The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-21
CHRISTMAS PLAN
in THE SCHOOLS
Preparations are Made for Exercises
IN Various Buildings.
GIFTS MADE FOR HOMES
TREES WILL BE PLACED IN The
KINDERGARTENs.

The merry Christmas season VIII be
ushered in among the children of the
city schools in a formal way tomorrow.
but preparation for the merriment has
been on for long time past. In the
lower grades the tots have been en-
gagged in helping Santa Claus for
weeks This help has consisted OF all
sorts of triffes for the home people.
made by the loving little fingers which
have been guided by teachers. Boxes
for hon bOns. frames for pictures and
dainty baskets are 20 be carried 10
many OF the homes as gifts for the
mother or father In higher grades the
same line OF work has been carried on,
the manual training OF the past few
weeks having been the medium
through which Christmas work has
been done.
The High school will hold its annual
celebration in the red and black day
tomorrow afternoon, a special pro-
gramme having been prepared in the
charge OF the senior class. It Is the
custom at this time 10 make the annual
Chr, stmas present TO the school, and
a suitable gift which viii be a memen-
to of the class of tho year VIII prob
ably be presented. A number OF the
alumni VIII be present and two Of
them viii take part in the programme.
Long Programme at Lafayette.
Only one OF the city schools will de-
vote the day to programmes. the La
fayette holding the programme of the
various rooms in the assembly hail OF
II, ] and 2;20 o'clock, These will be
preceded by the kindergarten eXer-
cises, whicRWiIl DC held AZ 10 O'Clock in
the kindergarten room. All the kim
dergartens Of the city have been es-
pecially favored by the board of edu-
cation. trees for each having been pro-
vided. The Gifts for these, however,
have been made by the children and
will be carried home when the exer-
cises are done.
In the Lowell school one Of the up
per grades has provided an entertain
ment for the first grade. and already
Santa Claus has been engaged 10 lend
his services for the afternoon. In the
Haml ton several of the grades VIII
combine, and in some of the lower
rooms trees win be seen with gifts for
each child, In the primary rooms at
the Washington school trees are al
ready standing awaiting their load OF
trinkets and toys for the little people.
In many of the schools no demon
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appropriate exercises, all idea of gifts
having b=en eliminated because Of a
strict Interpretation &C the recent ru!-
ing that teachers must not distribute
gifts TO the children. IN the main the
teachers are glad of the ruling. but in
some schools the idea prevails that it
does away with trees and all decora-
tons.
Work by the Pupils.
The feature Of the exercises will be
the written programmes which in
many Of the grades have been pre-
pared with much labor and fine re-
suits. These are cut IN various shapes
appropriate to the time, some repre-
sertins Christmas bells. others stars
and others angels. These are deco
rated with holly sprays or with VIM
ter scenes, some OF them showing ar
tistic talent.
One room at the Webster school VIII
give a Christmas play in which some
ltleen OF the pupils viii take part. In
the same school. room > viii entertain
the pupils OF rooms and S. an event
for which the children Of the lower
room have labored patiently to make
elaborate decoration FOR their room.
At the jackson school some Of the
rooms will combine for the presenta-
ton of a programme, while Christmas
songs and readings will constitute the
/ better part OF the entertainments in
each school,