The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-01-23
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FIRST CHRISTMAS AT SOUTH
GEORGIA NORMAL COLLEGE

Miss Edna Billiard, who is a stu
dent at this school in Valdosta, has
sent us a fine account of its ceIebra-
ton of the recent Christmas. from
which we make the following ex-
tracts:
1t is the purpose of the school to
establish the custom of celebrating
certain of the most important folk
festivals, bringing into the life of
the students the full meaning of the
festivals, and infusing their joys and
spiritual significance into the school.
This first Christmas celebration was
in every way successful, and set
very high standard of artists and
convivial excellence
THE plan was worked out by the
Senior Glass through the depart
ments of English and music, and
with the cooperation Of the dormi
tory management. But while the
Senior Class was responsible for the
plan, it was most cordially assisted
by the other classes, all working to-
gether in truly Christmas spirit
The whole evening was planned
as an old English Christmas-cf
about the sixteenth century The
young ladies and the ladies of the
faculty were beautifully attired in
costumes of Elizabeth's time. There
were ladies and peasants and trum-
peters and maskers, a wonderful
Father Christmas, gallant Lord Of
Misrule, and the jester in motley
garb.
The dining room and assembly
hall were beautifully decorated in
holly and all the Christmas green's
AT 6 o'clock the company assem-
bled in the hall below, and, preceded
by the band of trumpeters, marche
up to the dining room, singing God
Rest You, Merry Gentlemen
AT the head of che dining room
was a raised dais with a beautifully
decorated canopy. There sat the lords
and ladies of the feast-the presi-
dent and his wife, the superintend-
ent of the training school, and the
young ladies Of the Senior Glass. The
rest OF the company were seated at
long tables around the room.
AS soon as all were seated, the
butler appeared with the gorgeously
decorated boars head. AS he entered
the trumpeters stepped before him,
the jewellers fell in behind him, and
the merry procession circled the
room singing the Iusty old Bears
Head song.
The feast was served in true Eliz-
abethan style, bill of fare, manner Cf
service and all.
AT the end of the eating, the Lord
! of Misrule stepped out and COM
handed all to join the revels below
in the assembly hall.
There the true Christmas spirit
! glowed again. First there were
series of beautiful tableauX-Father
Christmas, the bringing in of the
, Yule log, the wakes singing at win
dows, the bOar's head, and the mask
ers. The tableauX were followed b.
merry Christmas games, winding up
with a rollicking game of blind
mans huff
Then there came a Christmas
story. AS the tired girls Quieted
down, the beautiful Noel was struck
and all arose and sang. Then the
ever beautiful song, Silent Night
lilly Night was taken up. AS the
words swelled out, some one turned
the lights low; and the peace and
gentle beauty of the season sank into
the hearts of all. One could almost
fancy the elfs and beautiful spirits
joining in this most beautiful of all
the Christmas songs.
mo one who was present will ever
forget 1.-THE first Christmas at the
college"