Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-12-21
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES IN THE
SCHOOLS.

Appropriate entertainments were
given at the various schools in Wau-
sau on Friday, as lifting closing for
the year 1915. Christmas programs
including cantatas, recitations, dia-
lOgueS, drills, songs, etc. were given
by the children, and the Christmas
spirit reigned supreme. The teachers
and pupils worked hard to make the
Christmas exercises a success, and
from reports very enjoyable entertain
ments were given.
At the High school building on
Thursday evening Christmas enter
tainment, THE Birth of Christ"
was given by the pupils of the Wau-
sau schools. This was very ably
rendered, and was in charge of Miss
Emma L. Roesser, supervisor of
music. Miss Hazel Hopkins acted as
accompanist for the grades and Miss
MacGregor as accompanist for the
High school classes.
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Christmas decorations. Beautifully
trimmed Christmas trees and pro-
grams were enjoyed Friday.
The kindergarten and sub-primary
at the Grant school had a pretty
Christmas tree. The upper rooms
had good programs. The building
was pretty in holiday decorations.
The children of the Lincoln school
enjoyed G hristmas parties on Friday
Christmas trees delighted the chill
dren. A Christmas cantata, "Santa's
Surprise" and Mother Goose play
were rendered by the children of this
school on Wednesday afternoon and
evening. Both were successfully
given.
The Longfellow school was prettily
decorated in Christmas trimmings.
| Christmas trees were enjoyed in con-
nection with the Christmas programs
and parties on Friday. A particularly
clever feature of the Christmas doings
in the Longfellow building, were the
small individually trimmed Christ
mas trees given to each child in Miss
Lucille Hebards room, the kinder
| garten room, to take home. All these
small trees presented beautiful ap-
pearance.
Christmas programs and little
Christmas parties were given in the
Washington school. Christmas trees
were enjoyed in connection with the
other entertainment. The seventh
and eighth grades had a very nice
Christmas party.
Good Christmas programs were ar
ranged and carried out at the Hum
boldt school Friday. Christmas trees
in all the rooms added much to the
holiday activities. Parties were also
given.
The Irving school was prettily dec
Grated for the Christmas. doings on
Friday. Much interest was taken by
the teachers and children in celebrat-
ing this season of the year.
The children of;the Columbia school
gave an entertaining Christmas pro-
gram on Friday afternoon. A pretty
| Christmas tree was had in connection
with the program.
The Marathon County School of
Agriculture and Domestic Economy
closed this afternoon, and the stu
dents will spend the holidays at their
homes. A Christmas program was
| given this afternoon. The school
will open again on Monday, January
3rd.
The Marathon County Training
School for Teachers will close Thurs
| day, giving the students from out of
town an opportunity to get to their
| homes in time for Christmas. A
program and Christmas tree will be
had by this school Thursday after
noon. The school will reopen on
Tuesday, January 4th.
Miss Hanna Brunstad and the girls
attending the day classes at the in
dustrial school had Christmas enter
tainment at the school rooms Thurs
day afternoon. The school closed
Friday for the holiday vacation, and
will open up again on January Bird.