Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-12-17
Christmas Tide.
SCHOOL, CHILDREN MEM.
OR1ZE THE OCCASION.
appropriate Exercises at the
Close of School.

Nearly all the schools in the citv at
tended by the younger class of scholars
nelu exercises appropriate to the season
az tne 'lhai sessions of the term, held
yesterday afternoon. A TELEGRAM NO.
porter visited the several school school,
anu at those places where no uoeran
was being given, found the children an
Joylng Christmas treat of candy. non
corn, etc, The friends and parents n
me children took sufficient interest If
!he exercises so that many of them were
IN attendance. The different schools OH
served the occasion as follows
SPAULDING SCHOOL.
In Grade Five the pupils taught bv
MISS ingalls, and Miss Boyce gave the
following program:
Song "a Wonderful Tree: ~ Rocit.
allon Welcome, Anna Charbonneau
Story 1.-The Newsboy's Sacrifice y
Howard Harris; Song, "Away in the
Mangcr;" Recitation, "a Picture of
santa Claus" Katie Ahern; Dialogue
"When Santa Claus Comes" Annie
Brown, Bessie Verooe, Edith Downie
Song, "Christmas Tree March," Reel
tation, "a Christmas Kiss" Johnnie
Carroll Recitation, "Trouble Ahead -
John Marion; Song, christmas Bells. -
Halle Calder, Lillian Gordon; Dialo-
que, "Chrlstmas Gifts" Nellie Slayton.
Alice Mercer, Lillian Gordon. Narv
Coyne; Song, bare Little Feet" LYLE
Perry and Gerald Knapp; Recitation,
"My Grandma's Santa Claus" Bessie
Vercoe, Gladys French; Song, "Old
Santa Claus" Recitation, "My Stock
ing" Annie Burke Recitation, "Christ-
mas" Chas. Knapp; Song. "The Air is
Filled with the Echoes !" Recitation.
"Sana's Secret Elsie Mcdonald !;
Story, 1.-The Robin at Church." Glen
Balch; Song, "Jolly Old st. Nicholas, !"
Recitation, "Mysterious Santa Claus. !"
Allie Clark Song, 1.-The Snow is Failing
Fast"
In Grade Six, taught by Miss Bessie
l.. Kent, the program consisted of Solo,
Philo Bruce, "aang Up the Baby's
Stocking;' Rec itation, Amelia Lacross,
1.-Two little Stockings;' Jessie Nelson,
''When Daddy Lights the Tree" Solo,
Bessie Jones, "Slumber Song" Reel
talions, Florence Pearl, "Santa Claus
Up-to Date Trip" Allan Reed, .'Decem-
ber;' Dialogue, Theresa Scott and
Antionette Gruner, "The Two Molly's
Presents;' REGULATIONS. Bessie Spear,
1.-The Dream STAR" Bertha Tierney,
"Christmas Carol "Quartet, "Christmas
Corol," Bessie Jones, Florence Brown,
Jennie Dobie, Tina Mcdonald.
The division of Grade Eight taught
by Mrs. Mathewson gave as program ::
Song, Snowhakes, School; Recitation,
Christmas lime, Alice Williams Reel
tation, The Christmas Gift, Lena Whea-
ton; Recitation, The Days, James
Walker Reading, Christmas in Holland,
Margaret Hunter; Reading Christmas in
Germany. Margie Beach; Song, We'll
come Sonia Claus, School; REGULATIONS,
The Christmas Tree, Alexander Nc
Queen; Christmas Tonight, Fannie
Merchant Jess for Christmas. Harry
Odds; The Christmas Goore at the
Cratchets, Ula McWhorter; Song,
Merry Xmas Bells Reading, Xmas in
England, Harry Jackson Nnias in
Norway and France, Albert Beattie ;
Nmas in Russia, Bert Curtin; Song,
Xmas, School, REGULATIONS, Two Little
Stockings, Allie Richardson; The Little
Nmas Tree, Eva Scott; After Xmas,
Earl Belnis Song, Xmas Bells. School.
In the other division of the Eighth
Grade, taught by Miss Martin, the en-
tertainmenl consisted of; The Christ
mas Bells, Ab5ie Webster; A Christ
mas Carol, Henry Mute; Jack Frost,
Willie Fraser; song, Snow flakes; a
Jolly Young King, Paul Bottinelli
Christmas Bells, Mary Milne; Round
the Christmas Tree, Minnie Rich Song
Christmas A Christmas Carol, William
Wheaton; A Southern Christmas Eve
Mabel Johnson; Song Merry Christmas
Bells, Carrie Bemis, Grace llunton, lvis
Averill, Louise Calder; The Bells Across
the Snow, Bessie Spooner; The Legen
Diary Christmas Essay, James Robert
son; Song, Santa Claus Is Coming; The
Missile Bough, Grace Worthen; Christ
mas Eve, Mary Reid; Lady Judith''
Vision, Almira Trow; Song, Welcome
Merry Christmas Two Chrstmases
Martin Sergeant; The Glad New Year
Bessie 1hwing.
The two fourth grades had an Amas
tree in Miss Whitehead's room. The
program consisted OF Xmas songs ant
recitations by the children. In all TIT
rooms mentioned treats of popcorn ant
candy were provided for the children
who enjoyed the occasion greatly.
CHURCH STREET SCHOOL.
Room Two, taught by Miss Brown
celebrated the occasion in good style
After the children had eaten their Christ
mas candy they entertained their man
visitors with the following program
Welcome; recitation. Christmas Morn
ROSY Quillinan; song, Happy Day
SOM, Farewell of the Birds; exercise
The SQUIRRELS Arithmetic; Christina
| Cometh, Charles Ualoosa song, Chime
O Christmas Bells; Christmas Carol
song. Jesus Loves Me; Dolly, Ism
Christmas Jolly, Jessy Bartlett; song
Children Can You Truly Tell?; sxercis
Xmas in other lands; Come Song
song. Little Snowflakes; quotations b
the school; 1t You are Good, Margl
Burnham, and Arthur Cummings; sont
AWAY in a Manager; Nmas exercise
song, Santa Claus; A New Santa Ciau
Fred Ranney A Letter to Santa, ka'