Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-12-24
EXERCISES IN SCHOOLS
XMAS VACATION BEGAN LAST FRIDAY
Appropriate Programs Prepared by the
Teachers Kindergartens Have
Unique Exercises.

The City schools closed Friday for
tho annual Christmas vacation. AL
most all the teachers had planned
appropriate programs for the last day
Of school. The children were also
made happy by being allowed Christ
mas boxes and trees in their rooms:
thus by giving and receiving presents
the friendly spirit was strengthened.
Many of the parents made it a point
to visit the schools and this tended to
increase the true enthusiasm OF the
day.
GRADES MAKE PRESENTS.
Every child, from the mere babies
in the kindergarten to the dignifed
eighth-graderS were allowed to spend
a few hours during the week in max
ing Christmas presents to take home
to their parents. These presents.
however, must follow the trend of
regular school work in their making.
Especially useful is the work in draw
ing and designing these simple little
remembrances. Originality ia finish
is encouraged. Among the articles
made were blotters, calendars, book
lets, candy boxes and little water
color paintings. In the more advanced
grades booklets were profusely and
artistically decorated.
HIGH SCHOOL RHETORICALs.
The regular Friday asternoon
rhetOricalS were held at the Howe
high school. Those who took part
showed that they had made ample
preparations. Following was the
program:
Defamation. Anna Reeves
John Mitchell.... Carl Odegard
DEBATE
RESOLVED: Labor organizations promote the
best interests of workingmen.
Affirmative Negative
Royal Nash Ora Nissen
Clay l.ambertOn Louisa Sweat
Essay .......Floyd jenkins
PREPARING FOR PRIZE CONTEST.
The Eighth grade held the first
preliminary prize contest Friday
afternoon. Those who took part in
the contest were: Mabel Bliss, Percy
Booth, Edna Muir, Lizzie Loetfelbein
and Cora Wright. An essay was read
by Rena PhllleO. Instrumental Selec-
tiOnS were given by Anna Klug, Edith
Bruderli and Lydia Gross. The
judges, Mesdames Brundage, Miller.
Vaughan, Cross and Gill, chose Edna
Muir and Cora Wright. The other
four speakers will be selected in the
same manner, in January. The six
speakers thus chosen will compete
or medal on some evening in Febru-
airy.
VISIT TO THE KINDERGARTEN
Santa Claus made his appearance at
the. kindergarten department in our
public school, Friday morning at ten
O'Clock, to the delight of about forty
children. He was in full dress, loaded
down with good things, and carried
with him the usual 'jingle bells'..
and wore the long white hair and
beard. He danced about the Christ
mas tree, while the little ones sang
and recited short verses in his honor.
He distributed to each child stock
ing full of mixed candies, and each
little heart beat responsive chord of
pleasure. This was a happy time for
the children. About fifteen grown
people were present as spectators and
enjoyed the exercises, which were in
charge of Miss E. b. Hughes, super
visor, Miss Mathilda Bunge, first as
sistant, and Misses Belle Tborne.
Bessie Huntington and Belle VOyer.
assistants.
When the kindergarten department
was installed in our public schools.
we are free to admit. as me mber of
the school board. we were TT her op-
posed to it, from the factathat we
were not acquainted with the excel.
lent results that. come from such
training. We have had occasion to
study the results child receives from
the fact that our daughter Ruth has
been in attendance the past two years.
She entered at the age of four and
will complete the course at the age of
six. We have watched her progress
with great interest and have come to
the conclusion that the preparation
children receive for their school life is
excellent and we'll worth every dollar
expended. Every parent should visit
this department and observe the ex-
cellent care and attention they re-
celve from the teachers and how nice
ly their minds, hands, and bodies are
trained and developed. AS result of
our examination and research in this
work, we have become an. ardent be- !
lever in, and an advocate of this |
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