The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-24
BABE OF BETHLEHEM.
Nativity Appropriately Rendered
in the Schools of ST. Paul.

Christmas exercises were held in
nearly all of the rooms of the Jeffer-
son school yesterday afternoon. In
number of the rooms large Christmas
trees were laden with good things,
which will be given into the hands OF
the hospitals and several other char
liable institutions Of the city today.
Perhaps the most interesting exercises
were held in the kindergarten, where
fifty little tots were assembled, and sat
in the little red chairs with as much
decorum as If they expected Santa
Claus to appear at any moment. The
exercises were very pretty, consisting
of Christmas carols sang by the little
folks and a Christmas story told by
Mrs. NJ. B. Passage. The services In
the second grade consisted of song
by the school, HE Is Jolly Old Eel
low" followed by recitation by Bruce
Schunemann, entitled ITO Prevent Mis-
takes" the whole school recited
Santa Claus Sat in His Den," after
which Annie Lohlker sang a solo com
posed by Mrs. Charles r. Croft, entt-
tied December" The programme in
this room was concluded with song.
In Miss Kate A. Slye's room, the
fifth grade, an original poem was read
by one of the pupils, Just About
Santa Claus" followed by number OF
rotations the programme closing
with a story told by the teacher in an
attractive manner Of ''The Sweet Y ule
Tide"
The teachers of the school presented
the principal, Prof. Henry S. Baker,
with beautiful bound Webster's Die
tionary for Christmas present. The
presentation was made by one Of the
upper grade teachers, after which Prof.
Baker gracefully acknowledged his
thanks.
There were also interesting exercises at
the Cleveland school, In the fourth grade.
presided over by Mrs. Pugh and Miss Peter
son, the programme was participated in by
Esther Magnuson, Mabel Sedin, Mamie Olson,
Clara Swanson, Hilda Broms, Ella Partridge,
Louise Kreidle Mabel Strong, Ida Johnson,
Florence Mclean, Agnes Moe, and Axel and
Arthur Sather.
In the sixth grade Misses Hough and AK
tell teachers. there were rotations by Mabel
Olsen. Minnie Clifton, Sophie Holt, Josephine
Berg Ida Broms. Hannah Bergstrom, Ruth
Huffman, Anna Tour, Elsie Rage, Anna Tour,
Lille NoTlin, Elmer Peterson and Ida Holm
strom; either solos by Anna Pearson and
Frieda Messerschmidt, violin solo by Henry
Hoffman. guitar solo by Elmer Peterson,
and a song by Clara Lindstrom.
The first grade exercises included eontri-
buttons by Florence Olson, Helga Peterson,
Freda Lolgren, Sadie Tienstein Helga Sather,
Herman Myer Annie Erickson, Helen Berg,
Nettie Dilley, Chester Berry Lydia Lee.
Lille MichaelSon, Lille GunderS0n, II. Cope
land and K. Macdonald.
The grammar grade programme included
recitations by Mary Peterson George Nicol.
Alfred Nydell. Arthur Erickson, Mary Leaf
dahl, Jessie Beard, Willie Lewis. Rose Green
berg and Jennie Golberstadt. and some
charming choruses.
The third grade programme was:
Dialogue-"Four Holidays"-John Farrell,
William samuelson, Ida Kreidl. Mary Olson.
Willie Hurley. Fritz Lindahl John Dahlby.
Geo. Buck, George Anderson, Arvid Peterson,
Gust Didell. George Ritter.
Peterson, Ida Olson, Jennie Youngberg, Min
ME Stolpestad, Phoebe Berg, Nellie Blom-
quist Edna Mackenzie.
Song-'Ye Shepherds, Arise'-Ida Blom-
quist, kgl IS Gustafson, Esther Johnson,
I-irE-a s., arson, Emma shaber, Minnie
SjGDestad, Mamie Swanson Ida KreidI.
fleci ,ations by Mabel Book. Florence Berg.
David Mintz, Harry Mintz, Raymond Farrell.
Emma Swanson. Emma Schaber, Esther John
son. Ida Blomquist5 Clarence Dosen. Annie
Luxien, Marie Ferrck, Paul Delander, Lille
Williams. Agnes Gustafson, Arden Awsumb.
Song-L. d. Parkinson.
Appropriate exercies were enjoyed general
ly throughout the schools.