Evening journal., 1910-12-23
SCHOOLS CLOSE
WITH EXERCISES
Entertaining Christmas Pro-
grams Given by Pupils In
Various Buildings
EXCHANGE OF GIFTS"
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL

Christmas cheer is reigning supreme
In the hearts of the school children to-
day. Two reasons are assigned for
this, one being the fact that with this
afternoon the schools close for their
annual holiday vacation which will
continue until January 3, and the
other is that Christmas exercises were
held in each OF the rooms Of the city.
schools, bringing gladness TO all the.
little hearts. In all the schools special.
Christmas programs we're presented
to-day.
The High School auditorium and
gallery were packed this morning with
visitors to the exercises. given under.
the auspices OF the class of 1911, asd.
one OF the most elaborate and success
full programs ever given was pre-
sented. The walls were draped with
garlsnds OF red crepe and evergreen.
and the stage was arranged to repre-
sent a room, with fireplace and stock
lngs, and with large central Gothic
window over which red roses climbed.
The front OF the stage was a mass OF.
evergreen. A large and gorgeously.
decorated tree occupied one end. In
big letters "19i1" overhung the stage.
Blackboard drawings also adorned the
senior room. A committee of sixteen.
with Miss Ruth Pyle as chairman, did
the decorating.
The hit OF the morning was the pre-
sentation Of gifts to the members OF
the February Glass. The presenta-'
] L. h.C
I Principal A. H. Berlin, and a hand
some umbrella for Miss Mary Lacklen.
The gifts we're given by Father
Kriss,' impersonated by Yorke Ed
ward Rhodes. and assisted by Mother
Kriss." who was Miss Anna Elizabeth
downward Each gift was accom-
panied by rhymed local hits, cleverly
made by the "Jingle and Gift Commits
tee composed Of Misses Mildred
Stewart, Florence Steel and Helen
Brown, and Messrs Yorke Rhodes, Ly
bran Pyle, and Edgar Riley
The gifts were as follows J. r.
Blaine, black doll; Hilda Hardesty,
violin: Hester Lacklen. Teddy bear:
Charles f. Grifilth, bow and arrow :.
Helen Brown. bucket; Elizabeth.
Clark, red bow; Grace Beck, diamond
ring, Nan Clarken, bell; Helen J.
Collins, ladder; Emma Sieman. rattle;
Pauline Fox, daily bread book Mil
dred Gooding, cat; Gertrude Howard.
horse; Alexine Josef, dictionary, Em-
ma Kiger. Shakespeare's picture; Ed
ma Kindell, duster; Edna Mcintyre,
watch; Ruth Pyle, clock; Virginia
Ridings, heart; Claudia Robb, tool
chest Florence Sasse, church, Neva
, Smith, hair rat; Florence Steele,
Z horn; Mary Steele, engine; Mildred
Stewart, sled: Catherine Well. stills
Walter Haley, divorce papers; l.
Vance Jefferis, cradle: Lybran Pyle
. roses; W. r. Bott. whip; Frank Buck
D automobile; Yorke r. Rhodes. sprink.
. ler Edgar Riley, razor; j. =. Schell
!. potato masher; NJ. c. Scott, comb
Thomas ID. Searles, bottle Of mucil-
age: Edwin Stauffer, red handker-
q chief Harold Winner, car ticket
holder; Anna b. Downward, book.
The entire program OF music and
recitation was given with high grade
Of excellence.
March. "Futurity." orchestra; Choir
US, while Shepherds Watched TheiI
! Flocks by Night" school; anthem
J Fear Not. o Lord" Class OF 1911. an,
them. 1T Came Upon the Midnight
Clear" Glass OF 1912; responsive read,
ing; solo, christmas" Miss Edna B
McIntire; double quartet. Nazareth,
. Misses Edna b. Mclntire. Miss Ger.
trude A. Howard. Ruth c. Pyle, Edna
e b. McCracken; J. Francis Blaine. Jos
I l. Horty, Charles e. Griffith, Jr., w
: Harold Winner; prelude, Edgar Heis.
8 ler Riley; chorus, "Hark What Near
4 Those Holy Voices" school; recitation
r "A Camp on the San Gabriel Edui
S A. Burroughs; chorus, HE Crowned
{ the Year With His Goodness" Glass o.
e 1911; overture, Poet and Peasant
Il orchestral; chorus, Ring Out WilC
Bells" Glass OF 1911; Christmas
Stocking, Mother Kriss. Anna Eliza
beth Downward; Christmas Three
. Father Kriss," Yorke Edwafs
Rhodes chorus, Holy Might school