The herald., 1898-11-24
THANKSGIVING EVENTS
SCHOOLS CELEBRATE HARVEST
FESTIVAL DAY
GIVE GENEROUSLY TO POOR
Forty Loads of Provisions Donated.
Artistic Blackboard Decorations.
Vacation Till Monday

nchools this year has been especially enthu-
siastic on the part OF teachers and pupils
alike. The blackboard and other decora.
tions in many of the schools were unusually
artistic, and the children enjoyed the wide
range of objects, which are so inseparabie
from the genuine, old-fashioned Thanksgiv'
ing day, which they were allowed to select
as the subjects of some very realistic black
low pumpkinsioly oily ly lyodw lyodwolyl
board drawing. There were tiocks OF proud
turkeys, fields of yellow pumpkins, apple
and pumpkin brownies, long cared rabbits,
quaint pilgrim maidens and gay fall bios
sons and autumn leaves, all suggestive OF
the harvest festival day. There were sew
era flag raisings and nearly every school in
the city donated a large consignment OF pro-
visions to the less fortunate, in all nearly
forty loads being contributed toward u COM
Portable Thanksgiving for the poor.
BY a happy coincidence San Pedro street
school was enabled to have its customary
Thanksgiving day exercises in conjunction
with flag raising, when the following pro-
gram was rendered: America" by four
classes recitations Juliette Hogan, Elmer
Streeter and Elmer Wicksham; class recita-
tions, Our Country "Old Glory was
then unfurled, scattering showers of rose
leaves from its opening folds. Three cheers
were given, followed by Star Spangled Ban
ner" by the school orchestra. Mrs. Par
sons sang a solo, and addresses were made
by Superintendent Foshay, Messrs. Bart
lett, Bragg and Davis of the board of educa
tion. interspersed with songs by the school.
The pledge to the flag was given, and, with
the singing of 'Columbia,' the American
eagle gave way 10 the more American tur-
key.
The blackboard decorations at the Sand
street school were especially pretty, and an
interesting program was rendered by the
fourth grade.
AT the Norwood street school, the large
hall was decorated with large portrait of
General Washington, draped with flags and
everywhere were touches of color in gay
buntings and flowers. The exercises opened
with march, and then came the following
program: Thanksgiving proclamation,
Howard Coffin; song, first, second and third
grades, 'Hiawatha's s Hunting Paul Ham
mond; Autumn" (Whittier), Helen Crow
ley; song, kindergarten; "The Last Leaf"
(I1omes), Cecily Prayer; November" Ira
Phillips; song, fifth and sixth grades; "The
Corn Song" (Whttier), Mabel Townsend;
essay Early Plymouth Days" Hattie
Lund; song, seventh and eighth grades;
"Thanksgiving," Paul Edward; song,
America"
The first and second grades of the Breed
street school held appropriate exercises in
a room beautifully decorated with roses and
smilax. A historical reading by fifteen boys
and girls of the second grade and songs and
recitations by the first grade were all in ac-
cord with the day The third and fourth
grades decorated their room with holly ber-
ries, autumn fruits and vegetables. Their
program was well rendered
The higher grades of the school all rem
dered excellent programs.
The Sixth street school, which has some
thing over six hundred pupils, had appro-
pirate exercises in each room. A special fea-
ture of the exercises were the blackboard
decorations, and has been usual in other
years, the donations for the poor of the city
were especially generous. The Thanksgiv-
ing proclamation by the president was read
in each room.
At the Sentous street school general exer.
cises and recitations We're held in the large
hall, draped with buntings and large flags.
Under the dnation of the principal, T. j.
Phillips, an admirable program was rem
dered, each grade contributing something
toward it. Long tables were arranged in
the halls for the offerings, which were piled
high upon them.
Good programs, as usual were presented
in Miss Claypool's and Miss Cooper's rooms /
In the seventh grade room palms and chrys-
anthemums were arranged about the walls,
and dainty souvenir programs, tied with !
knots of ribbon, were prepared by the pu.
pills. Following were the numbers: Part /
Historical Thanksgiving song, Thanks |
giving" class; reading, The First Thanks |
giving Day" Iva Hetherington; recitation,
"The First Thanksgiving Proclamation,' p
Fay Mahan; reading, a New England
Thanksgiving, Gertrude Connect; recita-
ton, - Thanksgiving Tragedy" Ray Shot
well; mandolin solo, "Romance,' Carleton
Bainbridge; story, Thanksgiving at Bears
borough, Adolph Bosshard 'Thanksgiv- |
ing Joys Alice Walton. Part 2-Present- |
day Thanksgiving; reading, "The Pres- |
dents Proclamation" Piummer Montgom.
cry; recitation, "Thanksgiving Comes .
Again, Rose Ellis; "Three Turkeys Har- |
cid Lyon; "A Sad ThanBsgiving,' Marjorie
Toppen; THANKSGIVING Preparations" |
Juanlta Lane; parody, Owed to Thanks |
giving" Sadie Blumenthal; "Thanksgiv-
ing" Blanche Griswold; humorous recita-
ton, Ethel Davenport; "The TURKEYS |
Soliloquy," Harry Chrisman; The Mean .
ing of Thanksgiving Day Merle Hutchin.
son; song. class. In Miss Claypool's room
the Progressive Literary society gave an ex /
cellent program.
Following the custom of previous years
the pupils of the high school have reserved .
both special exercises and gifts to the poor
until Christmas time. One week from Fri /
day the Star and Crescent society. which
numbers something over five hundred mem. (.
bers, will have a special THANKSGIVING pro-
gram. Today the middle class had little /
spread at the luncheon hour.
The Gates street school had flag raising
and Thanksgiving exercises. The exercises
were held in the yard in front of the build /
ing. Arthur Langford read the presidents /
and there were songs by /
groups Of four and five of the first grade |
pupils and a selection by the school quartet.
Recitatons were given by Bessie Pope,
Kathleen Strong, Pauline Case. Florence
Woods, Miriam Cook, Thomas REYNOLDS.
Margaret Stevens and Hubert Hattie.
James fitzpatrick read an essay on ''Bless.
ngs of Our Flag and Frank johnson read
IN essay on Thanksgiving. The pledge to
the flag was given in concert and as the
beautiful new flag foated out On the breeze
the children sang Lohengrn's Flag of the
Free"