The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-30
Exercises Conducted In Various
Buildings.
SOME GOOD PROGRAMMES
PUPILS TELL WHY THEY CELE-
BRATE THE DAY.
Interesting Ceremonies Conducted By
the Teachers in the Different
Grades = Few Set Programmes
Were Prepared-Numbers of Par
ents Visited the Schools.

The public schools of Salt Lake City
closed yesterday for the usual Thanks
giving recess. It is the custom pre-
ceding the holidays to have these OBJ
servances made the basis of language
lessons for about week prior to d
holiday. and to collect from such data
material for programmes. II is found
necessary TO follow this course, as it IS
a saving of time and energy TO both
teachers and pupils.
The greater number of the schools
made no elaborate preparations Tor
yesterday
The exercises at the Franklin opened
with salute to the flag by the school.
this being followed by the Star Span
gled Banner" why the Pilgrim Faith
ers Made Thanksgiving Day" was a
recitation by Lizzie Maier. after which
came The Pilgrims Preparing Thanks
giving Feast" in which several Puritan
characters appeared. as follows: Gov
ernor Bradford, Denton Chamberlin,
Mistress Brewster. RhOda Burt; Mis-
tress Cooper. Hettie Phillips; Mistress
Allerton. Christina keenan,: Love
Brewster. Charles Hegney; Mary Chill
ton. May Little; Priscilla, Kathleen
Fitzpatrick; Desire. Lillian Elder; HUI
mility Leona Waters. Remember,
Alice Clemenson: fishermen. Raymond
Ire, Dannie Byan; hunters. Vego Lar
sen. Bert Rutherford. Willie Woldbere;
pumpkin boys Irwin Brown, Fred
Bremen, Gussie Cooper, John Jensen.
Fremont School.
The Thanksgiving programme at the
Fremont was held in room 9, Under the
auspices of the Pathfinder Literary So
ciety. and was as follows:
II rot ion Di3flf r. GC
Bowdle: .'rhe First Thanksgiving, ."
Thomas Taylor; song, Corrine Harris
Edna Griggs and Florence Pratt; reci-
tation. Pearl Dawson; violin solo,
Georgia Young; essay, Anna Taylor;
song, Althea GoldiDg; chalk talk,
Elizabeth Cannon; recitation, Rose
O'Connor: piano solo, Corrine Harris;
class prophecy, CHLOE Burns; talk on
Thanksgiving day, Mr.. Eddinsield.
The Thanksgiving programme at the
Grant was rendered at O'Clock and
included the grades from five to eight,
as follows:
Song. Thanksgiving Hymn school;
Toms Letter" Jay Bywater; piano
solo. Lily Hudson; Progressive His
tory of Thanksgiving" pupils of room
Is: vocal duet Gertrude and Irene kel-
icy: 1.-THE Parsons Turkey" Bessie
Croxall: recitation, with piano accom-
paniment. Rose Smithen; .Thanksgiv-
ing Louise Leipsiger; song. Sweet
Music" room IL; song. Star Spangled
Banner school
The primary grades had programmes
from I to O'Clock. two rooms uniting.
Many friends and patrons were present.
The ackboards were tastefuliy dec
GRATED and the walls of the rooms hung
with the handiwork of the pupils.
At the Lincoln.
While the exercises at the. Lincoln
were confined 10 butrfeM rooms, yet
they were interesting and were wit
messed by quite a number of spec
tators. Upon the boards in various
rooms were drawings Illustrative of
Puritan times and manners and sayings
handed down to the present generation,
such as Freedom to worship God,
This is the month to love and give,
and always the thank you 10 bear in
Nina pilgrims and their homes"
Indians wigwams. Plymouth village,
the Mayfiower coming in. The mar
riage of Priscilla" Going TO church,
and also decorations in all the rooms
Of a tasteful character
An interesting feature was a little
log cabin built for the occasion by J.
c Long. which was much admired.
Rooms 6 and Joined in very in
teresting programme, those participant
ing being Maggie Sagers Mabel An
derson. Percy Jones. Lloyd Carpenter,
Charles Kabisius, Alice Butterworth.
Charlotte Wetzel. Bessie Jones. Grace
Richards. Ernest Fulmer and Vera
Chase. After the rendition of the pro- !
gramme. Miss Clark. teacher Of room
s. was invited 10 recite. and rendered
in delightful manner ''WringinS the /
Turkeys Neck" and. for an encore. (
Jerry" Room 5 also had interesting |
exercises. the participants being Hazel
Rawlings. LESSEE Flynn. Napoleon 4
Pickle Sarah Pollock, Alice Cowburn, /
Willard FUlIner. Marcelia Hansen I
Katie Crowther. David Clayton, War !
rem Richmond and Lillian Wetzel-
The teachers of the Lincoln, following /
the usual custom. presented the Janitor !
Mr. Graham. with a fine turkey, which |
\, as much appreciated.
The following programme was rem
dered in room Z, Riverside school:
THE Presidents Proclamation,
VERNE Rails; song, school; es-
say, Thanksgiving Ellen Davi- ,
sen: dialogue, Vernie Rails and
Emily Burt: song. Anna Gui-
licksen; piano solo, Lillian RhengreeD;
essay, Miles Standish." Lester Can
non: Thoughts Of Thanksgiving.
members of school,; The Egyptians
Bella Murray: The
Jews Thanksgiving. Henry Depais;
Among the Greeks and !
Romans. Jennie Williamson; Thanks
giving in England" Laverne West;
erhe Pilgrims Thanksgiving, Anna
"A National Thanksgiv
ng." Alfred Denney; recitation, Emily
Burt.
Uintah School.
a very pleasing and interesting
programme was rendered
D. the pupils of the Uintah school, as
'ollCws:
Song. room l; literary review. rooms
and ,: recitation. story of the PHI
,rims." room >: song, Girls Chorus"
Dom ?: recitation. Orson Harper;
quotation. room ,; song
,oom 1: Egyptian Thanksgiving. =
Maggie Sproat; Jews Thanksgiving.
lillian J.: Thanksgiving Among
Greeks and Romans" Nova Fallentine;
in England" Elsie
f.: pilgrims Thanksgiving,