Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-29
HOLIDAY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Thanksgiving Day to Be Observed
BY Teachers and Pupils.
VACATION UNTIL NEXT MONDAY
Little Folks Gather Supplies which
Are Donated 60 the Charitable
Institutions of the
city


Thanksgiving day win be observed to-
DAY In all Of the city schools, spe-
cial programs having been prepared by
the majority Of them At the close OF
today's work the students will be dis
missed and will ENJOY a vacation Thurs
day and Friday.
During the last two weeks some Of the
schools have sent several hundred pupils
as delegates to the various charitable in
sttuuons OF the city to which donations
viii be given. These pupils we're In the
elementary grades and upon their return
TO the schools reported the result OF their
visits, relating what they had observed.
The donations will be brought by the
children to their schools wednesday and
given to the principals, who viii dis
tribute them to the institutions In need.
The donations from certain schools have
been given each year for certain charits-
bic purposes and this program will be
carried out this year. However, there
will be n few exceptions. as some OF the
principals have decided TO keep a per-
centage OF tho donations to use during the
winter for the benefit OF the needy pupils.
Miss Clara a. Mason, principal OF tho
Train school, has instituted a new method
OF making moro practical the annual
Thanksgiving offerings by the school chill
dren. A week ago she led the Seventh
grade pupils and their teacher, Miss
Frances Fiske. 60 the Child Saving in
stltute, where Miss johnson. superinten-
dent OF the institution. escorted them
through the building. showing the inmates
at table and In the act OF performing
their daily. routine.
They Give Their Ideas.
Upon tho return OF tho Seventh graders
each prepared a paper setting forth ideas
OF what was most needed In the institu-
ton. These papers were read in the sew
eral school rooms and the donations were
made according TO the suggestions OF
those who had visited the institute. Along
with the regular donations of vegetables,
canned fruits and nonperishabe arti-
oles win be sent. things OF which the in
mates are at this time in need. All the
gifts Of the Train school pupils will 10
to the Child Saving institute.
At the Farnam school. which has 500
students, Mrs. Agnes NJ Harrison, the
principal, has been giving each room time
for the last two weeks to prepare pro-
grams. Several rooms will Join In the
presentation OF their exercises. Inc IlrSt
graders. according to an annual custom,
will have models OF the Mayflower, Ply
mouth rock and OF other things closely
associated with the history OF Thanks
giving.
The exercises at Walnut I'm school
will be brief. Miss Dora c. Harvey, the
principal, decided to give the Thanks
giving program recently when Mothers
Day was observed. and the time has
been too short for the preparation Of an
other program.
Principals Anna IIutchins, Franklin:
Mrs. Martha w. Christensen. Edward
Rosewater; Miss Jennie l.. Redfield, Cas-
tellar; Miss Emma Rosichy. Saunders;
Mrs. Nora II. Lemon, Lothrop. and Miss
Martha l.. Powell, Long, have arranged
for programs including short exercises,
readings. recltatlons, etc, and review
of the history OF Thanksgiving. The
history review feature Is IN charge of
the history classes In the various schools.