Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-21
CHRISTMAS FOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN
General Observance Will Be
Made In the Different Build
ings of the City
TREES FOR LITTLE FOLKS
Kindergarten Children Will Enjoy the
Usual Treats Afforded by the Ever
ereen-chiIdren Make Presents For
Parents-The Observance Will Be
On Friday.

A general observance Of Christmas
will be made by the schools of the city
on Friday, when, in the different build
ings programs and trees will be pro-
vided. The programs will be open to
the public, and the patrons of the
different buildings have been invited.
The kindergarten children of the city,
also those of the primary grades, will
enjoy Christmas trees, and many OF
the smaller children have made for
their parents and grand parents pre-
sents that will be placed on the trees
or given at home.
In the First ward the observance
will be general and followed along the
usual lines, the exercises being in
keeping with the season. A tree Will
be enjoyed in the morning in the kin
dergarten, which is presided over by
Miss Anderson.
In the Rogers school Miss Hamilton's
kindergartners will have a tree in the
morning. Miss Eggleson's third grade
pupils will also have a tree in the at
ternoon. Exercises of a special nature
will be given in Miss Halls room, and
general exercises turnout the building
may be enjoyed by the patrons. In the
seventh grade, the pupils of Mrs. NJ
C. Weeks, principal, will have Christi
mas readings and special music.
A day Of more than ordinary interest
is promised in the Click school, A gem
eral invitation has been extended the
public, and the tree will be in the kim
lis Of Miss Stewart, sixth grade, and
of Miss Curtis, seventh grade, will
unite in a program in Miss Curtiss
room. In Miss Bakers room, second
grade. the children have decorated a
little Christmas tree, and filed 1t with
little presents they have made. This
tree will be given to some poor child
who would not otherwise enjoy such a
treat. This same room last year dress
ed a doll and gave 1t to a poor child.
In each room in the Click the children
are making, or have made, gifts for
friends or members of their families.
In Miss Adams room, first grade, the
work is largely in calendars and match
scratchers. and in the second grade,
Miss Baker. whisk broom holders of
raffia have been made by the chill
dren. In nearly all of the other rooms
the manual training work has been in
the direction Of denim pillow covers,
decorated with cut leather in origi-
nal designs. Cut leather frames for
have been made in Miss
Stewards room. The pupils Of Miss
Nelson will display language work in
the way of original stories, self cor
rected by the pupils. Covers in origi-
nal designs have been made for the
stories. and after binding they will be
given by the children to their parents.
A surprise for the children has been
planned FOR the kindergarten and sixth
and seventh grades.
The pupils Of the Abbott school will
observe Christmas with general pro-
grams of interest. A tree will be
given Miss Baird's kindergartners in
the morning, and on the tree will be
made by the children for
their parents and grandparents. Songs
and games will constitute the program,
In the first and second grades Miss
Stanley and Miss Brftton, Joint ex-
ercises will be held in Miss Britton's
room. The program will consist of
songs, stories and recitations appro-
pirate to the season. In the third and
fourth grades, Miss Black and Miss
Tinker, another joint program has
been arranged for Miss Tinker,s room.
A tree that will contain gifts for the
parents will be enjoyed here, and the
program will comprise songs, recita-
tons and a dialogue, "That Little
Child of Nazareth" In the fifth grade,
taught by Miss Langon, a program of
recitations, Christmas quotations, and
songs will be given. Miss Shillam's
pupils, sixth grade, have invited the
pupils Of Mrs. Liston, seventh grade, to
spend the afternoon with them. The
seventh grade pupils will assist in the
program of readings, recitations, songs
and Christmas quotations. A feature
Of the program will be dialogue,
behind the Scenes"
At the Woodbury. school the pro-
grams will be Of a general nature, and
simple, all however, being in close
keeping with the day. Miss Board
mans Undergraduates will have a tree
In the morning. Presents have been
made for their parents by the children.
will be on exhibition in
each of the rooms, in order that the
patrons may see what the children are
doing.
At the Arnold school a very pretty
observance has been planned. Instead
Of the usual programs, the day will
be observed in way somewhat out Of
the ordinary. Miss Jones' kindergart-
ners will have a Christmas tree in the
and feature Of Miss Harriet
Miller's first grade pupils will be
doll show, in which a doll contest will
figure, prize being awarded for the
prettiest doll. Before this contest
however, the first grade pupils will
participate in progressive arithmetic
feature, which starts in the first grade
where sense training will be shown the
patrons for fifteen minutes The sec
ond grade will continue the work with
IN exhibition of comparisons; the third
will take 1t on thru multiplication; the