The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-22
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES.
All the Schools Hold Them Before
the vacation-some Of the Pro-

grammes.
All the public schools of the city held
special exercises yesterday afternoon IN
conimemoration of the Yuletide. AT the
central school building the feature OF
thesafternoon was an address given by
Revt~Dr. Whalen, peculiarly appropri-
ate..to the spirit of the occasion. The
Clergyman described the conditions
which existed in the Roman world at
the. time Of the birth of Christ. the
governmental and civil phases, the diff
ferent religions, and the conditions OF
life, morally and physically. He gave
n detailed general description of this
period of the worlds history. His ad-
dress was listened to with the Verv
closest attention and was keenly en-
ioyed by all present. A quartette COM
posed or Miss Anna Brown, Miss Pearl
Oliver, Cha rles Cavanaugh and William
SWigert gave a vocal selection, Miss
Brown taking the solo part with fine
expression and we'll -modulated voice.
Prof. Dryden, the principal, gave the
teachers and pupils a delightful sur
prise by presenting the former with
boutonniers of roses and the latter with
ones of pink carnations.
The schools of the city will now all
be closed until Wednesday, January 2.
1901. AT the other schools of the city
some excellent programmes were pre-
sented for the edification Of the pupils
and their friends. A few Of them fol-
low:
SCHOOL NO. s-AIIss RAsHLE1GHS ROOM.
Chorus "Ring the Bells ................ School
Recitation, "Thc Chdren's Message"
Elizabeth Morgan
Recitation, "Grandma's Mistake" -. Ruth Knapp
Double Quartettc, "Chime On"
Misses Oliver, Dimock, Rcirdon Clunc, Bran
dow, Milligan, Huddy, Sampson.
Recitation, "Blue Eyes and His Christmas"
Olive Sampson.
Girls Chorus .................."O Holy Night
Recitation, "What Ted Found in His Stock
ing' NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Leo Sullivan
Recitation, "Christmas Children. >. Mabel Oliver
Chorus, "Awake to Joy'' School
Recitation "Thc Mistleoe" ..... .Madolin Mills
Recitation, "Christmas Treasures Alice Collins
Recitation, "song of the Stocking
Arthur Cilby
Recitation, "why Santa Claus Is Troubled"
Ina Tingley
Trio, "The Dearest Boy
Misses Griswold, Huddy and Knapp
Recitation, 'Long Fore l knowed,''
~ Lena Brandow
Recitation. '"Jcs Fore Christmas"
Lily GriSwold
0uartAttc, "Gory to God,''
Mabel Oliver, George Nicholson, Anna Milligan,
John Harvey.
Recitation, Early Christmas Morning."
Bessie Dimocl
Recitation, "Santa Claus" ......... John Harvey
Recitation, 81 Wonder if Santa Is Coming"
Maud Price
Selections the Graphophonc.
Chorus, ''Do You Know the Song!' ..... School
SCHOOL NO. s--MIss vANDERMARK'S ROOM.
Song, ''Do You Know The Song ......... School
Reading, "An Old, Sweet Story" Cora Goodwin
Recitation, "Christmas Carol" Edith Hubbard
Dialogue ''Christmas in Foreign Lands,''
Two Boys and Two Girls
Recitation, can Eastern Legend"
Edward kenworthy
Recitation, "Snow Fairies ..... Agnes Mcdonald
song, 80, Land Of Judea' School
Recitation, "By Ziadcr Zec' '..... Emma Aldreh
Recitation, "Christm,s'' ............llyla Briggs
Dialogue. "Our Fcts,''
Three Little Girls and One Boy
Recitation, "Charity' ............ Florence Carr
Recitation, "Polly's Pan' Florence Miners
Recitation, 'lf You're Good" ..... Lillian Hyatt
Song, 1.-The Child Jesus ................. School
Recitation, Little Blue Eyes. .Rena Murray
Rccitaton, ooh, Dear!" ............Ira Millard
Recitation, Memory POEM .... Harold Masters
Dialogue, "What the Mother Goose Children
Want ................T Twelve Boys and Girls
SONG, Santa Claus is Coming
Rex Meyers, V. Reirion, Hyla Briggs, Lottie
listed.
Recitation, "Lettcr to Santa Claus"
Martha Carrcl and Veronica Rerdon
lteCitation, "Jamcss Christmas Present."
Edna HOLES
Recitation, "Christmis CAROL, Mabel Campbell
Recitation, 'Santa Claus on the Train"
Isabel Harvey
Mediation, "Grandma's Mistake. Stella Peck
Recitation, ''Santa Claus the Mouse"
Rexfoid Myers
SonB, ''In the Fcld' ......,..............Sch School