Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-23
SCHOOLS CLOSE
FOR HOLIDAYS.
Red and Black Day FittingIy Gel.
ebrated at Salt Lake High
School.
SWEET SONGS AND SPEECHES
Other schools. Including Kindcrgar-
ten Departments, Have Suit
able Exercises.

Today the thirteen odd thousand
school children of Salt Lake county as
sembled IN their various homes instead
OF at school, and had only the Joy OF
Christmas and vacation ahead of them.
The last session until after the holi-
days was held yesterday afternoon, and
instead OF the regulation class work,
special closing programs were held.
At the High school, 1t was Red and
Black" day. and the exercises were
elaborate. Many old alumni were back
to join with their younger brothers,
and to tell OF the spirit which has
lived on through the school without a
break for over whole decade. Alum
nj were the principal speakers, and the
incident of the day was the hanging
OF the picture of the victorious foot
ball team alongside Of those OF ten pre-
vious victorious teams. A large pic
ture OF d. a. Callahan, with a copper
strip set In the frame bearing the le-
gend David a. Callahan, father OF
athletics at the Salt Lake High school,"
was presented, TO hang IN the midst of
the group of team pictures.
sONbS AND SPEEtHES
Francis Critchlow president of the
senior class, called the assembly TO or
der and after making n spirited ana
lysis OF the meaning OF Red and Black
day, he called upon Ben Harris, 03,
president of the present sophomore
class at Michigan for the opening
speech, who dwelt upon the tenderness
with which graduates look back upon
their high school days, and high school
scenes
The High school quarrel, composed OF
four young ladies, whose names are
Edna Evans, Irene Kelly. Gertrude
Kelly, and Sadie Brady, made an in
itial appearance, rendering Loves Old
Sweet Song, with Seeing Things at
Night" for an encore. WIN Groo fol-
lowed, with a talk on the cadets, after
which a violin number was rendered by
Helen Hartley and Margerie Brooks.
The concluding number preceding the
presentation of the pictures was a
Bear story" By Miss Wayne OF the
faculty.
The evening was concluded with
High school ball In Unity hall, at which
a large attendance was present, and
enjoyed a delightful entertainment.
Al OlHER SCltOOLS,
The programs at other schools were
often elaborate, and were Of much
varied nature. At the Training school
the three highest grades rendered
short program, while the sixth gave
n party, and the second grade enter
tanned the third at a dinner, the little
tots doing their own cooking,
At St. Marys academy vocal and
instrumental program was rendered,af-
ter which there was a general exodus
for the outgoing trains, as many stu
dents come from points away from Salt
Lake.
KINDERGARTEN EXERCISES.
The kindergarten exercises at the La
fayette and Hamilton schools we're
held yesterday morning and those at
the Union school were held last even
Ing at 1880 o'clock. At each OF the
were the center OF attraction, which,
with their decorations and gifts made
by the children, presented very brill
liant appearance The trees at each
building were placed In the center Of
the room, and running from each cor
ner OF the room to the tree were chains
OF colored paper on which were hung
Gilt lanterns and Christmas bells.
Evergreens also formed part OF the
decorations.
DECORATIONS AND GIFTS.
The decorations and gifts were made
by the children, The children were
seated IN circle around the trees and
sang appropriate songs. and gave 9TH
er exercises suitable for the occasion.
Many parents were present at the ex-
ercses and received presents made by
the children. consisting OF calendars,
pin cushions, pin trays, hat racks,
pads. blotters and key
racks The Kindergarten teachers OF |