The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-07
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATION COLUMN.

overshadOw the thought Of getting.
Giving is truly the great JOY Of the
Christmas tide.
The following suggestions for
Christmas gifts are from the Pri-
mary Education" Instead of paint,
which is called for in many of these
gifts, the design may be made with
colored crayous, or simpler still,
from bits of colored paper, cut and
pasted in place:
Il know that simple little Christ
mas card often brings a ray Of cheer
to sad heart. SO, children O. mine.
you shall make some.
We will cut out large star. paint
the edges gold and in the center paste
picture cut from magazines of the
Madonna or Christ Child; or else we
viii cut three white stars tying one
below the other with narrow blue
ribbon and the words, Merry Mer-
ry, Christmas on each star
O'HNi O"iu "oulu De pretty With
a pine tree scene--the cones lying
carelessly on the snow.
Still another way to make a pretty
card would be to paint a spray of hol-
ly tied with ribbon, at the top Of the
card golden star at the bottom. and
Rising sun scene" at one side and
on the middle Of the cards the words:
n happy Christmas to you
For the light Of life is born.
And His coming is the sunshine
OF the dark and wintry morn"
Another card surely would be pret-
ty with q chain of bells wound care
lessly about it and the words:
''The time draws near the birth Of
Christ,
The moon is hid, the night is still:
The Christmas bells from hill to hill
Answered each other in the mist"
l know you and 1 would be glad to
receive a card with bells painted on it
as though just tossed there and the
words:
II heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
or peace on earth, good will to men,"
Wouldn't the children enjoy maxi
ing this one? Paint Christmas tree,
gay with red candles, and gifts, and
the words:
Tall and straight and fair to see
Stands the green clad Christmas tree.
Here are the candles all aglow
TO light the branches high and low;
Gifts in plenty there will be,
Some for you and some for me.
And Wen laugh and clap with glee,
Dancing round our Christmas tree"
lr this were given to some aged
person, 1 wonder whether it would
not awaken happy memories Of child
hood days
Yet another card which would full
fill it's mission might bear the scene of
the wise men and their cameIs and
the Christmas star.
Here is a nice one to send to some
sick little friend: Cut a big stocking.
Paint it gaily. Cut small gifts such
asssled, drum, top, book, ETC., and
paste on the stocking. On the toe
OF the stocking write, 'These are the
things I hope Santa Claus will bring
you"
l think we ought to make some
Christmas booklets. l saw the dear
est one not long ago. What tender,
holy thoughts it would awaken. 1t
was made Of white paper and the
sole decoration was a tiny scalloped
edge Of gold, and gold stars sprinkled
pTomfscuously about. The first page
bore the words:
And there were in the same coun-
try shepherds abiding in the field
keeping watch over their flock by
night
The second chapter was composed
OF:
And 10. the angel of the Lord
/ came upon them, and the glory of
tn" Lord shonc round about them, and
they We're more afraid"