St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1907-12-27
Happy Bunch of Pupils

, little program was given. TIL,
( opening number was a Christina
, welcome song, led by Miss Beacl
! with cornet. Miss Beach plays tn,
. cornet with the skill of band
master, and she made a pretty pic
{ ture before the little ones while tn,
, soft tones of her instrument jus
, modulated so as to lead the voices
nicely. Come to think of it, i
beats Our old fiddle a mile. Tha
brings us back to that piano. W.
have been reliably informed tha
there is fund in the hands of tn,
directors some 800 or $500 strong
free for judicious use of the board
There could be nothing bough
that is so fitting and so benefcia
with so much of this money as is
necessary to do so, as to buy 6
piano for this school. The pupil,
deserve it, the instructors eminently
are entitled to it, and the benefit IL
the handling and instruction of the
pupils that good piano would be.
stow cannot be told or understood
by anyone who has not managed a
school both with and without an
instrument of this kind. Now we
have said enough about that. The
next number was the experience OF
Bill, real live boy, just through
every common day in the year, and
just the little glimpse of the same
Bill who was "just as good as he
could be just before Christmas. ="
This was followed by Santa Klaus
is Coming" by the first grade, and
the song Beautiful Bells" by the
fourth grade.
True Knowledge" was the
theme of two pretty little Misses
Smith and Titus, followed by a
song, Christ was Once a Little
Baby" by the third grade, and
Christmas Gift" by four little
girls of the fourth. Then came the
Christmas tree exercise by the first
grade class which was especially
good.
The recitation by Miss Crouch
was fine, telling the futile attempt
of grown up and erudite six.year.
old agnostic to discredit the Santa
Klaus story with a juvenile FIVE
year-old, whose firm faith in the
good old Santa was too strong and
overcame all the unbelief of the
learned one aud caused a change OF
heart equal to that of professional
politician.
This was followed by up OH the
House Top" by the third grade
and Santa Claus by little Miss
Hurlburt of the second grade. This
was followed by Jolly Santa
Klaus" TO the tune of Yankee
Doodle. aud IL there was any doubt
about those boys being true blue
Americans before the song there
was none afterward, for nearly
half OF them were keeping time
with their feet before the song was
ended. They did so unconsciously,
was what made il the more appre-
ciative. Then there was a visit OF
two little women who were con6d-
ing their troubles to each other.
and in leaving the stage one of the
little mothers volunteered 10 help
carry the cradle so as not to waken
the twins, The encore which
greeted them though would waken
a wooden indian, aud we expected
to hear the babies raise the yell.
"Santys Workers" was the next
by first grade boys, followed by
the song, "Sweet Christmas Bells"
by the third grade, and kris
Kringle's 5 Surprise" recitation by |
Miss Davis. Then those two little
song birds of St, Johns, the Misses
Baldwin, sang as only they can
sing, In this song the little alto
came ont stronger than on the
former occasion when we heard
them sing, aud the voices were de-
lightfully blended and harmonized
in the song. They are certainly
two little singers the city may well
be proud Of
They We're followed by recita-
ton, Soft Spot in No. 6o6," Civ
ng an account OF a convict's ex-
perlence in prison, of the loving
.aithtuluess of his wife and little
laughter, and the reforming effect
which this had upon the man 5
ife. The reading was we'll done
,y Miss Brice. This was followed
~ christmas Carols" by the
bird grade and Holly Drilr' by |
,oys OF the second and Mrs. Ma.
,ills rehearsal for dinner party to
which her children had been in
'ited. Her numerous progeny
we're lined up in view before the
,ood woman and forcibly impressed
With the particular points which
would indicate their good breed
ng. II was very amusing
The program closed by
he school singing Joy to the
World" Just before dismissing
he pupils the instructors sprung a
nrprise upon them by calling in
he regular, genuine, original old
anita Klaus, who distributed a /
barl' of oranges and two baskets
popcorn balls to the pupils as
ley filed past the stage. In the I
lidst OF this performance the
rMinSN were called tor and Maid