Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-12-28
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small account.
After weeks of pleasant anticipation |
on the part of the teachers, the Xmas
exercises in school consisting of songs
and recitstions appropriate to the sea-
son. The room was tastefully decor
ated for the occasion with holly and
Y Yule-tide selections and drawings by
the pupils adorned the black boards.
Christmss morning after breakfast at
$50 the one hundred and thirtyfve
children assembled in their respective
division rooms and proceeded to the
school building, where the presents were
provided for them-under care of dark
ness-the evening before. Trustee and
Mrs. Jsckmsn. Lois Thompson, Harold
| Underwood, and Master Glenn Under
wood, were the guests present.
The toys, games, books and other
presents occupied the space in the front
of the room and presented very at
trsctive appearance. The opening ex-
erclses were brief-as all such exercises
should be-where q number of eager
children await the mysterious uncover
ing of Santa Claus gifts. All joined in
the Lords prayer and repeated the
Christmas story as given in Luke IL.
Two or three beautiful carols were sung
very sweetly by the children, and in
these, as in the entire exercises, they
acquitted themselves creditably, show
ing careful training on the part of the
teacher.
The event of the morning, for the
children, the distribution of the pres
ents followed. The gifts for each divis-
ion were in separate boxes and the jun
iOr girls names we're called first. 1t is
needless to say that wonderful shower
of pretty dolls fell on this division.
Next came the junior boys, and horses,
carts, toys, games, etc, created hilariou !
enthusiasm among Mrs. Tsintor's 45
small lads. Then came the seniors of
both sexes, and their gifts which had
been chosen in accordance with their
expressed wishes regarding certain
articles of wearing apparel. Besides
the individual presents, others, such as
games, designed for number of play.
ers, were given to each division. This
first part of the days program, by no
means an unimportant one, closed by
the firing of some cannon fire crackers
by Mr.. Thompson.
Next in order came dinner, served at
1890. The menu, with the usual &C.
: compartments, ending with pumpkin
pie. After this meal, to which the
children did ample justice, as is their
want, the afternoon was wholly given
to play, the senior boys going to the ice
with Miss WOodmansee, and the senior
girls, setting out for a walk with Miss
Holloway.
: Evening found some aching heads and
tired bodies, among the grown people
: but no one regretted the labor and toi
expended, for Christmas Day had veri
8 tsbly been "a happy one" for every
i child at Brightside, for the Spirit OF
D Christmas pervsded the air.
To all the kind friends who so gener
: ously remem bered the children, we ex
tend thanks for them with a sincere
wish for "a Happy New Year" Fol
j lowing is q list of donors and their gifts
Bourbon Milling company, 10 pounds
: of fine candy, Fox Bros. Ft. Wayne
/ large box of cookies; Berdan & Co.
Toledo, pail of cream candy; Tony Hitt
with Fox Bros, large box of fine candy
Fred Kuhn, turkey; l.. A. kloepfer, st
worth toys; Ball & Co., 100 handkerchief
and 40 pairs mittens; Mr.. Wade, pop
corn; James Gilmore, punching bag fol
the new gymnasium; Mrs. J. w. Ella N
box of books collected from Valparaiso
y boys and girls: Owen Dodson. little
son of travelling Auditor Vsndalit
road. Terre Hsute, package books
Miss Holloway, girls teacher, gsme'
!. and material for fancy work. Miss
: Dorsey, new books for the library ant
: pictures; Miss Heininger, handler
u chiefs and blocks; Mrs. Mcintyre; ma
tron of Gibson Co-home, gifts for th'
!, five boys from Gibson county; Mrs
J. Jump, mstron Delaware Co-home,
ring for the paralytic boy, Charlie Wat
d kins; a dozen new books for the librar.
. and two dozen psper-covered books TO
the Sundayechool library. The abov'
II list is supplementary to the gifts pro
~ vided for each child by the superin
10 tendent, and shows a generous spiri
u manifested by the people of Plymouth
IL toward the training school.