The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-24
AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
EXERCISES YESTERDAY APPRo-
PIRATE TO HOLIDAY SEASON.
Interesting Programmes Given at All
the Schools to Inaugurate the Hol-
iday Season = Many Patrons
Present.
Present.

Exercises appropriate to the holiday
season ard given with a view to in
augurating the Christmas vacation,
were held at the public schools yester-
day.
All the programmes were interesting,
/ and those who participated in them &C
/ Quilted themselves most creditably
The parents of the pupils were out in
/ force. Salt Lakes schools are the pride
/ of her citizens. and in all entertain
ments OF this kind never fail to lend
all their encouragement to the enter
prises.
An appeal was made to the school
| children a few days ago to bring any
| old clothes they could find, to the school
for distribution by j. w. Minor, the
truant officer, and it met with a gen
erouS response
FRANKLIN.
The programme here was very short,
but interesting. The rooms Nos. IL ana
| u co-operated, and made a very good
showing. The Indispensable holly and
evergreen We're there in all their splen-
dor, as were other gems of fora The
school artists spared no pains to make
| the blackbOardS loog preSentable, ana
the scholars proceeded as a unit to
make the visitors happy and we'll pleas
ed with the school. The programme IS
given below 1t was a small sheet OF
paper with bunch of hand-2alnted
! flowers on one side, and in golden let
tiers the legend, "A Merry Christmas.
On the other side, at the top, were the
words: "Ad Astra Aspera."
Song-"Music of the Bells" room II.
Recitation.-Alt Dawson, of room II.
Recitation.-Dora Algood, of room IL.
Duet-Edith Evans and Maud Hoyt.
of rooms IL and II.
Christmas Quotation.-Room II.
Recitation.-Lou Turner, of room IL.
Octette.-Rooms II and II.
Recitation.-Amy Adams, of room II.
| Christmas. Quotation.-Room1 IL.
Song, Holy Night. room II.
! School, journal of room II.
Drama-Rooms II and Il.
! Quartette.-Room II.
OQUIRRH.
The Oquirrh school had appropriate
exercises throughout the building. The
| pupils of the primary and lower grades
! congregated in one of the rooms and
bid welcome to the holidays with songs
! and Rotations. The little folks en-
| tered into the occasion with the Zest
and interest it merited, and did them
selves proud in their respective parts.
The intermediate grades prepared a
rostrum in the second floor corridor,
and carried out their programme. Six
rooms joined forces, each presenting
one selection.
"A Telephone Message" by Lena
Meyers, and the physical culture drill
! by II maidens from room 4 captivated
the audience, although all the numbers
were worthy of special mention.
On the third floor, three programmes
were presented, embracing the six
higher grades. They were very good,
but could not equal those of the
The decorations of the different
rooms were triumphs of art. The black
board spread before the visitors tur-
keys, st. Nicks and Christmas pictures
| galore. EVergreens were accorded first
place as wall decorations, holly pre-
dominating. Visito-s were numerous,
and expressed themselves favorably on
the splendid showing of their chill
dren. o.
HAMILTON.
At the Hamilton school, the Xmas
exercises were utilized to replenish the
exchequer of the school. The treasurer
had reported a deficit, and as money
was needed to pay the rent for the
piano, an admission was charged. The
entertainment was we'll worth the
price, however. and of all the people
who attended, none were dissatisfied
with the programme.
The chief feature of the afternoon
was a dramatization of THE Ruggles
Christmas Party" The amateur thes-
plans, while not used to weekly rehear-
sails, made an admirable showing, and
evidenced no small amount of talent
The proceeds of this entertainment
amounted to $3.50.
WASHINGTON.
The exercises at this school were Of
the usual order. The rooms joined in q
large programme, presenting many
beautiful selections. AS usual, the par
ents of the scholars evinced a great
interest in the school work. Each room
in the school was decorated by the
pupils. The blackboards, as usual
showed artistic talent of no mean de-
gree; "a lasting monument to the teach
II. far-