and
Mrs. Alex Montgomery had sent hand
some Christmas donation. Among those
present at the festival were:
Misses Hazel and Annie Montgomery,
Mrs. I. A; Frank, Captain Z. G. Wade,
Miss Hazel Wade. Mrs. j. f. Merrill, Pro-
fessor Krusi. Mrs. A. b. Ford. Mrs. L. d.
Gladding, j. F, Shattuck, Mrs. Farnsworth,
Mrs. j. III. Barnard, Mrs. Austin Perry,
Mrs. Frank NJ. Wilson, Mrs. j. II. Pepper
of st. Paul. Mimi, aid Mrs. a. y. Flan-
ders, Mrs. Martin Schultz, Mrs. Gladdng,
Miss Libbie Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Gage,
Mrs. j. F. Foster, Mrs. A. d. Ford, Mrs. A.
w. Sandborn.
TWO FRIENDS KINDERGARTEN.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon another
Christmas festival was held at 1913 Folsom
street, at the rooms of the Two Friends
Free kindergarten. The Visiting Commit
tee consisted of Mrs. Charles r. Story, Mrs.
w. T. Fonda, Miss Mary Weygant, Mrs. W.
G. Woodman, Miss Isabelle Knight, Mrs.
Frank r. Weeks aud Mrs. l.. 5. Spencer.
This school was organized in June, 1880,
by Mrs. Charles r. Story, who has taken an
fourth kindergarten established in this city,
and its enrolment is now 100 pupils. The
school is in charge of Miss Lucy Gamble
principal, and Miss Agatha English assist
ant.
The schoo,-room was also prettily decor
ated for the occasion with flowers and ever
greens. In the center of the floor was u
large Christmas tree, around which was
piled wagon-load of presents. One special
feature about the tree was that on every
branch was placed lighted colored cand lie.
This was considered an innovation and was
well appreciated by the young ones, for
when the curtains of the room were drawn,
the scene became novel, realistic of Christ
mas eve, with the distribution of prizes,
after several kindergarten exercises.
The Christmas exercises of the Occidental
kindergarten will he held at Drew's Hall,
II New Montgomery street, on Saturday
afternoon, at O'clock.
To-day at 10 o'clock in the morning,
exercises or festival will be held at Memorial
School to Leland Stanford Junior, at 1906
Mason street. for which elaborate pro-
gramme has been prepared.