The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-20

CLOSING OF SCHOOLS.
Interesting Christmas Exercises BY the
Pupils.

Pupils.
The schools Of the city closed yesterday
for the holiday recess. In all of them
there were exercises appropriate To the oc-
casion, which were attended by the par
ents of the pupils and other friends of the
schools. Among the pupils of the primary
grades the teachers distributed candy,
nuts, popcorn and fruit
CENTRAL SCHOOL.
In the Central school exercises were not
held in every room, but two or three rooms
would cluD together for the festivities. A
number of the rooms were tastefully
trimmed with evergreens and ivy. The
following teachers arranged the pro-
grammes, which consisted of music, sing
ing, Rotations and dialogues: Miss Mary
f. Robson, Mrs. Helen L. Pearce, Miss
Leila J. Chisholm, Miss May Willard, Miss
Adelaide l.. Pollock, Hiss Helen G. De Voc,
Miss Hattie A. Kellam, Miss Lillian Bur-
rows, Miss SADIE b. Young, Miss Kate Z.
Cheasty, Miss Title J. Piper, Miss Jennie
G. Lombard, Mrs Ada E. Core, Miss jose
phine Rupert, Miss Christiana Hyatt, Miss
Grace Hughes, Miss Carrie b. Lake, Miss
Allie FL. Carter, Miss Lizzie 4. Browne.
SOUTH SCHOOL.
At the South school regular Christmas
exercises were held. All the rooms were
decorated with ivy and greens. The rooms
of Miss Nevins and Miss Stowell-that is,
of the two lowest grades--combined and
gave n programme consisting of motion
songs and recitations. There was Christ
mas tree prettily decorated with candles.
On the tree hung small lace stockings for
each pupil hlled with candy, nuts and pop
corn.
Many visitors were present at all of the
rooms.
Miss Beman's room and Miss Forster's,
making up the third-year grades, also
united in an entertainment of recitations,
dialogues and music. In these rooms the
children were treated to oranges and candy
done up in Japanese napkins.
There were joint exercises in the rooms
of Miss NJ. L. Heggard and Miss E. r.
Heggard.
Mrs. McCulloch's room gave a separate
entertainment.
The rooms of the two highest grades,
Miss Hyde's and Miss Whites, gave WELL
prepared entertainment, which was en-
joyed by many visitors. The programme
was as follows:
song-"Tramp, Tramp. School
Recitation-"Little Bennie'' !. Josie Fitzpatrick
Recitation. 49,. ."Dean Afnold's Christmas Eve
Mary Geek.
Recitation. .........-...'. 1.-TWO Little Stockings"
Mary Roberts
Instrumental duet -. Sara Colts, Lizzie Orth
MISUNDERSTANDING Tree Carrie Tease
Recitation. ."Christinas and the Liberal Man.
Fred Wood
Recitation christmas and the Mser"
Willie Blanchard.
Recitation. "Bessie's Christmas Party
Blanche Fry
Recitation. ......... 1.-THE New Church Organ"
May Pratt.
Instrumental solo ..A Allie Agar
Recitation, Little Mother ' Gertie Reitze
Recitation, The Engineers story" .Gertie Davis
Recitation, If Were You -. Pearl TAYLOR
Piano duet. ..... .Addie Burgert and Zula Taylor
Dialogue. !" Mark Twain and interviewer
paa,ta George Fit Fitzhenry and Gerald rrnk.
Vocal duet Inc Doss Drink from mi IKE M Aen
Recitation, Little Gottlieb' Adele Burke
Recitation. 80" The Marriage OF Santa Claus
Gertie Butler.
Recitation ....s Father Times Reception
Eugene ould
SOLO pae;.a, Annie Laurie Miss Cora Finch
Blanche Newberger. : - ''~'
Recitation. Annie and willies Prayer"
Bess Wilton.
Song, Merry Christmas -........ School
No gifts were distributed to the children
except in the lower grades.
THE DENNY SCHOOL.
At the Denny school exercises of the
same general character were held. The
second prize of $50 offered by the Press for
collecting Christmas coupons was won by
the school and placed in its library fund.
All the pupils assisted in making the col
lection, but the success of the effort was
largely due TO the zeal of Charles Alberty
and his mates of the eighth grade. Yes
terday, in token of their appreciation of
his work they gave him beautiful mo-
roocco-bound volume of Shakespeare's COM
plete works.