The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-12-17
NELSON DEWEY DOIN'S

Superior.
NELSON DEWEY DOIN'S
The Christmas exercises at this
Nelson Dewey school yesterday after
noon were among the best that have
ever been rendered in the school.
The genuine air of Christmas festivity
prevailed in the various rooms.
Throughout the building the artistic
and appropriate decorations were un-
usually attractive, In Miss Elizabeth
McCormick's room the program was
rendered in two parts. One part deal
ing with the spiritual significance of
the season, the other with the festive
meaning of the time. A splendid
Christmas tree occupied one corner
of the room, while appropriate mot
toes and board decorations seemed to
transform the school room into a
Santa Claus paradise. In Miss
Bessie Miller's room the center of
attraction was an airy, beautifully
trimmed tree, festooned with fairy
chains, berries and popcorn, and gay
bags of candies to be distributed
among the little ones. One corner of
the room was given over to dainty
arrangement of the claywork and
weaving of the grade. The arrange
ment of the whole room in it's decora-
tive effects was extremely attractive.
Miss Roberts room united with Miss
Miller's for the exercises. In Miss
Roberts room the board decorations
were very pretty and artistic. Miss
Duff and Miss Gates united their
rooms about an immense tree in Miss
Gates room which was beautifully
decorated for the occasion Some of
the board paintings in this room were
remarkably well done. A fall scene
and the reproduction of the "1'hree
Wise Menu were particularly artistic.
The children of Miss Nicholson's and
Mrs. Langley's rooms met in the
room of the latter. All the decora.
tions here are the work of the chill
dren of the grades and show a Won
derful amount of skill and artistic
sense. Santa Claus speeding over the
hills with mis- load of gifts, the camels
crossing the desert, holy and mistle-
toe boarders, and other artistic pieces
gave to the room the air of festivity
natural and appropriate to the sea-
son. Miss Webster and Miss Burn
ham prepared an attractive program
which was rendered in Miss Webster's
room. Here the children of the grade
carried out the scheme of decoration
in the expression of the meaning of
the season by variety of board
paintings. some of which might well
have been laid on with a brush, so
artistically and well has the coloring
been done. Miss Crumpton and Miss
Carpenter Likewise presented pro-
gram which was the result of much
careful drill and preparation. In Miss
Carpenters room the decorative work
certainly reflected credit upon the art
work which has been done in the Su-
perior schools, as we'll as a surprising
amount and quality of natural ability
in the part of the pupils who have
done the work
Following are the programs:
Program of Misses Burnhams and
Websters rooms:
Song .........' ............ -. ScnOOl
Recitation .............. Miller Nicols
Recltatlon. .....,...... Alice kunert
Recitation. ..... Julia Frye
Song Emily Mills and Selma Shiman
Recitation ........ Segred Becklund
Recitation. .......,.....Os Oscar Hanson
Recitation, Louis Newton
Recitation. ..... -. Alma Swanson
Recitation. ....... Oscar Mic holson
Song Henrietta Hanson & s Shimian
Recitation ... ....... Lorne Black
Recitation. Olaf Anderson
Song ...... ................ School
Dialogue Violet and Roy Ditmanson
Recitation ...............C Celia Nelson
Recitation. ...... Willard Lewis
q, - C;v Ci,lo
Recitation Arthur Nelson