Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-22
CHRISTMAS IN THE SCHOOLS.
Closing For The Holidays-Merry
Greeting OF Teachers And Pupils
Presents Exchanged.

Greeting OF Teachers And Pupils
Presents Exchanged.
The schools in Annapolis both public
and private. closed for the Christmas
holidays today. with one exception. the
kindergarten taught by Miss Mary
Nicholson Magruder and Miss Mckay.
which closed Yesterday. The school
rooms were elaborately decorated with
evergreens and holly. some of them hav-
ing a Christmas tree and Santa Claus.
Presents were exchanged between teach
ers and pupils. and the seasons happy
greetings passed. The Christmas spirit
prevailed in all its JOY and good feeling
animosilies were forgotten and the bright
smile, cordial handshake and the hearty
"Merry Christina" gave evidence and
expression OF that spirit of peace on
earth. good will toward men" that should
fill the eeart of everybody at Christmas
tide.
KINDERGARTEN.
The kindergarten. corner Maryland
Avenue and State Circle, held in the Y.
M. c. A., Hall. and taught by Miss Mary
N. Magruder. closed for the Christmas
holidays yesterday afternoon with a de-
lightful entertainment by the little pupils.
The room was decorated with holly, and
a beautiful pine Christmas tree, decorat.
ed with gaIlands and ornaments, all the
work Of the. little children, ornamented
the upper portion of the room. A good
ly number OF the mamas and friends of
the little tots were present at the closing
exercises. The school sang Christmas
carols, and had several circle games.
Specimens of their work, outlining fruit
and figures in eolored worsieds on card
board, we're exhibited, and showed mark
ed progress in the short time since the
school opened in October. A pretty little
feature OF the exercises was the song abou.
the sunshine after which little girl put
the sun mark on the calendar. When the
day is rainy blue star or dot is put up
instead of the yellow sun mark.
At the close of the entertainment,
which was OF a very pleasing character,
the little ones present were treated to a
basket of candy, and exchanged presents
among themselves OF their own work
The Kindergarten is doing good work
and is worthy OF more liberal patronage.
MISS ELLIoT'S SCHOOL.
Miss Kate Elliot's private school for
girls and boys closed today. There was
a Santa Claus who with his usual good
humor and generosity gave TO each child
in the school box OF the choicest candy,
chocolates and bon-bons, and an orange.
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established private schools here, is we'll
conducted and the pupils on leaving this
school enter the higher grades in the
public school. The teacher received
several useful and handsome presents
from the pupils.
PUBLIC SCHOOL.
The Annapolis public school, consist
ing oi the'primary, grammar and Anne
Arundel High School. Professor William
E. Smith, principal, closed today for the
Christmas holidays. The assembly hall
was artisiically dresired with garlands OF
evergreen and wreaths, and the children
assembled there at 10 3owhen program
of Christmas songs and recitations was
pleasingly rendered as follows: Song
Awake My Soul, by the school; Scripture
Reading, by the principal: Reading,
EstherjWhite; Who Trimmed he Tree, by
nine pupils; Song, Rejoice, Rejoice, by
the school; Recitation. Raymond Trott;
Essay. Deborah Halsey; Song. Hark
Herald Angels. by the school,; Reading
Eva Gibbs; Violin solo, Katherine
Atwater; Song. Carol, Brothers Carol,
by the school. The violin solo by little
Katherine Atwater aged 10 years. of the
fourth grade, was exceeding well render.
ed and highly appreciated, and called
forth an encore.
The teachers each received valuable
and useful presents from their classes.
The principal will give the teachers a
complete set of poems in remembrance
some mischance failed to arrive today
and will be delivered later. The teach
ers presented the principal. Mr.. William
E. Smith, with two handsome marble
busts. one of Shakespeare, and one oi
Beethoven. They also remembered the
janitor. Edward Hopkins, by giving him
with the seasons compliments, Ave
dollar gold piece.
A number of parents and friends Of the
pupils were present.
ST. MARY PARoCHIAL SCHOOL.
There was no entertainment at thu:
school, merely Christmas rehearsal
consisting of calisthenic exercises, after.
which the Rev. Rector, Jos. A. Koutz
distributed the monthly reports. and pre-.
sented each child with box OF candy.
The school closed with happy exchange
OF greetings.
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