El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-27
n HANKsGIvING day is

IN HAN hSIlN4NG Jay Is DcAAe
doubly enjoyed by the FL Paso
4 school pupils. They not only
have two days out OF scnool. giving
them a vacation of four days before
school resumes, but they all feel that
satisfaction which comes from having
helped. some one else, ali the ScnOOlS
having made liberal school cOntribu-
tons of food, clothing and money for
thanksgiving day was observed by
programs OF recitations and songs IN
many of the schools on wednesday
afternoon
Lamar Has Special Program.
Lamar school had a Thanksgiving
day program in the auditorium OF the
school in which the entire school took
part. The program was opened by the
reading Of president Wilson's Thanks
giving day proclamation by Henry
Kidweu. Hazel Allen reciteds All
Things Lie Down to Sleep" The en-
tire school sang sweet Summers
Gone Away" James Vance recited
when the Frost is on the Pumpkin"
Two songs, Mr.. Duck and Mr. Tur-
key" and Here is the Fall Time, Full
of Cheer were sung by the Sindergar-
ten youngsters. Winters Corn Song
was acted by the school. Logan
Hunt represented Mexico; lone
Livingston, Holland ;7Japan was repre-
Scented by Edith watson; Spain by Ruth
mes Schmidt, France: The puritans
were taken by Claude Hudspeth IT., lei
liza Craver, Harris Henning. Florence
Rogers, Gregory KranzthOr, Marion
Carton, Frieda Jacobs, Daisy Wendall,
Ames Hettrick and Dorothy Darnel-
The farmers were: Tom Phillips, Cliff
ford Heffler, Joseph Osborne, Ruth
Burns and Robert Gibson The part OF
the Corn leaves, silks and tassels were
taken by Viola Steward, Matilde Tay-
Tor, Norma Hensel, Pauline Traylors
Bertha Watson and Marguerite Bow
man. Those taking the part OF corn
huskers were: Willie Marshall, Rich
ard Finley, Winton Roe, Manchester
Paget, Cyril EdmOndson ana David
Spencer.
Thanksgiving Day" was sung b.
the school Following this, was a rec
itation, I'VE are Thankful" by En-
dora Hammul; Some Little Friends OF
Long AgE" was recited by 16 chill
dren, who were: Annie B. McChesneys
Margaret Hamlin, Marjorie CongdOn,
Susie Gardner, Virginia Gardner,
Juanita Williams. Marion Beck, Cecil
McDonough. Thomas Birch, Max
Moeller, George Harvey, Lawrence
Snider, Samuel Dwyer and Robert
Fitzgerald.
A song OF Thanksgiving Day" was
sung by Dorothy Lewis, Lois Shaw
and Elizabeth Rogers.
Younger Children Give PIaylet.
A little playIet, Thanksgiving
children The Modern Child" was
taken by Elizabeth Hudspeth, Betty
Alden" was acted by Lauraine Woeh- !
Ter; 'Lethy Cushing was taken by
Park Pitman, jr-; Desire Minter" was
by Elaine Glumaz: Remember Aller- /
ton" By Julia Fisher; Ruth Endicott" |
by Gladys Primm. Love Brewster BY I
Elizabeth Rogers; Humanity Cooper,
by Edna Mae Schreffler; "Lora Stan /
dish" by Elizabeth Kenton; ''Pere- /
CRIME White" by Lillian Kitcherside; /
Mother" by Helen Carter.
Following this. praise to God, I'M !
mortal Praise" was sung by the school, :
and Psalm 100, was given by the /
was sung by the Lamar Boys Glee /
club; Paul Broyles, Cecil Boyd, Mad /
iscn Mudd. Scott Walker, Charlie /
ThurstOn, Theo- LOchausen, Barlow /
Morris, Lacy Coalson, Willard Brown,
LOwden WingO, John Crockett, Willie /
Bias, Henry KidWell, David Harper, /
John Crockett. VIII Roberts, Charles /
Overstreet and Hubert Littleton. THE |
the school, and the program closed
with the recitation in concert by the
school Of Canon Wilberforce's prayer,
Just for Today"
At the Bean SCHOOL
At the Beall school the children had /
informal pleasures IN the dlIIeFenL
rooms, but no stated program
stories were read or told
by the teachers and the children re-
cited OF sang their Thanksgiving songs
The younger grades had cut-out work i
and decorated their rooms with ]
Thanksgiving day symbols, made in
their cardboard construction work
Make story in SRndbO1es.
In all the primary grades OF the I
schools the children had made the /
story Of the landing of the pilgrims
in their sand boxes Little churches
and houses on the European side OF
the Atlantic ocean and the Plymouth \
rock on the American continent.
Play1ets at school for Girls.
Thanksgiving day ives observed with
a very pretty entertainment at the III
PasO School for Girls Wednesday after
noon, which besides reeitatiOns and
you rest. Take my yoke upon you
and learn Of me, for I am meek and