The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-27


er at times appeared. Speeches,
songs, gifts, tributes, love and merry
Christmas everywhere. At least five
hundred people came about the
schools Friday to look upon the
gladness of their children and urge
them on in their efforts to make the
best life possible.
The high school carried out a beau
tiful program. Two programs In fact.
In the devotional exercises the sup
erintendent acted as Santa Claus for
the high school in bringing pack
of presents for the pupils who have
been given positions in the schools
The librarian, Lorena Cruce received
an artistic copy of That Old Sweet
Heart of Mine" illustrated by Chris
ty. Lydia Collins, Elsie Potterf ana
Allie Gwinn, assistant librarian, re-
ceived handsome gift books.
Walter Drew, the bell monitor,
came in for a pretty book of Phillips
Brooks. The spirit was high and hap
piness and good will resigned SUI
preme.
Over in Washington school every
thing was full of life and Christmas.
The eighth grade assisted by the
sixth and seventh gave beautiful
play. The Glee club helped every
thing with songs. Then the superin-
tendent brought to the assembled
multitude the decision in the Palmer
penmanship contest and when he
pinned the gold medal on iadie
Hunt for being the best penman in
the city schools, won in hard fight,
with all the ward schools, roar of
applause went through the throng
that spoke of pride in the second
ward that was justified.
In the first ward Miss Matthews
and her jolly teacher confederate
had everything bright and shining.
From every wall beamed maps, cal
endars, paper baskets, pictures, class
work of all kinds which showed what
the children had been doing. There
was a program in each room and one
of .he prettiest features was the
scheme of Mrs. McClintock, music
supervisor wherein the Glee club of
the ward passed from door too door
and chanted merry Christmas carols.
In grammar school Lincoln building
Miss Kate Gait mad a Christmas tree.
Gifts for every anxious soul was
swinging from a pretty green cedar.
Down in Miss Markey's room another
tree and over in Miss Mobiles room
wonderful tree. Miss White had a
string running across her room with
so many pretty things swinging from
il and after a beautiful program eN
ey little heart was asked to shut
eyes and come grab up at that string
for something. What laughter and
what delight came when eyes open
ed and saw that a pretty book or
picture had been drawn.
Mrs Berkshire had some visitors
and every one voted Miss Mamie a
teacher angel for her blessing and
her work.
The fourth ward, or Jefferson
school is never tagging in interest in
days of happiness and enthusiasm.
Miss Higley and her assistants were
loading down trees and filling pro-
grams full of surprising things for
the children Miss Higdon's primary
room was a marvel of decoration.
Miss Otey who surpasses in hand
work, made it clear that every child
would have something to take home
as a gift to father or mother Miss
Ikard was preparing a program OF ex-
cellent music in which she eXcels
while Miss Nivouche gave the super
intendent a song that made him laugh
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erything in shipshape for doting pa
irons when they came while Miss
Roberts was decking out a Christmas
tree that made it clear that the fifth
grade would be happy. Over in Miss
:fiE'ey's room there was planning
that developed a gift for every home
from the child. The Jefferson school
was ready for Santa Claus indeed.
One of the happiest features or
Christmas for the schools is the flock
ing in of the alumni. Mort Woods
was back from Norman as was Lu-
ther Randol, Amanda Chorn and Gail
Cruce brought messages from Kidd
Key and Empora, respectively, while
Tom Gilmer came to tell how the A.
and NJ was the best spot on earth for
a high school boy. Ruby Randol was
greeting her friends with many words
of kindness about Kidd-Key. They
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