Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-21
SCHOOLS OBSERVE
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Public Exercises In All the Diff
ierent Buildings Will Be
Held Tomorrow
TREES FOR klNDEReARTENs
The Tots Will Have Real Christmas
Trees, Bearing Gifts They Have
Made for Parents-Two Weeks Va
cation Begins Friday-Where the
Teachers Will Be.

| Christmastide will be observed by the
schools tomorrow by exercises that
will be open to the public Trees viii
be provided in every Kindergarten al
of which will be enjoyed in the morn-
ing with the exception of the Arson
which will be on display in the AFTER
noon. The holiday vacation begins
with the close Of school tomorrow, ant
continues for two weeks. school reop-
ening January g.
| AT the First ward appropriate exer-
| cises will be held in the different
| rooms in the afternoon Exhibits 81
manual training will be open to the
inspection of the visitors.
At the Rogers the first grade, Miss
Halls pupils, will give 1.-The Toys Re-
bellion," in costume The second, third
and fourth will have separate pro-
grams, and the fifth and sixth will join
in musical, Christmas in All Coun-
tries" given in Miss Wilson'S room
will have a program.
The sixth grade Of the Click has in
vfted the seventh grade pupils to hear
it's program in Miss Murphy's room
Miss Nelson's pupils will give a ,nu-
steal program. All the other rooms will
have programs, but they will not be
public.
Programs will be given in the differ
ent rooms of the Abbott, where COM
plete display of work in manual train
ing will be shown. The kindergarten
children have made as presents for
their parents sofa pillow covers, work.
ed in cross stitch, and other little ar
ticles. Miss Stanley, Of the first grade,
has furnished her pupils with pictures,
for which they have made frames, and
will give the pictures, framed. to their
parents Santa Claus book marks
blotters and posters, are also features
of the Christmas work in the first In
Miss jones' room, the second grade,
calendars bearing Christmas scenes,
blotters and posters have been made,
and blotters and calendars prevail in
the third and fourth. The. fifth has done
much burnt wood work, while In the
sixth burlap pillow covers, worked in
different colored raffia, in original de-
signs, have been made. In the seventh
the work is largely in fooled leather
bill books. A grand march to the
kindergarten will take place, that all
the pupils may see the tree.
The Arson exercises will all be in the
afternoon, including the kindergarten
tree, and will BEGIN with a grand march
by all the pupils and visitors. Pro-
grams will be given by each grade. both
firsts uniting in Miss Fitzsimnlons'
room, and both seconds in Miss
Rhoades.' The third and fourth will
be together in Miss Roberts room and
the fifth grade pupils will have pro-
gram Of their own.
Invitations have been issued by the
Arnold school to the patrons and a pro-
gram will be given in each room, be-
ginning at 1880. A Mother Goose pro-
gram is one of the features. in the first
grade room. The sixth and seventh will
unite in Miss Halls room for pro-
gram.
The Woodbury. festivities began last
night with a Christmas picnic given
by the seventh grade. to which invi-
tations, were extended to the seventh
grade Of the Rogers school. Aside from
the kindergarten tree Friday morning
the first and second will have tree in
the afternoon. Other programs, APP
propriate to the season, will be given.
on all of the Christmas trees, given
in the kindergartens Of the various
schools, the presents will include who'll
ly those made by the children for their
narents. The children are not per-
mitted to receive presents from their
parents, nor are they allowed to make
them to one another.