The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-27

IN PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
Bring Generous Of
ferings for ChiIdren's In
stitutions aud Families.

Almost every child went to school
this morning armed with a vegetable
or vegetables of some sort. from a
solitary onion to a quart of cranber-
ries or a bunch of celery, following the
custom, which has become an annual
institution, of bringing Thanksgiving
offerings for distribution among those
whose share of holiday pleasures and
goodies is not as large as 1t should be
If this worlds goods were more evenly
divided.
In each school was a fine array of
products of all sorts piled UP in
pyramids and arranged on tables for
the inspection of visitors, and it was
with conscious pride that the indi-
vidual offerings were bestowed, each
child beaming with the true spirit OF
Thanksgiving, which is best found in
the spirit of unselfish consideration OF
others.
The donations will be distributed
among the various children's institu-
tions and hospitals of the city, and
baskets will be filed and carried to
the needy families near the schools. The
institutions to be benefited include the
East Side Day Nursery, the Eighth
Avenue Day Nursery, the Home for
Crippled Children, the Hospital for
Women and Children, the day nursery
of the Jewish Sisterhood, the Jay Street
Day Nursery, the Rescue Home, the
Babies Hospital and several others.
Several of the schools have held pea
nut sales, and taken up collections. in
order to make contributions of money
In the High School about 800 was coll
lected. which will be evenly divided
among several institutions. The Ann
Street School win give SIS to the East
Side Day Nursery, raised by a recent
sale fof peanuts among the parents OF
the pupils. Many other schools have
raised funds in a similar manner On
every side the children have displayed
great eagerness to help in the work of
providing a Thanksgiving for their
poorer sisters and brothers.
Programs of a more or less elaborate
nature were carried out in every school,
and the officers of the Board of Edu-
cation, the superintendent and the
school commissioners were kept busy
giving addresses appropriate to the be-
loved holiday. Both teachers and pu-
pills are glad of the respite from work,
which comes through the schools being
closed Friday as well as tomorrow, Civ
ing many who live out of sthe city an
opportunity to visit their homes.
In the Normal and Training School
the Thanksgiving program was of an
original character and greatly enioyed
by the faculty and students. 1t was
by Miss Agnes v. Luther, the
teacher of theory.
Ia special feature was the ''Thanksgiv-
ing of the Nations and Lesser Lights, .
each gave thanks for some particular
blessing which the year had brought them.
Austria was represented by Miss Kathe-
rine Van SAINT; "Holland,' Miss Nellie
McNair; Spain Miss Esther REYNOLDS:
wall Street" Miss Sara Mase; The New
Ten Dollar Gold Piece Miss c. MAY
Tucker; Oklahoma Miss Eliza Brown
New Jersey Miss Dorothy Becker; Co
lumbia,' Miss Helen L.. Gibson. The str
dents were in costume or carried symbols
indicative of their parts. This was fol
by the singing OF My Country 'Tis
of Thee" A poem, entitled Gratitude. "
was read by Miss Laura Hammell, fol-
lowed by an address on "Thankseivdnp
for Everyday Blessings by Principal
w. S. Willis
In the training department a nlea sing
program, consisting of Rotations. read
ings. poems and instrumental and vocal
music, was given by the pupils. The
were decorated with corn. pumpkins
and other evidences of Thankseiving
time.
The normal students took up n collection
for charitable institutions and the primary
pupils brought a large collection of pota-
toes, apples, onions, tea. coffee and MANY
other useful articles. which Principal viii
lis distributed among various institutions
The feature Of the exercises in the Hiph
School was an address by the Rev. .John
Mcdowell, pastor of the Park PRESBYTERIAN
Choruses were rendered by the
entire school and the school orchestra
several appropriate selections
Principal Wyland E. Stearns expressed an
probation of the large THANKSGIVING fund
by the pupils.
In the majority of the ramma schools
the exercises took place at the opening OF
the afternoon session. In the schools
where there were no assembly rooms the
exercises were divided. aud held on each
floor, or in the classrooms. Assistant
superintendent J. Wilmer Kennedy gave
an address before the pupils OF the Frank
lin School. after which songs and choruses
appropriate to the day were rendered.
Superintendent DR.. Addison B Poland
talked to the children OF the Belmont Ave-
nue. institution. and ia the Chestnut street