Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-12-20
Md FRIDAY, DECEMBER 90 1901
HAPPY LITTLE CHILDREN.
SCHOOL CLOSES FOR THE
HOLIDAYS.
An Excellent Program Carried Out At The
Annapolis Public School By The
Primary And Grammar
DEPARTMENTS.
Departments.


Amid gsrlands OF evergreen and
wreaths OF CEDAR surrounded by between
seven ard eight hundred happy children,
few parents and visitors erj1yed an ex-
cellent program this morning at the An
nupolIs public school on Green street.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock the classes
headed by their teachers marched into
the Assembly Hall to piano music by
M 5, Tate, and were called 10 order by
the principal. Pref. Charles E. Dry yden.
The program which is given in full
was excellanly rendered Ii would be
invidious TO paiticularize. but it is just to
say that there IS a man fest improve ment
In the elocution OF all the children since
they were last heard. The stacy, un-
natural tone ard manner were missing,
and the recita,ions this morning were
tree from all unnaiuralness and were per-
fectly, simple. natural and childike.
Miss Himmelhebe the newly appointed
teacher OF elocutIon. is TO be congratu
lated on the result OF ner labors.
The following was the program
Music, ,"Hail Joyous Christmas as Morn"
recitation, Grade V. A., "The Earth Has
Grown DID," John League; recitation.
Grade VII, "The Surprise" Marjorie
Bartlett; Music, "The Laughing Song
recitation, Grade w. A., (a) "The Two
Stockings" Margaret Parker; (b) "Day
After Christmas" Grade III A.. Robert
We.ch; recitation, Grade Nv, "Christ-
mas is A comm. Edward Lloyd; music,
"The Night Before Christmas; recita-
ton, Grade III. B, "a Christmas Eve
Thought" Alice Can't; recitation, Grade
vi, "What the CIickets Said" Helen
Moss; Medley, Fourth Grade Orchestra /;
recitation, Grade III. b, (a) (which
General ?" Earl Barney; ~ "Mrs.
Santa Claus Grade Ill A, Merriam
Baer; recitation, Grade Vb. Little
Rastus on Santa Claus Malcolm Gibbs +;
music, "Carol. Sweetly Carroll" reci,a-
ton, '.His FIRST Christmas Tree" Ray
mond Trott; recitation, Grade III.
"Overheard at Christmas" Katharine
Bowers; recitation, grade ii, "Wh, ?"
Eliz lbeth Craven; music, "CaroI, Broth
eTs, Carol" solo with violin accompani-
ment, "rhe Christ Child" Mare aret
Parker, violinist, Richard Kashner. SOLO
ist; recitation, Grade Va, 1.-The Three
Kings" Mary Peyton Welch and Ethel
Hibberd; music, "Silent Night"
At the conclusion of the program the
principal, Prof. Charles E. Dryden, said
the school banner would be presented
the class that had won it last year for the
best conduct and marching. The school
colors, red and black, had not then bee n
decided upon, and the making OF the
banner had been delayed thereby. The
chairman OF the Board of Trustees, DIR.
Frank II. Thompson, was to have made
the presentation address. but he request
ed the Rev. George S. Bell to act for him.
This Mr.. Bell did in a neat speech, COM
plimenting the children on their enter
tainment, and the principal and teachers
on the result of their labors. Mr.. Bell
then addressed the class, Grade w, b.
Miss Pindelrs class of last year, now
Grade V. b, Miss Beatrice Wells class
of this year, which had won the banner
for good conduct and marching, and
told them TO keep their eye on the banner
and good conduct while marching
through lite. The president OF the class
received the banner which is handsomely
mounted on satin in the school colors and
ornamented with gilt braid and artistic
letiering-"Banner Class, Good Conduct
and Marching"
The visitors inspected the different
class rooms, each OF which was prettily
decorated, and the blackboards contain
ed attractive drawings of Santa Claus,
Christmas trees, the chimney corner, &c.
Each class remembered its teacher,
Prof. Dryden, the principal, received
from his class handsome silver mount.
ed clothes brush; Miss Louise Lnlhicum.
a clock; Miss Hellar, silver mounted
comb and brush. pearl handle pen and
pictures; Miss Tate, an umbrella, book
case, potted fern; Mss Camden, an
umbrella, slumber robe, nut crackers
and picks, and numerous small gifts;
Miss Luhn, lamp; Miss Riordan
Shakespeare complete; Mr.. Schaeffer, an
umbrella; MIR. Russell of the manual
training school, silver pen and pencil
Miss Redmond, silver spoons; Miss
Himmelheber, lamp and small gifts
| Miss Pindell. an umbrella, kid glove:
and several small gifts; Miss Wells. gold
| cuff pins; Miss Rockhold, a handsome
muff. The teachers and classes ex
changed greetings and said good-by,
until January and.