New-York tribune., 1898-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN THE SCHOOLS
SICKNESS KEPT MANY CHILDREN AT
HOME. But THOSE PRESENT
WERE LIGHT HEARTED.
THE VARIED PROGRAMMES SHOW THE HALF
YEARS WORK TO HAVE BEEN HARD.
BUT MOST SATISFACTORY.

YEARS WORK TO HAVE BEEN HARD
BUT MOST SATISFACTORY.
BE sure to hang your stockings right side up
with care" the parting advice that one genial
principal his pIps as he wished them all a
Merry Christmas" and stralghtway charged them;
Trouble begins for year on Tuesday, January
g. at the usual place and hour"
Owing 10 the absence OF many teachers and
pupils account OF sickness. much Of the usual
Christmas programme at Public School NO o.
College-ave and East Onehundrcd -and-icrty- NTH
st.. had be given up Nevertheless. the Christ
mas spirit prevailed, the fun and good humor OF
those present helped 20 make up for the deAcency'
and the exercises were both pleasant and appro-
PIRATE.
In the grammar department Of No. II. at No. 1886
West Forty-seventh-si., beautiful tree was pre-
eented to the school BY the principal. Miss {. b.
W. Martin. The decorations OF this tree were ex-
'ceptionally handsome and were based upon
unique feature. Directions were given that no
child was 10 give present but each one might
lend something that had been used or would be
used In his or home entertainment The dec
orations were brought in abundance and all placed
on the tree until at the proper time each chlld
claimed and took his own. In this way no expense
was incurred by any child for the tree which Was
literally "a thing OF beauty" nor was the oya"
infrtnged which forbds putting children 10 any
expense whatever The Christmas programme was
appropriate and well given.
In the grammar department Of School No. So
Mrs Sarah S. j. Garnet, prlnclpaA the Christmas
exercises were follows:
Chorus Morning" Beethoven; recitations and
reading grades "A and 4B; reading, Millions Hymn
OF the Nativity" pupil grade "A; recitations on
"Chrstrnas" pupils from grade Alb; chorus, Glory
20 God In the Highest" grammar department; reel
+a.,ons How Christmas Is Observed In Different
Countries" pupils grade 5A; reading. christmas
IN Merry England" pupi. grade 5B; rectations on
christmas Evergreens" pupils 6B; chorus why
Do We Sing" school, address. Mrs Garnet chorus
'Winter" grammar department
Appropriate exercises were also held IN the prl-
mary department
VARIED PROGRAMMES
a. pr,,,c School No. 5s. No. 81 West F,ty-sec-
ond-st. the primary department had christmas
t,ss IN the auditorium presented by the principal
Miss Emma A. Egbert. and decorated Dy herseii
and her bright bevy Of assistants fach oi ''ie
various classroorns had a tree also or grao-pas'
and IN every case where It was the latter Miss
rgheA was besieged be the first to grao Tor
irck which she OF course, did In the kinder
oar,en department the decorations ana e1's were
nearly all prepared by the children the gl's peihg
distributed among the parents ana eSch !a,e 'E1 o
papa and mamma. Cranberries anu poppedI pd coIor vr
taught incidentally as directions W., mere ,oT1es hJse
white kernels then one red , VAS prove smooth
sailing of te folks & get ei,beT so bapsnzard
~" I'm Miss Egberts department the following pro-
gramme given; ....or,oo". "Sav,our Hear
1." German Christmas song BIB J.; Chris'mps RT
carol 3B q he minqeti MeaS 9oy 10 Iisht Can.
sTo%hske * e1eTsispf Gaepy chrsma fairies and
"a Merry chrsirnas 2B jons i Ms'Tssf c5rstmas san1s
SSarrsi, SHrsi, % The snow "a, Night Of Nighs':
ssls Sslie fsHs GSmn Of the RepSblict oas. ., little
The dolls song was ssI sTiil in Rer arms and each
sang to the doll.
~. Tribune representative received beautifully
.rvangso programme and invitation decorated win
- "a ,.ed with the class colors, red and white
.'o"'' - a,atine class al No 45. The order Of
,.a. yas arranged by the class OF 49,
S..oo,,aI Miss Mary f. Tate. the other teach
.,s and pupils being guests or TINS class Inc
programme foAo"s'
Carol GLORY Cod in the Hgassd Msd ssgnSefs ssniGrs
piano duet On the Race rp Hoiv 94tV Theresa
Mullen: either solo Prince Bismdrck Mdau, doyse
he,ene Melr Henroena Girom: trio Beware Theresa
Mrken Grace Schmidt, Etenne Elcca Iln,g Goi "a
hard Mabel conway an9 NAN l,iy Fsnkner piano duet
"Oui Vive" Gussie Lustberg JOSIE Daun,o ,,ndo,Sn nv
Maud saunoersa sGns nspo duet THE Posman's Wei
come Call" Maggie Horton anu anu nSnlin solo "fe,
literary seec,ions ,,,css Solo winter Lullaby
Emily Snow song Star Spangled baiIne', inDer
katherine Fox r. president and May rauih"ei
vce-presdent.
WHAT LITTLE BOYS DID
A. pr,u. So, No oa in west Fifty-fourth-st
Andrew J. whteside principal, the e@e''i'e' "'''
the following;
ter Hewitt :'os the S,' Only Dierence Master FIX
ssen Try to sPsSd the Masea Gcrmsy
Swinging Meath the Grapeyi1cshr, mas ne WISH"
%sster BroWn: Vocal solo. Master Mulsne song
g Hoy Ns'n asSs Up Master ss saSSa %Ssms
ss H:.:s q M:s.. s:ass :ons Msr1s cArssns' Bells